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Support
Volunteers on an as-needed basis during business hours
to assist parish staff with mailings, bulletin stuffings,
etc.
Bishop Anthony G. Bosco Center
Volunteers are needed to continually help in the general
maintenance of our Catholic Center. You name it, we
need your help!
Bishop Bosco Center Athletic
Association
Dedicated to preserving a spiritual and athletic
environment for the youth of St. Agnes, Queen of Angels
School and adjoining parishes instilling the importance
of team spirit, winning and losing with dignity and the
importance of religion in our everyday lives.
Catholic
Daughters of the Americas
An
inter-parochial organization for Catholic women who
participate in religious, charitable and educational
apostolate of the Church.
Centering Prayer Group
All are welcome to join and learn how to focus on God
within oneself using a contemplative prayer form called
Centering Prayer. The root of Centering Prayer is
interior silence.
Christian Mothers and Ladies Guild
An
organization for all Catholic women who, through their
fundraisers and projects, create an atmosphere of
spirituality, fellowship and Christian charity.
Emerald Club
Organized for members of St. Agnes and St. Elizabeth Ann
Seton Parishes, 50 years of age and older, to provide
spiritual guidance, social activities and information
pertinent to senior citizens. All members enjoy the
closeness of parish family and lives are richer for it.
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Fish Fry
Become a part of the team that prepares the pierogi and
noodles and cabbage before the Fish Fry or help out each
Friday of Lent cooking, serving or working the clean-up
crew.
Garden Club
Volunteers beautify our parish grounds by planting
flowers, shrubs and trees, watering and weeding.
Health Ministry Group
An
organization of those in the medical profession who
promote wellness through blood drives, blood pressure
screenings and work on getting other health-related
information to the sick and homebound. Parishioners
in
any health related fields are invited to join.
Knights of Columbus
St.
Jude Council #9019 is an inter-parochial, fraternal
organization for Catholic men working to help the parish
and Church at large through its many projects.
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Legion of Mary
A
group that meets weekly for Legion prayers and prays for
and visits the sick at homes, hospitals, personal care
and nursing homes. They provide literature, rosaries
and green scapulars for those who request them. The
Legion of Mary also conducts small prayer services twice
a month at several personal care homes and at Briarcliff
Nursing home.
Men’s Club
A
men’s group organized to promote and encourage fraternal
and spiritual fellowship among the men of our parish by
working together on various parish projects and
participating in club sponsored social activities.
Ministry of Care
Staffed by volunteers trained to give spiritual care and
support to the sick, homebound and those with special
needs, this ministry believes that a test of our love
for God is how we care for each other. Members deliver
gifts and cards to the sick and homebound on holidays.
The Ministry of Care also has a group who visit
Westmoreland Manor on a regular basis to help take
wheelchair patients to various liturgies throughout the
year.
Neighborhood
Faith Groups
Small
groups who gather in the homes of the members to discuss
their faith and grow in love of God and neighbor.
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Parish Bazaar
A
yearly parish event that helps to encourage the spirit
of fellowship as we work, eat and play together. Always
needed are organizers, booth chairpeople, booth workers,
bakers, cooks and laborers to set up and tear down.
Parish Newsletter
Published periodically throughout the year, the
newsletter features articles from the
priests, parishioners and organizations on timely
topics, happenings and events in our parish.
Region 7 Respect Life Group
Dedicated to promoting the life issues of the Church
within our parish and the community at large. The
Region 7 Respect Life Group coordinates a bus trip each
year to the annual March for Life, the 9-Hour Novena and
Mass for Life, the Life Chain held in Irwin, and other
programs to support life issues throughout the year.
Rosary Group
Those
devoted to praying the Rosary weekly in church for the
special intentions of our church, community and the
world. You are welcome to join the Rosary Group any
Friday evening in church at 9:00 p.m. to pray the
Rosary.
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Scouts
St.
Agnes charters
Boy Scouts Pack 293,
for boys age 6 through 18. Several
Girl Scout Troops,
ranging in age from 5 through 18, also meet at St.
Agnes. Scouting is an
excellent way to develop responsible, healthy, wholesome
children and build self-esteem, character and love of
their faith.
Spaghetti Dinner
Spaghetti dinners are held once a month on a Thursday
evening in Resurrection Hall. Help is needed for
food preparation, setting up, cashier, serving, bussing
tables and clean-up.
St. Vincent de Paul
Dedicated to providing spiritual and material aid to the
needy through their works at the food bank, holiday
baskets, the Giving Tree and special collections.
Stewardship Commission
A
commission developed to promote Stewardship as a way of
life within all aspects of our parish community. We
enable people to connect with the ministries that
utilize their God-given gifts and talents. The
Commission works to educate parishioners in sacrificial
giving and is developing a program for welcoming new
parishioners.
Vocations Committee
Promote prayer and support for vocations to the
Priesthood, the Diaconate and religious life. Identify
potential individuals.
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