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Parish Ministries We are happy to provide you with a listing of all the Ministries and Committees at St. Joseph's Church. Find a group you would like to join, or find a group that can help you. Where available, you will find e-mail addresses where you can contact Chairpeople directly. Where there is no e-mail address available, send e-mail to the Parish Office at: stjosephs1@verizon.net. Thank you for your interest in the Ministries at St. Joseph's Church. Last Updated March 23, 2008 |
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| Ministry/Committee | Contact | Description |
| Adult Home Ministry | Andy & Claudia Gregoire Claudia Jacqueline Svec |
Provides weekly Eucharistic Prayer Services for the residents of the Baptist Retirement Center and the Scotia Mansion. |
| Altar Servers | Parish Office | Boys and Girls who have received their First Eucharist assist Father during Liturgies. |
| Baptismal Preparation | Parish Office | Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit, and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Make contact with the Parish Office, even as early as the beginning of pregnancy, to schedule attendance at the preparatory class. |
| Bereavement Ministry | Parish Office | If a parish member's relative has died, a member of the committee is assigned to talk to the parishioner. The committee also has a Memorial Mass every year for deceased relatives of our parishioners. |
| Buildings & Grounds | Parish Office | Maintenance of the buildings and grounds. |
| Bulletin Advertising | Maryann Schaeffer | Coordinates ad renewals and finds new sponsors when space becomes available, then completes ad layout with the printer. Bulletin Advertising makes our bulletin and several other ministries at St. Joseph's possible. |
| Children's Liturgy | Teresa Norton | Takes place during the 10:30 Sunday Liturgy, October through May, excluding holiday weekends. All children 4 - 8 are welcome, no registration required. |
| Coffee Hour | Debbie Griffith | The Coffee Hour is held the first Sunday of the month after the 8:30 AM Liturgy. It is an extension of the social aspects of the parish community and gives parishioners an opportunity to meet and talk with other members of their Church. Volunteers set up Holy Family Hall, pick up the donuts, or clean up when coffee hour is over. |
| Eucharistic Ministers | Joe Masi | Eucharistic Ministers minister by sharing the Eucharist, the Body and Blood of Christ. Their ministry enables members of the community to receive the Eucharist under both species in a timely and reverent manner. |
| Eucharistic Ministers / Lectors Schedule |
Lori DeSieno Lori |
Schedules ministers for Liturgies at the church. In charge of publishing and distributing ministry schedules. All ministers requiring special scheduling needs should contact this committee a minimum of three weeks before the publication of the new schedule. |
| Faith Formation | Donna Simone Donna |
Provides Religious Education instruction during the school year for Grades 1 through 11. |
| Finance Committee | Fred Pepper | Currently meetings are scheduled on a Quarterly basis, subject to the call of Father Peter Russo. Meetings are announced in the Sunday church bulletin. Revenues and expenditures are reviewed. Variances are analyzed. |
| Greeting Committee | Kay Gilette | The Greeting Ministry has people at the main entrance to the church, welcoming parishioners and visitors to the weekend liturgies. |
| Handy Man/Woman | Parish Office | Individual willing to do odd jobs around the parish grounds. |
| Hospitality | Claudia Gregoire Claudia |
A team of parishioners who provide hospitality and outreach to parishioners. |
| Lectors | Parish Office | Lectors do the First and Second readings at the weekend and Holy Day Liturgies. |
| Marriage Preparation | Joe & Sue Masi | Married couples in our parish are paired with engaged couples and they get together for five sessions to discuss the many aspects of marriage. |
| Ministry to Homebound | John Crane | Visiting our Homebound parishioners to share the Eucharist and companionship. |
| Music Ministry | Linda Jones Linda |
The Music Ministry leads the congregation at Sunday Liturgies, Christmas, Easter, and other special events during the church year. Rehearsals are held on Sunday mornings with some extra rehearsals on a Thursday evening. |
| Parish Registration | Parish Office | Call the Parish Office and request that a registration form be sent to you. |
| Pastoral Council | Parish Office | The Pastoral Council is an advisory group and "Sounding Board" for Father and the parish. The group meets once a month. |
| Prayer Line | Jackie Shartrand | These people serve others spiritually by remembering them in prayer. |
| Prison Ministry | Al & Pat Johnson | The Prison Ministry assists in liturgies and plans weekend retreats for inmates. Events involve witness talks with inmate participation, songs, and sharing. Follow-ups include returning for Mass to check up on inmates progress and to promote the Spirit. Ministry members are in teams serving five prisons. Members work on two retreat programs a year. |
| Quilters | Bunny Zawilinski | The Quilters meet every Wednesday from 9 - 12 at the Parish Center. They work on banners for the church, a large quilt to raffle, and smaller quilts for a Christ Child Baby Shower for needy mothers. |
| RCIA | Dan Stec | Meetings are Sunday mornings (October through April) for those who wish to join the Catholic Church. Catholics who are not instructed in the faith and have not received all the sacraments of initiation are also welcome. |
| Right to Life Team | Parish Office | Individuals who work on parish activities to support life issues. |
| Rosary Altar Society | Naomi Pelletier | The Rosary Altar Society is the ladies group of the church devoted to the Blessed Virgin. Meetings take place the first Monday of the month. Members take care of the altar, hold bake sales, and put on dinners and card parties. |
| Sacristan | Parish Office | This individual is trained to set up before Mass all items needed for funerals and weekend liturgies. |
| Social Concerns | Mary Moran Raymond | The Social concerns Committee meets monthly. They are a Christian action group attempting to meet various needs to the under-served in our regional community. They work with SICM providing lunches to children in the summer. Bethesda House guests are recipients of sandwiches on a monthly basis. Other ongoing services include Helping Hands Craft Sale and health care kits for Bethesda House and the sale of Fair Trade coffee the last Sunday of the month. |
| Tithing Committee | Parish Office | The Tithing Committee meets with the pastor about four times a year to discuss distribution of the sacrificial giving tithed by the church. |
| Ushers | Parish Office | The ministry of the usher includes passing out the baskets for the offertory collection(s). They also assist parishioners with finding seats when needed (especially during the holiday seasons). Ushers designate two parishioners to bring the gifts up during the offertory. The ushers insure the gifts are ready before the liturgy begins. Ushers make themselves available before mass begins to answer any questions and assist parishioners with special needs. On Palm Sunday, the ushers are called upon to hand out the palms. |
| Vocations | Maryann Schaeffer | This committee promotes vocations so that the church will have priests and religious needed for the future. The Vocation Committee meets quarterly with other parishes in our deanery to share our progress and ideas. |
| Web Site | Eileen Schoch Eileen |
Weekly posting on the church web site. |
| Welcoming Table | Joe & Sue Masi | On the first Sunday of every month, the welcoming table is set up and manned in Holy Family Hall to welcome parishioners who wish to join the parish and current members who want to find out what activities are available at St. Joseph's. |
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