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If
you are interested in any of the following ministries, please call
the parish office
at 508-393-2413 and we will direct you to the contact person.
Pastoral
Council:
This group seeks to promote a dialogue between the laity and priest
and to foster greater ability to reach more clearly decisions regarding
spiritual and organizational matters of the local parish. This group
is advisory in nature but also take on a variety of tasks in committee
work. The group meets monthly through the months of September and
June.
St.
Rose of Lima Women's Club:
Fellowship, Service to the Parish, Service to the Community, Encouraging
Spirituality among women of the parish.
The
Ministry of Altar Care:
No experience is necessary. A group of parishioners come together
Saturday mornings to assist with preparing the altar for the weekend
Celebration of the Eucharist.
Altar
Servers:
Being an altar server offers a unique opportunity for the boys and
girls of our parish to become an active part of the Liturgy of the
Eucharist and other liturgical celebrations. Boys and girls from
the fifth grade on up who attend Mass and CCD regularly are eligible
for this serve to the Church. Periodic classes are scheduled for
training and announced in the bulletin.
Lector:
Lectors are parish women or men who communicate God's Word by doing
the readings at Mass. The lector should be a good reader who is
able to do so with enthusiasm and clarity. Training programs are
scheduled and lectors are assigned through a regularly published
schedule.
Ushers:
An usher is a minister of hospitality. They not only should
be welcoming, but also seat people, being attentive to their needs
in giving directions to the restrooms or being available in emergency
situations, take up the collection and handing out bulletins after
Mass.. Meetings are rarely held and any adult can join.
Hospitality
Ministry:
This ministry would set up for receptions at the parish such
as funeral receptions.
Community
Garden:
The vegetable garden by the parking lot has provided thousands of
pounds of fresh tomatoes, cucmbers, and squash for the Northboro
Food Pantry. Parishioners of all ages take turns tending the garden
through the growing season.
Clerical
Volunteers:
Could you give occasional help in the Parish Office or Religious
Education Office? Answering phones, help with bulk mailings.
Parish
Outreach:
- Reaching
out in time of need: at the time of a death in a family, to those
in need of a friendly visit, to the elderly in need of assistance,
to the homebound, to those who are ill at home or in the hospital
or those in need of transportation.
- Meals to
the homeless Travelodge residents: The churches of Northborough,
synagogue of Westboro and some civic organizations provide meals
to the homeless residents at the Travelodge, Monday - Friday.
Call the office to be put on the list of helpers.
- Community
Meal Program of Northborough: This program began in January 1996
and provides a meal each Wednesday evening. at Trinity Church,
Main St., Northborough. The churches of Northborough, synagogue
of Westboro and some civic organizations provide the weekly meal.
St. Rose serves the meal approximately once every 10 weeks. This
meal is available to anyone, whether financially in need or just
would like to get out to visit others.
Music
Ministry:
"One who sings, prays twice." Use your gifts to enhance
our parish liturgy. Cantor: Someone with a reasonably good voice
who is able to learn to sing in front of a congregation. Choir:
People who like to sing and will join with others to sing for major
church holydays and other important events. Musicians: People who
play an instrument and are willing to play with others for major
feasts and events.
Homebound
Ministry Please:
Call the parish office if you or a member of your family is hospitalized
or confined to home because of illness. A member of the parish staff
or a Eucharistic Minister will be happy to visit and bring communion.
Social
Concerns Ministry for Justice and Peace
Following in the tradition of Catholic Social Teaching and living
the gospel message of Jesus, we work on Justice and Peace issues
thru education, legislative actions and ad hoc activities. All are
welcome. Please check the bulletin or contact the parish office
for dates and times of upcoming meetings.
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