The Environment Committee

Besides making sure the plants in our church stay looking beautiful, they set the stage for a welcoming Sunday experience and they plan the Mass of Remembrance. If you attended or watched the Mass, you know what an amazing job they do!

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The Lawn Mowing Crew

The four teams on the Lawn Mowing Crew do a wonderful job of making our lawns look nice and neat. They rotate weeks throughout the month so they can split up the work. Thank you for keeping our lawns neat and trimmed. 

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The Money Counters

There are two teams that rotate weekly to count the money that comes in from the weekend collections. Audrey Bruns, in the brown shirt on the right, is one of our original money counters and has been on the team since 1989! Thank you, money counters, for your dedication and time!

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Office Cleaning Crew

 

Some ministers you see all the time, others show up when no one is around and make amazing things happen! For example, John and Katie Burge! John and Katie are part of the Office Cleaning Crew and show up after everyone has gone home. Along with another family, they help keep our offices clean for our staff!
John and Katie have been part of our parish since 2005 and part of the Office Cleaning Crew since last year. John is also a cantor and part of the A/V Team!
Thank you John and Katie for your time and talent at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton!

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Music Ministry

Meet the Deignans! You might recognize them from our Good Friday Mass where they sing "Watch the Lamb." Both Pat and Carol grew up with musicians around them! Pat's mom was the pianist at his parish growing up so he sang and played the guitar at church since he was a kid. Carol was a music teacher like two of her siblings. She retired last year from being the music teacher at St. Pius X Elementary School.
When the Deignans first got involved in the Music Ministry, their children - Ryan, Meg, Jimmy and Emma all sang with them. It was a special part of their ministry to have their whole family involved! We can thank their family for bringing new traditions to St. E's such as the Palm Sunday youth procession and singing the Alleluia at infant baptisms.
Thank you Pat, Carol, Ryan, Meg, Jimmy and Emma for using your talents to bring us all into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton!

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Social Justice Committee

The Social Justice Committee supports our parish by calling people everywhere, and of every faith, to work toward the elimination of poverty, to speak out against injustices and to actively shape a more peaceful and just world.

They strive to bring the Gospel to the world by developing social justice and service related opportunities for growth in faith and spirituality for all parishioners.

To learn more about the committee or to become involved, visit seasp.org/social-justice.

The committee is led by Maize Micek. The other parishioners that make up the Social Justice Committee are:

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Soles4Souls Ministry

 

The Soles4Souls ministry collects shoes dropped off at the church and donates them. Those shoes are donated to people in need as well as repurposed to make more shoes and help small businesses! The picture above is Kayelene Clark as she picked up donations when the box was full.  

Find out more about Soles4Souls at  https://soles4souls.org and bring your gently used shoes to the drop off box at the church!

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Panera Bread Pickup Ministry

Look at all that bread Maize and Tom Micek picked up as part of the Panera Bread Pickup Ministry! The Panera Bread Pick Up Ministry helps prevent leftovers from going to waste and drops it off in the community. The team rotates to pick up on Mondays and drops it off at the Linn County Jail, ASAC (Area Substance Abuse Council) and the Larry A Nelson Center. We're currently in the process of adding a weekend pick up day, and adding more community partners. If you know of an organization that would take the leftover bread, let us know!