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Addiction Parent Support Group

these meetings are open to any parent of a child with substance use disorder, mental illness and co-occurring disorders. There is no program or group affiliation required to attend. We strive to support and listen to each others stories and needs and to help each other recover and become stronger in our journey. We ask only that what is heard in the meetings stays in the meetings! It is a safe, loving, and confidential place to share our experiences.

Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 6:30 PM in the Faith Formation Room on the first floor of the parish center.

  • Contact: Christina at (203) 395-5220. edwards.tina@madisonps.org

Afternoon Book Group

meets every other week on Tuesday afternoons to discuss a selected book of relative and redemptice nature.

Bi-Annual Food Drives

Two food drives are conducted on: Thanksgiving and Easter. All donations go to the Food Pantry, operated by Madison Community Services and Little Miracles.

Bridge Group

Meets at the Parish Center every Tuesday from 1:00-3:00 PM.

Family to Family Gift Sharing: St Martin De Pores Church

A partnership between St .Margaret Church and St. Martin de Porres Church in New Haven was started in 1978 to provide Christmas presents to inner city families with limited means.  This program has become so engrained in our parish; many families consider this the start of their Christmas Season. 

Our families select families from St. Martin de Porres in November,  they shop, wrap and box the presents, and one weekend in December deliver them to volunteers at St. Margret Church.  These volunteers then load a truck and deliver to St. Martin de Porres Church working with their volunteers to unload and set up for pickup.

This program was started and shepherded for 40 years by John McDonald. A team of volunteers starts organizing work in September. The Knights of Columbus provide the heavy lifting of unloading cars and loading the truck. 

Family profiles are available at the beginning of November on-line with in-person selection beginning after Mass the 2nd-to 3rd week of November and gifts are dropped off at Church on a Friday night and Saturday morning the 2nd weekend in December.

Family to Family Gift Sharing: All Saints Catholic Academy (formerly St. Francis & St. Rose of Lima School)

St. Margaret Parish has had a very long standing holiday sharing program with students at the merged St. Francis and St. Rose Elementary School in Fair Haven. Our parishioners “adopt” a family and provide gifts for this family for their celebration of the Epiphany on January 6th.

Helping Hands Ministry

Helping Hands is a volunteer-driven ministry of the Knights of Columbus. This ministry provides free “handyman” services to our local neighbors in need. Yard clean-up, snow removal, dump runs and other minor maintenance work (even simply changing a light bulb) to help keep your home safe and comfortable. Last minute errands and/or transportation to appointments will also be considered based on availability and distance. No job is too small.

High School Youth Ministry


Join St. John Bosco’s Youth Ministry Groups in Branford to engage with other high-school students and learn more about your faith through age-appropriate Bible Studies and other activities. No registration is required.

Knights of Columbus Sacred Heart Council

Catholic laymen who do a variety of good works in support of our parish and our community; raising money to support VISTA and SARAH; working with Habitat for Humanity; raising money for scholarships for students entering Catholic high schools and colleges; supporting the Madison Food Pantry and Operation American Soldier.

Library Committee

Members oversee the organization and visibility of the parish library located in the Church Hall. Parishioners are welcome to utilize this space and borrow any of the great variety of books.

Little Miracles

Little Miracles is a respect life volunteer Christian ministry dedicated to the care of families and/or single parents with children up to the age of five years old. We provide material support for those we serve with the goal of helping our clients achieve a stable family life.

  • Contact: Barbara Ciotti at bciotti@aol.com and Valerie Leschane at (203) 314-5677.

Ministry for the Homeless & Less Fortunate of New Haven

Toiletries are collected on a weekly basis in the usher’s closet. These are distributed to shelters and to those of low income through a larger, long standing ministry at St. George Church in Guilford.

Monthly Soup and Tuna Drive

Monthly soup and tuna collections are held at the church on the first weekend of each month. The donations are brought to the Madison Food Pantry and Little Miracles.

Women’s Fellowship

The purpose of St. Margaret Women’s Fellowship is to promote the spiritual welfare of the women of St. Margaret Parish through religious, educational, social and fraternal activities. Membership is open to all women of the parish. The Fellowship holds monthly general membership meetings planned to enlighten, entertain and promote friendship among the members. Our Fellowship supports parish events and conducts outreach activities.

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