Ministries

Internal Ministries

Altar Servers are required to:

• assist the member of the clergy during a service;
• be a baptised member of the community. (from nine years and up)

Care and Outreach members are required to:

• welcome people who are new to our parish community;
• answer questions and are a smiling face at the entry of the church before weekend Masses;
• on special occasions, offer light refreshments to parishioners after Masses and host important events;
• build community wherever and whenever possible, by offering support in times of need.

Children's Church Leaders are required to:

• lead the children through prayers, songs and activities that are adapted to their level of understanding.
• bring the young children of the parish to an adjoining room (JPII room) during the first half of Mass to help them understand the scriptures.
• conduct children's church every first, second and fourth Sundays at the 9:00 a.m. Mass during the school term.

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are required to:

• respect all people and demonstrate a caring approach to others both inside and outside the liturgy;
• be comfortable making contact with people with their eyes, words and hands;
• develop the art of dignified movement, while holding the consecrated bread and wine with reverence;
• be truly present to others in the graced moment of communion together as members of the Body of Christ;
• acknowledge the requirements of the Rite, taking advantage of the training provided.

Extraordinary Ministers for the Sick and Housebound are required to:

• take Holy Communion to sick, elderly and housebound parishioners either weekly or fortnightly, displaying the same reverent, respectful, caring approach of an Extraordinary Minister at Mass;
• phone or contact beforehand to arrange a mutual time for the visit;

Mass Coordinators are required to:

• prepare the workship space for the seamless celebration of the Mass;
• coordinate the rostered liturgical ministers and source replacements to fill any last-minute vacancies;
• ensure that after the celebration, the worship space is restored to its proper standard;
• diligently ensure that the church premises are properly secured following the conclusion of liturgical celebrations;
• lead the evacuation of the assembly in the event of an emergency;
• attend to the immediate management and appropriate reporting of safety hazards, in consultation with the Parish Priest;

Ministers of the Word are required to:

• possess a love of Scripture, believe that Scripture is alive and active, and that it gives guidance to the faithful;
• be able to convey the meaning of Scripture to the assembly through careful and prayerful preparation so that the spirit of the Word is imparted in a reflective manner;
• have a commitment to developing their skills in reading aloud in public, and the ability to use various speech techniques to bring variety and vitality to their proclamation of Scripture.

Ministry Roster Coordinators are required to:

• organise volunteers into a roster of their choice;
• email rosters to volunteers;
• ensure the Parish newsletter contains the Ministry roster for the following week;

Music Ministers are required to:

• possess a love of Scripture and song, and believe that Scripture and its presentation gives guidance to the faithful;
• be able to convey the meaning of the Scripture in each hymn to the assembly through careful and prayerful preparation;
• have a commitment to developing their skills in singing in public, and to bringing variety and vitality to their proclamation of Scripture in song;

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Leaders are required to:

• support adults (over 18 years) who are unbaptised or baptised in another faith, in a program that explores the Catholic faith. 

Sacramental leaders are required to:

• be responsible to and collaborate with the Parish Priest;
• work with families during the preparation of children for the Sacraments.
• prepare children for Confirmation, Reconciliation and Holy Communion.

Sacristans are required to:

• coordinate with the Parish Priest;
• responsibly carry out the overall preparation for the Mass and liturgies;

 

External Ministries

Aspleycare members are required to:

• operate the Aspleycare office from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Training is provided.)
• undertake other jobs including interviewing, cleaning, repacking and sorting. (Training is provided.)

Website - www.aspleycare.org.au

Email - [email protected]

 

St. Vincent de Paul Conference members are required to:

• give assistance with food, furniture, clothes and sometimes rent or bill assistance; (Welfare members work in teams of two.)
• visit people fortnightly. (Social visit members work in teams of two.)

For information relating to St. Vincent de Paul Conference, please contact the Parish office on (07) 3862 9402 and you will be referred to a Conference representative.

 

Centacare Aspley, Age and Disability care members offer:

• care to all members of the community.

For information relating to Centacare, Aspley, please contact using the following email address:

[email protected]