The Parish Life Committee is responsible for promoting Christian community in the parish. This includes consistent and planned efforts to strengthen relationships among all segments and individuals within the parish in order to foster a truly hospitable atmosphere and place of welcome. We would appreciate any help and it usually doesn't take a lot of time.

Below are several of the projects or events that this Council looks over.

Coffee & Doughnuts
Volunteers are needed to make coffee, set out supplies and serve doughnuts after each Sunday liturgy.

Commitment: Rotating - about once every eight weeks

Receptions
Volunteers coordinate and implement various parish community gatherings. These events include receptions following sacramental celebrations and town hall meetings. Responsibilities may involve set-up, decoration, cooking, serving and clean-up.

Commitment: Various, depending upon gatherings.

Picnics
Volunteers coordinate picnics. Responsibilities may include set-up, cooking, serving and clean-up.

Commitment: Once a year

Funeral Reception Team
Works with parish communities to coordinate food preparation for funeral receptions. Additional activities include set-up, serving and clean-up following the reception.

Commitment: As needed

New Parishioner Registration
New parishioner registration is held after the Sunday morning liturgies. Volunteers assist new parishioners in completing the required forms and answer questions about the parish. In addition, volunteers will locate the new member’s Parish community and provide the Parish /Community Leader’s name and phone number.

Commitment: About 30 minutes per month

Parish Community Coordinators
Our parish has been broken down geographically into seven parish communities. The mission of the parish communities is to provide a means of welcome, bereavement support and a phone tree. Volunteers are needed to lead, co-lead, be a member of a phone tree, assist in new parishioner welcoming and bereavement support.

Commitment: As needed (when called) and approximately three organizational meetings per year.

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