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September, 2010
In This Issue ADORATION CHAPEL ALLIANCE OF THE TWO HEARTS ANGEL TREE ARCHDIOCESAN COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN (ACCW) ATHLETICS – MEN / WOMEN BE-A-FRIEND MINISTRY BEREAVEMENT CATHOLIC SINGLES GROUP CHURCH OFFICE ASSISTANCE DISASTER RELIEF V.O.A.D. ENGAGED COUPLE MENTORING EVANGELIZATION MINISTRY FAITH FORMATION ¨FAITH FORMATION FOR ADULTS ¨FAITH FORMATION FOR CHILDREN ¨FAITH FORMATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH FAMILY PROMISE FINANCE COUNCIL FOOD FOR FUNERALS FOURTH DEGREE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS GOOD TIMES SENIOR SPIRITS HISPANIC MINISTRY MINISTERIO HISPANO HISPANIC MINISTRY OUTREACH– UNION SPRINGS EXTENSION MINISTERIO HISPANO– UNION SPRINGS HOLY ORDERS AND CONSECRATED LIFE HOLY SPIRIT ACADEMY HOMESCHOOL GROUP KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS KOREAN MINISTRY 한인 공동체 LIBRARY LITURGY/WORSHIP ¨Altar Linens ¨Altar Servers/Masters of Ceremonies ¨Floral Committee ¨Ironing Ministry ¨Lectors/Proclaimers ¨LifeTeen Video Projection Team ¨Liturgy Committee ¨Ministers of Holy Communion ¨Parish Mission ¨Sewing Ministry ¨Sound Booth ¨Ushers/Greeters ¨Wedding Coordinator MAINTENANCE ¨EXTERIOR ¨INTERIOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY MCPS SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE MEN’S CLUB MUSIC MINISTRY ¨Children’s Choir: ¨Folk Choir ¨Life Teen Band ¨Little Children’s Choir ¨Song Leaders ¨Substitutes ¨Traditional Choir ¨Youth Choir NEWSLETTER EDITOR NURSERY VOLUNTEERS PASTORAL COUNCIL PRAYER LINE PRE-BAPTISM RCIA RELIGIOUS GOODS STORE RESPECT FOR LIFE SERRA CLUB SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CHARITY OUTREACH ST. CAMILLUS ST. PAULA’S PALS STEWARDSHIP WELCOMING WOMEN OF HOLY SPIRIT YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY (YAM) YOUTH GROUP FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE EDGE) Contact Us http://www.holy-spirit-church.com Church Office 334-277-5631 Fax:334-271-1008 8570 Vaughn Rd. Montgomery, AL 36117 office@holy-spirit-church.com	cLICK HERE TO GO TO THE ON-LINE SIGNUP PAGE ADORATION CHAPEL (Montgomery Area Perpetual Adoration Chapel) Chair: Joan Lynch Phone: 288-6620 Mission: Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration is a Catholic devotion and is the adoration of Our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Catholics join together to provide around the clock adoration and prayer before the Blessed Sacrament which is continuously exposed. The Holy Eucharist is the sacrament of God’s infinite generosity towards man. Those who are generous and willing to make a sacrifice by committing to one hour are the ones who bring down God’s blessing upon themselves, their loved ones, and on all humanity. Are you are able to watch one hour with Our Lord? You will find our Chapel at Our Lady Queen of Mercy Church at 4421 Narrow Lane Road. Our vigil there has been continuous for almost two decades. You may call our coordinators to schedule an hour: Pricilla Berry 288-3292 Beth Russo 244-7866 You may choose the day and hour convenient for you. If you cannot commit one hour, you are welcome to make visits anytime. Also, you can place your name on a list of substitutes who cover for adorers who are unable to attend one of their hours. Please come, He is waiting for you. top ALLIANCE OF THE TWO HEARTS Chair:          Marc Karam                                Phone:  332-1469 Mission:      Promote the First Friday and First Saturday Communion of Reparation. Activities: The vigil begins with a Rosary at 8:30 p.m. on Friday followed by Mass at 9:00 p.m. in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and all night Holy Hours of Adoration; it concludes with Benediction at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday followed by 9:00 a.m. Mass in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Rosary. top ANGEL TREE Chair: Rae Reilly Phone: 279-9403 Mission: Our Angel Tree ministry is an annual Christmas parish event. We work with Catholic Social Services. They provide us with names of families in need. This event has grown each year and involves the whole parish family. Parents and children participate in this special mission to serve God’s universal family. The parish provides gifts as well as food. All these gifts are delivered to Catholic Social Services to be distributed directly to the families in the program. Sign-up for this ministry takes place in November of each year. Information will be posted in the vestibule and gallery of the church as well as in the weekly church bulletin. top ARCHDIOCESAN COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN (ACCW) Chair: Jeanette Gueret Phone: 260-8234 Email: rgmb124@hotmail.com Mission: The ACCW supports and encourages the spiritual development of all Catholic women in the Archdiocese. Activities: The ACCW oversees the annual BURSE drive each year, and maintains its drive records for the Diocese. This apostolate works in offering financial and spiritual support of those young men who are preparing for the priesthood through seminary studies. ACCW encompasses the Mobile, Baldwin-Escambia, Montgomery, and Dothan Deaneries. Quarterly meetings are held in each Deanery. Once a year, in the fall, all deaneries come together for an annual convention. The purpose is to hold our annual Business meeting, allow time for retreat and fellowship, and to present our Archbishop the BURSE check from our fundraising efforts that current year. Additional funds for our seminarians are donated from the selling of spiritual intention cards. top ATHLETICS – MEN / WOMEN Chair: Mark Sadie Phone: 396-6950 Email: marksadie@bellsouth.net Mission: To provide Holy Spirit Parishioners the opportunity to fellowship with one another through organized athletic events. Activities: Typical activities in the recent years have included Church softball teams participating in the Montgomery city leagues for spring and fall seasons. Also, Holy Spirit has recently participated in the Montgomery City Church basketball league during the winter months. League play requires a certain number of committed participants, so teams at Holy Spirit are formed when parishioners display enough interest. In addition, the MCPS gym at Catholic High has been available during certain months for pick up basketball games. Other sporting activities can easily be added if enough interest is generated. top BE-A-FRIEND MINISTRY (CANCER SUPPORT) Chair: Louise Kornosky Phone: 279-6593 Email: lizron59@hotmail.com Mission: Provide information and emotional/spiritual support for newly diagnosed cancer patients. Activities: We will extend a hand to any recently diagnosed cancer patient to do whatever they need to get through the first stage of acceptance: listening, praying, talking - just being there for the family. Please contact us for a St. Peregrine medal, cancer medal, and a book on coping for the entire family. top BEREAVEMENT Chair: Rae Reilly Phone: 279-9403 Mission: To assist our Pastor with the grieving family. Volunteers assist in preparing the church for the memorial Mass with altar servers and music and/or helping to arrange the church for a wake service. top CATHOLIC SINGLES GROUP Chair: Jan Sztuka Phone: 271-1298 Mission: Open to single adults of all ages. We are a group of Catholics who meet once a month to share and pray together. We also try to get together once a month for a social gathering like dinner, a movie, a ballgame, etc. All are welcome and please bring a friend or two. Don’t feel left out of activities because you are single – come share with a wonderful group of people who are single too. top CHURCH OFFICE ASSISTANCE Chair: Karen Franklin Phone: 277-5631 Mission: Adult parishioners volunteer to perform light office work on an “as needed” basis, particularly when the secretary is on vacation. Work can include stuffing envelopes and applying postage in support of parish mail outs. Other duties might involve answering the telephone, taking messages, responding to routine requests for information, and greeting visitors. Volunteers are also needed to count the Sunday collection (one Monday every 5 weeks) and to stuff bulletins each Friday morning. top DISASTER RELIEF V.O.A.D. – Volunteer Organization Assisting Disasters Chair: Phillip Salley Phone: 272-7980 E-mail: jsalley@charter.net Mission: Parish coordinator and point of contact to Montgomery area VOAD (Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster).  VOAD is a network of organizations committed to providing effective and efficient service to those imperiled or impacted by a disaster that brings together all organizations (faith-based, churches, non-profit, medical, governmental, and civic) that have a role in meeting the needs of people in disaster.  Our local VOAD provides the structure for integrating the voluntary organizations into all phases of the Emergency Management Cycle.  The key to the VOAD’s preparation is networking the Montgomery area volunteer organizations and community agencies so that they understand the roles and responsibilities of each other in disaster. top ENGAGED COUPLE MENTORING Mission: To provide a marriage preparation program with a married couple to offer information and support before a couple commits to their life-long vocation. Activities: Today and all the days of your life is a program of marriage preparation which includes an eight segment video series with a corresponding Couple Workbook and Facilitator Guide. The video segments weave together stories of Catholic couples who have been living out their Sacrament of Matrimony. It is hoped that engaged couples will be able to relate these stories to their own lives with the help of the workbooks and to begin to write their own marriage story. A Mentor Couple hosts the Engaged Couple(s) in their home to complete the eight sessions at times that are convenient for both couples. Each session is about two hours long. We need married couples in our parish to help with this program. top EVANGELIZATION MINISTRY Chair: Brusle Sherburne Phone: 269-2969 Mission: The three-part mission of the parish Evangelization Ministry is to: 1. Provide outreach to inactive-and non-Christian people to commit their lives to God; 2. Participate in ecumenical (among Christian denominations) and interfaith (among world religions) activities, representing Catholic Christianity and our parish, to further the cause of unity in the family of God; and, 3. Ensure events, training, and resources raise the spiritual zeal and effectiveness of our parishioners when they give witness to their faith, to their family, and to acquaintances. Activities: We welcome all parishioners who might help with the activities of our ministry, which are currently (but not limited to): v Lenten Retreats – these 3-4 evening events provide a spiritual “shot-in-the-arm” to enrich the spiritual lives of parishioners. v Various inter-denominational events as they arise, like parish-area, multi-church “pot luck” dinners or local discussion forums. v Support or lead in outreach programs to inactive Christians who live in our parish boundaries, including spouses of active parishioners. These programs include, but are not limited to: o Catholic Alpha programs (outreach to non-parishioners); o Adult education programs which enable parishioners to effectively reach out to inactive Christians top FAITH FORMATION FAITH FORMATION FOR ADULTS Director: Kevin Ryan Phone: 277-3428 Email: ktryan@holy-spirit-church.com Mission: Provide faith formation programs for adults. Volunteers are needed as facilitators, assistants and members of the FFA-Commission. Registration for the following activities occurs as these programs are starting throughout the year. Activities: Current programs include: v Little Rock Scripture Study – Tuesday evenings and Sunday mornings v Catholic IQ – topical discussions on Catholic subjects on Sunday mornings v GIFT Gatherings – intergeneration learning programs held periodically v RCIA – Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults – basic introduction into the Catholic Church for those seeking to join the Church or for those who just want to learn more about it – Sunday mornings (See Index: RCIA) v Tuesday Morning Study Group – lectionary-based discussions held on Tuesday mornings in the conference room v Threshold Bible Study – theme-based bible study. top FAITH FORMATION FOR CHILDREN Chair: Evelyn Moreira Phone: 277-1989 Email: dre@holy-spirit-church.com Mission: To provide religious education and support families in the faith formation of their children from pre-school through eighth grade. To plan, coordinate, and conduct the sacramental preparation programs and other various youth activities for the parish. Activities: All children not enrolled in Catholic schools are asked to enroll in the parish catechetical program. Faith formation classes are held August through April and are taught by parents and parishioners. Several youth activities are held during the year. Volunteer opportunities are available in the following areas: v Catechist/Catechist Aide v Teen Catechist Aide v Vacation Bible School Volunteers v Liturgy of the Word for Children v Youth Group Volunteers v Sacramental Preparation Coordinator for Reconciliation and First Communion Parent Training v Sacramental Preparation Volunteers for Confirmation v Social Coordinator for Special Events. We hold monthly meetings. top FAITH FORMATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH Youth minister:  Denise Katz Phone: 277-3743 Email:  youthminister@holy-spirit-church.com Mission:  Faith formation for High School youth. Activities: Core Team: Young adults needed to help in different areas of youth meetings: prayer, leaders, speakers and small group facilitators. Activities are held on most Sundays from 4:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., August through May and on occasional Wednesday evenings. All degrees of help needed. All volunteers not required to lead. It is preferred that core team members be able to attend some youth conferences, retreats, and training seminars. At least a one year commitment required. Adult Volunteers: Need help with food for Lifenights on Sunday and occasional set-up and break down. Also, need chaperones for youth trips and retreats. top FAMILY PROMISE Chair: Maureen Neighbors Phone: 395-6230 Contacts: Pat Saint of St. Bede Phone: 272-6287 Email: thhsaint@knology.net Beth Ann Marra of Family Promise Day Center Phone: 265-2010 Email: beth@familypromisemontgomery.org Mission: Engaging people of faith to empower homeless families to return to stability. The Family Promise Network of Montgomery is an ecumenical network of host churches that provide homeless families with safe accommodations nightly and support services daily. St. Bede Catholic Church, First United Methodist, Landmark Church of Christ, and St. John’s Episcopal are among the ten Montgomery congregations participating in this interfaith network. St. Bede, the Catholic host site, is able to accommodate six adults and eight children in their parish hall. They are involved in this mission for one week at a time, four times a year. The major goal of the program is to assist the head of the family to find work and to acquire financial stability for an apartment or house. Activities: Would you like to be on a team of volunteers from Holy Spirit to help St. Bede Catholic with a night of hospitality -- to prepare dinner or to be a host family for the guest families? What better way to teach your children hospitality -- to cook and serve a meal, to help the children with homework or to read a story, and to visit with the families? In case of an emergency, two adults are also needed nightly to sleep over. Wouldn’t you like a chance to sleep through a volunteer project? Holy Spirit helps with financial contributions each month, but it would be wonderful for members of our parish to assist the St. Bede volunteers one night of their host week as well. You are invited to serve in this mission. If interested in becoming a Holy Spirit volunteer, please contact Dee Turberville, 396-9213. top FINANCE COUNCIL Chair: Paul McTear Phone: 272-0515 Email: pmctear@RaycomMedia.com Mission: Consider pastoral priorities received from the Pastoral Council and recommend a parish budget. Ensure proper financial management and protection of all parish assets. Comment: Pastor-selected committee. top FOOD FOR FUNERALS Chair: Janet Beard Phone: 409-9422                 Barbara Neuhoff Phone: 271-5288 Royce Cook Phone: 272-7120 Mission: To assist family members who have suffered the loss of a loved one by arranging, in the parish hall, receptions or luncheons for families and friends of the deceased. Volunteers indicate the services they can provide such as bringing food and/or helping with set up and clean up. This stewardship activity is performed on an “as needed” basis. top FOURTH DEGREE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Chair: Joe Barber Phone: 799-8934 Email: jmantyger@charter.net Faithful Navigator, Past Grand Knight Mission: Fourth Degree members of the Knights of Columbus have achieved the highest level of Knighthood and are the visible arm of the order. The primary purpose of the Fourth Degree is to foster the spirit of patriotism among our members and our community. We encourage and support active Catholic citizenship. Membership is open to all Third Degree Knights in good standing. Activities: The Father Patrick Delahunty Assembly 0003 meets the third Monday of every month in the Holy Spirit conference room. Members of the Fourth Degree can become part of the Assembly Color Corps. Color Corps members are recognized by their distinctive attire – Tuxedo, Feathered Hat (Chapeau), Cape and Sword. Color Corps members take part in civic events and in ecclesial functions at Catholic churches. Assembly 0003 actively supports our veterans at the Montgomery VA Regional Medical Center. top GOOD TIMES SENIOR SPIRITS Chair:  OPEN Mission: Provide entertainment and fellowship to those in our parish who are over 50. Activities:  We get together on the third Monday of each month (Sept to May) which may include dinners (both covered dish and catered meals) and entertainment including speakers, music, and game nights.  Other activities will include holiday get-togethers and short trips.    top HISPANIC MINISTRY Chair: OPEN Mission: To assist the United States Catholic Church in its efforts to serve the Catholic Hispanic population in the New Evangelization.  To integrate the Hispanic presence into the life of the Church of the Holy Spirit. Activities:     · Participate and help in the general activities of the Hispanic Ministry in the Montgomery Deanery. · Weekly prayer group on Wednesdays after 6:30 p.m. mass in the library and in homes as requested; · Spanish mass celebration on the last Monday of every month; · Spiritual retreats during Lent and Advent seasons; · Pilgrimage trips to Catholic places within the dioceses of Mobile and Birmingham; · Provide economic assistance to a monastery of Franciscan nuns in Colombia; · Help non-English speaking people for getting medical and legal services; · Annual December celebration of the feast of Lady of Guadalupe with Spanish food festival. top MINISTERIO HISPANO Director: OPEN Misión: Ayudar a la Iglesia Católica de Estados Unidos en sus esfuerzos de servir a la población católica hispana en la Nueva Evangelización.  Integrar la presencia de fieles católicos hispanos en las actividades de la Parroquia del Espíritu Santo. Actividades: · Participar y ayudar en las actividades generales del Ministerio Hispano en el Vicariato de Montgomery; · Grupo de oración semanal los Miércoles después de la Misa de las 6:30pm en la biblioteca de la parroquia y en diferentes casas cuando lo soliciten; · Celebración de la Misa en español el último Lunes de cada mes a las 6:30pm; · Programación de Retiros espirituales durante los tiempos de Cuaresma y Adviento; · Peregrinación a lugares católicos en las diócesis de Mobile y Birmingham; · Ayuda económica a un monasterio de monjas franciscanas en Colombia; · Ayudar a personas que no hablan inglés para conseguir servicios médicos y legales; · Celebración anual en Diciembre de la fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe con un festival de comida hispana. top HISPANIC MINISTRY OUTREACH– UNION SPRINGS Chair: Suzi Law Phone: 669-5066 (cell)  299-6923 (home) Email: psl5716@aol.com Mission: Our mission is to provide outreach services and to serve the poor Hispanic community, primarily in Union Springs. We take seriously the Gospel call to provide the spiritual and corporal works of mercy to these people, “the least of our brothers and sisters.” It is our privilege to minister to our brothers and sisters in Christ and in the Catholic faith.   Activities: 1.We solicit donations for household items, particularly beds and sofas, for families recently settling in the area. We provide pick-up and delivery of items. We provide replacement household items for families who suffer tragedy such as a trailer or home burning. 2.In the event a child or other family member has died, we raise funds, we work with the Consulate to provide the additional funding needed, we make arrangements with funeral homes, with the Consulate, and with the airlines to send bodies back to the country of origin.  3.We provide a “bridge” to social services to help young, pregnant women find the prenatal care they need. We link adults and children to other needed medical and dental services. We pay a portion of medical bills for those who are unable to pay for the service. We help with medication costs. 4.We help parents obtain documentation on children born in the United States, such as a Medicaid Card and Social Security Card.   5.We provide help while someone is in the hospital, translating for them, and assuring they get the care they require.  We help to check them in and to assist with discharge making sure the patient understands all the instructions. When necessary, we call for a priest to come to provide the anointing of the sick.   6.We provide emergency transportation to doctor appointments and to other appointments such as to the Health Department for services.   7.We assist them in enrolling their children in school as most of these people do not speak English well enough to make themselves understood. We assist if there are problems in the school.  8.We furnish books and teach the English classes so that, in time, more people will be able to speak for themselves. The classes are taught on Saturdays. 9.We provide the bulk of funding and toys for Christmas gifts and celebrations. We provide Easter baskets and hold an Easter Egg Hunt. 10. We provide any type assistance that is needed. It is not necessary to speak Spanish to be of help in a variety of cases. Anyone who speaks Spanish and can help with translations, especially in dealing with medical situations, is greatly needed. top EXTENSION MINISTERIO HISPANO– UNION SPRINGS Director: Suzi Law Tel: 272-8313  Cell: 669-5066 Email: psl5716@aol.com Misión: Nuestra misión es extender los servicios a la comunidad hispana de Union Springs especialmente a los más pobres de esta región, atendiendo al llamado del Evangelio de dar ayuda material y espiritual a “los más necesitados de nuestros hermanos y hermanas.” Actividades: · Solicitamos donaciones de muebles caseros, particularmente camas y sofás para las familias recién llegadas al lugar, los cuales podemos recoger y entregar por nuestra cuenta. También reemplazamos estos enseres domésticos para aquellas familias que los han perdido a causa de incendios en casas o trailers. · En el evento de la muerte de un niño u otro miembro de la familia, conseguimos fondos y trabajamos con el consulado de cada país para suministrar los recursos necesarios para el funeral y con las aerolíneas para enviar los cuerpos al país de origen. · Ayudamos con servicios social para los jóvenes y las mujeres embarazada para obtener los tratamientos de medico y de los dientes. Pagamos parte de la cuente para aquellos que no pueden pagar para los servicios. Ayudamos, también, con la cuenta de los medicamentos recetada por el doctor. · Ayudamos a las familias de hijos nacidos en los Estados Unidos a obtener para ellos las tarjetas de Medicad y Seguro Social. · Cuando alguien se encuentra en el hospital, ayudamos en la traducción asegurándonos que tengan la atención médica que necesitan. Cuando sea necesario conseguimos el sacerdote para administrar el sacramento de unción de los enfermos. Ayudamos también en la entrada y salida del hospital asegurándonos que el paciente entienda todas las instrucciones. · Ayudamos con la transportación de los pacientes en caso de emergencia para el hospital, citas para visitar el doctor y citas para servicios a Departamento de Salud. · Colaboramos con las familias para la entrada de sus hijos a la escuela debido a su dificultad con el idioma. · Damos clases de inglés y donamos los libros para que puedan en un futuro hablar el idioma y ser más independientes. Actualmente, tenemos clases los sábados y estaremos agregando una clase nocturna para aquellos que trabajan los sábados. · Mantenemos los fondos para asegurar que los juguetes y regalos estén disponible para celebrar festividades Navideño y Pascual. · Ayudamos en cualquier necesidad que se presente. No es necesario hablar español para ayudar. Necesitamos voluntarios para otras actividades sociales, los cuales no tienen necesariamente que hablar español. Invitamos para que nos ayuden tanto a voluntarios que hablan español como también voluntarios que hablen inglés. top HOLY ORDERS AND CONSECRATED LIFE Chair: Anna Lee Ingalls Phone: 215-0039 Email: annaleeingalls53@gmail.com Mission: To help foster vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Activities: Committee members are being recruited to pray for direction in parish activities that provide information about and support for vocations to the priesthood and religious and consecrated life. Interested persons will have the opportunity to develop a means to raise parish-wide awareness of, and participation in, vocational needs. Come join this new effort to strengthen the Catholic Church’s life in Christ. top HOLY SPIRIT ACADEMY HOMESCHOOL GROUP Chair: Julie Mangum Phone: 669-3861  Email: djmangum@knology.net Mission: The mission of Holy Spirit Academy is to serve families choosing to educate their school age children at home in compliance with Alabama law.  HSA provides home schooling families with a structure of support and services for academic excellence and for living the Catholic faith in the home and society.  Activities: Holy Spirit Academy is a Catholic Church School which is the state required covering home schooling families, grades K-12.  We provide record-keeping, access to standardized testing, information on Catholic curriculum, and support for home schools in the Montgomery area.  Member families submit a curriculum plan, attendance records, and progress reports each semester, and teachers are required to attend two teachers' meetings in August and January.  Planned activities change yearly based on parent involvement and need.  Please contact the administrator for more information. top KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Chair: Perry Burden Phone: 300-0061 Grand Knight Email: pburden@gannett.com Mission: Church of the Holy Spirit Knights of Columbus Council 12150 is a fraternal service organization comprised of Catholic gentlemen. As such, we are proud to be a part of the world’s largest Catholic family fraternal service organization. We embrace the four principles of our order as established by our founder, Father Michael J. McGivney: Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism. We provide aid for those in need and we support the right to life and work to make our church and community a better place for all. Membership is open to all men over the age of 18 who are practicing Catholics. Activities: Council 12150 meets the second Monday of every month in the Parish Hall at 7:00 p.m. Our activities include: monthly parish breakfast, annual Father & Daughter Valentine’s Day dance, support of several local charities, annual Christmas tree sale, blood drives, special meals, assist with parish picnic, Knights of Columbus night at Riverwalk Stadium with the Montgomery Biscuits, and family activities. top KOREAN MINISTRY Chair: Young-mi Won Phone: 296-3017 Email: Mission: Provides Catholic support service to Korean families. Introduce the Church of the Holy Spirit to newly arriving Korean families and support their adjustment in Montgomery. Activities:   Korean Ministry is the only Korean Catholic group in the Montgomery area and the Korean Mass is conducted twice a month, on the first Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and on the third Sunday at 3:00 p.m. The main focus is to maintain culture and tradition among Koreans through the Korean Mass and fellowship. The group offers ESL classes and Prayer Group activities weekly. Also, the groups conduct RCIA education. Anyone who speaks Korean or is interested in learning a different culture is welcome to join in any of our activities. top 한인 공동체 임무: 한인가족들에게 성당의 봉사 활동을 제공하고, 새로 도착하는 한인 가족들에게 본당 소개와 몽고메리에서의 생활 적응하는것을 돕습니다. 활동: 한인 공동체는 몽고메리의 유일한 천주교인 단체이며 한국어 미사는 한달에 한번, 셋째 일요일 오후 3시에 봉헌합니다. 주 활동은 한인미사와 친교를 통해서 한인들간에 한국문화와 전통을 유지하는것입니다. 한인공동체는 매주 영어교육과 예비자 교육, 그리고 기도모임을 가집니다. 한국어를 할줄 알거나 한국 문화에 관심있는 분은 한인공동체의 어떤 활동에라도 참여하는것을 환영합니다. top LIBRARY Chair: LaVonne Maertens Phone: 277-5987 Mission: To provide various types of reading materials and media for all ages and interests of parishioners. Activities: The library is available to parishioners (both adult and children) whenever the church is open. It is unmanned, but functions like most libraries with a green card checkout system and return boxes. It features books, videos, audio cassettes, CDs and DVDs. Materials are featured in the weekly church bulletin and on special shelves in the library for new and seasonal items. Information about the library can also be found on the parish website. Help is always appreciated in keeping the library up-to-date. This includes shelving books, filing catalog cards, sending out overdue notices, and processing new materials. Library workers work on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. until noon all year; however, some of these needed tasks can be done at any time. Donations of books, videos, DVDs, and CDs are always welcome. Suggestions for future purchases are appreciated. top LITURGY/WORSHIP Altar Linens Chair: Margaret Hughes Phone: 277-9734 Mission: Cleanliness, being next to Godliness, we in the Altar Linen Ministry are privileged to ensure that all cloths and linens used at Mass, at liturgical ceremonies and at baptisms are worthy of God’s Altar. We are responsible for making sure the correct Liturgical colors are used on the Altar, Ambo and Tabernacle, for each season or feast day. top Altar Servers/Masters of Ceremonies Trainer: Mary Nell Pecot Phone: 207-0342 Mission: Altar Servers are liturgical ministers whose role is to assist the priest and deacon at Mass, at wedding ceremonies, and at special liturgies during Holy Week and throughout the year. Altar Servers perform their ministry so that our worship at liturgy can be more prayerful and meaningful. At Holy Spirit a point system is in place to encourage attendance and rewards are given each year. With the use of three Servers at each Mass, we are in great need at all Masses. The only requirement is that the server be able to carry one of the processional candles. We encourage second graders to join in this ministry. top Floral Committee Chair: Joan Lynch Phone: 288-6620 Mission: The Floral Committee makes sure floral arrangements are made during certain liturgical seasons, such as Christmas, Easter and Pentecost and for special celebrations such as First Communion and Confirmation. Also, during the months of May and October fresh flowers are kept in front of the Blessed Mother. These arrangements are donated by parishioners who wish to remember a deceased relative. The sign up sheet for these special occasions is usually available a month ahead of time and information is published in the weekly church bulletin. More floral arrangers are always appreciated as well as assistants. top Ironing Ministry Chair: Jamie Gray Phone: 324-3268 Mission: Taking linens used at each Mass and ironing them. This activity is done weekly unless there are enough volunteers for a rotating schedule. top Lectors/Proclaimers Trainer: Mary Frances Bruce Phone: 288-7262 Mission: Volunteers for this ministry proclaim the Word of God at our weekly and daily liturgies and at other various special prayer services during the year. top LifeTeen Video Projection Team Trainer: Kevin Ryan Phone: 277-3428 Mission: To set up before, break down after, and control the video projection system during Life Teen Mass and for special occasions. Volunteers will be scheduled. Experience with laptop computers, MS Powerpoint, and Media Shout software is helpful, but not necessary. top Liturgy Committee Chair: Mary Nell Pecot Phone: 207-0342 Mission: Develops, plans, and implements liturgies for special occasions such as Commissioning of Catechists, First Communion, Confirmation, etc. Search for, and make available to parishioners, additional worship aids (commonly in the form of printed materials for the weekly bulletin) designed to enhance knowledge of our Faith. Meetings are held monthly. top Ministers of Holy Communion Trainer: John Jacobs Phone: 271-5865 Mission: Volunteers for this ministry assist the Presider in the distribution of the Eucharist at all parish liturgies. Special training sessions are provided in the Fall and at other times during the year when the need arises. With the large number of ministers needed at some Masses, we encourage you to become one of our special servers at the Lord’s table. top Parish Mission Chair: Becky Goff Phone: 277-1873 Email: rebecca@leadershipandcareercenter.com Mission: Each year Holy Spirit conducts a Parish Mission which is organized by a mission committee in conjunction with the Liturgy committee. Needs include: publicity, meal planning and service, child care, and liturgy planning. top Sewing Ministry Chair: Mary Lee Flagg Phone: 281-8055 Mission: Projects for this ministry include sewing bibs for infants being baptized and baptismal garments for RCIA Candidates. Volunteers are also responsible for repairing altar servers’ albs and for making new purificators several times during the year which will be used by our Ministers of Holy Communion for the distribution of the Precious Blood. top Sound Booth Trainer: Kevin Ryan Phone: 277-3428 Mission: To control the sound booth for weekly Mass and for special occasions. Volunteers will be scheduled and training will be provided. Experience with sound systems is not required, but if you have such experience, please consider volunteering. top Ushers/Greeters Trainer: Lois Miller Phone: 277-4415 Mission: Ushers and Greeters are Ministers of Hospitality and include men, women and young adults who assist at Mass and other services. They greet parishioners in the vestibule, assist in seating the congregation, take up the collection, prepare the Gifts for offertory, assure an orderly communion procession, respond to special needs of parishioners, straighten up after the Mass/Service, assist new parishioners who wish to register in the parish, and provide hospitality. top Wedding Coordinator Chair: Mary Nell Pecot Phone: 207-0342 Mission: The sacrament of Marriage is a joyous occasion, shared intimately by the man and woman who are committing their lives to one another. The spiritual preparedness lasts a lifetime, and the festivities surrounding the exchange of vows take on epic proportions. Our clergy conduct rehearsals with the parish wedding coordinator in attendance. If clergy, other than parish clergy, preside, then they are responsible for collecting the proper documentation on the evening of the rehearsal. Following Parish guidelines, the wedding coordinator will assist the clergy in a “dry run” of the ceremony. The wedding coordinator is in attendance on the day of the wedding, attending to last minute details, as well as providing hospitality to the guests of the bride and groom. As a representative of both the Ministry and our Parish, you become an integral part of the celebration of this sacrament, and have an opportunity to share in the joy and happiness of many Parish members. top MAINTENANCE EXTERIOR Chair: OPEN Phone: Co-Chair: Mike Powell Phone: (cell) 313-3023 (Parish Office) 277-5631 Mission: Upkeep of all of the church’s outdoor grounds. Activities: Volunteers maintain the grounds surrounding the meditation gardens, office, church, and Father’s home. Typical activities include weeding, raking, mowing, trimming, planting of flowers, and concrete cleaning. If there are enough volunteers, we could assign work by specific area. top INTERIOR Chairs: Kevin Ostrye Phone: 272-0182 Co-Chair: OPEN Mission: To perform minor repair and maintenance of all Holy Spirit facilities ensuring that they are in good, serviceable condition. Activities: The work involves duties such as changing light bulbs and fixtures, hanging various items, performing general painting and minor carpentry work. Individual projects are assigned such as working with contractors who are performing more major repairs. top MARRIAGE AND FAMILY Chair: Jim and Mary Overton Phone: 834-6432 Mission: The Marriage and Family Ministry at the Church of the Holy Spirit champions and supports the sacrament of matrimony and the growth of the family in Christ. We recognize the importance of an intimate relationship between God and every married couple and seek to promote this relationship through ongoing marital enrichment and support. We seek to help all to grow in holiness by deepening their relationship with God and with each other at every stage of life.  While a blessed sacramental marriage is the cornerstone of a strong Christian family and community, every family needs the love and support of a strong faith community. The goal of the Marriage and Family Ministry is to support marriages and families through offering marriage enhancement opportunities. We will also strive to incorporate marriage education into other programs where couples and families are already active. Activities: Marriage building activities of this ministry include: · Sponsor marriage enrichment evenings, afternoons, retreats & candlelight dinners · Host marriage anniversary celebrations · Schedule book studies that focus on marriage and the family · Draft bulletin, newsletter and website articles · Offer monthly Love Circle Meetings where married couples can grow in Christ top MCPS SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE Chair: Maureen Neighbors Phone: 395-6230 Email: Mayorkenny@aol.com Mission: Represent Holy Spirit Parish on the Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School (MCPS) Board. Activities: This position is appointed by Father Troncale. The MCPS Board of Education is made up of seven local parish representatives and the three MCPS Advisory Council representatives (one from each: the High School, the Middle School and St. Bede Elementary School). These are the ten voting members of the Board. Board meetings are also attended by the MCPS President, MCPS Development Director and the Episcopal Vicar (Father Troncale), who are non-voting members of the Board. The Board is scheduled to meet once per month (August through June) with additional Board meetings or sub-committee meetings as needed. The Board will approve budgets and provide overall guidance and policy direction for the unified MCPS system. Neither the Advisory Councils nor the Board are involved with the daily operation of the schools. top MEN’S CLUB Chair: Mike Wroblewski Phone: 973-452-6956 Mission: To help our parish by having members of this ministry contribute their time and talent with church social events, building projects, and community issues while building fellowship with our church members. Activities: We hold monthly meetings for fellowship and we sponsor events such as the Parish Octoberfest Picnic, the January Spaghetti Supper, Parish Fish Frys, and Parish picnics. Our members also help with grounds keeping and with setting up and taking down Christmas decorations. top MUSIC MINISTRY Chair: Mary Conversino Phone: 270-8234 Mission: The mission of the music ministry is to enhance the liturgy for Sunday Masses, Holy Day Masses and other services. There are always openings in the music ministry. Find the place you belong the best, and you will find family at Holy Spirit. top Children’s Choir: Children from second through fifth grade are welcome in this group. The choir sings about once a month throughout the school year. Keyboard players and guitar players are welcome. top Folk Choir: The folk choir provides music leadership for the 5:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday. Keyboard and guitar are the main instruments for this group, but other instruments are welcome. Singers are also part of this group, singing in unison or harmony. Auditions are not required. top Life Teen Band: The Life Teen band is comprised of adults leading the music for the Life Teen Mass at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. Guitars, keyboard, drums and singers make up this band. Other instruments are also welcome. Auditions required. top Little Children’s Choir: This group includes ages four through seven and sings once or twice a month. top Song Leaders: A Song Leader or Leaders direct the congregation in the music for Mass when there is not a choir. The schedule for song leading is very open. You could sing as often as every week or as little as once a month depending on the number of volunteers. This position requires some training for “first-time” song leaders. top Substitutes: If the time you can give is very limited, please volunteer to substitute for an accompanist. We are always in need of people to play for special occasions or when a regular member is sick or on vacation. top Traditional Choir: This choir sings on Sunday mornings at the 8:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. Mass, alternating months. The choir sings in multiple parts accompanied by either the piano or the organ. Reading music is not required, and there are no auditions. top Youth Choir: This choir includes children from sixth through twelfth grades. Practice on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. This choir sings once or twice a month. top NEWSLETTER EDITOR Chair: Teri Mendez Phone: 725-0093 Mission: To provide people with current information about parish activities. Other ministries use the newsletter as a tool to provide information and dates of upcoming activities as well as to inform people about pertinent changes around the church. Activities: Edits all articles and information submitted by parishioners and ministry leaders. Cuts, copies, assembles, and prepares layout in final, copy-ready format. The newsletter comes out every three months, or seasonally depending on amounts of articles, pictures, and information received. We ask that all articles and/ or pictures be submitted via email. top NURSERY VOLUNTEERS Chair: Bonnie McClure Phone: 277-9384 E-mail: bmcc5@knology.net Mission: The nursery is available during the Masses on Sunday at 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. for children who are walking through age four.  Volunteers assist the staff workers to ensure that the children have a positive experience while their parents enjoy the Mass.   Volunteers are required by the Archdiocese of Mobile to complete a one-hour Child Protection Class prior to assisting with the nursery. Volunteers are scheduled on a rotating basis, usually once every two months.  top PASTORAL COUNCIL Chair: John Jacobs Phone: 271-5865 Email: jrkejacobs@aol.com Mission: To review, study and advise the Pastor on the pastoral needs of the parish. To ensure the parish operates effectively and efficiently among its ministries, committees, and organizations. Using a current Master Site Plan sets priorities for parish ministries and activities and presents them to the Finance Council for budgeting. Reviews and approves the annual budget. The Pastoral Council meets monthly and at other times as needed. Membership: The Pastoral Council consists of 13 members: the Pastor and 12 elected adult registered members of the Parish. Nominations for the council and election of members are conducted in April and May of each year. At the annual election, four members are selected who serve for three consecutive years beginning in June. top PRAYER LINE Co-Chairs: Maureen Moore Phone: 279-5848 Helen Frey Phone: 277-8609 Mission: The Prayer Line provides spiritual support through prayers to those who request them. The request is passed on as it is received and each person prays in his or her own personal way. We are using an robo-call system to get the requests out quicker. Please call Maureen with your requests. top PRE-BAPTISM (required prior to baptism) Chair: Deacon Gene Wadas Phone: 279-9637 Date:  The 2nd Monday of every month Time:  7:00 P.M. Place:  In the Church  Mission: The Pre-Baptism session is a time that the parents meet to discuss the sacrament of Baptism for their newborn.  The Baptismal form is filled out and there is a discussion about the date, godparents, commitments and responsibilities of this sacrament.  If prospective parents are expecting the birth of their child in the following three months, they may attend the session within that last trimester. top RCIA Coordinator: Liz Gregorius Phone: 324-1320 Email address: RCIA@holy-spirit-church.com Chair: Deacon Gene Wadas Phone: 279-9637 Email address: same as above Mission: RCIA stands for Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. This Ministry is the vehicle by which adults 18 years of age and older learn about the Catholic Faith. It is for: (1) anyone who wants to learn more about the Catholic tradition whether they attended Mass as a child and want/need to learn more; or, (2) they come from another faith and are considering making the Catholic Church their home. The RCIA season generally starts in late August for Inquirers and continues through Pentecost. Activities: We meet Sunday mornings in the parish conference room from 9:15 a.m. to about 10:30 a.m. so that everyone may attend the Mass of their choice. We cover all topics pertinent to the Catholic Faith during these sessions. top RELIGIOUS GOODS STORE Chair: Fred Neighbors Phone: 277-9220 Mission: Volunteers sell religious merchandise after each Mass on the weekends. They handle cash and checks and occasionally are required to make change. This activity usually takes about 15-20 minutes. Rotating schedules can be used if there are enough volunteers. Information: For people who want to use the store when no one is available to assist, prices are marked and checks should be made out to Church of the Holy Spirit. There is no tax for items sold in this store. Special orders can be taken using the catalogs available. These orders also include a cost for shipping and handling. top RESPECT FOR LIFE Chair: John Klein Phone: 538-2913 Mission: The respect life committee works to promote the culture of life in both the parish and the community. In the parish we maintain a literature table and billboard area all year. In conjunction with respect life month we have a literature outreach to the parish. We have members who sidewalk counsel in front of the Beacon abortion clinic. Our members are also active in setting up the Cemetery of the Innocent display in conjunction with the Roe vs. Wade decision to legalize abortion. We work directly with COPE, which is a local crisis pregnancy center with our time, talent and donations. An important aspect of our ministry is reaching out to those within our own church who either through lack of knowledge or improper catechesis do not understand the church’s consistent teaching in regard to abortion, euthanasia, living wills, and all other life issues. We are always looking for new people and ideas to promote the gospel of life! top SERRA CLUB Chair: Don Lawley Phone: 514-7693 Email: dlawley@elmore.rr.com Mission: To foster and promote vocations to the ministerial priesthood in the Church as a particular vocation to service, and to support priests in their sacred ministry. To encourage and affirm vocations to consecrated religious life in the Church. To assist its members to recognize and respond in their own lives to God’s call to holiness in Jesus Christ and through the Holy Spirit. Activities: The Serra Club is actually a ministry rather than a club. We meet on the first Saturday of each month, normally at St. Bede Church, but sometimes in other parishes in the tri-county area. We attend Mass, recite a rosary for vocations, and then have a meeting with breakfast furnished by members. We have a speaker at each meeting, usually a priest, nun, or seminarian. In February we host a dinner honoring all of the priests, deacons, and nuns of the deanery. top SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CHARITY OUTREACH Chair: Maureen Neighbors Phone: 395-6230 Vice Chair: Deacon Gene Wadas Phone: 279-9637 Mission: The parish “tithes” five percent of the Sunday collection to Social Justice and Charity Outreach needs in the city, state, and nation. This committee looks at these needs and discerns which needs to support within a given year. Activities: Meet to discern the Social Justice and Charity Outreach needs and to encourage parishioners to be directly involved as volunteers in as many of the needs as possible. Examples: “Rebuilding Together” is an ecumenical organization in Montgomery that repairs homes in the area by means of the support of churches in the area. Catholic Social Services and St. Jude Social Services are sponsored by the Archdiocese of Mobile and the catholic churches of the area. Counseling Outreach for Pregnancy Emergency (C.O.P.E.) is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Mobile and the Catholic churches in this area. top ST. CAMILLUS Chair: Rae Reilly Phone: 279-9403 Mission: Members of this ministry, who must be Eucharistic Ministers from Holy Spirit Parish, bring the Blessed Sacrament (on a rotating basis) to the homebound and to those in nursing facilities on a weekly basis. Friday is the designated day; however, if that is not possible, the Minister of Holy Communion may adjust the day. top ST. PAULA’S PALS Chair: Jane Culp Phone: 395-7495 Mission: St. Paula’s Pals is a ministry for widows and widowers. We are not a bereavement group, but our main objective is fellowship. There are about 20 members who enjoy spending time together. We meet and socialize on the second Monday each month in the Library or Parish Hall. We have a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. followed by a business meeting and possibly a program or demonstration. We also meet on the fourth Monday of the month to eat out at a local restaurant. top STEWARDSHIP Chair: Bobby McClure Phone: 277-9384 Mission: To develop and foster a Christian community atmosphere whereby the spiritual and social needs of parishioners can be realized through Stewardship of Time, Talent and Treasure. This results in a sense of belonging, involvement and commitment for each parishioner. top WELCOMING Chair: Katherine Lenn     Phone 277-1674 Mission: To provide a welcoming environment for new parishioners to Church of the Holy Spirit, and to help foster their involvement with our community. Activities: Personally greet and offer support to new parishioners and visitors. Strive to integrate new parishioners into social and ministry activities. Host a minimum of one Newcomer’s social each year. top WOMEN OF HOLY SPIRIT Chair: Jeanette Gueret      Phone 260-8234     email: rgmb124@hotmail.com rgmb124@hotmail.com Co-Chair:     Janet Beard                         Phone: 409-9422     email: jmrbeard@charter.com Mission: The purpose of the Women of Holy Spirit organization is to provide women of all ages in the parish an opportunity for fellowship and service within our church community. Fellowship is our theme! We are an organization of women connecting with other women in the parish. No dues are required, only a desire to socialize with other women in our parish community. We are also a member organization of the Archdiocese Council of Catholic Women. Activities: We host a wine tasting event in the fall, a Christmas event, a Mardi Gras Party, and a community charity event. We also help with Confirmation and First Communion receptions and hold an annual spiritual event. top YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY (YAM) Chair: Brittany and Josh Bradley Phone: 312-2748 Email: bmac585@gmail.com Mission: To provide an atmosphere for young adults in their 20s and 30s to become more involved in the church, learn more about their Catholic faith, and get to know other Catholic young adults in their community. Activities: We meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month. Our activities include: dinner, bowling, cookouts, listening to speakers, and retreats. top YOUTH GROUP FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE EDGE) Youth minister:  Denise Katz Phone: 277-3743 Email:  youthminister@holy-spirit-church.com Mission: To provide social, service, and worship opportunities for seventh and eighth graders Activities: v Attend Mass together monthly, and participate as liturgical ministers. v The EDGE Night monthly – fun, food and fellowship. v Social and service activities throughout the year. Adult Volunteers: Need help with food for events and occasional set-up and break down. Volunteers are also needed to chaperone youth trips and retreats. top cLICK HERE TO GO TO THE ON-LINE SIGNUP PAGE