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Finance: Ed Walther*
Parish Treasurer: Vince Contino
Stewardship: Ed Walther*
Outreach and Mission: Sheila Noyes*
We focus on hands-on ministries of feeding the hungry and homeless and tutoring middle school children in English and reading. We respond to tornado and hurricane disasters with goods and money. We will support our youth on a mission trip this summer and do a mission trip to the Dominican Republic in 2008. We contribute to Manatee Religious Services, Manatee Community College Chaplaincy Program, and the Dominican Development Group as well as a variety of organizations doing ministry and providing service to the needy in our area.
Lay Eucharistic Visitors are parishioners
who take the Eucharist to people who
are home bound, ill, or recovering from surgery.
This ministry allows parishioners who can no
longer attend services to still feel like a vital part of
the St. Mary Magdalene congregation.
We
host receptions at the church for funeral and church activities.
NMMT: Bob Douglas*
The New Member Ministry Team is dedicated to proper follow up and follow through for guests and prospective members of St Mary. The team is broken into several subcommittees including: welcoming, hospitality, follow-up, publicity and administration. The NMMT goal is to ensure that each person/family that visits St. Mary has a great first impression of our Church; that they are provided with timely information about what makes our Church special. Including descriptions of the many opportunities for ministry and fellowship, programs and opportunities for the youth, as well as some information of what it means to be an Episcopalian.
The requirements to be part of this team are simple as a desire to welcome new people attending our church for the first time, following up with appropriate information, and/or delivering a symbolic loaf of bread to their homes.
Advertising: Bob Douglas*
Worship: David Whip*
This is a ministry for the young people of our church, who are in grades 5 through 12. The purpose of this ministry is to help and support our priest during the Eucharistic Service primarily on Sundays. Other occasions will include Christmas Eve and Holy Week Services.
Saint Mary Magdalene’s altar guild was started 10 years ago with
the
beginning of our church. The principal function of the altar guild is to
dress the altar for Sunday Eucharist, as well as holy days, weddings,
and funerals. Preparation time for dressing the altar and preparing the
church
is about 30 minutes on a Saturday morning and 10- to 15 minutes between
services to redress the altar. The altar guild opens its arms to any
member in good standing of our church who would like to assist us. In the
past we have enjoyed the company of having a gentleman assist us; so
gentleman, please feel free to volunteer your services.. Training is done
on the second Saturday of each month. We would love to have you join us.
Please pray about becoming a part of our guild.
Each week, five people are needed for each Service; two readers, two Eucharistic ministers (Chalice Bearers), and a person to read the prayers of the people. They are scheduled according to their preferences for dates, and mailed the blank schedule to fill in the dates that they would like.
We have about 7 volunteers that do the arrangements for the altar on Sundays, Funerals, weddings and any other church activities.
We have one usher at the 7:45 A.M. service and 2 ushers
at the 9:00
and 11:00 services. We have enough volunteers so that usually you only
usher every 4 weeks or so. More volunteers are always welcome.
At St. Mary Magdalene, in appreciation of the
beautiful musical tradition we have inherited, we sing many parts of the
service according to practices that have endured for centuries. Our
choir anthems draw from traditional and contemporary sacred art music.
Our willing congregation sings familiar hymns and repeats moving Taizé
chants and recent praise songs at communion for a few weeks at a time.
The choir schedule is not demanding, but we schedule an anthem and
proper service music each week.
To be part of the choir, contact the music director with a willingness
to attend Sunday and Holy day services, rehearse once a week (for an
hour and fifteen minutes after service on Sunday), and rehearse once
more each week during Advent and the last four weeks before Easter. Solo
and small ensemble singing is often incorporated to round out the
schedule and provide a nice mix.
Publications:
Have a way with words, amateur photographer, or are you a graphic artist? We have both a monthly newsletter and a website to showcase your talent. Contact David Whip at 547-8787
Christian Education: Hope Hahn*
See Children's Ministries for more information
We reflect on and discuss the meaning of Christ’s teachings to love our neighbor and our enemy as applied to the modern world. For example, are there conditions under which it is not right for a Christian to fight in a war, pay taxes, or obey laws? We examine our own attitudes toward these things, and decide what we as individuals should do to alleviate suffering and injustice and bring Christ’s love to the world. There is no commitment required for group action; each person decides his or her own action. We try to meet once a month after the 9:00 service for about an hour.
Big Kids Night Out is a group of adult church members, gathering for a night of fun, food, and Fellowship - without the kids. BKNO is held once quarterly at a member's home and everyone brings a potluck dish to share. For more information, contact Shelley White at 745-2982.
A social group where members take turns hosting dinners and meeting new friends. Participants will typically be “empty nesters.”
We meet every Thursday morning at the church. We work on our own projects, and one week a month we do a community quilt or a quilt for a shut in.
Youth Group: Anthony Barrett*
Youth Group is currently held Sunday nights from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. This program is open for students sixth to twelfth grade. The night starts off with an activity that allows us to hang out and is just good fun. We share a lot of laughs during these games. Next comes fellowship and dinner. The last section of the night we spend in discussion and/or bible study. We do have special events such as movie nights, lock-ins, weekend retreats, etc. For information on these special events please check the website or contact our youth minister.
Women's Ministries: Chandra Williams*
All women at St. Mary Magdalene are members of Episcopal Church Women (ECW). All are invited to participate in monthly meetings for food, fun, fellowship, service and spiritual growth. The gatherings provide opportunities to make new friends and build community within the church. ECW sponsors one major fund raising activity each year with the proceeds used for outreach and needs of the congregation.
We are a group of women that meet the 2nd Wednesday morning of every month at 10:30 in the church. We pledge ourselves to a life long program of prayer and service dedicated to the extension of Christ Kingdom and to the strengthening of the spiritual life of the parish.
Men's Ministry: David Whip*
Breakfast and fellowship for the men of the church. Meets monthly at the First Watch Restaurant on the 4th Wednesday at 7:30 AM.
Clerk for Bishop's Committee: Angie Smith
* Indicates Bishop's Committee liaison person for indented groups below name.
Please contact the liaison person for questions or to volunteer.
Phone numbers and email addresses
may be found here.