For Volunteers

Volunteer Opportunities.......

All Ages

St. Philomena/Father Michael Wittman Ozanam Outreach Center (Families with children 12 and up). Our parish helps once a month (Saturdays from 9 am to 1:30 pm) with clothing and food distribution to the needy in Cleveland. Our last date of 2022 is December 17. Click HERE to sign up
Children's Liturgy of the Word - Leaders to help 1x per month during the 9:30 or 11:30 Masses. Taking the children to our Annunciation Chapel for a lesson (provided) on the Liturgy of the Word for that day. Returning to church prior to Liturgy of the Eucharist for everyone to rejoin their families. Highschool age and families welcome to help. Contact Allison Capella for more info and to sign up.

Youth

Need a service hour form completed? Contact Allison Capella

Adults

Martha Meal Ministry - Looking for people to prepare meals for fellow parishioners in their time of need such as surgery, birth of a child, illness or death of a loved one.
Photography for Parish Events - Join the team covering various events here at St. Gabriel. Taking photos and uploading to Snapfish is easy and we’d love to have you help us! Contact Alicia Henrikson for details.
Hospitality - Join the team that sets up, serves and cleans up refreshments and dinners at parish-wide events. Volunteer when your schedule allows. Contact Allison for more information
St. Gabriel Hot Meal Program - Substitute Volunteers needed to help on the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Tuesdays of the month - serving out of St. James in Painesville. Hours would be from 3;30PM TO 6PM. Contact Allison Capella if interested.
Saint Vincent dePaul Ministry - join the team that reaches out to assist needy people in our community (Email Here

PSR Catechists & Aides - for 2022/2023. Please consider helping in the classrooms on Wednesday evenings during the school year.
Contact Rachel Troha for more information and to sign up.
Bereavement Lunch Help - Join a team to help serve and clean up for Funeral Lunches. Contact Allison in the parish office.
Hospital Visitation - Volunteers needed to visit hospitalized parishioners. Visits on average once a month depending on team size. Contact Allison in the parish office.
Hospitality Food Purchasing - Volunteers needed for shopping trips to local stores for food/beverages for hospitality for parish events. Flexible availability and lifting of trays of food involved. Contact Allison.

Interested in other types of volunteering?

Sharing your gifts and talents with those in our community, with the church, and with the world is the Mission we are all called to. Whether you are meant to help in church ministry, outreach to the needy, teach faith to youngsters, or work with your hands to beautify God's earth, we are each gifted with specific talents. How will you use them to shine Christ's love to the world?

Find new ways to spread the word of God to
every corner of the World.

Pope Francis

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Volunteer requirements, paperwork & safety information, click HERE

Contact Allison Capella, Volunteer Coordinator at 440-352-8282 or HERE