Since our parish's founding by the Redemptorists in 1971, we have had a relationship with fellow Redemptorist parish, St Alphonsus Liguori "Rock" Church on North Grand Blvd.

Each month, we collect non-perishable food and hygiene/cleaning products for the "Rock".   A Parishioner-volunteer takes the donations to their Wilhelmina Hardin Food Pantry, which serves the needy of their parish and neighborhood.

In June, we hold a LARGE food drive, which garners several truck loads of foodstuffs and hygiend/cleaning products.  Parishioners volunteer to sort the food, and a large check is issued to the Food Pantry to purchase fresh meat for distribution to the Wilhelmina Hardin Food Pantry clients.

Each December, in addition, to holding another large food drive, parishioners donate gift cards for  distribution to the Food Pantry client families in anticipation of Christmas. 
Parishioners are invited to volunteer at the Rock Church, to help sort and setup "Christmas Bags" which contain food items, cleaning and hygiene products, as well as those donated gifts cards (one per family member), which are then distributed on "food pantry" days leading up to Christmas!

Occasionally, groups from each parish will gather with the other for an picnic, and event or speaker-presentation.  All to help grow our relationship with each other!

In 1990, the Redemptorists stopped staffing our parish, and Archdiocesan priests began serving the people of Mary, Mother of the Church.  Even though our parish is no longer staffed by Redemptorist priests, we are blessed to continue this relationship with our sister parish!