Good Works in Our Community

Christmas and New Year’s present an opportunity to share the many blessings we have received. Whether it is time, treasure or
talent, each of us has gifts we can bring to others in our churches and broader communities.

Please consider how you might volunteer this coming year with one of the many groups and ministries at our Catholic Community
of Northern Columbia County parishes. If you see a need in our community that is not being met, please contact Fr. Steve, anyone
in our office, and/or your parish trustees to discuss further. Fuller descriptions of these ministries are also available on our website,
ccnccparishes.org. These can be wonderful ways to live the Gospel by serving others while making new friends in our tri-parish
community.

To get involved, please contact your parish office, who will put you in touch with each ministry or committee contact listed below.
This list is a work in progress, so if your name or committee is missing, please email sjofficeassistant@gmail.com and we will update
our database.

Please come and share the gift of YOU in 2023!

Church & Sacramental Ministries

Lectors
* Betty Sundstrom: St. James
* Stan Olender: St. John the Baptist
* Carol Qualtieri: St. Joseph

Eucharistic Ministers
* Regina Boyce: St. John the Baptist
* Amy Clifford: St. James
* Carol Qualtieri: St. Joseph

Altar Servers:
* Paula Ptazsek: St. James
* Connie Smith: St. John the Baptist

Sacristans:
* Carman Esposita: St. Joseph
* Mickey Dennis: St. James
* Regina Boyce: St. John the Baptist

Stewards/Sextons:
* Mickey Dennis: St. James
* Carol Qualtieri: St. Joseph
* Connie Smith: St. John the Baptist

Ushers/Greeters:
* Pat Jaffarian & Bob Boll: St. John
the Baptist
* Barbara Haywood: St. James
* Chris & Carman Esposita: St.
Joseph

Welcome Ministries & Table:
* Barbara Haywood: St. James
* Carol Qualitieri: St. Joseph
* Connie Smith: St. John the Baptist

Prayer & Worship:
* Chris Esposita: St. Joseph

Baptism:
* Donna Bertrand: St. John the
Baptist
* Beth Lenahan: St. James
* Carol Qualtieri & Roxana Moran:
St. Joseph

Pre-Cana:
* Fr. Steve Matthews

Annulment Information:
* Fr. Steve Matthews

Bereavement/Funerals:
* Sue Delp: St. John the Baptist
* Mickey Dennis: St. James
* Carol Qualtieri: St. Joseph

Family Formation & Youth Ministry:
* Ruth Ellen Berninger: CCNCC
* Roxana Moran: Spanish Community

RCIA:
* Ruth Ellen Berninger: CCNCC

Home Visitation:
* Dee Winkler: St. James

Parish Committees Trustees:
* Stan Olender & Connie Smith: St.
John the Baptist
* Carman Esposita & Martha Pizza:
St. Joseph
* Mickey Dennis: St. James

Pastoral Council Chairs:
* Edgar Acevedo: St. James
* Andrea Horowitz: St. John the Baptist
* Dianne Ives: St. Joseph

Finance Committee Chairs:
* Brian Fay: St. John the Baptist
* Phil Mossman: St. James
* Cheryl Trowbridge: St. Joseph

Buildings & Grounds Chairs:
* Tom Holliday: St. James

Hospitality:
* Mickey Dennis: St. James
* Lois Dysard: St. Joseph
* Connie Smith: St. John the Baptist

Cemeteries:
* Barbara Berger: CCNCC

Communications & Media:
* Beth Lenahan: CCNCC
* Nancy Carrizales (website): St. James
* Aaron McGuirk (video): St. John
the Baptist

Environment/Flowers/Gardening;
* Donna Piche & Rosemarie Siegel:
St. James
* Peter Bogarski: St. Joseph
* Stephanie Caradine & Paula Rivenberg: St. John the Baptist

Nuestra Comunidad Hispana:
* Roxana Moran: St. Joseph Social Ministries

The Elves:
* Nanci Moriarity: St. John the Baptist

Caring Cards:
* Chris Mrynec: St. John the Baptist

Prayer Shawls:
* Mary Yates: St. John the Baptist

OutReach:
* Denise Barry: St. James
* Ruth Ellen Berninger: St. John the
Baptist

Haiti Committee:
* Pat Dieffenbach & Paula Ptazsek:
St. James

Food Pantry at St. Joseph:
* Anne McGowan & Nancy Leonard

Interests and Activities

Knights of Columbus:
* Dick Draper: St. John the Baptist
* Steve Trantel: St. James
* Douglas Park: St. Joseph

Book Groups/St. James:
* Morning group: Dee Winkler
* Afternoon group: Marie Orlando

Preschool at St. Joseph/Stuyvesant Falls:
* Holly Taylor

The Colbert House Committee:
* Barbara Haywood & Janis Wallace:
St. James

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