Contact: Co-Presidents
Maureen Bright /  (334) 740-0064  /  [email protected]
Jill Bagby  /  (205) 563-5567  /  [email protected]
 
The Altar Sodality seeks to promote spiritual enrichment, unity, fellowship, and a spirit of service among the women of our Parish. There are six Guilds in the Sodality, with the Corporal Works of Mercy at the foundation of our mission.
 
GUILDS: 
 
IMMACULATE HEART of MARY (IHM) 
Contact:  Maria Burczyk /  (205) 936-5673  /  [email protected]
 
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 6:00 p.m. in the Family Life Center. Our monthly meetings provide members with an opportunity to socialize and grow spiritually. We start our meeting by praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet, which is followed by a guest speaker or activity, food and fellowship. Our service projects include making rosaries for First Communion, Confirmation, and OCIA classes. IHM also organizes the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive for the Catholic Center of Concern. Additionally, our members regularly support Food for Our Journey by making hot meals and donating individual food items for the homeless.

MADONNA & CHILD (M&C) 
Contact: 
Emily Brannon  /  (251) 753-9720 / [email protected]
Carol Montgomery  /  (205) 470-1456 /  [email protected]
 
Madonna and Child meets monthly with morning (nursery provided) and evening meeting options. Members gather to pray the Rosary, reflect on a devotional, and listen to a speaker or enjoy an activity together. M&C members gather for social events throughout the year, some including families and spouses, as well as informally for mahjong nights and Bible studies. Members serve one another by providing meals to members who welcome new babies and serve the parish-wide community by hosting the Birthday Party for Jesus in December and supporting Her Choice
 
OUR LADY of FATIMA (OLF) 
Contact: 
Gladys Casanova  /  (205) 223-0168 /  [email protected]
Suzanne Lawler  /  (205) 527-4536  /  [email protected]
 
Meets the 2nd Thursday of the Month at 10:45 a.m. in the Family Life Center. Each monthly meeting begins with a Rosary or Chaplet followed by an agenda and a variety of informative and/or inspirational speakers throughout the year. We conclude our meetings with lunch and fellowship. OLF makes the Baptismal stoles for the infants of the Parish receiving the sacrament of Baptism. During the Christmas season, OLF takes on a special service project and provides toys and books for the Hispanic Ministry. Twice a year we come together with the other guilds to cook, package, and deliver Hospitality Baskets to OLS elders and shut ins.
 
OUR LADY of GRACE (OLG) 
Contact: Carolyn Wright  /  (205) 542-1562  /  [email protected]
 
Meets the 2nd Monday of the Month at 10:30 a.m. in the Family Life Center. OLG has a special devotion to the Divine Mercy Chaplet, rosary, and remembering our seminarians, priests, and other religious. Monthly meetings feature prayer, a possible program/speaker, fellowship and lunch. Our service projects include collecting blankets at Christmas for the Catholic Center of Concern, donating socks to Food for the Journey, and Operation Snack Sack (a semi-annual exam week encouragement kit for Samford University Catholic students). Many members are active in the Caring Hands crochet/knit ministry.

Our Lady of Peace (OLP)
Contact: Vicki Lombardo/ (205) 518-2166/ [email protected]
 
Meets the 1 st Monday of the month at 11:00 a.m. in the Family Life Center. Faith, outreach and fellowship is at the center of our meetings. Meetings begin with prayer, led by the prayer team. Then we discuss sodality business which is followed by an inspiring speaker, project or activity. Our meetings conclude with lunch and fellowship. Recently, we took a road trip to Marbury, Alabama to visit and pray with the Dominican Nuns, whom OLP have supported throughout our history. We coordinate a Christmas toy
drive for the Hispanic Ministry and collect personal items for the homeless women at the First Light Women’s shelter. We support our diocesan seminarians through prayers, cards, birthday gifts and contributions to the Seminarian Education Fund. We host and serve at the First Communion Reception. We come together throughout the year to support all sodality events. As a tradition, we honor Our Blessed Mother every year with a May crowning event and at Christmas we celebrate Jesus with a beautiful party which includes lunch, fellowship and lively games.

SAINT ANN'S (SA) 
Contact: [email protected]
Theresa Schiller  /  (205) 354-5612  
Liz Pittman  /  (205) 908-2443  
Jill Bagby  /  (205) 563-5567 
 
St. Ann's Guild meets at 10 am on the 1st Wednesday of the month (September to May) in the Family Life Center Assembly Hall. All women are invited!  Saint Ann’s monthly meetings focus on prayer, fellowship and service to our church, sodality and one another.  Lunch is served and we often have inspirational speakers.  Yearly activities include decorating and displaying the Chrismon Tree in the sanctuary during Advent, providing treat bags to shut-ins twice a year and creating religious keepsakes for students receiving sacraments at OLS.  In December, we have our own teacup auction to raise money for a chosen cause and, in the spring, we host a Shower of Blessings for the Her Choice Women's Center.