(Please
contact the church office for information on who to contact for each
ministry).
Respect Life
Group
This group is
concerned with a variety of issues including respecting life from conception
to natural death, abortion, euthanasia, stem cell research, capital
punishment, and poverty. Help with the dissemination of information in
these areas are welcome.
Ecology
Group Roadside Cleanup
Roadside
cleanup on highway 8 from county road E to county road D takes place in
March or April after the
snow melts. Volunteers are needed. Watch the bulletin for exact time
and date.
Christian Charity
Food Shelf
Volunteers
Help arrange
and stock parish food shelf when needed and on a call basis.
Food Shelf
Donors
Donations of
food or money for anyone in need are always welcome. Non-perishable food
items, canned or frozen meats, and paper products are suggested.
Crisis
Response Team
Be part of a
team to help plan ways to effectively respond as a parish when people
encounter natural disaster crisis (e.g. floods, storms, fires, etc.) They
meet on an “as needed” basis.
Transportation Needs for Parish Community
Provide rides
to Liturgies on weekends and Holy Days and/or be a shopping companion for
parishioners in need.
Thanksgiving/Christmas Baskets
An important
outreach is the distribution of Thanksgiving and Christmas Baskets to needy
families in our community when requested. A number of volunteers are
needed to make this happen. Bulletin advertisements in November and
December will indicate times volunteers are needed.
Feed My
Starving Children
FMSC is a
Christian non-profit organization that partners with relief organizations
world wide to distribute meals to starving children. Volunteers are
needed to help pack nutritious meals made up of rice, soy, vitamins, and
dehydrated vegetables. Contributions are in need. Our parish
currently supports this organization through contributions that we pay for
the food supplies that volunteers package in our social hall to be sent to
countries in need of food.
Parish Life
Parish
Activities Committee
Help plan and
implement social and fund-raising activities which also foster community
spirit. Meets approximately four times per year. Committee membership is
made up of chairpersons of the following activities:
a)
Chicken Dinner b) Ice Fishing Contest
c)
Rummage Sale d) Golf Outing
e)
Corn Fest f) Flotilla
g)
Holiday Bazaar
i)
Calendar Raffle
1st Sunday
Coffee and Donuts Coordinator
Prepare and
coordinates the schedule for serving coffee and donuts after each Mass on
the 1st Sunday of every month. Help with serving is always
welcome.
Ice Fishing
Contest
Held the last
Sunday of January. Major fund-raising activity. Help is needed in the
following areas: Collecting Prizes, Selling Tickets on the
ice, running the Contest on Ice. Approximately 1-4 hours per year.
Ice Fishing
Raffle
Select prizes
that will be given away at the end of the ice-fishing contest. Also sees to
it that raffle tickets are printed and distributed. Determines how prizes
will be funded. Currently a chairperson is needed as well as volunteers
to assist.
Chicken
Dinner
Held last
Sunday of January along with Ice Fishing Contest. A major fundraising
activity. Many helpers, both youth and adult, needed.
Approximately 1-4 hours.
Rummage Sale
Held mid May.
Community and Parish involvement activity that allows for good fellowship
and also raises funds for other church activities. Many helpers needed.
Approximately 4 hours.
Golf Outing
Held the 2nd
Saturday in August. A major fundraiser. Includes: Golf Outing, Polka Mass,
Dinner, and Dance. Need individual sponsorships and helpers.
Approximately 1-4 hours.
Corn Fest
This outdoor
activity is held to say thank you to our parish community for all their
involvement in parish life. Help is needed with set up, serving food,
clean up, and running children games. Approximately 2-3 hours.
Flotilla
Fun, food, and
fellowship activity held during the summer on one of our area lakes. Needed:
Parishioners who are willing to offer their home/yard as a gathering place
and pontoons for an afternoon or evening lake “cruise”, and donations for
food.
Holiday
Bazaar & Bake Sale
Held every
November. This is a fund making activity. Needs a lot of help in
the areas of advertising, set up and take down, registration of venders, and
working in the kitchen or with bake sale. 1-4 hours per event.
Calendar
Raffle
This is a fund
raising activity in which calendars are sold like raffle tickets. Drawings
are held daily for 6 months (July-December) of each year.
Parish
Activities Communication & Advertising Committee
This committee
is concerned with ongoing communication between various organizations
councils and groups within St. Joseph parish. Also advising the community
of Amery and the diocese of Superior of the happenings of St. Joseph
parish. Newsletters are also prepared by the committee.
Mingles
Social Events & Activities for Singles Group Committee
Join our group
and help plan activities.
St. Joseph
Family Guild
As a registered
member of St. Joseph Faith Community, you automatically become a member of
our parish’s Family Guild. The meetings are on an as needed basis. The
Family Guild is the major parish organization that handles the following
activities: Funeral Luncheons, Chicken Dinner, Fall Bazaar, and Deanery
Meetings. Caller assistance is needed approximately three times per year to
ask for bake sale donation, pie donations, and/or workers for chicken
dinner, each caller would make 10-15 calls depending on number of callers.
Knights of
Columbus
A service and
fraternal organization that is active in our parish. The meetings are held
the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM.
Table of
Plenty
The “Table of
Plenty” offers an opportunity to old and new members of St. Joseph parish to
share a noon potluck luncheon, generally on the third Thursday of each
month. The free will offering is used for special needs of the church, and
as a source of benefit to charitable organizations such as the Community
Outreach Agency, the Shelter for the Homeless, or other needy groups.
Kitchen
Supervisor
When the social
hall is rented for various functions (mostly weddings), we have to have
kitchen supervisor on the premises during the function. Many parishioners
are currently trained and more are welcome.
Pastoral Care Ministry
Reaching out to
those who are ill or recuperating in their homes, hospitals, and nursing
homes is what Pastoral Care Ministry is all about. If you have a heart for
the sick and suffering, perhaps Jesus is tapping you on the shoulder and
beckoning you to this ministry. You can choose to serve in one of the
following areas:
Funeral
Hospitality
Volunteers from
the parish supply the food and help prepare and serve the food
for the luncheon. This is a special gift for the family and friends of the
deceased.
Grief
Support Group
Help for the
grief journey. Serve those dealing with various aspects of grief and
loss. Adult facilitators are needed for adult small group sessions that are
held twice a year. Help with hospitality is also needed.
Total Life
Center
Help for women
and men in crisis pregnancy situations to choose the life alternative
through emotional and practical support, prayer, and education. Assist with
on line calls, counseling, sorting of baby clothing. Location: Osceola, WI
Telephone # 715-755-Baby (24 hours a day, Monday-Friday)
Prayer
Chain
Assist others
through intercessory prayer at home. Individual prayer of 10-30 minutes a
day.
Pastoral
Caregiver
Caregivers
bring Eucharist to and pray with hospitalized, home-bound, and parishioners
in special circumstances. Hours depend on need. Training provided.
Blood
Pressure Checks
The second
weekend of every month, there are trained professionals to do blood pressure
checks following Mass on Saturday as well as following each Mass on Sunday.
Contact the parish office if you are a trained professional in the health
field and would like to volunteer your services.
Liturgy
Liturgy
Committee
They oversee
and develop long-range plans and polices. Encourages full involvement of
our parish community in worship. Knowledge of liturgy practices
recommended. Meets prior to Pastoral Council meetings the 1st
Wednesday of every month.
Extraordinary Ministers of Communion Ministry
Distributes
Eucharist at weekend and special liturgies. Also takes communion to the
two nursing homes on a weekly basis. Training required. Volunteers are
always needed.
Readers
Proclaims the
word at weekend and special liturgies. Ongoing training is provided. A
rotation schedule is prepared yearly. Volunteers are always needed.
Altar Server
Mass servers
must be in the 4th grade or older. Training is required.
Volunteers are always welcome.
Ushers and
Greeters Ministry
Seats and
greets worshipers before weekend and special liturgies. Takes collections,
ushers at Communion, and distributes bulletins after mass. No training is
required. Approximately once a month on a rotating schedule.
Church
Decoration Ministry
Volunteers are
needed to assist in decorating the church for various feasts and seasons.
Carpentry, artisan, crafts, decoration, and florist skills are especially
welcome.
Linen
Ministry
One person
needed to wash and maintain linens used at liturgies. Launders priest and
deacon robes on an “as needed” basis.
Video and
Sound System Ministry
Volunteers are
needed to operate sound system and to video Masses and other special
liturgies on a rotating schedule. Masses are broadcasted on local cable
channel 26.
Pray the
Rosary Ministry
The Rosary is
prayed each weekday after mass, communion service, or occasionally between
Masses. Volunteers to lead the praying of the Rosary are always welcome.
Music
Music is an
important part of our worship at S. Joseph. We are proud of our music
ministries and we invite you to join us in the various ministries listed.
Adult Choir
Sings at 10:30
AM Sunday Mass once a month. Four-part choral group. High School age and
older. Rehearsal on Sundays 9-10:15 AM. Must be able to commit to
attending most rehearsals.
Funeral
Choir
Sing at all
Funeral Masses. One to four part choral group. Rehearsals ½ hour before
Funeral Mass.
Instrumentalist
Needed: Adult
and youth that can play Piano, Organ, Guitar, Flute, Brass, Woodwinds,
Strings, or Percussion. Extra instrumentalists are used throughout the
year, especially at Easter and Christmas.
Cantor
Cantors are the
leaders of song at Mass. In addition to leading the congregation during
hymns and Mass parts, cantors also proclaim the psalm. Cantors do not have
to be Choir members.
Shared Ministry
Shared
Ministry Fair Committee
Promote active
involvement in all parish ministries by designing recruitment, leadership
formation, and appreciation events. Major activities include planning for
recruitment, commissioning, and ministry/celebration weekends. Volunteers
are welcome to help with ministry booklet assembly, ministry fair, and
ministry survey follow-up.
Hospitality
Committee:
Plans, coordinates, prepares, and serves food for the following events at
St. Joseph Church.
Meets at least once yearly.
-
St. Joseph Family Guild
-
Pizza Party
-
Sunday Coffee and Doughnuts
d. Chicken Dinner
e. Funerals
f. Sacramental Celebrations and Meetings
g. Golf Outing dinner
h. Community events to be held at St. Joseph Social Hall
i. Ice Fishing Food Stand
Parish
Library Committee
This committee
is responsible for reviewing donated articles, organizing and categorizing
all library materials, and ordering new books, videos, periodicals, etc.
Website
Committee
This committee
is responsible for designing and maintaining the parish website including
updating and changing web pages. If working with websites interests you,
contact Tina.
Photographer:
Volunteers are
needed to take candid and posed photos at ministry events, meetings,
projects, etc. for posting on ministry bulletin board and in parish
publications.
Parish
Office Help Ministry
Volunteers are
needed for helping with folding contribution statements and other bulk
mailings, stuffing envelops, and in assembling the bulletins. Help is also
welcome to count weekend collections.
Parish
Newsletter
Volunteers are
needed to suggest topics of interest, write articles, proofread letter, help
fold letters, and label them.
Evangelization
Evangelization Committee
Includes at
least one member of the Pastoral Council, Mary Modjeski, and others
interested in strengthening our evangelization efforts at St Joseph.
According to Pope Paul VI, a four-step process for becoming “an everyday
Evangelizer” includes:
a) Accepting God’s word into your life.
b) Living out God’s word in service and witness.
c) Sharing your story of Jesus in your life with others.
d) Inviting others to deepen their relationship with Christ in the Christian
community.
St. Joseph Parish sponsors two aspects of Evangelization: Small
Christian Communities and a Welcoming Committee for New
Parishioners.
Small
Christian Communities (SCC)
Small Christian
Communities are groups of persons who gather weekly or monthly to share
faith in a supportive environment where spiritual growth can take place.
Participants share their experiences of God working in their lives, share
their life experiences, and reflect on these in the light of scriptures and
tradition.
Small Christian
Communities participate in the ministry of the church as they pray,
encourage one another and commit themselves to the lives of loving mission
or service. Two Small Christian Communities (SCC’s) are active at St.
Joseph Parish.
The Emmaus
SCC (Bible Study Group)
Meets Tuesday
mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 at St. Joseph. Facilitators are needed who
would be willing to be trained to lead additional Bible Group sessions
The Alpha
SCC
Meets once a
month on Sunday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at various parishioner’s
homes. Facilitators are needed who would be willing to be trained to lead
additional SCC sessions
St. Joseph
Parish Welcome Committee for New Parishioners
Members of the
Welcoming Committee extend hospitality to new parishioners by visiting their
homes and presenting the family with information about the parish and a gift
basket. Volunteers are needed to assist with welcoming new parishioners and
in making up gift baskets.
Maintenance
Maintenance
Ministry
Volunteers are
always welcome to assist the care and maintenance of St. Joseph.
Grounds and
Landscape Committee
Plans, plants,
and maintains shrubs, flowers, and fountain. Also involved with planning
long-term landscaping needs. Volunteers and donations always welcome.
Pastoral Council
Pastoral
Council Member
The Pastoral
Council is a visioning and policy discerning body whose purpose is to
provide leadership (in cooperation with pastor, staff, and committees) in
planning and long-range goal setting. The Council, currently chaired by
Alain Holt, also advises the pastor on matters affecting the life and
ministry of the parish community. Nine parishioners are elected to the
Council for staggered three-year terms by the parish community. Elections
take place in April each year. The Pastoral Council meets on the first
Wednesday of every month at 7:30 PM.
Each elected Council member is a liaison for one of the following
committees:
Evangelization
Christian Formation and Education
Youth Activities
Human Concerns and Services
Spiritual Life and Worship
Administration and Communication
Reports each committee along with a Finance Council report are given
to the Council monthly.
Finance Council
Finance
Council Member
The Finance
Council which is appointed provides management of fiscal affairs.
This is accomplished by planning and overseeing the budgets, advising on
revenues and expenditures, and monitoring financial and security controls.
The St. Joseph Finance Council consists of the pastor and eight members
appointed by the pastor for four year terms. The Council meets on the first
Tuesday of every month at 7:30 P.M. Current members of the council include:
Mike Karuschak (Chairman), Mike Schannon (Vice-Chairman), Paul Collins, Joe
Fittipaldi, Mike Hafele, Heidi Maupin, Harry Standaert (Trustee), Mark
Young, and JoAnne Sabelko.
Parish Office Hours
Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
1050 N. Keller Avenue, Amery, WI 54001
Phone: (715) 268-7717, Fax: (715) 268-9986
E-Mail:
office@stjosephamery.org
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