How to Get Involved at St. Anne's Parish...
** We are currently re-working this section of the site to reflect the current structure of St. Anne's ministries and activities.
Thank you for your patience.
Saint Anne's Parish offers a variety of ways to get involved, serve others and make new friendships with other
members of our church and community. The structure of our commissions and ministries have changed over the last
year due to clustering and other changes. We still coordinate all the same groups and activities, but individuals
or small groups of people who have been involved over the years continue to offer these activities.
We always need new people to get involved, offer help, assist with an event or organize a group.
There is now one main group called "Lifelong Faith Formation" that acts as a central planning group. This group replaces
the old structure of having multiple commissions. All parishioners are invited and encouraged to attend the Lifelong
Faith Formation meetings (check the calendar for dates) and/or volunteer in any area that speaks to your heart.
We are all called to use our gifts and talents to serve God. Please explore the many ways in which St. Anne's answers this
call to love God and serve one another. Listed below are the many groups and activities we have always offered and continue to offer.
They are still listed by the original commission names.
- Coffee and Doughnuts
- Fish Bake Fridays during Lent
- Knights of Columbus Book Award
- Pastoral Round Table (to meet parish needs)
- Youth Scholarship
- Grounds Care at Sebago Mission
- Tootsie Roll Drive for Special Needs
- Fall School Pack Collection (gently used/new)
- May Baskets for Gorham House
- Spring Plant Sale
- Finance and Budget Subcommittee
- Building and Grounds Subcommittee
- Capital Improvements
- Personnel subcommittee
- Annual Pie Sale
- Count Money after Masses
- Bishop’s Appeal
- Christmas Fair
- Church gardens care
- Supper Events (Harvest Supper, Mardi Gras Potluck)
- Reception Events (Lenten retreat, 1st Communion / Confirmation celebration)
- Coordination/Welcoming program for new and existing parishioners
- Gorham Ecumenical Commission
- Bereavement Group
- Young Adults
- Senior Luncheon
- Christmas Baskets
- Wayside Soup Kitchen
- Communion to the homebound
- Gorham House resident adoption program
- Prison ministry (Gifts of Hope)
- Earth Care
- Respect Life
- Project Rachel
- Baptism Program
- Children’s Liturgy of the Word
- SPRED
- Religious Education for preschool/kindergarten
- Religious Education for grade 1 to 5
- Youth Ministry for grade 6-12
- Young Adults Campus Ministry
- Adult Education
- Children’s Initiation
- Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults(RCIA)
- Catechist training
- Protecting God’s Children (required for volunteers)
- Child Lures Program training (required for children/youth)
- Vacation Bible School
- Living Stations of the Cross
- Epiphany pageant (in conjunction with Parish and Community Life)
- Teaching and coordination of volunteers to participate in the following ministries:
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Greeters, Alter Servers and Ushers
- Serve at funeral masses
- Choir ministry
- Coordination of Prayer Hours and devotions
- Prayer Network
- Baptismal Preparation
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