Liturgical Ministries
EM Coordinator: Mike Stanger
Lector Coordinator: Judi McBee
Altar Server Coordinator: Patrick McBee
Usher Coordinator: Pat Narango
Scheduling Coordinator: Judi McBee
Lector Coordinator: Judi McBee
Altar Server Coordinator: Patrick McBee
Usher Coordinator: Pat Narango
Scheduling Coordinator: Judi McBee
Quarterly Schedule for Ushers, Lectors, EMs, and Altar Servers
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Master Schedule for January-March 2023
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Liturgical Ministries Schedule - Publishing Timeline
QUARTER |
Please send exceptions and preferences to the Scheduling Coordinator by: |
New Schedule to be published by: |
January-February-March |
December 10th |
December 20th |
April-May-June |
March 15th |
March 25th |
July-August-September |
June 15th |
June 25th |
October-November-December |
September 15th |
September 25th |
Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA)
(Formally Known as RCIA)
Altar & Rosary Society
The Altar & Rosary Society meets on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 9:30 AM.
All women of the parish are invited to attend!
All women of the parish are invited to attend!
St. Vincent de Paul Society
The St. Vincent de Paul Society meets on the 2nd Monday of the month at 1 PM at the Nazareth House.
Nazareth House
Nazareth House is open from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
on Tuesdays and Fridays.
on Tuesdays and Fridays.
- History
- On March 27, 2012, The Sanctity of Life Committee of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church opened the Morgan County Chapter of the Gabriel Project of WV at 48 South Mercer Street, Berkeley Springs, WV. The program focused on providing tangible assistance in the form of diapers, clothes, cribs and car seats to mothers of children under 2 years old. The hope was that pregnant mothers would not be tempted to abort their babies if they knew they had resources they could count on.
- The program continued until February 10, 2015. The Sanctity of Life Committee wanted to expand the scope of their operation to provide child care hints, emotional and spiritual support to the clients and children up to five years old. At this time the name was changed to Nazareth House.
- Mission:
- The Nazareth is committed to protecting and honoring life. To do this, we provide tangible support to families with babies and small children. We provide items such as cribs, car seats, diapers, formula, clothes and other donated items without imposing financial restrictions or eligibility criteria on our clients. The staff form relationships with the clients and their families. We offer spiritual and emotional support, answer questions about baby care and make referrals to other social service organizations as needed.
- Schedule:
- The Nazareth House is open two days a week following the same schedule as the food pantry and Public Schools. Hours are 10-2 Tuesday and Friday and other times if arranged ahead-of-time.
- Staff:
- One-Volunteer Coordinator (Establishes policies, trains staff, pays bills, order supplies, prepares reports and works as staff Seven-Volunteer staff (Keep client paperwork; issue items needed). These women come from St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and other protestant churches in the community.
- One-volunteer Public Relations and computer graphics person.
- Finances:
- Our operation is entirely financed by donations. We purchase diapers, cribs, car seats, and mattresses. All other supplies and clothes are donations.
- Annual Issue Averages:
- Annual Clients served: 35
- Children receiving services: 64
- Diapers: 1600
- Wipes: 29 packages
- Outfits: 135
- Socks: 11 pair
- Shoes: 6 pair
- Sleepers: 26
- Pack N Play: 4
- Cribs: 6
- Mattresses: 6
- Strollers: 7
- Double Strollers: 2
- High Chairs: 4
- Car Seats: 7
- Booster Seats: 3
- Blankets: 10
- Sheets: 6
- Note: This year is marked by the Pandemic of COVID19. We closed when the Governor gave Stay-at-Home order. During that time there have been shortages in the stores of diapers. On 4/20/20, I contacted each client with children in diapers and issued a two weeks supply. That was a total of 1137 diapers and 1 case of wipes. I also issued a crib and mattress to the mother with twins.
Prayer Chain Ministry
When one of our parish family is suffering, we all suffer with them.
Let us pray for all of our parishioners that are really suffering with confinement.
St Joseph, pray for us.
St Vincent de Paul, pray for us.
Our Lady, Comforter of the afflicted, pray for us.
--
J. Curtis Perry
cell: 304-676-6822
Let us pray for all of our parishioners that are really suffering with confinement.
St Joseph, pray for us.
St Vincent de Paul, pray for us.
Our Lady, Comforter of the afflicted, pray for us.
--
J. Curtis Perry
cell: 304-676-6822
Bereavement Ministry (Funerals & Luncheons)
The funeral Mass may be celebrated in accord with diocesan guidelines.
Facilities Committee
The said committee has been working so hard in checking and maintaining our church facilities through its hardworking leader, Mike Stanger. Over the past few weeks our church heating and air conditioning system needed repairs, which was very costly. A new clock-timer for the system has been ordered to be put in place. Before the pandemic, the committee regularly met to discuss some issues surrounding our facilities. When all goes back to normal, the committee will return to its normal course of business to help improve and maintain our church buildings and facilities. A sincere word of gratitude goes to all who volunteer. God bless!
Parish Security & Safety Committee
To be announced.