MINISTRY OF HOPE
At St. John Berchmans, HOPE stands for “Helping Other People Enthusiastically”. This Ministry aims toward helping people around our community in a lot of different ways. Ministers will help provide meals for the sick, homebound, and families going through hard times. Ministers also offer to help those in need to run errands or to help in tasks around the house.
Contact: Head of School, Peggy Roketenetz, [email protected]
Training Needed: None
Time Commitment: As available/needed
Duration of Commitment: No specific commitment required
MINISTRY OF CARE
Ministers of Care visit the sick and homebound of our parish bringing Holy Communion and praying with those in need. It is important to us that those who are sick and in need know that they are not forgotten.
Contact: Director of Faith Formation & Education, Shelagh Donoghue, [email protected]
Training Needed: An 8-session training session is required
Time Commitment: As available/needed
Duration of Commitment: No specific commitment required
FINANCE COUNCIL SUB-COMMITTEES
Our finance committee has recently gone through some changes and we are in need of people to serve on our newly formed sub-committees. The sub-committees include: budgeting, facilities/maintenance and long-term financial planning. These meetings are conducted in English.
Contact: Director of Operations, Joseph P. D’Arco, [email protected]
Training Needed: none
Time Commitment: The sub-committees meet bi-monthly
Duration of Commitment: One year
OFFERTORY COUNTERS
As the name suggests, these volunteers count the weekend offertory. The teams meet following the 9:45 am Mass to count and categorize the offertory. This team-based system helps us meet the Archdiocesan best practices for money handling.
Contact: Director of Operations, Joseph P. D’Arco, [email protected]
Training Needed: Provided on the job
Time Commitment: 2 to 2-1/2 hours every four or five weeks (depending on the number of 4-member teams available)
Duration of Commitment: One year