General volunteer opportunities
Receptions and Funeral Meals
Volunteers are needed to make/bring/serve food at receptions, as well as after funerals at St.Mary’s. For more information or to be put on the e-mail list please contact:
Bernice Schiller – for receptions
Rachael Cadena – for funeral meal help
Food for lunches and retreats
Help making and serving meals or organizing volunteers to bring in different dishes.
Email Rachael Cadena if you would like to receive an e-mail (or phone call) when events come up.
Marketing Guest Speakers/Special Events
Publicity – creating flyers, posting flyers and bulletin announcements, etc for St.Mary’s as a whole and for specific events. If you have marketing skills and would like to help, please contact
Photography or Videography
If you have photography experience, we have so many great events and good times here at St. Mary's, and often need a photographer to get a few good pictures of it all. If you are interested in being contacted to take pictures when other events come up please contact Mary Walker.
Alter Linens/Sacristy Work
We can use help with cleaning altar linens (involves rinsing, washing and ironing the altar linens) as well as help with keeping up the sacristy (polishing chalices and candlesticks, etc) and preparing the Church for the major solemnities of Easter and Christmas as well as other special circumstances. There are many kinds of tasks that can be done during the week at flexible times.
For more information contact Mike Macicek.
Sewing
If you enjoy sewing, we often have needs such as: altar cloths, decorations, custom-size tablecloths, robes and gowns for baptismal candidates, making stoles for deacons, repairing vestments, etc. Contact Mike Macicek.
Repairing microphone and instrument cables
If you are a hobbyist, electrician, or just enjoy working with a soldering iron, we have a box full of microphone and instrument cables that simply need their wires re-attached to their posts. Contact Mike Macicek.
The Adopt an Aggie program pairs permanent parishioners with Aggie students so the Ags can have a little bit of a family home away from home. If you are interested in helping to advertise and pair up the families with the students (there are applications that families and students fill out that make this process easy), or be an adoptive family, please Contact
The Sponsor Couples program is part of the marriage prep to engaged couples at St.Mary’s. The sponsoring couple meets with the engaged couple 3-4 times while using a marriage prep book as a guide. If you would like to be a Sponsor Couple please contact Fr. David.
Office work
There is various filing and paper work that would be a simple job for someone who might have an hour or two to spare once a week. There is work that can be done for the Development office, our accountant and a few of the campus ministers. See the list below for more information:
Development office–contact
Accounting – contact ‘
Sacramental paperwork – contact
Money Counters
We need individuals to help count the collection that is taken up at the weekend Masses. For more information contact
The Catholic sorority would love to have women who can help them in a variety of ways. If you’re interested in being involved contact
Various behind the scenes opportunities (filing, paperwork, weekly snacks for Wednesday classes, prayer partners, retreat help, etc) are available Contact Sarah.
Activities in which to get involved
Contact Gerry Hince
-Ushers & Hospitality - Contact the ushers for more information.
-Mass Coordinators - Contact Mike Macicek for more information.
If you are interested in becoming a Knight of Columbus, or would like to be involved in our college chapter of the Knights contact St.Mary’s Grand Knight
Rosary Makers
The Rosary Makers meet on Tuesdays from 6:15p – 7:00p to make rosaries that will be used in ministry to places such as the women’s prison, and benefactors, visitors and students of St.Mary’s.
For more information contact Rachael Cadena.
Theology of the Body study group
Contact the Revolution team if you would like more information.