Ministry Information Sheet

Parish House Hostesses

 

1. Description of Ministry
 
Responsibilities include:
Answering the telephone, usually this involves callers wanting the time of the next mass; also taking messages.
Welcoming visitors at the door; answering their needs with diplomacy.
Providing Mass Cards
2. Frequency/Schedule of Meetings/Activities
  Volunteer duty begins each Sunday immediately after the 9:30 Mass, and lasts until 1:00PM. One can expect a turn once every 12 to 16 weeks, including the summer months. The schedule is prepared in December for the following year.
3. Where do I perform service?
  This ministry is performed primarily in the rectory office.
4. Who are served?
  In performing these tasks, we serve the parish community. Our priests and assistants are able to attend to their more important Sunday duties. Parishioners benefit from personal contact whether they are phone callers or visitors.
5. Preparation
  A trainee is asked to attend a practice session in February. It consists of one hour, on an assigned Sunday, with an experienced hostess.
6. Contact Person (s)
 
Barbara Maloney 610-566-8241

09/27/2005