San Pedro
Catholic Church

Service Organizations of San Pedro Catholic Church

Adult Education

The parishioners are given the opportunity to become better educated in the faith each Spring and Fall. Topics include the sacraments, creed, commandments and sacred scripture. Videos and discussion groups are utilized. Morning and evening classes are available.

For more information, please contact the Religious Education Office at 426-2893.

Altar Servers

Students are eligible to become Altar Servers after they have received First Communion. Those who volunteer are trained and outfitted with a cassock and surplice. A monthly schedule with Mass assignments is given out at the monthly meeting. Adult Altar Servers assist at the daily 8:30am Mass, the 7:30am Sunday Masses and funerals.

For more information, please contact Michael and Stacey Fox at 423-8500.

Choir

The Choir sings at the Saturday and Sunday Masses. Rehearsals are held every Wednesday afternoon at 1pm. In addition to the weekend Masses, they sing at weddings and funerals. For more information, please contact Nathan Boock at 426-4729.

Youth Choir: Rehearsals every Thursday from 6:45-8pm in the Parish Life Center. For more information contact Nathan Boock at 426-4729.

Eucharistic Ministers

Pastors may call parishioners to become special ministers of the Eucharist. After a training program, the candidate is formally commissioned to serve at the altar and carry the Eucharist to shut-ins and those in nursing homes. Classes in pastoral ministry and workshops are periodically attended by those called.

Family Center Volunteer

We are looking for people who want to help make a difference. To build and fund The Family Center on the San Pedro campus, we will need the help from many, many parishioners with a wide range of talents. If you would like to volunteer, please leave us your contact information and someone will be in touch with you shortly. Thank you.

Family Life

Family ministries are those ministries which celebrate, support, serve and empower the diversity of families who are Church today. These ministries exist within the family — family to family and on to the universal Church.

For more information, please contact the Parish Office at 426-2500.

Holy Name Society

The Society is a branch of a worldwide confraternity of the Church founded to publicly proclaim Jesus as our Lord and Savior. This is a spiritual organization which also supports our Pastor by helping our parish with supplies, equipment, maintenance and financial needs through our bingo games.

For more information, please contact Tony Salvucci at 617-320-1759.

Ladies Guild

The Guild assists the Church spiritually, financially and socially. Meetings are the first Monday of each month, September through May. Dues are $5.00 per year.

For more information, please contact Joyce Jacobs at 423-4947 or co-chairperson Louise Kalita at 429-6602.

Lectors

The reader or lector is appointed for a function proper for him or her, that of reading the Word of God in the liturgical assembly. Those chosen are carefully prepared so that the reading should develop in the faithful a profound appreciation of Scripture.

Liturgy of the Word

This is a liturgical catechesis facilitated by Deacon Gene Willis on Tuesday evenings at 6:30p.m. in the Activity Center. Come prepared to grow in God's word.

For more information, please contact Audrey Bobner at 255-8689.

Prayer Groups

The Living in the Spirit Prayer Group welcomes everyone on Thursday evenings between 7pm and 8:30pm. Formet consists of prayer, worship and praise through singing, quiet time with the Lord, a weekly scriptural teaching, testimony and sharing. It is a time to gather in community to praise God on a one-to-one basis as the Spirit moves us. Contact Marie Kalapati at 426-0083.

To Jesus Through Mary Rosary Group. The 15 mysteries of the rosary as well as consecrations to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary are recited every Wednesday morning at 9:15am. Please contact Martha Ess at 426-1980.

The Medjurgorje Prayer Group. Rosary Group meets in the Parish Life Center every Wednesday morning after the 8:30am Mass. The 15 mysteries of the rosary are recited as well as consecrations to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. For more information, please contact Mary O'Connell at 426-5679.

For immediate prayer needs & petitions, call Barbara Cramer at 423-6461.

R.C.I.A.

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, a process for welcoming newcomers (inquirers) to the Church. Are you curious about the Catholic Faith? Do you wish to become a Catholic but don't know how to begin? Classes begin in September.

For more information, please contact Deacon Gene Willis at 426-2500.

Religious Education

K-4 on Sundays, 10am to 11:30am, Pre-K-K-1-3 Wednesdays, 4:15-5:15pm, and Grades 5-8 Wednesdays, 6:45-8pm from September to May. Teachers and Assistants are all volunteers.

To register children or assist in the program, please contact Ann Raczka at 426-2893 or by e-mail at preligioused@hotmail.com.

Respite Care

Sponsored by the National Council of Catholic Women, this program supports families who care for their elderly members at home. Volunteers offer short-term "respite care" to the elderly and offer a caregiver a few hours off on a regularly scheduled basis. This enables the primary caregiver to know their loved one is cared for while they are gone.

For more information, please contact Edith, San Pedro's Parish Nurse, at 423-7139 weekdays or 429-0154 weekend emergencies.

Rosary Makers

This group meets the third Tuesday of every month in the Activity Center.

For more information, please contact Mary Ann Genauso at 426-6740.

Sacristans

The Sacristy is the special room in the church where the sacred utensils, vestments, etc., are kept. Sacristans are dedicated volunteer who take care of these items. They serve on a rotation basis at the week-day and weekend Masses. They also assist at Funeral Masses, Memorial Masses, weddings and Baptisms.

If you would like to volunteer and be a Sacristan, contact Ruth Quinn at 426-6289.

Socialbles

Come one, come all, to social events for men and women every Friday at the Activity Center beginning with Line Dancing from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., followed by Bridge and Pinochle from 12:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Lessons available to newcomers.

For more information, please contact Helen Standiford at 429-2032.

St. Vincent de Paul

An international organization that helps the needy with food, clothing and financial assistance. It also provides aid during disasters, floods, hurricanes, etc. Help is made possible through the generosity of the parishioners via the poor boxes and donations of food and clothing. Meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of each month at 9:00 a.m. in the Activity Center.

Ushers

Ushers help out before, during and after each Mass. Duties include seating people, taking up collections at Mass, assisting Euchasistic Ministers, crowd control when required, and passing out the bulletins.

For more information, please contact Michael Noonan at 429-4456.

Youth Group

Open to Catholic youth in Grades 6-12, the group strives to foster the total personal and spiritual growth of each young person and to draw them to responsible participation in the life, mission and work of our faith community. Monthly calendars are filled with social meetings, dances, field trips, retreats, Bible studies, special youth liturgies and service projects.

For more information, please contact Nathan Boock at 426-4729.

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