Ministries

Ministries at Blessed Sacrament are ordered under five commissions:  Administration, Community Life, Outreach, Formation, and Worship.  Commissions coordinate and assist with all the ministries under their umbrella.  Each commission is made up of one or two staff members, one or two members of the Pastoral Council, and a number of parishioners who are involved in the ministries they represent. 

Each Commission is meant to be a linking, visioning group, rather than the “doer” or implementer of projects and programs. The Commission’s role is to tie all the ministries and groups together, providing a unified vision, creating a common direction for improved communication.

The major work of the Commission is to set goals and map out action plans throughout the year. After identifying what needs to be accomplished, the Commission identifies what ministry or other group would be the appropriate one to implement activities to achieve the goals. A timeline and evaluation process are essential to effective delegation.

The co‐chairs and staff resource person create the agenda for Commission meetings and communicate the agenda to the members. During the month, each person on the Commission has one or more groups in that area of ministry to contact in order to check progress and identify concerns or issues appropriate for Commission consideration. Commission members identify people who should be considered for
Commission participation.

 

  1. The Administration Commission is responsible for coordinating the temporal affairs of the parish:  how money is acquired, how it is spent, how the physical plant is maintained, and how parishioners are kept informed about what is happening in the parish. Each of these areas is handled by a subcommittee.
  2. The Community Life Commission is made up of various organizations in the parish. Its goal is to build a deeper sense of Christian community for all age and interest groups in the parish by promoting and sponsoring activities and events to bring parishioners together.  The Commission also ensures that volunteers are recruited, trained, affirmed, and rewarded for their commitment.
  3. The Outreach Commission coordinates the ministries of Pastoral Care, social services, peace and justice, and evangelization.  Its scope includes outreach to parishioners and the larger community.
  4. The Faith Formation Commission coordinates all levels of education in the parish, from children to adults.  Specifically, the commission would be concerned with children's religious education, youth formation, sacramental preparation, Christian initiation, small group faith sharing, family ministry, and marriage preparation.
  5. The Worship Commission gives direction to the liturgical life of the Parish, as well as fosters and promotes the spiritual growth of all parishioners, helping them to understand what it means to be a baptized Catholic Christian. The Worship Commission also seeks to provide opportunities for personal and communal prayer in addition to the celebration of the Holy Eucharist.

 

Blessed Sacrament's multiple ministries serve myriad groups within the community: families, young adults, parents, women, men, the Filipino Community, teens, kids, and "seasoned" citizens, to name a few.