If you prefer a more flexible schedule or helping out behind-the-scenes please consider one of these ministries.
A team of parishioners orchestrates the decorating of the church for all the liturgical seasons. They design the church's decor for each season, order flowers, hang banners, and lead the two major decorating days for Christmas and Easter. They also help organize and inventory the church's resources.
A committed, creative, and collaborative group of parishioners is responsible for all duties concerning the visual beauty of the liturgy. If you like behind-the-scenes work, have a good eye for design, or have carpentry skills, this ministry may be a great fit for your skills.
Volunteers set up the sacristy, gathering space, and sanctuary so that it is ready for the sacristans and the liturgical ministers when they arrive for Mass. This happens on Monday and Friday of each week. Inventory is checked and items are set in their correct places. Scheduling is approximately once a month. Training and a checklist are provided. This is a wonderful way to contribute to the behind-the-scenes work of our liturgies.
The votive candles in St. Mary's Chapel are lit frequently, and each day, the old candles need to be removed, excess wax removed, and new votives replaced. Volunteers are assigned weekly so this ministry can be suited to fit your schedule. Volunteers take the used candles home to clean out the wax and return them to church the following week, putting in fresh votive candles. Training is provided.
Cleaning and care for the liturgical linens used at Mass (purificators, corporals, and altar cloths) requires patience and a special kind of care because they can become stained by the Precious Blood. Volunteers pick up dirty linens between Tuesday and Thursday and return them between Tuesday and Thursday of the following week. Volunteers are typically scheduled on a rotating basis every six weeks.
Those with sewing skills are needed to assemble pre-made kits for small, individual blankets that are given to each infant who is baptized. This can be done at your convenience. You may be contacted if we are running short. Directions are provided.