Ministries
Bereavement – The Corporal Works of Mercy to Bury the Dead urges aid to the grieving. This group contacts the family to provide support and a funeral luncheon as they wish. For a group of less than 100, the family may provide for a catered meal at the family’s expense or request a funeral luncheon in the church basement (unfortunately, our basement is not currently handicap accessible). Volunteers are contacted to make food dishes, dropped off the day of the funeral, ready to serve. The menu is fixed and used at all funeral meals. The dishes are in disposable containers for ease of clean up. Any leftover food is sent home with the family.
Church Cleaning & Maintenance – Our church & basement are cleaned and dusted on Tuesday and Friday mornings. Please contact the parish office to volunteer your helping hands!
Routine maintenance issues can be turned in to the parish office, or contact made with the parish administrator or Facilities Commission members. Potential hazards should be immediately identified to ushers, the parish administrator, Facilities Commission members, or the pastor.
Emmanuel Youth Service Corps – The EYSC is comprised of 11 teams, each meeting specific needs of the parish and Dayton community. These teams include: Altar Server, Artistic Service, Corporal Works of Mercy, Hospitality, Immaculate HEART Co-op, Music Ministry, Prayer, Pro-Life, Religious Education, Renovation, and Youth Group. Members of EYSC are welcome to serve on as many Teams as they desire. Senior Corps members, aged 14-18, may serve in leadership positions.
For more information on the EYSC, please contact:
EYSC President: Sarah Schutte or
EYSC Moderator: Stephanie Schutte
schuttedomore@yahoo.com or (937)431-5332
Hospitality – The Hospitality Committee coordinates volunteers to help set up the basement for events, prepares the food, asks for volunteers to bring a dish, or contacts a caterer (as needed, per Pastor/PPC approval), helps to serve the event (as needed), and cleans up after the event. This team also provides support for Funeral meals, as needed.
Liturgical Ministry
Altar Servers –Our Altar Server program at Emmanuel is rooted in the traditions of piety and reverence. Under the leadership of David Peyton and Nino Vitale, this program helps to educate the servers on the various parts of the Mass and reasons why Catholic worship is unique and the perfect form of worship. If you or your son would like to join in this program, please contact the parish office.
Download the January to March 2012 Altar Server Schedule here.
Extraordinary Ministers – This ministry serves our community through the reverent distribution of Holy Communion at Mass. Please contact the parish office to tell David Peyton and Nino Vitale of your interest.
Lectors – Adult men interested in proclaiming the Word of God at Sunday and Holy Day Masses, please contact the parish office to tell David Peyton and Nino Vitale of your interest.
Ushers – Young and older men are encouraged to join this ministry. Ask one of the ushers at Mass for more information or contact the parish office to tell Dave Peyton.
Mary’s Children Rosary Guild – Our guild members make cord and wire rosaries for the missions, hospitals, and other places rosaries may be needed. All ages, from 7 years to ‘senior’ can join. We have printed directions and help each other learn. Each member buys their own rosary parts after trying out ‘starter kits’ to sample this ministry. We usually meet once a month, on the 2nd Thursday at 10AM in the Emmanuel church basement and enjoy each other’s company. Rosaries are collected and sent to various ministries including prisons, hospital chaplains and EWTN. Please contact: Peg Huston – 236-0807; pegerly1@aol.com
Pro-Life – Emmanuel’s Pro-Life group fosters participation in and support of authentic Catholic Pro-Life activities to affirm and defend all human life from conception until natural death.
Meeting: 9AM First Sunday, Church Basement.
Shut-In – Our mission is to provide personal one on one assistance and fellowship to those parishioners that are home alone or in convalescent homes.
Our parish St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) conference is notified by the Parish office of parishioners that are living home alone or moving to a convalescent home. A member of the St. Vincent de Paul conference then makes contact and arranges a visit. Visits are made as personal time will allow. Our group contact is the President, Emmanuel SVDP Conference.
St. Vincent de Paul – This parish conference (SVDP), provides a unique style of personal assistance with food, rent, clothing, utilities, and transportation to people facing economic, emotional or spiritual crises. We assist our parishioners and anyone in need in the 45402 postal code area whenever the need arises.
Meeting: 9AM Second Sunday, Church Basement.
Please call the St. Vincent de Paul’s phone line and leave a message as to their need. A conference member will check messages at least once a day and return the client’s call. All phone calls must be returned within 48 hours. The client’s need is evaluated and the assistance is given. Volunteers welcome!
Young At Heart – Euchre card club, for all ages, welcomes you to join us on the 3rd Wednesday, at noon, in the church basement! Bring a lunch. We’ll teach you in no time if you want to give it a try! Contact: Joyce or Louis Schulze 291-2158