For information on any of these parish organizations,
please contact the Parish office via email or phone (412-344-5010).

Ministerial and Organizational Details

Adult Servers provide service on the altar for funeral Masses. This is especially suitable for retirees who are available during the usual workdays. No meetings are held.


Altar Servers Committee
Trains new grade school altar servers, encourages proper style and conduct, and makes reminder phone calls to the grade school servers. The members usually meet in February to plan training meetings. Actual training with the servers are 1 to 2 meetings. Each member rotates making weekly reminder calls to the servers for the week.


Carmelites
An association of lay persons who live according to the spirit of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, but who do not leave their secular state of life. All those who feel called to live the spirituality of Carmel are most welcome. The Carmelite vocation is to live in the world “an evangelical life of fraternal communion imbued with the spirit of contemplative prayer and apostolic zeal according to the example and teaching of the Carmelite saints”, especially Saints Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, and Therese of Lisieux. The members meet on the first Sunday of each month following the 9:30 a.m. Mass in the O'Shea Center.


Chidren's Choir
Provides a music ministry for Parish children by performing sacred music and leading congregational singing during selected Sunday liturguies. Rehearsals are held weekly in the Choir Chapel.


Children's Liturgy Committee
Provides both opportunity and atmosphere for our young children, pre-school through grade 5, to grow and become rooted in the Sacred Liturgy of the Catholic Christian tradition.


Contemporary Ensemble
The Contemporary Music Ensemble provides music for the liturgy on the first Sunday of the month at 11:30AM and the third Saturday of the month at 5:00PM. All ages are invited to join in singing, or playing contemporary liturgical music. All singers and anyone playing guitar, drums or keyboard is encouraged to become involved in this ministry.


Family Life Committee
Sponsors social and service projects and activities involving families such as the Square Dance Party and Family Pizza Night. The members foster family values and morals that are inherent in the Catholic faith. This group meets the first week of each month.


Food Pantry
Assist unemployed and low- income families in the South Hills by distributing free food to them. The only requirement is need. The Pantry is operated by a volunteer staff. It is located on the first floor of the O'Shea Center and is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.


Lectors
Provide articulate and effective communication of the Word of God, prayers of the faithful, and announcements at Sunday and holy day Masses, and other appropriate liturgical services. There are no organized meetings. Attendance at appropriate seminars and days of recollection is encouraged.


Men's/Usher's Club
Offers men a variety of opportunities to serve the parish and to participate in the social functions for the members. The primary activity of the Club is to provide ushers for Masses and services in Church. The men meet in the O'Shea Center the second Wednesday of the month at 8:00 p.m.


Peace Garden
Volunteers who help in the maintenance and landscaping of the Garden located between the parish house and the Church.


Prayer Group
Praises and thanks God in song, prayer and reflections of His word. The Prayer Group meets every Friday morning from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. in the O'Shea Center


Religious Education Teachers and Aides
Bring, through catechesis, the message of Jesus Christ and His Church to all members of the community, from very young children to the elderly. It is our aim to help individuals acquire and develop their own Catholic Christian faith so that our parish community may truly be a witness to the good news of our Lord, Jesus.


Respect Life Committee
Promotes a consistent ethic that respects all of human life from conception through natural death. This goal is achieved through education, service and advocacy. The committee meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the O'Shea Center September through May.


Ressurection Choir
Leads congregational singing as well as supports the aesthetic dimension of worship through the performance of sacred music at funeral Masses. There is no rehearsal time.


Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)
The program of our Catholic Church community to introduce new members into the Church. It begins in the latter weeks of October and concludes in Holy Week at the Easter Vigil. A team of volunteer religious education teachers, our Deacon and Pastor lead the weekly meetings of the candidates. No commitment to become Roman Catholic is required of those enrolled. Rather, each person is encouraged to seek the truth of Jesus Christ and His church with an open mind and heart.


Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Seeks out the poor and deprived who are in need of spiritual, financial, and/or emotional support. A personal visit is made to each needy individual or family and help is provided whenever possible. Follow-up contact is maintained. The Society meets weekly in the Parish House.


Youth Ministry
Both Junior High and High School groups offer opportunities for the youth of our parish to grow in their faith. Please see the Youth Ministry page for complete details.


Women's Guild
Provides a social and service group for the women of the parish through religious, educational, cultural, fund-raising and social activities, consistent with the spirit of Catholic action. The women meet bi-monthly on the second Tuesday of the month (September, November, December, March, April, May) at 8:00 p.m. in Benedict Hall.