St. Mary Catholic Parish, Mobile, AL

How can you help?

The following are some of the areas volunteer opportunities are available under the Parish Development Office. Please contact Millie Dixon, Volunteer Coordinator, for more information by calling 251.432-8678 or Click here to email her.

Stewardship

This commission coordinates parish stewardship activities to promote the annual parish tithing drive and the annual time and talent appeal. Parish tithing serves as the operational income for the parish. Volunteers are needed for talent recruitment and follow up, as speakers for stewardship appeals, and as committee members for the annual parish census and stewardship drive.

Tim and Mary Keese Finnorn ; Home - 476-0986

Recruitment

Events for both the church and school for the recruitment of potential families. Year round volunteers are needed as parent ambassadors and neighborhood recruitment captains. Volunteers are also needed to establish a welcoming committee for new parishioners.

Marcelle Naman 432-8678 ext. 2 or click here for e-mail.

Publications

Publications include the parish annual report, The Onlooker parish newsletter, school and church brochures, ads, and other various publications throughout the year. Experience in graphic design is needed in this area.

Marcelle Naman 432-8678 ext. 2 or click here for e-mail.

Mailings

Volunteers are needed for bulk mailing organization throughout the year.

Marcelle Naman 432-8678 ext. 2 or click for e-mail.

Annual Fund Drive

Annual Fund Drive for St. Mary School invites donations for improvements in school programs, facilities, and endowment growth. Volunteers are needed to chair the different divisions including major gifts, parents, alumni, grandparents, businesses, parents of alumni, leadership, and friends. The appeal begins each fall and ends on June 30.

Marcelle Naman 432-8678 ext. 2 or click here to e-mail.

Casino Night

Casino Night annual fundraising event for the school boasts a silent and live auction, entertainment, food, and cash door prizes. Volunteers are needed in all areas of the event. This adult event takes place on the first Saturday in May each year.

Marcelle Naman 432-8678 ext. 2 or click here for e-mail.

Alumni Volunteers

Calling All Alumni!

Alumni are invited to join an annual celebration and volunteer year round. Interested in finding out what your fellow classmates from St. Mary are up to?....Maybe even planning a class reunion in St. Mary’s beautiful Sisters of Mercy Building? Alumni volunteers of all classes are needed to gather updated information on classmates. Volunteers are also needed to form an alumni organization allowing connection between classmates, and connection with all alumni to the latest updates on their alma mater, St. Mary Catholic School.

Alumni Relations Volunteers needed to plan annual alumni reception and other events throughout the year, form an alumni association, and invite alumni to be involved in St. Mary School.

For more information, to schedule a reunion, or to sign on to volunteer, please contact St. Mary’s Development Office, 432-8678, ext. 2 or click here for e-mail.

Parish Archives

Parish Archives Volunteers are needed for establishing a permanent archives collection to be housed in the Sisters of Mercy Building. With a rich history beginning in 1867, there are several photographs, documents, and artifacts in need of preservation. Volunteers are needed for research, cataloguing, and organizing.

Martha Collier 473-9849

Women's Social Club

Calling all Ladies: St. Mary Parish is beginning a Women’s Social Club where adult women of all ages gather monthly to plan social and service projects within the parish. Call 432-8678, ext. 2 or click here to e-mail.