Insert to the Parish Bulletin for Sunday, June 30, 2019
Job Opportunities: Full-time Positions on the Parish Staff
There are currently two full-time positions open on the parish staff, for which a short description is provided below. Interested applicants for either position should send a letter of interest and a resume with personal references, no later than Thursday, July18, to: Rev. Thomas M. Mullin, Saint Elizabeth Parish Office, PO Box 695, Uwchlan, PA 19480-0695. You may also fax a letter and resume to 610-646-6513 or send an email to:
Director/Coordinator of Religious Education & Faith Formation
Saint Elizabeth Church is looking for a capable individual, lay or religious, to serve as a full-time director/coordinator of religious education & faith formation (D/CRE), beginning in September of 2019. The D/CRE is primarily responsible for the planning and administration of parish religious education programs, including elementary faith formation (EFF), adult faith formation (AFF), sacramental preparation, the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults & Children (RCIA & RCIC) and the Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW).
The preferred candidate must be a baptized and actively practicing Catholic in good standing at his/her proper parish; have an undergraduate level and preferably a graduate level degree in Catholic theology, catechetics or a related field; and have at least three years of administrative experience in religious education in a Catholic parish or Catholic school setting. The candidate should possess sound interpersonal communication and organizational skills, an ability to relate effectively with others, and an ability to coordinate the talents and skills of others with varying backgrounds and temperaments for the good of the parish community as a whole.
Parish Youth Ministry Coordinator
Saint Elizabeth Church is looking for a capable individual to provide leadership to and work in collaboration with the Parish Youth Ministry Team in the design and implementation of a Christ-centered, multi-phased youth ministry program that fosters among parish youth a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, a greater understanding of their Catholic faith and a deeper personal commitment to living out their faith in daily life.
This position calls for a genuine interest in young people and a sensitivity to their personal and spiritual needs; an ability to relate effectively with others, including children, teens and adults; sound interpersonal communication and organizational skills; and a willingness to collaborate with others for the good of our young parishioners and of the parish community as a whole.
The preferred candidate must be a baptized and actively practicing Catholic in good standing at his/her proper parish; have at least an undergraduate degree in education, catechetics, youth ministry or a related field; and have at least three years of experience organizing programs for and working directly with youth in a parish or school setting.
Poor Box Recipient
July - August, 2019
SAFE HARBOR OF GREATER WEST CHESTER
Providing Shelter and Encouragement for the Homeless
Safe Harbor of Greater West Chester is an independent, nonprofit organization providing food, shelter, friendship, counseling and recovery opportunities to homeless men and women in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Safe Harbor's objectives focus on rehabilitation, treatment, employment, financial stability and housing for its residents. Goals include: employment, savings, entering job training or treatment programs and, ultimately, moving into stable housing.
Since its inception in 1992, Safe Harbor has provided shelter, meals, friendship and support for many who otherwise have little or no support resources on which to rely.
Services provided:
Lunch for 40-60 low and no income men, women and children every weekday starting at 11:30 AM until 12:30 PM
Overnight shelter, breakfast and dinner for 40 adult men and women
On-site counseling and case management services
Personal hygiene supplies
Job training referral and employment placement counseling
Weekly Life Skills training (i.e. conflict resolution, banking)
Weekly AA and Narcotics Anonymous meetings
Access to health, financial and legal aid services
Appropriate referral for recovery issues
Collaboration with other human service agencies.
Safe Harbor of Greater West Chester
20 North Matlack Street
West Chester, PA 19380
610-692-6550
“Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.”
Matthew 25/40
The Sister Parish Planning Team is sponsoring a Food Collection
Take home a “Manna” bag the weekend of July 6-7.
Fill it with non-perishable food items and return to
Saint Elizabeth, at any Mass, July 13-14.
Donations will go to “The Fresh Choice Food Pantry” at Visitation BVM,
our sister parish, in the Kensington section of Philadelphia.
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