Posted:  07/26/2022

The Family of Parishes including St. John Church, West Chester; St. Michael Church, Sharonville; and St. Gabriel Church, Glendale is seeking a Pastoral Associate to serve at St. Michael and St. Gabriel Churches.  

The Pastoral Associate for Outreach assists the Pastor by leading and coordinating aspects of parish life other than liturgical and evangelization.  They are responsible for managing the budget in these areas.  They will be part of the parish staff in each parish as they work over the next several years to come together as a single parish entity.  Each and every staff member will have some responsibility for helping parishioners navigate the Beacons of Light pastoral initiative.   

Sacramental 

• Baptismal preparation
  • Recruits, trains and guides baptismal preparation team 
  • Attends baptism preparation sessions; reviews and approves applications for baptism 
• Marriage Preparation 
  • Coordinates and supports Fully Engaged Couples 
  • Recruit, train and support Marriage Mentor couples 
  • Oversees 25th/50th Anniversary celebration each Fall 
• Visitation Ministry 
  • Coordinates the work of parish service to parishioners in hospitals, nursing and retirement homes, the homebound and communion calls 
  • Receives emergency calls from community, screens and passes those needing sacramental ministry to the pastor as appropriate
  • Makes visits to hospitals as appropriate 
• RCIA  
  • Will collaborate with the RCIA teams at St. John and St. Gabriel Churches 

Pastoral 

• Collaborates with the Pastor and the rest of the Pastoral Staff for the mission of the parish, including new initiatives as needed 
• Serves as Staff Contact to the Community Outreach Commission 
  • provides guidance and support to the commission at St Michael 
  • build group at St. Gabriel  

• Coordinates parish renewal efforts (e.g. Alpha or Welcome) 
• Assists Stephen Ministry coordinator with the ministry in these two parishes 
• Is present at Weekend Masses, especially at St. Michael and St. Gabriel 

 Position Requirements 

• Bachelors Degree in Theology, Pastoral Ministry or related field required; Masters Degree preferred 
• Supervised employment experience in Ministry
• Effective interpersonal and group leadership skills 
• Experience in pastoral counseling/pastoral care 
• Experience in managing budget 
• Commitment to ongoing formation and education