Youth Service Opportunities

Please see the list below for parish Youth Service Opportunities, especially for teens in our Confirmation program.

With any questions, please contact Jenny Smith, Confirmation Coordinator, at [email protected]. To sign up for a specific event, please click on the link under each one.

ONE-TIME SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

Event/Opportunity

Date/Location

Description

Coordinator/Contact Person

Fall Festival

10/8 12:00pm-4:00pm at St. Therese

Volunteer face painting, running kids games/crafts, serving food, set-up and clean up.

To Sign Up in Advance: Click Here

Kim Reinwald [email protected]

ONGOING SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

Event/Opportunity	Date	Description	Coordinator/Contact Person
Youth Ministry Events	Ongoing throughout the year	Click here to see all our upcoming events! To Sign Up in Advance: Click Here	Kim Reinwald [email protected]
Assist at Mass	Ongoing	A wonderful way to serve God and your parish by assisting at weekend Masses as an alter server, lector, choir member, or usher, either at St. Mary or St. Therese Church. To Sign Up in Advance: Click Here	Altar Serving: Robin Filardi, [email protected] Choir/Youth Ensemble: Jorge Prego, [email protected] Ushers: [email protected] Lectors: [email protected] Altar Flowers & Decorating: [email protected]
Mass Livestream Assistant	Ongoing	We are looking for an adult or teen to join the Live-Stream Ministry and assist with the weekly live-streaming of Sunday Mass. Contact Jorge Prego, Parish Music Director and Live-Stream Producer, at [email protected] or 203-488-1607, ext. 122.	Jorge Prego, [email protected] or 203-488-1607, ext. 122.
Coffee And...	Ongoing, Next Date October 1st (10am at St. Therese or 11:30 at St. Mary)	Make and serve baked goods + coffee for parishioners after the 1st Sunday of the month Family Masses To Sign Up in Advance: Click Here
Family Faith Formation	Ongoing	Babysit children younger than kindergarten during Faith Formation sessions and/or Mass Assist with Children’s Liturgy of the Word Help coordinator plan for faith formation sessions, make copies, and organize materials for catechists and families. Help coordinate Children’s Mass once a month at St Therese: help child lectors and play music recordings To Sign Up in Advance: Click Here	Jenny Smith: [email protected]
Columbus House	Ongoing, 3rd Thursday each month 2:45-5pm; Meeting at St. Mary Parking Lot	Help prepare and serve a meal at Columbus House homeless shelter in New Haven w 4 parish adults To Sign Up in Advance: Click Here	Jenny Smith: [email protected]
Amistad	Ongoing, 3rd Monday every month 3:00-6:00pm; Meeting at St. Mary Parking Lot	Serving Dinner at Amistad. To Sign Up in Advance: Click Here	Jenny Smith: [email protected]
Prayer Quilts	Ongoing, 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every Month at 5pm at St. Mary	Help make prayer quilts and blankets for babies in crisis and Hospice patients To Sign Up in Advance: Click Here	Jenny Smith: [email protected]