For more information about the ministries of Saint Jerome Parish, contact us or call 781-335-2038.
For the current ministry schedules, click here.
Music ministers help lead the assembly in the sung worship of God. Our Adult Choir, open to singers high-school age and older, rehearses on Thursday evenings and sings for most 10:30 a.m. Sunday Masses. Our enthusiastic Children's Choir, for singers in grades 2-8, rehearses on Thursday afternoons and sings for Mass approximately once a month. Contact Monika Brodsky, Director of Music Ministries, for more information at music@catholicweymouth.org. All are welcome!
The Adult Altar Servers are a group of adults who assist the celebrant at Mass on weekdays, Sundays, Holy Days and funerals when needed.
Parishioners who are appointed and commissioned to assist in the distribution of Communion at weekday and Sunday Masses. Assignments to distribute Holy Communion at Sunday Mass usually occur about every third week. Coverage is also required for special Masses and on Holy Days. There are occasional meetings for evenings of recollection or workshops.
This ministry is filled by appointment to ensure proper spiritual example and guidance.
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This dedicated group maintains a neat and clean altar and sanctuary. Teams of two clean the altar and tabernacle areas as well as the remainder of the sanctuary, vestry, confessionals and baptistery each week. Each team is assigned approximately every six weeks. New members, who take pride in the sanctuary and the baptistery and love to work close to the Lord, are always welcome.
Charged with identifying and prioritizing problem areas and evaluating conditions for various buildings, equipment, and yard areas. Members provide time and talent for repairing and upgrading various equipment, interpreting existing engineering drawings, monitoring progress for completion of tasks and coordination with other parish ministries for buildings and grounds projects.
Volunteers who create a prayerful environment in the sanctuary to reflect changes in the liturgical seasons. This small group researches needed material and plans, designs, and sets up each liturgical display. The required talents include a strong back and an open, creative attitude.
A group that counts the funds collected at Mass each week. Each group volunteers about once a month.
Parish volunteers who warmly welcome parishioners as they enter the church for Mass.
Volunteers are appointed to proclaim the Word of God and lead the Prayers of the Faithful. Lectors are generally assigned for one Mass every other week and occasionally on Holy Days, Missions and other special occasions. Workbooks are provided to help understand the readings and prepare for Masses.
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Adults who take up the Sunday collection and distribute the weekly bulletins. Volunteers are welcome.
A group of parishioners appointed to carry out the parish responsibility to financially assist the needy families and individuals in our area. The group meets several times a year, as needed.
Saint Jerome Parish has both an active Boy and Girl Scout program. The Cub Scout Pack 303 helps to develop boys from grades 1-5 into responsible adults, along with discovering the basis of their religious beliefs through a Religious Emblems Program. Several Girl Scout troops help to develop girls into caring and confident young women. There are many activities, such as working on badges, parades, field trips, crafts etc. Adult volunteers are always needed to help. Young boys and girls are encouraged to join.
A committee that fosters respect for life in its continuum from conception to natural death. Issues addressed include abortion, homelessness, poverty, cloning, suicide, and euthanasia. Membership is open to all who care about these issues. Meetings are held on the third Tuesday evening of each month.
The rosary is recited every weekday starting at about 8:30 a.m. All are invited to attend and join in the group responses. Come and offer your prayers and petitions to God through Mary.
A group that, though not a parish organization, meets every Thursday at Saint Paula Hall at 7:30 p.m. in order to offer support to those dealing with the problems of alcohol addiction. All are welcome.
Teams of interested people who buy, prepare, and serve an evening meal monthly at the Father Bill's homeless shelter in Quincy. Volunteers generally serve about twice a year.
Canned and nonperishable food is collected each week on a shelf located at the front left of the church. The food is then taken to the Weymouth Food Pantry on Thursday mornings for distribution to needy Weymouth families.
On Sunday mornings in January, April, July and October, teams bring the Eucharist and prayers of Saint Jerome Parish to the patients at South Shore Hospital. This ministry is filled by appointment to provide confidentiality and proper spiritual example and guidance.
Please Click here for the current schedule.