PASTORAL CARE
Pastoral Care or Volunteers at John Paul Village:
Focus of Service: Support the residents at JPV with Pastoral Care or helping with activities.
Length of commitment: Renewed each year.
Time associated with the commitment: Very flexible and it is possible to work in with your other commitments.
Contact: Loretta Nichols loretta.nichols@svha.org.au
Bosco Caring Group:
Focus of Service: Supporting people! This can be in good times like a birth of a child, or in sickness or troubled times. Support can be in the form of a meal for the family, cards, or helping them as they need.
Length of commitment: Renewed each year.
Time associated with the commitment: Varies according to your availability and the call on the group from people.
Contact person is Jenny Piper
Pastoral Care and Liturgy around the time of Death: (New - Dreaming)
Focus of Service: A group of people caring for People around a time of Death and leading them in a ritual to inter their loved one's ashes. When the Columbarium is built (mid 2014) we have foreseen that some people will want a small ritual to intern the ashes of loved ones in one of our Columbarium Walls. We are looking to discern people to care for people at these times, and to guide and lead these rituals. Please pray for this ministry, and for the discernment of people to be part of it.
If you know of people you believe have gifts for this Ministry, please pass their names to Fr Mick. With the help of a group of Parishioners we will discern from these names and commission some parishioners for this important ministry.
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FORMATION & EDUCATION
Catechists:
Focus of Service: Present the love of God to the children in the Primary Public Schools. This is done by teaching them Scripture once a week.
Length of commitment: One year.
Time associated with the commitment: Preparation and teaching of half hour class once a week. On either a Tues, Wed, or Thurs.
Lenten Groups:
Focus of Service: Help set up and/or run Lenten Groups that are aimed at nurturing the faith and relationships of parishioners. Advertising, animating and organising Parish Lenten Groups.
Length of commitment: February - Leaders will be setting up groups and choosing the program. March to mid April (6 Weeks) - supporting or running a Lenten Group each week.
Time associated with the commitment: Preparation and advertising. Then a meeting a week during Lent for facilitators or hosts.
Sacramental Support for Parents (New - Dreaming)
Focus of Service: Supporting parents who have children participating in Sacraments.
Length of commitment: One year - This program is very much a work in progress. I am trying to develop some useful resources. Time commitment will be up to you. You may contribute ideas, evaluation, and/or resources that we will gather or develop. Contact Fr MickAgain there are other ministries within these groups- such as Bible Study, Discussion leaders, or hosts of a group, and more etc.
MISSION
RCIA companions and supporters:
Focus of Service: Supporting people becoming Catholics or rediscovering their Catholic Faith. You walk with them as a support.
Length of commitment: Mid August to Easter (March or April - varies each year). Time associated with the commitment:
- Fortnightly meetings during School Term on a Tuesday Evening from 7.30pm to 9.00pm.
- A commitment to Parish Mass on the weekend. It varies which Mass.
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Family Groups for Year levels at the Primary School
Length of commitment: One Year.
Time associated with the commitment: - Two activities a term - these vary based on the group.
- A meeting a term to focus the team in its mission and to evaluate.
Young Married Couples Ministry (Dreaming)
Requirement: A heart and passion for marriage. Skills in organisation. Help lead and animate couples who are interested in this ministry. Mentors for Young Married Couples: Couples who have a passion for marriage and who would like to support young couples nurture their relationship.Requirement: A training day - and following through a resource on mentoring. Time Commitment. Meetings with the couple determined by you both, maybe once a month, or once every two months.Once a year gathering of all the people involved.
Welcoming Couples presenting children for Baptism
Focus of Service:
People or Family take the responsibility of welcoming couple/individual presenting their child for Baptism at a parish masses. You give them a ring before the mass to congratulate them and tell them you will meet them before mass. You sit with them, and stand with them at the baptismal presentation.
Farewell them at the end of mass. That's all :)
Requirement: A heart and passion for welcoming people to our community. Attend a mass regularly -
6pm Saturday - 8am , 9.30am, or 6pm Sunday.
Time Commitment. A phone call the day or two before mass. 10 mins before mass to meet them and collect the stole and candle. During the mass be with them and present them with the stole and candle. A greeting to them after the mass wishing them well.
