Elenchus

Annual Advent Giving Tree: parishioners provide Christmas gifts to neighbors in need. Placed in narthex on First Sunday of Advent.

Children (third grade and older) and adults who assist the celebrant in the Sunday celebration of the liturgy and on holy days.

Visitation program: ministers visit homes of isolated parish members providing pastoral presence, emotional support, Holy Communion if requested. Monthly support group meetings.

Following 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Sunday liturgies, the Parish Hall hosts a gathering over coffee and freshly baked pastry.

Assist with the distribution of the Body and Blood of Christ at Mass.

Parish greeters extend a warm welcome to parishioners and visitors, distribute programs and bulletins.

Partnerships with Boston-based nonprofits focused on housing, homelessness, hunger relief. Food rescue programs with Catholic Charities and Pine Street Inn.

Lectors proclaim Sacred Scriptures to those assembled at Sunday Eucharist and lead the Prayer of the Faithful.

Three parish choirs perform from a rich heritage of sacred music spanning fifteen centuries. Choirs support the 9:30, 11:30, and 6:00 p.m. Sunday liturgies. Open to new singers and instrumentalists.

Virtual community space offering monthly Zoom meetings for parishioners who cannot attend in person.