Our goal is to:

• support all music ministers with a person who will create their Power Point slideshows for them if they so desire.
• support all music ministers by ensuring that an AV person is present at all masses so that they needn't worry about the slides or the sound.
• support all parishioners at all masses by ensuring that we can all see and hear everything all the time.
• support all funerals by creating an AV team for funerals.
• support the ministry itself by having enough volunteers so that there can be a schedule established for masses and special events so that we all share the work.

If you see yourself as being able to fulfill any of these roles, please email Denise Webber (see Contact Us to the upper left on this page).

We are in need of a coordinator/s for the weekend Lector ministry. This position includes drawing up a schedule (usually once a year, in the fall), recruitment of new members, training of new members, and finding lectors for ‘special’ liturgies (penitential services, Tenebrae, etc.).

Cheerful, joy-filled women/men/families to make a visit on behalf of St. Gerard parish, and take Communion to the shut-ins and unwell of our parish family.

Contact the parish office  to offer your help.

Our Coffee Socials following the Sunday morning masses are extremely important. Church Socials give our parish the opportunity to strengthen the community.

Consider signing up to be the host for one of the Sunday masses – either after the 9:00 AM or 11:00 AM gathering –  to bring goodies and make/serve coffee/juice and clean up the kitchen after the gathering.

There is a DIRE shortage of hosts for the 11:00 AM Coffee Social. Please consider volunteering once or twice a year. A sign-up schedule is located in the parish hall, next to the coffee area.

A coordinator is needed to lead this ministry next spring. Two gifted assistants are staying on the Team, so the coordinator will find it very easy to take the lead. Please consider this ministry. For more information, contact Doreen Yochim (see Contact Us, upper left) or speak with Dianne Bulbrook.

• Coordinator for our weekend Lector Ministry

• Volunteering in some area of the parish Funeral Ministry

• Volunteering to be part of the RCIA Team (rite of Christian initiation of adults)

• If you would like more info about any of these needs, or if you would like to volunteer, please contact the parish pastoral associate (See Contact Us, to the left.)
  Posted May 18/19

The Pastoral Team had a luncheon meeting with our Elbow Drive Ecumenical group [parishes along Elbow Drive].  We will continue to meet 2 or 3 times a year to plan joint endeavors and to support one another in our outreach ministry to our neighbourhoods.       
Would you like to be part of this Team at St. Gerard’s? Projects include:

• Joy to the World
• luncheon during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
• a guest homilist for a weekend during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
• a combined choir music event
• inter-church youth activities
• community dinners

There are many ways we can work together, learn from one another, and celebrate with one another.  If you are interested, please contact Doreen Yochim our pastoral associate. (See Contact Us, upper right on this page.)
Posted June 1/10

Our parish offers Children’s Sunday Liturgy.

Is God inviting you to use your gifts and talents for faith formation for our children?

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, our Parish Pastoral Team is in need of more members:

• To visit and take Communion to the Catholic patients at Glenmore CareWest facility [adjacent to Rockyview Hospital]
• St. Gerard's Parish visiting day is Tuesdays, following morning mass
• Time commitment: 1 – 2 hours, depending on number of patients
• We endeavor to have 5  or 6 teams of 2 people so that the rotation is only once a month or once every 6 weeks
• Training provided [it really is a lovely, happy ministry]
• Parking passes available

For further information, contact Doreen Yochim, pastoral associate. See Contact Us to the left.