Other Parish Ministries -- Pro-Life

Culture of Life Committee (Life Matters)

The group is dedicated to promote the Culture of Life, both in the parish and in the community, through education, support and prayer.  The group also coordinates activities and events with the Diocesan Office of Social Justice.

The Mission of the Committee is:

To promote respect for the most fundamental of all human rights, the right to life.

To witness to the sacred nature or human life as a gift from God.

To defend human life from conception to natural death.

To educate, support, and encourage women and men to accept, protect, and nurture life in the context of the Sacrament of Matrimony.

To support women and men who face past, present, or future life decisions by directing them to appropriate resources.

For more information,  contact Elena Di Ventra:  SetonLife@gmail.com

Information on the "Freedom of Choice" Act (FOCA).

Other Parish Ministries -- Liturgy

Art and Environment

Assist in preparing the Church for Masses and Special Liturgies.

Altar Committee

Responsible for preparing altar linens.

Altar Servers

The ministry of the altar server is to serve at the altar, assisting the priest. The particular duties of altar servers include the preparation of the altar and the vessels for Mass and the special duties of cross-bearer, censer bearer and candle-bearers. Altar servers also bear the bread, wine, water and the thurible.

Participation in the weekly masses is actively promoted by Father Coleman and there has been evident a strong growth in the number of young people volunteering as altar servers. We currently have 25 young people rostered to serve at least once a month, with many serving twice. Periodic training sessions are conducted for new recruits as required, and detailed instruction sheets have been prepared to help them remember their duties.

Altar Service is one of the most effective ways of deepening young parishioners’ understanding of their faith and helping them to recognize that active participation is rewarding to them at many levels.

Eucharistic Ministers

Assisting with the distribution of Communion at Mass.

Lectors

Proclaiming the word of God at Mass.

Ushers

Welcome parish members and visitors at Mass.

For more information on these ministries, please call the Parish Office at (760) 438-3393.

Other Parish Ministries -- Sick and Homebound

Visitations to the sick and homebound. Call the Parish Office at (760) 438-3393.

Other Parish Ministries -- Sacramental Preparation

Baptismal Preparation

Classes prepare parents and sponsors for responsibilities accepted when having a child baptized. Please call the Parish Office at (760) 438- 3393 for information, times, and dates of baptisms.

Marriage Preparation

Marriage preparation and services are available to parish members. Please arrange the wedding date nine months prior. Please contact the Parish Office at (760) 438-3393 nine months in advance for more information. Please contact the Wedding Coordinator four to six months prior.