Caring for the global community is an important mandate of Christ who tells us to “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to all creation.”  (Mark 16:15)  There are various ways in which we heed this call - St. Jude Parish reaches out to others internationally several times a year through various missionaries throughout the world who come to speak at our church and ask for support. For the past several years, our parish has participated in the International Rice Bowl Project through Catholic Relief Services to raise funds and awareness of the issue of world hunger.  In the past, we have offered direct support to parishes in Haiti, and for three years now, and continuing into the future, St. Jude has sponsored and supported a Mission Trip to San Bernebe Parish in Duran, Ecuador.