 ADMINISTRATION
Building and Grounds
Purpose: to help with general upkeep of the parish buildings and grounds, and advise or assist on small repairs and maintenance issues.
Contact: Joseph Herkenham 482-4843
Bishop's Appeal
Purpose: to raise funds to meet parish obligations to support diocesan religious, educational, pastoral and charitable services for the diocese. Time frame, April to June.
Contact: George Nealon 489-6481 Finance Committee
Purpose: to supervise all finances and plan methods to enhance parish revenue.
Contact: Bob Umholtz 482-2013 Fund Raising/Stewardship
Purpose: to seek new ways to raise funds and encourage members of the parish to embrace stewardship.
Contact: Bob Umholtz 482-2013 Money Counters
Purpose: to form teams to count and document the offerings at Mass. Counting takes
place after the 8:30 a.m. Mass and after the last Mass on Sunday.
Contact: Bob Umholtz 482-2013 Other Interests
Interest in donating talent not indicated above.
Contact: Rectory 438-7851  CHRISTIAN SERVICE
Senior Citizens Group
Purpose: to enhance our Senior Program by offering
ideas for our day trips, offering to line up speakers, and offering to help with our senior lunches.
Contact: Ellen Boyer 438-7851
Food Pantry
Purpose: to serve those families who live within the boundaries of St. Teresa's parish. You may wish to donate canned goods, or make a monetary donation once a month.
Contact: Ellen Boyer 438-7851 "Have a Heart Tree"
Purpose: to enhance the spirit of love for one another, volunteers receive the name and address of a former parishioner in a nursing home. In turn, the parishioner sends a valentine card to the resident. Workshop in preparing the paper hearts for the tree held in January (date in bulletin).
Contact: Ellen Boyer 438-7851 Greeting Card Ministry
Purpose: to send - such as greeting cards or thinking of you cards - to one parishioner,
who is presently homebound or in a nursing home.
Contact: Ellen Boyer 438-7851 Un-Trim-A-Tree
Purpose: to reach out to those families, parishes and organizations, in fulfilling some of their needs during the holiday season. To help prepare the tags for the tree, a workshop is held in early
November (date in bulletin).
Contact: Ellen Boyer 438-7851 Visitation Ministry
Purpose: to visit our parishioners in the area Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and those who are homebound.
Hospital Visitation
Purpose: to visit our parishioners once a week in an area hospital.
Nursing Home Visitation - Flower Ministry
Purpose: to visit our former parishioners twice a year and distribute flowers.
Homebound
Purpose: to visit and/or bring communion to our homebound.
Contact: Ellen Boyer 438-7851 or Mary Lu Lubbe (coordinator) 482-3068 FAITH FORMATION Adult
The Marriage Prep Team
Purpose: engaged couples prepare for the Sacrament of Marriage with a couple from the team in a series of sessions covering spirituality, sexuality, and communication.
Contact: Rectory - 438-7851 Pre-Baptism Preparation for Parents
Purpose: to assist in showing the meaning of the Sacrament of Baptism as entrance into a
community of faith with all that is meant by that. We hope to develop a follow-up program as the child develops.
Contact: Rectory - 438-7851 Elementary
Aide - Grades 1-6
Purpose: to assist catechist in providing religious education for elementary school age children. Training is provided.
Contact: MaryEllen Stofelano 438-7851 Catechist - Grades 1-6
Purpose: to provide religious education for elementary school age children on Tuesdays 3:30-4:30 p.m. (Grades K-5) and Monday evenings 6:30-7:30 p.m. (Grades 6-8). Training is provided.
Contact: MaryEllen Stofelano 438-7851 Youth Ministry
 7th-8th Jr. High & 9th-10th High School
Meets 1 Sunday per month
Contact: MaryEllen Stofelano 438-7851 PRAYER AND WORSHIP
Altar Servers - Grade 3 & Up
Purpose: students to assist at the altar during weekend Mass.
Contact: Fr. Ciotoli 438-7851 Altar Society
Purpose: to assume responsibility for the care of the linens, vestments, candles and holy water fonts.
Members also clean certain areas of the church, especially the sanctuary.
Contact: Mary Callahan 438-3054 Art and Environmental (Decorating)
Purpose: to decorate the church for various feast days from St. Teresa's Triduum to and including Holy Week.
Contact: Bob Umholtz 482-2013 Eucharistic Ministers
Purpose: to distribute the Eucharist under both species to the assembly during weekend and/or weekday liturgies.
Contact: Irene Leeds 478-0543 Greeters - High School and Adult Families
Purpose: to extend a welcome to all who come to the House of the Lord to worship with this faith community.
Contact: Irene Leeds 478-0543 Lectors
Purpose: to proclaim the Word of God and to lead the Prayers of the Faithful during weekend and/or weekday liturgies.
Contact: Irene Leeds 478-0543 Music
Purpose: to help the congregation worship by leading the singing and by providing music for prayer. Instrumentalists and vocalists needed. Opportunities:
 Teresian Choir: Sings at the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Sundays and rehearses on Tuesday
evenings.
Contact: Sr. Elizabeth Dovidio 869-4293 Avila Choir: Sings at the 8:30 a.m. Mass on
Sunday.
Contact: Debbie Moore 438-4993 Resurrection Choir: Leads the singing at all
funeral liturgies.
Contact: Sr. Elizabeth Dovidio 869-4293 Ushers - High School and Adult
Purpose: to welcome the congregation, take up the collection, and hand out weekly bulletins and be available in case of emergency.
Contact: David Cady 482-6631 Prayer and Worship Committee
Purpose: to prepare liturgies that speak to and inspire the worshipping community.
Contact: Irene Leeds 478-0543 Rosary Society
Purpose: to say the rosary at monthly meetings; attend wakes, funerals and have Mass offered for deceased members and attend annual investiture for new members. Dues $3.00 yearly.
Contact: Mary Callahan 438-3054 Respect Life Committee
Purpose: to work in 4 major areas: Spiritual, Educational, Caring Services, and
Advocacy. Meetings between September and June. New members always welcome.
Baby Bootie Tree/Workshop - April
Collection for Battered Women Shelters - April
Essay Contest
Letter Writing/lobbying - As needed
Life Chain - October
Mother's day Baby Shower - May
Resource table - rear of church
Respect Life liturgy - January
Spiritual Adopt-A-Baby Program - Fall
Contact: Estelle McKittrick 482-3996
Betty Higgins 459-3642 Children's Liturgy of the Word
Purpose: to assist as walkers, presenters etc. during the 10:30 liturgy.
Contact: Holly McKenna 459-3319  ST. TERESA OF AVILA SCHOOL
After School Program (TLC)
Purpose: to substitute with support, on occasion in our after school program from 3-5:30 p.m. daily.
Contact: Sally Bulger 482-3736
Facilities Work Group
Purpose: to assist in one "fix-up" project per year in
the school buildings - usually painting.
Contact: Sister Patricia Houlihan, RSM 482-3736 Fund Raising
Purpose: to help on one fund raiser per year (usually a dinner or breakfast). This is to build a sense of "parish community" and to bring money into the school in order to lower parish subsidy.
Contact: Sister Patricia Houlihan, RSM 482-3736 Hot Lunch Program
Purpose: to assist chef in preparing and serving lunch one day per week from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Contact: Kathleen Purello 482-3736 Library Aide
Purpose: to assist in the library by checking out or reshelving books one morning or afternoon per week.
Contact: Sally Bulger 482-3736
Substitute Teacher
Purpose: to take over a classroom in the absence of a regular teacher. Must be a qualified teacher.
Contact: Sister Patricia Houlihan RSM 482-3736
Teacher Aide
Purpose: to assist teacher, one morning a week by reading to a small group of children, working with an individual or correcting papers as needed.
Contact: Sr. Patricia Houlihan, RSM 482-3736 Public Relations
Purpose: to contact media for special events.
Contact: Sr. Patricia Houlihan, RSM 482-3736
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