ASSISTANT: A HELPER [American Heritage Dictionary]
As announced at last Sunday’s Masses and with script in last week’s parish paper, you know of the Archdiocesan expedited process of Deacon Breen to the position of Associate Director for the Permanent Diaconate of the Archdiocese of Detroit. Deacon Breen was our Pastoral Associate and Deacon. Continuing his diaconal ministry among us on weekends, we found ourselves seeking weekday assistance: a Pastoral Assistant: a person of faith, trust, love of God and the Catholic Church, grounded in our faith, educated in the Catholic spiritual life, a person of prayer dedicated to the spiritual well-being of our parish in the many areas that arise every day.
Although a Pastoral Assistant cannot celebrate the Sacraments of Baptism or Matrimony, our Pastoral Assistant will
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Share the Parish Office duties
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Be a member of the St. Genevieve-St. Maurice PPC
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Attend Vicariate meetings
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Assist in the Worship and Education Commissions
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Be involved in our Christian Service
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Visit Nursing Homes
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Make funeral arrangements
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Conduct Wake Services
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Assist at funerals
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Lead Cemetery Services
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Assist in the RCIA program
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Teach religion
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Be ready to help in the unexpected daily events of this Parish’s life
