Organizations

Aid for Friends - Prepare an individual meal tray from your dinner table and bring it to the freezer provided in the kitchen of the parish cafeteria. Meals are taken by visitors to the isolated elderly. Trays, plastic bags, and menu forms are available next to the freezer. Visitors are always needed and welcomed to distribute meals.

Allegheny Valley School

(Ministry to Persons with Disabling Conditions) Lay members with staff personnel visit the Allegheny Valley School on Verree Road, a residential facility for adults. A prayer service is held on the fourth Monday of the month, September through May, at 7:00 PM.

Care of the Church and Church Linens

Weekly cleaning of the church is accomplished by groups of volunteers, who are scheduled every two months to keep the sanctuary, church, and chapel clean. The linens are cleaned weekly by volunteers who are scheduled every week to pick-up the soiled linens on Monday, and return them to the Parish Center by Friday.

Casserole Program for St. John's Hospice

Prepare a casserole once a month for the homeless of St. John's Hospice. Recipes and trays are available at the church entrances. Freezer for storage is in the auditorium.

Catholic Youth Organization

The organization sponsors and coordinates sporting events including intramural and travel teams for grade school students. Sports include soccer, basketball, baseball, swimming, and track. The CYO sponsors 7th and 8th grade dances and basketball for high school students.

Charismatic Prayer Group

To foster a personal relationship with Jesus, and to gather as a community to give Him praise and honor while using the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The group meets Wednesday evenings in the Church Chapel.

Church Office Workers, Ushers and Collection Tellers

Parishioners staff the Church office before and after Sunday Masses to handle requests for Mass cards and general parish information. Assigned one mass every four to six weeks. Men and women of the parish who welcome fellow parishioners before Mass, assist them during and after Mass, and take up the collections. Assignment is the choice of the individual. Adult parishioners who count and sort the Sunday collections. Groups of volunteers are scheduled as a team once every six weeks on Sundays from 9:00 AM to approximately 1:00 PM.

Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD)

The religious education program for all of our children attending public and other non-Catholic private schools.  Classes are held on Tuesdays from 4:15 to 5:15 PM for students in grades 1 through 8.  The staff of the CCD program is a volunteer group of adults who give of their time and talent and share the gift of their faith with these students.

Children's Liturgy of the Word

Eucharistic Ministers

Eucharistic Ministers to the Homebound

Family Counseling Service

Fifty-Five Plus Club

Provides friendship, fellowship and support. Activities include luncheons, day trips, casino and theatre engagements. Aside from social activities, they visit the sick, make afghans for various nursing homes, and contribute to charitable organizations.

Finance Council

A group of parishioners who lend assistance and guidance to the Pastor and parish in financial matters such as school tuition, capital campaigns, collections support, and various other financial matters.

First Sunday Coffee

After the 8:00 and 10:00 AM Masses on the first Sunday of each month during the school year (October through June), parishioners are invited to socialize over refreshments in the auditorium.

Golden Lotto

The Golden Lotto is a yearly fund-raiser for the physical improvements of the parish buildings.

Knights of Columbus

A Catholic fraternal organization dedicated to providing service to church, community, council, family, and youth. Men over 18 are encouraged to join in visiting the elderly, helping the poor and disabled, and conducting social events for many charitable causes. Meets first Wednesday of every month.

Lectors

Men and women of the parish proclaim the scriptures during liturgies. Lectors rotate on a scheduled basis. Training and ongoing in service is provided.

Life Teen

Life Teen is a new variation on an old theme - THE MASS. "Life Teen" Masses are every second and fourth Sunday. While geared to teens, the Mass is open to all! That evening, teens (grades 9 - 12) are invited and challenged to live and learn more about their faith at Life Teen Nights.

Music Ministry/Choir

The Music Ministry program at St. Albert's is based on the belief that the liturgy is enhances through music. We invite and encourage the assembly to worship with us, as we celebrate with music.

Parents' Association

A social and educational organization for parents with children in our parish school.

Parish Newsletter

Parish Pastoral Council

Parish Welcoming Committee

Pre-Cana Team

Parish teams assist engaged couples in an all-day preparation session, held twice a year in the fall and spring.

Pre-Jordan Sessions

The Pre-Jordan program, required for all expectant parents, seeks to prepare parents for the baptism of their Child(ren). The class is held the first Sunday of every month at 1:00 PM in the Parish Center. It is necessary to pre-register for this class. Our hope is that this serves to update parents in their faith and meet with others who will journey with you and your child, thus building up our parish and the Church.

Pro-Life

This group distributes cloth roses and "precious" feet pins in May and October of each year. All donations are used to support Pro-Life educational programs and Guiding Star Ministries. We also organize post card campaigns to inform our legislators of our position on Respect Life issues.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.)

The way an adult becomes a Catholic is through the rites of Christian initiation, having journeyed with a sponsor and team members over a period of time: inquiry, instruction, sharing faith and life experiences, conversion. Participants meet weekly on a regular basis. Parish members serve as team members on the journey of faith.

Saturday Rosary

The rosary is recited every Saturday after the 8:00 AM Mass.

St. Vincent DePaul Conference

Lay persons organize themselves into small working groups known as conferences in order to help those who are in distress, or those without adequate food, shelter, or clothing. Through the SVDP Conference, parish resources (personal and material) are put at the service of those with a need. Meetings are held in the Parish Center on the third Monday of the month for core members.

Stewardship Committee

A group of parishioners who try to encourage the practice of stewardship into the life of the parish. This committee identifies opportunities for members of the parish to share their time, talent, and treasure. the stewardship group attempts to establish an ongoing process to recruit, recognize, and thank volunteers in all parish ministries.