Ministries At A Glance
We offer a variety of opportunities for sharing your time and talent with our parish community. Listed below is a brief outline of our current ministries. If you would like a more detailed description, please click on the ministry that interests you.
Word
- Adult Faith Formation - programs for adults to grow in appreciation of their faith
- Communications Committee - responsible for a comprehensive, multi-faceted communication program to provide information about the parish, its ministries and activities
- Cursillo - a retreat experience of living in Christian community
- Faith Formation - classes for children in grades 1 through 8 (formerly Religious Education)
- OCIA - Order of Christian Initiation for Adults. A rite facilitating bringing non-Catholics into the faith and for baptized Catholics seeking additional sacraments.
- Sharing the Sunday Readings - discussion of upcoming Sunday scripture readings via Zoom, Tuesdays 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Worship
- Altar Servers - all youth 3rd grade or older
- Art and Environment - church decoration
- Church Cleaning - weekly cleaning of church
- Eucharistic Adoration - Eucharistic adoration, Wednesdays after daily Mass, 9:15 - 11:00
- Eucharistic Ministers and Ministry to the Homebound - at mass and at home
- Greeters - welcome parishioners and guests at each mass
- Lectors - proclaim the Word of God at masses and other religious ceremonies
- Liturgy of the Word for Children - school age children celebrate the Word during the 11:15 Mass
- Music Ministry - cantors, instrumentalists, adult choir and children's choir
- Sacristans - persons in charge of the sacristy and ceremonial and liturgical items
- Ushers - assist with seating, offertory gifts and collections
Community
- BINGO - every Friday evening from Memorial Day to Labor Day, parish hall
- Evangelization - promotes Christian life and Christian community using social media, printed resources, and association with local churches (formerly Faith Outreach)
- Hospitality Team - develop fundraising events, prepare food and refreshments for weekly coffee hour and various parish events and gatherings
- Knights of Columbus - provide assistance to the parish and the community through works of charity, fundraising events and social activities
- Parish Activities Team - fundraising and social activities
- Prayer Shawl Ministry -creates prayer shawls to be given to elderly, sick, homebound, veterans and friends, Tuesdays 10 a.m., parish hall
- Stitchers and Crafters - fundraising through sale of handcrafted items, Mondays 10 a.m., parish hall
- The Tea Party Ladies for Mary - a group of women whose purpose is devotion to Mary and offering opportunities for other women to grow in this devotion too
- Welcome Committee - welcome newly registered parishioners and assist in assimilating them into parish life.
Service
- Adopt-A-Highway - caring for assigned section of Route 739
- Bereavement - preparation and assistance with funeral liturgy services as well as repast support
- Buildings and Grounds - long-range planning for maintenance and improvements as well as hands-on maintenance projects
- Faithful Stewards - develops strategies for sharing the joy they have experienced in sharing their time, talent and treasure and encouraging others to do the same
- Grief Support Group - four or six-week series on Mondays at various times during the year. The next series will be a six-week series beginning October 12
- Living Your Strengths - learning and understanding the top five gifts God has given to each individual
- Loaves and Fishes Gift Card Program - ongoing fund raiser which helps St Vincent de Paul Parish financially throughout the year
- Offering Counters - count weekly collection
- Parish Sharing Fund - assists parishioners and others in the community who are in need
- Prison Ministry - outreach to the Pike County Correctional Facility
- Reaching Out - parishioners supporting others with meals, phone contact, transportation, etc.
