Holy Spirit Catholic Church

"A Warm and Welcoming Religious Experience"

 

Ministry Guide

Altar Servers:

Both boys and girls serve as altar servers at Holy Spirit Catholic Church.  We were the first church in the Archdiocese of New Orleans to use girls as altar servers.  Altar servers can volunteer beginning with fourth graders and extending through high school.

Coordinators: Hillary Richier

Phone: 392-2272

Bereavement Ministry:

We send cards from the parish to the families of those who are deceased.  Both Father Roy and Deacon Tom are available for grief counseling and spiritual support.

Coordinator:  Ray Lorio

Phone: 394-1782

Collection Counters:

Every Monday a group of volunteers meets to assist in counting the Mass collections and getting the deposit ready for the bank.

Coordinator: Ms. Joan Brennan

Phone: 394-5492

Esprit:

Esprit is dedicated to strengthen our parish by developing a greater sense of community among members aged 50-plus through a variety of social, spiritual, educational, cultural and recreational activities.  They strive in all their activities to reflect the teaching of Christ and they reach out in their programs to other parishioners and the broader community.

President: Elliott Glapion

Phone: 259-6385

Activities Committee: Gene and Caryl Barnes

Phone: 392-2301

Eucharistic Ministers:

At the Last Supper Christ instituted the Paschal Sacrifice and banquet by which the Sacrifice of the Cross is continuously made present in the Church.  Extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist assist the Priest and Deacon at each Mass.

Coordinator: Sylvia Schwarz

Phone: 393-8673

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• Ministry Schedule - August 23, 2008 through October 12, 2008

Ministry Schedule - August 23, 2008 through October 12, 2008

Family Dinner Group:

Every second Tuesday of the month a group of dedicated volunteers sets up the Parish Life Center to accommodate several hundred families.  They prepare and serve a family dinner open to all members of the community.  After dinner they clean up the center for the next day's activity. 

Coordinator: Charlene Vernotzy

Phone: 394-5949

Hospitality/Greeters:

At Holy Spirit we take pride in providing "a warm and welcoming religious experience" for all those who come to worship and serve with us.  Every member of the community tries to make it his/her responsibility to assist in greeting people and volunteers work at each Mass to welcome visitors, select gift bearers, and assist the handicapped.

Coordinator: Dot Mouton

Phone: 361-1707

Lectors:

"The Church is nourished spiritually as the twofold table of God's word and of the Eucharist: from one it grows in wisdom and from the other in holiness." (LFM, no. 10)  Lectors read the first and second reading at all Masses. 

Coordinator: Sylvia Schwarz

Phone: 393-8673

Music Ministry:

The choir at Holy Spirit seeks with music to open the celebration, intensify the unity of those who have assembled, lead their thoughts to the mystery of the liturgical season or festivity, and enhance their worship. 

Music Director:  Ms. Pam Kamphuis

Phone: 394-5492

Pastoral Council

Members of the Pastoral Council contribute their experience and assume responsibility in the direction of the parish and its organizations, in the investigation of the conditions in which the Church's pastoral work is to be carried on, and in the elaboration and execution of a plan of action for the parish.

Pastoral Council President:  Mr. Pat Bowes

Phone: 366-2005

People Program:

The People Program at Holy Spirit is a satellite of the People Program founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph at their Provincial House on Mirabeau Avenue in 1974.  It is designed to promote and provide interesting programs that enrich the lives and enhance the creativity of members who are over 50 years old.  The program offers a wide variety of courses to share knowledge, crafts, and arts. Through participation in the course work as teachers and students, the participants draw on one another’s skills as they provide mental and emotional stimulation, physical strength, and, above all, a new feeling of belonging and self confidence.  Courses are offered from 9:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays in the Parish Life Center.

Program Director:  Ms. Mary Catherine Lombard

Associate Director: Ms. Delores Heglar

Phone: 288-3171

Phone: 394-5433

RCIA

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is designed for adults who are consciously and freely seeking the living God and conversion to the Catholic faith. Team members and sponsors assist those seeking instruction in the faith on Monday nights from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. from September to May of the following year.

Coordinator: Jill Stone

Phone: 367-1933

Religious Education:

Holy Spirit offers religious education, faith formation, spiritual indoctrination, and catechesis for children on Tuesday evening from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in CCD classes for students in kindergarten through junior high school.   In addition, we provide Sunday School at the 9:00 a.m. Mass for children from pre-K to the 3rd grade.

Religious Education Coordinator:  Pam Kamphuis

Phone: 394-5492

Sunday School Coordinator: Anna Hero

Phone: 392-2441

United Churches of Algiers:

United Churches of Algiers provides emergency food, clothing, and financial assistance for prescription drugs, utility bills, and transportation for the needy. 

President: Yvonne Carnes

Phone: 393-7943

Welcome Coffee:

After each Mass on the second Sunday of each month the parishioners gather together in the Parish Life Center to welcome new members to our community over coffee and donuts.

Coordinator:  Phyllis Robert

Phone: 394-0750

Woodlawn Rest Home

A group of parishioners brings communion and company to the residents of the Woodland Village Rest Home.  This ministry includes the giving of small personal gifts of toiletries at Christmas time.

Coordinator:  Ms. Meg Boogaerts

Phone: 394-1234