“We live our baptism promises by serving others” - Father John Forbes

The Council suggests that each member of our Parish pray in gratitude for the gifts God has given us and ask ourselves, how each of us is taking care of our gifts.

• Develop Ministry Leaders
• Provide support and assistance to Ministry Leaders
• Encourage parishioners to live their Baptismal Promises,              to come to know Jesus more intensely and to work in concrete ways to make their parishes true communities of Faith and vibrant sources of service to the larger community
• Form Christian stewards and to assist them to become strong disciples and parish leaders
• Encourage all parishioners to work in concrete ways to make their parishes true communities of faith and vibrant sources of service to the larger community.
• Encourage all parishioners to give generous support_time, money, prayers and personal service according to their circumstances to the parish, diocesan programs and to the Universal Church

What is a Christian disciple? It is one who responds to Christ's call and shapes his/her life in imitation of Christ. A Christian steward is one who receives all of God's gifts gratefully, cherishes and tends them in a responsible and accountable manner, shares them in justice and love with others and returns them with increase to the Lord.

Father Forbes recommends that all disciples read the Pastoral Letter on Stewardship, put forth by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.  A link to this can be found under the "Links" section on this page.

Meetings are at 4:00 pm on the third Monday of the month. 

Ministries may begin to meet in very small groups. The best location to consider using is Founders Hall. Please check with Jeanne to ensure the space is available. If you use Founders Hall, there is a box fan in the room. You may want to open an exterior door and use the fan to circulate some fresh air. For all meetings, please: ensure social distancing, wear a mask per the Governor’s order when you are in a meeting. Please use hand sanitizer on entering and exiting room. If possible, leave the door open for air circulation and to reduce the need that participants touch the door when opening and closing it.

If ministries are using the kitchen, there are several new regulations. The Parish has spent considerable time and money to completely clean the kitchen. The Hospitality/Kitchen Ministry has new leaders, Christine Mimms and Angie Daykin. We are asking that when dishes are used, they must be washed with soap and a disinfectant used in the rinse sink. Please dry dishes only with paper towels. Tablecloths and any cloth dish rags are the responsibility of the user and should be laundered with bleach. The stove and ovens are immaculate, it is the responsibility of the user to keep them clean. Christine is available to assist you. She can be reached at: 336- 312-2556. ;'

Adult Faith Formation will begin a discerning and planning Process on August 8th from 10-12, If you have an interest in planning for continued education for adults in our Parish, please contact Carolyn at 295-6650. We have invited current ministries involved with Adult learning to be part of this initial brainstorming.

We do not know when we will have a general ministry meeting, but there are many issues when we do have one. Realm is an exciting new communication tool for the Parish. Jack MacMillan will orient us all when we can meet. Jeanne is no longer able to provide clerical services, i.e., typing, lists, bulletin announcements, etc. It is the responsibility of each ministry leader to look at your membership and recruit someone to do these tasks. Realm will make some of these tasks easier.

I have done a first review of the budget for next year. If you anticipate expenses, please let me know by July 1, 2020. If expenses are not budgeted, most likely will not be able to approve expenses. I appreciate your looking at this as soon as possible.

Thank you for all you do cgale June 25,2020