St. Boniface
is blessed with many wonderful, giving volunteers and we are very thankful
for them!
However, there
are many areas in which we could still use your help. Volunteers are always
needed. Parishioners volunteer their time and talent in many ways, some go
without our knowledge. Here are just some ways people volunteer at our parish.
- Liturgical
ministers at Masses. (Eucharistic distributors, servers, lectors, greeters,
cantors/choir members, and sacristans)
- Ministers
who visit and bring the Eucharist to the homebound, those in nursing homes
and in the hospital are surely a blessing to those who they visit. It is
also a very rewarding form of ministry.
- Stephen Ministers
provide a caring ear for those who find themselves struggling with though
times. Volunteers in this area are trained to provide support, not counseling
or therapy.
- Volunteers
help by cleaning our church by straightening up the pews, taking care of
the candles, vacuuming, dusting and cleaning the bathrooms. They also decorate
the church during holy seasons.
- Volunteers
assemble our bulletins every week.
- Our funeral
luncheon program has been a blessing to many families who have lost a loved
one. At this distressful time, the parish provided funeral luncheon is a
ministry of love and caring. Volunteers for this program can be hard to
come by as many parishioners work during the day and there is usually not
much notice.
- Bingo
workers are always in short supply.
- Building and
grounds maintenance requires a large amount of time and skill. We have a
wonderful group of volunteers who have given much of themselves over the
years. If you are skilled in these areas your help is always welcome.
- Our annual
Summer Homecoming Festival is our main source of revenue for the parish.
Workers and organizers are needed. The festival is generally the third weekend
of July every year. It is held on Friday and Saturday evenings and all day
on Sunday. The festival consists of: children's games. rides, food booths,
special meals each evening (served from the kitchen), bingo and games of
chance. Additionally there is festival setup and tear-down, not to mention
the hours involved in planning the festival...no small undertaking to be
sure!
Just by this
partial list you can see how St. Boniface has been blessed with faithful volunteers
over the years. Countless hours of effort are freely given to support our
parish!
You are a blessing and we appreciate you sharing your gifts
with us. Please contact the parish office if would like to become involved in
our parish family by volunteering some of your valuable time and talents. One
of our staff members will happily connect you with the proper person for your
area of interest!
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