Community Life Commission

 Description   

 

There are four primary areas this Commission will focus on.  They are:

 

• Hospitality and welcoming – This commission will monitor and ensure that a committee is formed to handle welcoming parishioners before and after each Mass. It could be set up to have one planned  “Welcoming Mass” every month, hosted by a different parish commission. Also, to come up with some way of welcoming new parishioners personally; for example, by inviting them to one of the after Mass coffee and donut gatherings; assign a commission member to introduce the new members to others at the attending.

 

• Parish organizations and groups – This commission will link together all the parish organizations and support groups for the purpose of interacting socially. Combined events will be encouraged on occasion.  The Community Life will create and manage a Community Life Calendar to insure there are no conflicts and that spacing will exist between events.

 

• Recruiting and managing volunteers – This commission will monitor and ensure that a committee is formed to recruit volunteers, assign volunteers to area of interest & recognize volunteers for their valuable service. The Parish should make every effort to make the members of the this commission known to the parishioners.

 

• Providing fun events and socials for the parishioners – The commission will brainstorm new ideas for events that will bring the parish together socially. The commission will also make recommendations on how to improve existing events. This commission will monitor and establish committees for quarterly social events that will bring together the parishioners to have fun and celebrate their common bond to St. Joan of Arc.  The now 2nd Annual Parish Picnic is a great  example.

 

 

If you are interested in learning more about this Commission, please call Bob Lehmann at 543-1911 or Millie McKenzie at 543-5808.