Eucharistic Ministry/Reader
Musician/Choir
Greeter/Usher
Visitor to the Sick
Catechist
Sacramental Prep
RCIA
Receptions
Parish Office
Garden & Grounds
Sunday Collection
Website
Sunday Collection Counter
Works on a team once a month to count and prepare the Sunday collection for deposit. Training provided.
Parish Office Volunteer
Answers phones, places inserts into bulletins, assists with mailings, prepares reader board messages, enters new registrations into parish data base, makes copies, files papers and assists with other general office activities.
Website Assistant
Types webpages, creates links, adds calendar dates and inserts photos into our website design software. Web experience required please.
Building & Property Maintenance
Assists occasionally with repairs and building upkeep under the direction of our maintenance supervisor. Both skilled and unskilled volunteers are needed.
Grounds & Gardening
Assists as needed with with weeding, trimming, planting and watering the landscaped areas of the campus and the the St. Clare Garden behind the church.
The ritual prayer of the Church provides many venues for expression in the yearly liturgical cycle. This commission assists the parish in planning, executing and evaluating the liturgical practices found in the Church documents most notably in the General Instruction of the Roman Missal. This commission oversees the following ministries:
Liturgical Assistant
Acts as lead Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist assisting the celebrant in preparing and implementing the Mass.
Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist
Helps to distribute the Most Holy Eucharist at the Mass and also takes Holy Communion to the sick in their places of residence.
Reader
Proclaims the Sacred Scripture and reads the welcome, Prayer of the Faithful and announcments at one of the weekend Masses
Music Ministry
Assists the celebrant with chant and lyrical music especially during the Mass.
Greeter and Usher
Welcomes participants to the sacred liturgies and collects the Offertory donations.
Altar Server
Assists the celebrant as cross bearer, candle bearer and thurifer, providing assistance at the altar especially during the Preparation of Gifts and the Communion Rite.
Gift Bearer
Processes to the altar with the gifts of bread and wine, the Book of Intentions or the collection at the Offertory.
Audio Technician
Assists with sound levels during liturgical services.
Environment Team
Oversees the development of environmental art to visually augment the celebrations of the liturgical seasons.
Children's Liturgy of the Word Facilitator
When children are invited forward by the celebrant at the conclusion of the Introductory Rites of the Mass, the faciliator simultaneously celebrates the Liturgy of the Word with the children in the parish hall.
Church Clean-Up Crew
Resets the song books in the pew bookracks, removes leftover papers from the pews, and cleans and replenishes holy water fonts.