SAINT PAUL CHURCH – Kensington CT OUR CHURCH MINISTRIES / ACTIVITIES 2011/2012 Please prayerfully consider helping your parish by volunteering for a ministry or parish activity. Our Parish can only be as strong, holy and generous as its members. You can indicate your interest below and fill in your name, & phone, so that we can contact you in the near future. Thank you for so generously giving of your time and talent for the good of Saint Paul Church, and God’s people within our community and beyond. Name_________________________________ __________________________________ Contact Number_________________________Envelope Number (If you know it)__________ ___Altar Servers— Serve at weekend Mass with other servers ___Bakers– Prepare requested cookies/bake goods for some upcoming church events (New Initiative) ___Baptismal Robe Makers—Create/sew robes for each person Baptized at our church ___Bereavement Support Group– Assist those in our parish who have suffered the loss of a loved one. ___Berlin Fair Committee– Prepare booths (Main food &Nacho) before the fair, recruit workers, staff the booth. ___Census Updating—Assist the Parish Staff in keeping our Census up to date. (New Initiative) ___Parish Grounds Clean Up Days – Spring and Fall (New Initiative) ___Decorating Committee– Work with Fr. Raymond to decorate our church for holidays ___Eucharistic Ministers– Serve at Mass and visit the homebound of the parish ___Eucharistic Adoration Committee -- Organize those who sign up to attend Eucharistic Adoration (New Initiative) ___Family Life Committee– Find ways to bring together and support the young parish families (New Initiative) ___Italian Night Committee– Work with chairperson(s) planning, preparing food, set up ___Knights of Columbus– Meets monthly and works to support numerous parish efforts ___Lectors—Read at Mass about once a month ___Lenten Lunches– Help set up for lunch after the noon Mass on Wednesdays in Lent (5) ___Men’s Ministry/Retreat League—Gather for a weekend retreat in the Spring and Men’s Conference in the Fall. ___Music Ministry—Provide vocal and instrumental music to enrich our liturgical services ___Parish Blog Epistle—Help to create and edit our Parish Blog (New Initiative) ___Parish Office Assistant– Occasionally help with mailing or other projects ___Parish Picnic Volunteer—Prepare for and/or staff the annual picnic ___Prayer Shawl Makers– Makes shawls for the sick, meets second Monday of the Month ___RCIA– Become a Catholic through this program ___Religious Education—teachers ** ___Religious Education – Aide (New Initiative)** ___Religious Education – Office Volunteer (New Initiative)** ___Rosary Makers– Makes sets of rosary beads for distribution, meets every other Tuesday morning, ___Safe Environment Committee – Assist with the safe environment program of the Archdiocese/ Parish (New Initiative) ___Social Action Committee– A group that reaches out to those in need ___St. Paul’s Ladies Guild –Plan ways to promote various parish functions, meets 1st Wednesday of the month ___Saint Paul School Volunteer– Help in office, lunchroom and classroom** ___Ushers– Serve at Mass to collect parishioner contributions ___Women’s Retreat League– Attend and promote a yearly weekend retreat and an annual day of reflection ___St. Paul’s Cares—Help seniors in need** ___St. Paul’s Garden Club– Help plan, create and upkeep our church/school gardens (New Initiative) Please list any other ministries/activities you think we should have: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ **Requires Virtus Training Please drop this in the collection or mail / drop it off in the Parish Center. Attn: Fr. Robert St. Paul Church Parish Center 467 Alling Street Kensington, CT 06037