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TEMPORALITIES ~ Communication ~ Finance Planning/Management ~ Property Maintenance |
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Communication Information Coordinator Our Saint Ann network of communication includes our weekly bulletin, the monthly Parish Press, our web page, and our Facebook page. Each day information changes and our information coordinator provides a clearinghouse collecting newsworthy information and making sure the editors of each of our publications can access it keeping our parishioners and friends up to date on our happenings. If you have a nose for news and would like to work with our editors, then this ministry is for you.
(Mailings & Miscellany) Parish information arrives, as if by magic: inserts in the bulletin, letters in your mailbox. How does it happen? Elves, you say? No, it’s the M&M team on the job! Voted “best named ministry in the parish,” the M&M’s are a group of dedicated volunteers who help us get the word out. On Friday mornings the word is “bulletins” and our crack team inserts flyers (if necessary) and mails bulletins to parish shut-ins. Once in a while the word might be “letters” and the team jumps into action, labeling and sorting important correspondence before it goes to the post office. That’s the first M – Mailings. The Miscellany department is, well, miscellaneous. The team would like to recruit someone to make phone calls to gift bearers for each weekend’s Masses, not a time-consuming task but an important one. We’d also like to explore the notion of sending welcome and congratulation cards to new parishioners or to those marking special occasions. Consider sharing your time and talent as part of this valuable ministry. You’ll be helping the parish, engaging in stewardship and having fun, all at the same time.
 Technology
Would you like to help free people from their fear of
the mouse? This ministry is looking for computer class teachers and assistants to teach technology skills to students. Experience is preferred, not necessary – BUT - PATIENCE IS REQUIRED! Classes are taught on Saturday mornings in the Parish Center Computer Lab several times throughout the year .
Finance Extraordinary Fundraising We at Saint Ann's have a reputation for being welcoming and having fun. One area where we promote fun activities is in our "fun"draising. Some of the fundraising activities already in place are Scrip, our Christmas Spectacular, and participation in the Milford Oyster Festival. Do you like to work with others? Do you have a new fundraising idea? Would you like to sign up for one of our existing fundraising opportunities? Consider this as your ministry of choice. Grant Research Opportunities abound in the area of grants. Sidewalk replacement, HomeFront assistance, and many other areas are eligible to receive available grants. If you like research and are a detail -oriented person with related experience, why not consider this ministry. You will work closely with the Finance Council and pastor. Money Counters Think money counters, think generosity. These dedicated parish stewards give generously of their time and talent to separate and bundle the weekly offering, the treasure given so generously by members of our parish family. Six teams of counters work on a rotating basis on Sunday mornings. Based on guidelines from the Archdiocese of Hartford the teams have implemented new polices and made a smooth transition into a new, more secure system. They do a great job! If your talents run to stacking bills and having fun, you might like to be one of our marvelous money counters.
Property Maintenance  Adopt-A-Spot If you would like to be part of a hands-on, groundbreaking ministry, Adopt-A-Spot could be the Stewardship opportunity for you! In their efforts to enhance and maintain the beauty of our parish landscape the Adopt-A-Spot ministers dig, plant, water, trim and prune. The results have been spectacular, a variety of growth and color that catches the eye of everyone who passes, letting them know that Saint Ann’s is a living, vibrant community. Why not share your green thumb, your love of gardening as part of this “ministry of growth”? Select a spot and make a plan. Annuals? Perennials? Early sun? Mostly shade? Be the steward of your little corner of the parish grounds. Plot it, plant it and watch it grow, a living tribute to your willingness to share the gifts God has given you.
What a privilege it is to care for the Lord’s house! Honoring God in this very special area of Stewardship, Altar Society members work to create a house of worship that is comfortable and pleasing to the senses. There are four distinct areas of service within the Altar Society.
Flowers
Linens Members of the Linens Group also change and maintain the draperies in the side shrines to coordinate with the seasons of the liturgy.
Cleaning
Information Upkeep
If you are skilled in the building trades, we invite you to share your time, talent and treasured knowledge as a member of Saint Joseph’s Guild. Guild members assess the parish’s plant and property for upkeep and routine repairs. They coordinate carpentry, plumbing and electrical work to upgrade and maintain parish buildings. Members of Saint Joseph’s Guild recently transformed the Children’s Chapel and installed the meditation benches near Mary’s shrine. Behind the scenes, they change valves and fuses, install canopies and do countless “ounce of prevention” jobs that help maintain the parish plant. The Guild’s goal is to follow our long-term maintenance plan. |
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