Parish Services
- Worship
- Religious Education
- Community
- Administration
Vision: St. Ambrose Parish is a vibrant faith-filled people, dedicated to worshiping God,
to proclaiming the Good news of Jesus Christ, to enabling members for ministry, and to
living together in the context of the local community. We strive to reject sin and to live
according to the values of the Kingdom of God, emphasizing family life. We are sent to
bring about the vision among our families and neighbors on our society, as part of the
Diocese of San Angelo and the Roman Catholic Church.
Strategies: The activities of the path include the following: people who carry them out
are identified in some cases.
A. Worship
1. Eucharist
a. Sacristans
b. Choirs--Director, Men’s, Women’s, Youth
c. Organists
d. Ushers
e. Altar servers--Adult Leaders, Servers
f. Readers
g. Communion Ministers
h. Presider and Homilist
i. Congregation
j. Environment
k. Children in ministry--Thanksgiving, Christmas, VBS, Classes,Children’s Choir
l. Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest--prayer leaders and preachers
m. Cantors
n. Liturgy Committee
2. Baptism
a. Adults--RCIA--Team--assist with Rite of Election at Cathedral
b. Children-preparation in religion classes
c. Infants--Prep Team for Classes
3. Confirmation
a. Adult--RCIA
b. Youth--Prep Team for Classes
4. First Eucharist
a. Adults--RCIA
b. Children--Teachers in Classes
c. Special cases
5. Reconciliation
a. First Confession--Teachers in Classes, special cases
b. Saturday Confessions
c. Penance Services--Advent and Lent
6. Matrimony
a. Preparation--Pastor, Team, EE
b. Rehearsal
c. Liturgy
d. Anniversary Celebrations
7. Celebration to Priesthood
a. Vocation promotion in liturgies and classes
b. Vocation Cross and Prayer-- Vocation Committee
8. Anointing of the sick
a. On request
b. Mass for the sick
c. Communion for Shut-ins--Coordinator, ministers
9. Funerals
a. Wake Service/rosary
b. Cemetery
c. Funeral Mass
d. Liturgy Coordination--Pastor and Secretary
e. Men’s Choir
f. Ushers--Parish Council
g. Flowers--Alter Society
h. Meal—Alter Society and CDA
i. November Remembrance
10. Devotions
a. Rosary—October and May
b. 40 Hours
c. Stations of the Cross—Lent
d. May Crowning
e. Community Thanksgiving Service
f. Blessing of homes, etc.
11. Family Prayer
12. Personal Prayer
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B. Religious Education
1. Elementary Level Sunday School—Coordinators, Teachers,
Helpers,
Music
2. Jr. High and High School Wednesday Classes—Coordinator,
Teachers,
Helpers
3. Special presentations
4. Adult Faith Formation Classes-Sunday
Mornings
5. RCIA—Team
6. Parish Mission—every other year
7. Vacation Bible School—coordinator, teachers, helpers,
baby-sitters,
refreshments, music
8. Individuals participate in SEARCH, retreats
9. Classes attend Christ the King Retreat Center, e.g. stations
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C. Community
1. Relationships with school, VFD, local businesses, clubs
2. Facilities used for ag-related business seminars and meetings
3. Facilities used for insurance related groups, including CLI
4. Facilities used for Polka Club and Western Dance Club
5. Facilities used for Wall School functions
6. Senior Citizens Afternoon—Third Thursdays—Alter Society
7. Parish Fall Festival—Third Sunday in October—everyone
8. Young Adult Club
a. Gatherings for young adults and sponsors
b. Service projects and fund-raisers
c. Ski trip every other year
9. Senior High Youth Group—sponsors, youth
a. Social Activities—meetings, gatherings, trips
b. Service Activities—pick up trash on Loop 570, bus tables at Spring chicken Affair
for WTRC, coffee and donuts after Masses
c. Deanery and Diocesan youth rallies and activities
d. Mary and Joseph statues at weddings , crucifixes at graduation
e. Fund-raising—concession at dances, car washes, donuts
f. Attend national and regional youth conferences
10. Junior High—sponsors and youth
a. Meetings
b. Social activities
c. Graduation night party
d. Deanery and Diocesan Youth Rallies
11. St. Helen’s Altar Society
a. Care of Church and donations of liturgical items
b. Attention to the sick
c. Senior citizens activity
d. Christmas Party
e. Funeral Meals
f. Festival quilt raffle
12. Catholic Daughters of the Americas
a. Social issues, especially abortion, pornography
b. Funeral meals
c. Christmas Party Donations to the Parish
d. Support a seminarian and clergy appreciation
13. Knights of Columbus
a. Blood drives—every other month
b. Donations to parish and charities
c. Christmas Party
d. Attention to the sick
e. Fellowship
f. Emphasis: Vocations and Pro-life, Support a seminarian, Cook
for Concho Valley Pregnancy Center Fund-raiser
g. Youth activities—Free Throw, Alter servers outing
h. Fund-raising: catering, raffle
14. Playground facilities for children and youth
15. Pastoral visits and spiritual direction
16. Relationships with Wall Brethern Church
a. Community Thanksgiving Service
b. Occasionally share Vacation Bible School
c. Exchange support at festivals
17. Assistance to those in need
a. Disaster relief
b. Thanksgiving food collection
c. Ladies groups collections
d. Youth groups collections
e. Cash assistance—travelers and in community
f. Fr. Jesu Rajan’s ministry
18. Efforts to uphold community standards
19. Buildings available for family gatherings, reunions, and showers
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D. Administration
1. Pastor
2. Consultative Groups—policies, planning and action
a. Parish Pastoral Council
b. Parish Finance Council
3. Secretary
a. Secretarial Functions
b. Bookkeeping
c. Plant Oversight
d. Communications
4. Maintenance
a. Housekeeper—Dora Martinez
b. Maintenance—Roger Halfmann
c. Janitorial Services—Stacy Hirt
d. Grounds—Roger and Becky Halfmann & Sons
e. Parish Hall—Darrell Patton
5. Cemetery—Harvey Mikulik, Jerry Multer, David
Mikulik
6. Relationship with Diocese and Universal Church—pastor
7. Annulments—pastor, Louis Fohn
8. Construction—Building Committee
9. Parish Fall Festival—Four Chair Ladies, with another
from Mereta
10. Volunteer Recognition—meals, outings
11. Special Events
12. Work days and clean up days
13. Parish History—Jean Wilde
14. Stewardship Committee
a. Annual Program
b. Volunteer Coordinator
c. Welcoming Committee
15. Long Range Planning Committee
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