Our collaborative is blessed with a great many ministries and volunteers. Have you heard God's voice prodding you to volunteer or offer your gifts and talents to the Lord? As you scroll through the various ministries listed below pray on how you can serve the Lord.

Some of these ministries are collaborative wide while others are church specific. Please call the Collaborative Office (781-648-0220) to inquire about a particular ministry you wish to join.

NOTE: All volunteers must submit to a criminal background check (CORI), sign a Code of Conduct, and attend child safety training (VIRTUS).

Altar Servers
This ministry of service during Mass is inclusively "staffed" by both boys and girls. Altar servers are scheduled for each of the weekend Masses and for special celebrations such as Holy Days or the special Evening Prayer Services and Masses during Advent and Lent. In addition, altar servers are often available by request for weddings and funerals. 
Contact: Fr. Micheal Sheehan

Arlington Eats
In 2017 Arlington EATS and the Arlington Food Pantry merged to accomplish one incredible mission, to eliminate food insecurity by providing nutritious and culturally appropriate food in a respectful and compassionate manner to any Arlington resident in need. We make sure that our students have healthy, nutritious food over the long summer vacation, February and April vacation and over the weekends.

The Arlington Food Pantry started in 1991 when a group of individuals from the Town, churches, and community leaders got together as a response to the first Iraq war, realizing things like fuel and food may be rationed. After an initial food drive everyone realized that hunger was an issue in Arlington and the food pantry became an ongoing monthly service offered out of the basement of Church of Our Saviour in East Arlington for 26 years.

In 2014, a group of churches, nonprofits, and the town met to discuss how to make the Food Pantry more sustainable to meet the needs of the community. As a result, the Pantry hired its first paid staff and opened a second site at 117 Broadway thanks to the generosity of several local churches and businesses.

Arlington EATS began in 2014 when a teacher at the Thompson Elementary School in Arlington, MA realized some of her students were experiencing behavior issues because they were hungry and began by offering snacks in the schools. In addition to our snack program Arlington EATS has evolved to offer vacation and summer lunches as well as a monthly community dinner. We have donation baskets at the entrances of both churches.
Contact: Arlingtoneats.org.

Boy Scouts of America
St. Camillus sponsors B.S.A. Troop 313.
Contact: Charlene Camara

CONFIRMATION PREPARATION
The A-Team
We are building a team of adults and confirmed teens, THE A-TEAM, to serve as small group leaders in our youth confirmation preparation process. This was formerly called CCD or Religious Education and the adults were referred to as Teachers. Youth Ministry can't happen without the great support of adult volunteers! The role of the A-Team is to lead discussion groups using provided materials and create a welcoming and encouraging environment for teens. We are expanding the sacramental preparation of our young people beyond classroom style learning… Join us for this exciting new process!
• PEER MINISTRY TEAM
This group of confirmed teens has the desire to serve their friends and journey with them as they develop a relationship with Jesus and the Church. Peer Ministers are students committed to their own ongoing formation, while assisting our adult leaders at 13 Sunday sessions from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM.
• ADULT MINISTRY TEAM
This special group of adults serves our youth in grades 9 and 10 on 13 Sundays from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM by preparing them for the Sacrament of Confirmation and teaching them what the Church believes. These adults work to create a joyful environment where questions can be answered.
Contact: Scott Morin

Fatima Apostolate
These prayer groups, organized as cells, each with 8 to 10 members, strive to fulfill
the requests made by our Blessed Mother at Fatima, Portugal in 1917. The members
do this by offering up a Cell Hour of Holiness once a week before the Blessed
Sacrament in a spirit of penance and reparation for their sins and for those of the
whole world. They meet on Tuesdays at 7:00 PM in the Chapel in the St. Agnes Parish Center.
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Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are active, confirmed Catholics who wish to serve their fellow parishioners and have a love of the Eucharist. Extraordinary Ministers are ordinary Christians who model Christian living in faith and conduct in their ministry and in their daily lives.
Contact: Fr. Marc Bishop

Family Liturgy Committee
Throughout the school year, a committee meets monthly to prepare the Children’s
9:00 AM Sunday liturgies at St. Agnes.
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Giving Tree (Advent / Christmas)
This annual project is designed to encourage parishioners to give from their
hearts at Christmastime so that others who are needy may continue to know they are loved as the Christ Child was loved. Gift request tags, hung from trees in both churches on the First Sunday of Advent, are displayed for parishioners to select, purchase/provide and return by mid‐December as a wrapped present fulfilling that request. Monetary contributions for gifts and supplies are encouraged also. In addition, volunteers are needed to assist with the sorting, packaging and delivery of these 1000 or more gifts.
Contact: Scott Morin

Hospitality
Both parishes offer weekend hospitality. Members of this group volunteer to serve, bake, and greet parishioners in glad fellowship.
Contact: Fr. Marc Bishop

Life Ministry Team
The Life Ministry Team works towards the sanctity of all life from conception until natural death. This collaborative committee promotes the Respect for Life through public awareness and events geared toward bringing attention to issues that endanger the concept of a dignified life for all: "from womb to tomb".
Contact: Fr. Micheal Sheehan

Homebound Visiting
Each week a number of parishioners bring the Eucharist to the home-bound, who cannot by reason of illness, infirmity, or age, get to Mass. Prayers are said, Scriptures are read, the Eucharist is given, bringing healing, strength and a source of unity with Jesus and one's fellow parishioners. Those engaging in this ministry are trained, approved, and commissioned by the parish.

Members of the clergy go out to area nursing homes and celebrate Mass, bring Eucharist and offer Anointing of the Sick.
Contact: Fr. Robert Sahayaraj

Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus are a group of men dedicated to the parish and collaborative in many ways. Many Knights serve as ushers. Membership in the Knights is open to Catholic men who are interested in committing themselves to works of charity, unity and fraternity.
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Lectors
Lectors proclaim the Word of God at liturgical celebrations and Prayers of the Faithful. With deep faith and confident voice they announce the good news of salvation to their sisters and brothers in the parish. Lectors read at all weekend masses and holy days. Lector workbooks are provided that contain all the readings for the church year and may be studied at home if desired.
Contact: Fr. Marc Bishop

Music Ministry
“As sacred song united to the words, music forms an integral part of solemn liturgy. Yet the function of music is ministerial; it must serve and never dominate.” This is the premise upon which our liturgical music programs are based. The collaborative is very fortunate to have an active music ministry of all ages who strive to be ministers of faith and prayer. Our goal is to enhance sung prayer during the liturgy and encourage the community of faithful to worship in song.
Contact: Roger Mansen

Offertory Counters
Volunteers in both parishes who give of their time to tally up the weekly and special collections throughout the year.
Contact: Fr. Marc Bishop

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Preschool
The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is an approach to the religious formation of
children. It is rooted in the Bible, the Liturgy of the Church, and the educational
principles of Maria Montessori. Children gather in an “atrium,” a room prepared for the, which contains simple yet beautiful materials they use to help them absorb the most essential proclamations of the Christian faith. The Saint Agnes Atrium
accepts children ages 3, 4, and 5.

Grades 1 through 8
The program for children in grades one through eight is designed to support
families in the religious development of their children. The goal of our dedicated
teachers and support staff is to teach and reflect on the life of Christ as they lead our children to a closer relationship with God. With classes on Sunday mornings, Monday and Tuesday afternoons from September thru April, regular Mass
attendance is encouraged as a companion to building faith formation in the students.

Each year the children have the opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament of
Reconciliation. In addition, prayer services, guest speakers, service projects, parent
meetings and other special activities are important to this program. Preparations for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Eucharist are covered in a two year program beginning in grade one. First Eucharist is celebrated in May. Parents and others interested in serving our Religious Education Program as catechists, substitutes, hall monitors, members of a hospitality committee, etc. are strongly
encouraged to volunteer. This service signifies the presence of Christ to the
students and others in our lives.
Contact: Scott Morin

Sodality of Our Lady
The Sodality seeks to foster authentic devotion to Mary in the life of the parish as well as to encourage and enrich the social lives of the members. The Sodality meets
monthly and includes Mass with a social gathering afterwards. In addition, the
Sodality offers a number of other activities to its members such as the annual banquet, the annual day of recollection, and a variety of both day and overnight trips.
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Ushers and Greeters
Ushers welcome and attend to the needs of the congregation, as well as being responsible for taking up the collection during the liturgy. Ushers are a group of dedicated men and women of all ages who faithfully greet our parishioners as they arrive for Sunday Mass and gather the offertory collection(s) into a large basket to be presented along with the gifts of bread and wine at the Preparation of the Gifts.
Contact: Fr. Marc Bishop

Vocations Committee
The Catholic Parishes of Arlington Vocations Committee promotes and prays for life Vocations: Priesthood, Diaconate, Religious Life (female and male), Marriage, and Single life.
Contact: Fr. Marc Bishop