Church and Campus Maintenance

Contact Person: Parish Office

St. James Parish has been blessed not only with a beautiful church, but also beautiful grounds and campus buildings.  It is the purpose of this committee to keep these grounds. roads and parking lots and  buildings in a condition that brings glory to God, whether it per- forms the necessary tasks directly or contracts out to professionals.  Typical responsibilities include up keep and upgrades of the church, office and education building, the rectory and Gill halL.  A gift of time or talent would vary as projects present themselves.

 

Cemetery Maintenance

Contact Person: Charlie Anzalone    canzalone5131@gmail.com

St. James Parish has its own parish cemetery located on Gold Hill Road.  Volunteers are needed to oversee the needs of this cemetery. Activities include surveying the new fields and grooming as needed (usually in the fall) or coordinating the wishes of the bereaved in their time of need.  A typical gift of time would be 10 hours/ month.  

 

Church Cleaning

Contact Person: Tammy and Marty Boremann    tboremann@windstream.net

The inside of the church is cleaned once a week by parish volunteers.  Each volunteer commits two hours, one time every 6 weeks to this stewardship opportunity.  There are six teams of about five parishioners each that rotate the cleaning responsibilities.  Their typical duties are dusting, vacuuming and washing finger prints off windows as needed.  Four cleaning crews meet on Saturday mornings and two crews meet on Friday.  Individuals willing to be called as substitutes are welcome to participate as well.

 

Audio/Visual Ministry (set-up, Tech Support)

Contact Person: Gene Torres     gtorres@ctc.net

The Audio Video Ministry endeavors to provide the best possible audio and video technical support to ministry areas through attentiveness, technological knowledge, and awareness of other ministry goals. This ministry has a passion for using technology as a means of sharing God's Word. The AV Ministry is comprised of Audio/Sound Board Operators and Power Point Operators.  Volunteers set up and check the sound board or lap top before the event, quietly operate the sound board or power point during Mass or special event and assist with special events as needed. Time Commitment is during scheduled Masses and special events as needed.  Training will be provided.

 

Media Relations (Photographer, Writer, Web Support)

Contact Person: Parish Office

This committee disseminates information about St. James parish to the parish community and the greater Concord area. The committee helps oversee the church website, www.SaintJamesCatholic.com and Facebook.   The committee promotes the various programs and events held at St. James to the local media and diocesan newspaper, The Catholic News & Herald.  We welcome stewards who want to share their ideas, time and talent! A typical gift of time would be 2-4 hrs per month.

 

Stewardship Committee

Contact Person: John Green   greens220@hotmail.com

The Stewardship Committee raises the awareness of the parish to the stewardship philosophy of "Attitude of Gratitude". The committee recognizes that, as good stewards, the gifts we bring to the parish for the good of the community include sharing the gifts of our Time, Talent, Treasure and Prayer.  They are responsible for promoting stewardship in our parish through the creation and dissemination of stewardship literature and conducting events such as The Ministry Leadership Appreciation Dinner, the Stewardship Fair, and the Stewardship Commitment Weekend.

Persons with communications, planning and/or organizing skills, and that have an interest in working with the Commission and ministry leaders to identify needed areas of service and training are encouraged to share their talents. Committee members have the opportunity to attend regional conferences as well.  A typical gift of time is 2-4 hours per month.  A greater time commitment is needed in the spring to prepare for the Stewardship Campaign events. Meetings are on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm.

 

Finance Committee

Contact Person: Jerry Manning      jmanning1@carolina.rr.com

The areas of responsibility of the parish Finance Council are: to develop the annual operating budget, to monitor it on a monthly basis, to oversee the management of funds accumulated for capital needs, to approve all major expenditures of parish funds  and to advise the pastor on financial matters, following the requirements stated in the Catholic Code of Cannon Law and diocesan regulations.  Members are invited by the pastor to serve based on their experience and recommendations given to the pastor.

 

Parish Council

Contact Person: Fr. Jerome Chavarria, C.Ss.R.     jeromec@saintjamescatholic.org

Parish Council is a committee which has the primary responsibility of advising the pastor on decisions pertaining to the common good of the parish and its overall missions.  Meetings are held each month. The council members include six at-large members and three officers (Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Secretary). The chairs of the seven parish commissions and parish clergy serve as ex-officio members of the council.  The at-large members serve for two year or three year terms as determined by the pastor.  Each spring the council places a call for candidates in the parish bulletin.  Each parishioner is welcome to recommend a candidate (or themselves) for consideration.  The at-large council members are selected from that list.