VOLUNTEERING

 

Our parish is blessed with people of many talents who generously give of their time to help others. We are grateful and thank all who give back to the parish in some way.

All areas of the parish benefit from new volunteers:
  • Consider helping with a funeral luncheon by preparing food.
  • Consider visiting the homebound and bringing Communion.
  • Consider becoming a Baptism Preparation instructor.
  • Consider becoming a Eucharistic Minister, Proclaimer of the Word, Commentator.
  • Consider joining the Prayer Line.
  • We need assistance in all ministries and we will provide proper training in a timely manner.

Do not hide your talents under a bushel basket. Let your talents give light to all in our house.

Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house. Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father. Matthew 5:15-16

 

 

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Contact: Mary Eckert
Phone: (608) 752-0563
Distribute Holy Communion, at Mass. Commitment is flexible. Training and commissioning will be provided.

 

Reader
Contact: Mary Eckert
Phone: (608) 752-0563
Proclaim the Word of God at Mass. Volunteers are scheduled about once a month. Training is provided.

 

Commentator
Contact: Mary Eckert
Phone: (608) 752-0563
Introduce the Mass, read the prayers of the faithful and the ending announcements. Volunteers are scheduled about once a month. Training is provided.

 

Ministry to the Sick
Contact: Sr. Lauretana Gorman, Pastoral Minister
Phone: (608) 752-6400
Bring Holy Communion and visit the shut ins of our parish once a week or as needed. Training and commissioning is provided.

 

Choirs
Contact: Mary Eckert
Phone: (608) 752-0563
Help make each Mass an, experience of real faith, real joy and real prayer. You are invited to join one of the three SJV choirs as a singer or instrumentalist. Celestial Choir sings at 9:45 AM Mass on Sunday and practices Wed. at 7:15 PM. Contemporary Choir sings at Saturday 5 PM Mass and practices different times during the month. Stained Glass Singers is for school age students and sings on some Saturday's at 5 PM Mass.

 

Cantor
Contact: Parish Office
Phone: (608) 752-8708
Lead the assembled in singing.

 

Usher
Contact: Mary Eckert
Phone: (608) 752-0563
Facilitates seating of the congregation, and collects the offerings at weekend Masses. Commitment is flexible.

 

Homeless Shelter Ministry
Contact: Matt Prestil
Phone: (608) 289-7231
Pamphlet Homeless Shelter Bulletin Insert

In addition to volunteers, our shelter ministry will also need donations of food and personal-care items. Donations can be dropped off in the Gathering Space or can be taken directly to the shelter facility in the basement of the Parish Center, 1245 Clark St.

FOOD ITEMS-Breakfast cereals, hot cereal packets, toaster waffles, bagels, bread, Pop-Tarts, yogurt, fruit, bottled water and juices, sugar packets, butter, cream cheese. Snack items like pretzels or chips, sliced cheese and crackers, veggie sticks and dip. Lunch bag items such as sandwich bread, peanut butter, jelly, fruit, cookies, granola bars, apple sauce or pudding cups, bottled water and lunch bags.

Dinner ideas could include a big batch of spaghetti, your favorite casserole, a pot of chili, a pan or two of lasagna, barbeque sandwiches, etc. A nice salad with the meal would be great, too.

BE CREATIVE-ANYTHING YOU SIGN UP TO PROVIDE IS GREATLYAPPRECIATED!! COMFORT AND SUPPORT ITEMS-Bath towels and washcloths, soap, deodorant, toothbrushes and toothpaste, combs and brushes, Kleenex packets, disinfectant spray and wipes. Plastic bowls, plates, cups, silverware. Paper lunch bags and napkins.

Magazines, puzzle books, puzzles, pads of paper, decks of cards, etc.

 

Meals on Wheels
Contact: Loretta
Phone: Parish Office (608) 752-8708
St. John Vianney helps the Meals on Wheels program twice a year. This involves picking noon meals up from the hospital and delivering them to shut-ins for a two week period.

 

SJV Prayer Line
Contact: Kathryn / Mary / Evelyn
Phone: Parish Office (608) 752-8708
Volunteer parishioners offer private prayers for special intentions. The St. John Vianney Prayer Line is made up of over 30 parishioners who offer to pray privately for special intentions. Each member receives a call with an intention, and then passes it on to the next person on the prayer line. These intentions are not announced from the altar nor published in the bulletin. The only goal is to offer extra prayers for those in need.

 

 

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