Parish Involvement Minister of the Word Maintaining a youth notice - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Parish Involvement • Minister of the Word • Maintaining a youth notice board in • Eucharistic Minister church • Member of choir/folk group • Member of Parish Youth Faith Group • Taking up the gifts in Offertory • Assisting with Children’s Liturgy Team • Member of Sacristy Team Procession • Composing and/or Reading Prayers of the • Member of Parish Peer Mentoring Faithful Programme • Helping prepare Liturgies e.g. Easter/ • Youth Pastoral Council/Youth Rep on Christmas Services Parish Pastoral Council • Becoming a Prayer Pal to other • Involvement in School Liturgies/ parishioners Assemblies (up to max of 50%) • Member of Parish Prayer Group • Parish/Diocesan Pilgrimages e.g. Knock, • C o l l e c t o r / C o u n t i n g Te a m ( f o r World Youth Day, etc. • Member of Parish Hospitality Team collections) • Church decoration/flowers • Preparation relating to Rosary/Adoration • Church cleaning Groups** • Cleaning/Maintaining parish graveyard • Preparing articles for the parish bulletin/ **Please note: hours will not be counted newsletter/website/social medial for attending Mass or Adoration.

Social Awareness • Active member of a charity e.g. St. • Volunteering in a charity shop e.g. St. Vincent de Paul, Trocaire • Volunteering in local Youth Club Vincent de Paul, Action Cancer • Volunteering Abroad e.g. with Habitat for • Peer mentoring/homework clubs • Active member of the Scouts/Girl Guides Humanity, SERVE, Romania, Zambia • Helping with projects with younger • Active member of the Order of Malta/St children in the community John’s Ambulance • Fundraising for charity e.g. MacMillan, • Taking part in Community Programmes NI Hospice e.g. shoebox appeal, mission appeal, • Visiting Residential Home or Hospice environmental programme, preparing (with vetted Award Leader) Christmas Hampers, singing Christmas • Member of Peer Mentoring Group Carols in nursing homes etc. • Coaching/Training of underage players • Member of Youth Council • Cross Community Schemes (in sports) • Helping at community events e.g. fun • ICHPT Lourdes Trip days, senior citizens dinner

Minimum of 4/3/2 approved activities in both Parish Involvement and Social Awareness

Award Ceremony St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh