Parish Ministries Saint Mary Cathedral is blessed with many volunteers who share their talents with others. The ministries brochure describes several ways people can and do give of themselves, from visiting the sick to frying fish, from working with youth to serving on parish committees. These gifts of self are every bit as important as the financial contributions we make to support the Church's ministry.
As you read about the ministries of Saint Mary Cathedral, we ask that you prayerfully consider how you might use your gifts to be an instrument of God's grace.
Why should you get involved? When we volunteer to work for our parish, what we have to give is much more than our time. We also give something of ourselves, those characteristics that make each of us distinctive as human beings. We call these our "talents," those things we're good at or that we especially enjoy doing. When we volunteer to help others by sharing our talents with them, we give them something far more precious than our time or money. We give them something of ourselves, an intimate sharing of "who we are" for the good of others.Our talents are the special blessings that each of us has received from a loving Creator who prizes the diversity and abundant variety of all creation.