BUILDING & GROUNDS COMMITTEE

Fr. Patrick Craig
Paul Nickels
Steve Buckner
Rick Martin

LITURGY & WORSHIP COMMITTEE

Contact:  The Parish Office

FUNERAL LUNCHEON COMMITTEE

Contact:  The Parish Office

STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE

Contact:  The Parish Office

PASTORAL COUNCIL

The Pastoral Council continually reviews and evaluates all the activities through which the parish community strives to fulfill the goals of the Parish Mission Statement. Working in an advisory capacity, the Council assists the pastor in providing leadership for parish ministries, programs, and activities.  

FINANCE COUNCIL

The Finance Council consists of parishioners who are experts in the fields of finance, business, and accounting. The Council advises the Pastor on financial matters of the Parish, conducts an annual budget review, and assists the Pastor in creating an annual financial report for the parish. 

ALTAR SERVERS

Serving at the table of the Lord is an important and wonderful way that people young and old can assist in the Eucharist -- the source and summit of our life as Christians. When done with reverence, respect, and attention, as the Pope suggests, this can be a wonderful service to our faith community and indeed an act of love that draws the server closer to God. Altar Serving at St. Joseph Parish is open to boys and girls beginning in 3rd grade who belong to the parish. New servers are trained by Fr. Patrick.  Servers are  encouraged to continue serving through high school, college (if in town), and beyond. 

Please contact the Parish Office at 463-5470 to sign up.

READERS

Readers are trained lay people who proclaim the sacred Scripture at Mass with skill, reverence and understanding. Readers will read announcements before the start of the mass, they will proclaim the First and Second Readings, and lead the Prayers of the Faithful. If you would like to serve in this ministry, please contact the Parish Office at 463-5470.

HOMEBOUND MINISTRY 

Ministers to the Sick and Homebound are given training to perform their ministry and are then assigned to a particular member or members of our parish for an unspecified duration. If you or someone you know would like to be added to our list of homebound parishioners, please call our parish office at 463-5470.

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are trained lay ministers who assist the priest (the ordinary minister) in the distribution of the Eucharist during Mass. If you would like to serve in this ministry, please contact the Parish Office at 463-5470.  Ministers need to go through training and be commissioned, this is done by Fr. Patrick.

PARISH FOOD PANTRY

St. Joseph Parish Food Pantry is a Christian volunteer service which provides bags of food to needy families in the Watervliet, Coloma and Hartford area. Volunteers with a truck, pick up orders from Feeding America in Benton Harbor. Another group of volunteers packs up the food bags. a 3rd set of volunteers distributes the bags. The Food Pantry is open for pickkup on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00-3:00 p.m. To volunteer, please contact the Parish Office at 463-5470.