Ministries of St. Therese Church
"There are many gifts but the same Spirit."
-Corinthians 12:4
We have many ministries available to the parishioners of St. Therese. These are
ministries which are for your benefit, as well as available to you if you would like to
volunteer to help in one of them.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
- School of Religious Education
- O.C.I.A. (Order of Christian Initiation for Adults--formerly RCIA, Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)
- Adult Confirmation
- Protecting God's Children (VIRTUS)
YOUTH MINISTRY
- Cor Jesu Youth & Family Ministry
- Youth Confirmation
LITURGICAL MINISTRIES
- Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
- Lectors (Proclaimers of the Word)
- Ushers (Greeters)
- Sacristans (Preparation for the Mass)
- Altar Servers (Assistance at the Altar)
- Music Ministry (Choirs)
- Altar Society (Maintenance of the Church / Environment)
RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY
- Respect Life Ministry
- Natural Family Planning (NFP)
PRAYER & DEVOTION MINISTRIES
- Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration
- Exposition & Benediction
- Rosary Prayer Group
- Fatima Devotion (1st Saturday of every month after the 8:00 a.m. Mass)
- St. Joseph Consecration
- St. Joseph Prayer Group (Meets Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. in the church)
- Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (every Friday in the Parish Office building from 5:00 to 6:15 p.m.)
- First Friday Mass (evenings at 7:15 p.m.)
- Secular Carmelites (O.C.D.S.)
- "Flame of Love": Meets Mondays at your choice of *Noon to 2:00 p.m. or 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., in the Parish Office building)
- W.O.W. (Women of Worship) - Meets Monday mornings from 10:00 a.m. to Noon in the Parish Office Building
PEACE & JUSTICE MINISTRIES
- Detention Ministry
- Rosary Makers (rosaries are sent to other countries) - Meets Mondays, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m ., in the Parish Office building
- Lay Missionaries of Charity (LMC)
RETREAT MINISTRIES
- Women's Retreats (held at El Carmelo in Redlands in March of each year)