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Service
Opportunities
- Liturgical Ministry: Help at worship services as usher, server, lector, sacristan,
Eucharistic minister or in other important roles. To see upcoming assignments, check the
Liturgical Minister
Schedule. To volunteer for such
assignments, please contact Robin Henry at
612-724-3643, ext. 103.
- Choir: This much-appreciated
group of volunteers leads the congregation in sacred music at many weekend liturgies. The choir practices in the church each Wednesday at 7 p.m. To participate as a singer or other musician, please contact Robin Henry at 612-724-3643 (Parish Center).
- Handbell Choir:
This newest form of musical prayer at St.
Albert's is rehearsing in the daytime, evry
other Wednesday from 2 to 3 pm. If
you're interested in joining the group, or in
being part of an evening group of ringers,
please call Robin at 612-724-3643, ext. 103.
- Parish Pastoral Council:
This group includes representatives from several segments of St. Albert's community, the pastor,
office/finance manager and trustees. It meets monthly (4th Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Social Hall) to discuss parish issues and provide guidance on parish affairs. All
parishioners are encouraged to attend. To become part of the Council, please contact the
pastor, Fr. Joe Gillespie, at 612-245-3345.
- Finance Committee:
This group oversees parish budget, finance and
management issues. It includes the pastor,
office/finance manager and trustees. It meets
on the 2nd Wednesday of each month in the
Parish Center. To offer your services in this
group, please contact the pastor, Fr. Joe
Gillespie, at 612-724-3643.
- Peace & Justice
Committee: This group studies and discusses issues facing the community, nation and world outside the parish, explores ways St. Albert's can address those issues, and coordinates parish efforts to do so. The group meets monthly. For information on joining this group, contact the Parish Center.
- Liturgy Committee: This group assists in planning and implementing St. Albert's worship services,
and helps to create the thematic art and
environment which adds so much to our various
liturgical seasons. It meets monthly. To take part, contact Robin Henry at the Parish Center.
- Christian Formation Committee:
This group oversees parish religious
education and sacramental preparation programs
to ensure that they meet parishioner and
community needs. It also develops strategies
to expand St. Albert's faith community and
helps implement efforts to achieve those
strategies. It sponsors this web site.
To take part in this group, which meets
monthly, contact Phyllis Shoemaker at the Parish Center.
- Communications Committee:
Taking a broad look at the many ways the faith
community communicates, both internally and
externally. The group meets on the third
Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm in the Parish
Center. Contact Mike Vitt for information,
612-722-1764.
- Development Committee
- Personnel Committee
- Building and Grounds
Committee
- Rosary Altar & Holy Name Societies:
The Rosary Altar Society is open to all women of the parish; the Holy Name Society to all the parish's men.
The Rosary Altar Society serves St. Albert's community by raising funds through regular doughnut sales, holiday cookie sales and boutiques, and other means. It provides financial support for parish liturgical supplies and special needs. Through raffles and food drives, the Society also supports the Antone Guild of Our Lady of Good Counsel Cancer Home.
The Holy Name Society assists the Rosary Altar Society with
many of its events and also sponsors an annual
bowling tournament, which raises funds for
youth groups.
- Funeral Lunches:
Volunteers ease the pain of those grieving the
loss of a loved one by bringing salads or
desserts and helping prepare and serve lunch
after funerals at St. Albert's. To help,
please contact Betty Edlund through the Parish Center.
- BeFrienders:
The parish trains and commissions lay ministers to reach out to individuals whose illness, frailty or other circumstances greatly restrict their interaction with others in their community.
For more information on this valuable service,
contact BeFriender coordinator Barbara Roban
at the Parish Center.
- Festivals and dinners: The parish's mid-autumn Roast Beef Dinner and Festival and its fish dinners on the six Friday evenings
of Lent provide numerous opportunities to help out with food or dining room preparation, food-line service, assisting diners, cleanup, game operations, various sales booths and other activities -- and have an enjoyable time while doing it. Check
Upcoming Events for the next scheduled event, and how to volunteer to help.
- Sewing for the Cancer
Home: On the first Thursday evening of each month, a group gathers in the Social Hall to sew pads to ease the suffering of patients at Our Lady of Good Counsel Cancer Home.
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