| Welcome to our Catholic Community |
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| Information About Our Volunteer Ministries |
| Please note that all volunteers that work with children and youth must pass a background check and must attend a VIRTUS training class. Please contact the parish office for more information about the background check or contact Jean Edstrom (507-263-4680) for information concerning VIRTUS training. |
| Nursery |
| The Nursery is open only during the 9:00 AM Mass on Sundays in the lower level. Adult/youth volunteers should contact the parish office. We are currently in need of several volunteers. |
| Readers |
| Volunteers read the First and Second Readings as well as Mass intentions and announcements during Mass. Contact the parish office to volunteer. Training is provided. |
| Extra Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion |
| Volunteers assist the priest in distribution of the Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Please contact the parish office if you would like to help out. Terms last three years. Training is provided. |
| Extra Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to the Homebound |
| Extra Ordinary Ministers take communion every Friday to our homebound members requesting commuion. Please contact the parish office if interested in participating. |
| Nursing Home Ministry |
| Father Jay or Father Siebenaler conduct Mass the 2nd Friday of each month. Extra Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to the Homebound bring communion on the other Fridays. If you are interested in helping at the nursing home, please contact the parish office. |
| Greeters |
| All weekend Masses have greeters. They make our people feel welcome as they greet them prior to Mass. The whole family can participate in this ministry. The greeters usually are the gift bearers at Offertory as well. If you are interested, please contact the parish office. |
| Mass Servers |
| Servers assist at weekend Liturgies, Funeral Masses and for special occasions. Children must be in grade 5 or older to become a Mass server. Adults are also welcome. Training is provided. Grade 5 students will be notified when training is available. Please call Jean Edstrom in the Faith Formation Office at 507-263-4680 or email to ffelementary@frontiernet.net if interested. |
| Music |
| If you are interested in joining the Music Ministry in voice, instrument or piano/organ, please call the music director, Sue Franke-Clark at 507-263-2578 or email to Franke.Sue@gmail.com. |
| Faith/Family Formation & Childrens Liturgy of the Word |
| We are in need of catechists to teach Faith Formation during the school year. We usually need two catechists per grade for preschool through grade 10. Preschool-grade 6 meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:00-7:00 PM and grades 7-10 meet from 7:15-8:30 PM in the lower level. All materials are provided. We also need substitutes that can step in from time to time if a catechist is ill or out of town. Family Formation meets once a month and has one catechist. It is a new pilot program that we offer for families who prefer to home school. Childrens Liturgy of the Word meets during the readings and Homily at the 9:00 AM Sunday Mass in the lower level. We ask that the volunteers sign up for one Sunday a month--for example the first Sunday of every month. Children's Liturgy is for children age 3 through grade 1. Here the Liturgy leader reads a much simpler gospel reading that the children can understand and then they fill out an activity sheet. The children return to Mass upstairs during the collection. Children of catechist have their Faith Formation fee waived. If you have questions or would like to participate in our Faith Formation Ministry, please contact our elementary coordinator, Jean Edstrom at 507-263-4680 or email to ffelementary@frontiernet.net or call our jr/sr high coordinator, Debbie Bauer at 507-263-4680 or email to ffhighschool@frontiernet.net. |
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