St. Bernadette Parish

Building and Grounds Committee:
To plan and get involved with major capital and maintenance projects. Responsible for the maintenance and repair of all St. Bernadette properties.

Building and Grounds (Special Skills):
What special skills do you have to offer our parish? Carpentry, electrical, plumbing, landscaping, roofing, sheet metal, welding, etc...

Bulletin - Stuffing Inserts:
Volunteers who help put together the bulletins and stuff inserts.

Church Cleaning:
Volunteers assist in cleaning the church for 1.5 to 2 hours on a monthly basis during weekday mornings, afternoons, and Thursday evenings. Keep our church beautiful!


	Clean Up Day - Parish Grounds: Spring and Fall clean up day for parish buildings and grounds. Planting, weeding, painting, and repairing buildings.

	Finance Council: Primary function is to prepare the annual budget, measure ongoing financial results, conduct financial campaigns and fund parish operations and capital maintenance programs. The council meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm. The current members are: -Father Don Zuleger -Patty Eichhorst -Paul Klister -Neil Pfaff -Tom Suttner -Jon Mueller -Fran Breuninger -Robin Hafeman -Lou Wendt -Lee Reynebeau -Lydia Jansen -Greg Seidl

	Golf Outing Fundraiser: Help in preparing and/or implementing details for the annual Golf Outing Fundraiser. The different opportunities to help are: -Chairperson -Solicit Donations -Volunteer

	Human Concerns Committee: This committee's purpose is to assist the parish in responding to Jesus' command to love our neighbor by addressing social justice issues and the needs of all people. Committee members will identify and provide opportunities for parishioners to assist those in need with gifts of time, talent, and treasures. This committee meets once each month from September to May to discuss possible activities for the parish and the community. Here is just a few of the many projects/activities of the Human Concerns Committee: -St. Joe's Food Pantry Collections -Phone Card Purchases for Soldiers -Mother/Unborn Baby Care Rose Sale -Emergency Shelter Necessities Drive -Funeral Luncheons For more information please contact the Co-Chairs:

	Catholic Resources Library : The library contains multimedia and literature on many valuable subjects such as: -The Holy Spirit -Miracles -Catechism -Prayer -Church Documents -Sacraments -Family Life -Healing -Teens & Children -Saints Besides hard copy books, the Catholic Resource Library houses books on tape, books on CD, videos and music CDs.

	Money Counter: Assist with counting weekly collections.

	Office Help: Answer phones when secretary is on vacation. Filing, stuffing bulletins, copying, and printing.

	ParishFest - Annual Picnic: Help in preparing and/or implementing details for the annual parish picnic. All ages needed. Annual fundraiser to help the parish meet its budget needs. Positions are needed for: -Raffle Tickets -Rummage Sale -Music/Beer Tent -Advertising -Food Stand -Entertainment -Silent Auction -Set Up Crew -Games -Candy Booth -Bake/Craft Sale -Admissions -Take Down Crew -Money Counters/Runners -Child Care for Worker's Children -Solicit Donations/Prizes

	Parish Fundraising Committee: Committee plans and coordinates annual events and fundraisers for the parish. Recruit parishioners to chair and help at events and fundraisers.

	Parish Council: Consists of elected and selected representatives of the parish community, in addition to the pastor. The council is the central coordinating body of the parish, meets monthly, and serves in an advisory and consultative role to the pastor. The committee meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm. The current members are: -Father Don Zuleger -Craig Kubiak -Chris Sheptoski -Rick Lowery -Pat Buck -Karen Wachuta -Dave Sier -Christine Mazier -Tammy DeYoung -Carolyn Cox -Scott Boeckman -Cathy Bos -Chris Briski

	Parish Trustee: A Parish Trustee is an active, responsible parish member who is called to serve the parish as advisor, overseer and counselor. The treasurer trustee works with the pastor in the coordination and maintenance of financial record keeping, reviews annual parish budget and signs the annual financial report to the diocese. The treasurer trustee holds an important role in the parish community as a member of the finance council and also has check-signing responsibilities. The secretary trustee works closely with the pastor in overseeing the operations of the parish in various capacities. The secretary trustee holds the responsibility of relaying vital information to the parish community. The secretary trustee holds an important role in the parish community as a member of the parish council and also has check-signing responsibilities.

	Prayer Shawl Ministry: This group comes together and knits shawls and pray for people in need, such as the ill, new mothers and people dealing with traumatic events. Meetings are every other Monday at 12:30 pm.

	Renew Group - Prayer Chain: You can call the parish office and submit anything that you would like to be prayed for. The parish office then contacts someone who begins spreading the word to others so that many people can pray for this subject.

	Scrip Program (Parish): Several people needed to coordinate parish scrip program. Recruit and schedule volunteers to sell scrip after every Mass, maintain inventory of scrip certificates and scrip financial reporting.

	Stewardship Committee: Promotes opportunities for all members to share gifts of time, talent and treasure for the good of the entire parish. Sponsors the annual stewardship fair.