Mary Alice McVeigh, mamcveigh@nycap.rr.com Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW), is an age appropriate learning experience of the weekly gospel reading for our young children ages 3 - 7 (Pre-K – Gr. 2) during our Sunday Masses.

Ecumenical William Schmitt, billgerards@gmail.com Patti DeVito, mimidevito@gmail.com Members of this Committee are in communication with local Protestant, Jewish, and other religious communities so that common-ground events are brought to the attention of the parish. It also assists with, and promotes, ecumenical events, such as the Thanksgiving Ecumenical Service.

Faith

Formation

and Youth

Ministry Caitlin Levine, (518) 273-7602 ext. 102, FaithFormation@olvols.org Matt Levine, (518) 273-7602 ext. 102, youthministry@olvols.org The Coordinators of Faith Formation and Youth Ministry attend Pastoral Council meetings and report on the programs, progress and statistics of the programs throughout the year.

Fellowship

and Social

Committee Connie Steinbach, (518) 339-3208, socialolvols@gmail.com Julianne Messia, (518) 312-5021, socialolvols@gmail.com This Committee plans and schedules social events for parishioners throughout the year to encourage and strengthen personal connection and community. Though its mission is not directly spiritual, it looks to plan social events which revolve around the liturgical calendar, e.g. the Palm Sunday Dinner, Strawberry Festival in June, and coffee and donut gatherings after Mass. Monthly Craft Nights are also held to provide opportunities to come together and make things for Parish events and community not-for-profit organizations.

Grafton Food

Pantry OLV - Gloria Kieber, (518) 892-6722, Kiegigi@gmail.com OLS - Julie Darling, (518) 421-5070, Darlingj127@gmail.com Located at 31 Owen Road, Grafton, NY at OLS. The Food Pantry operates every Saturday from 10AM - 1PM all year long.

Liturgy -

Audio-Visual

(AV) &

Streaming Ray Dozois, (518)810-2975, olvit@olvols.org Fred Hemeon, (518) 268-9801, freddierh@hotmail.com The AV is shown every weekend Mass and funerals and needs parishioners to volunteer to the slide show. Streaming is done on special occasions and when requested for a funeral. The need for volunteer backups is always present.

Liturgy -

Committee Peg Cullen, mothepc@hotmail.com Members work with the Music Director to oversee the choices of music and liturgical embellishments for regular and seasonal Masses and other services. Members assist with training of the Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist, lectors, and ushers and Altar Servers. With the pastor, the Committee plans liturgical events for unforeseen circumstances, such as a memorial for national disasters or emergencies.

Liturgy -

Extraordinary

Ministers of

the Eucharist Joseph Thouin, (518) 428-9444, thouin.ja@gmail.com Recruits and Trains Lay Eucharistic Ministers

Liturgy –

Lectors Joseph Thouin, (518) 428-9444, Recruits and Trains Lectors

thouin.ja@gmail.com

Liturgy -

Music

Ministry OLV - Marjorie Voytko, (518) 283-9978 OLS - Michael Crandall, (518) 488-9068

OLV

Columbiettes Louise Hardy, President, louiseolvcolumbiette@aol.com The OLV Columbiettes, a united international organization of Catholic women dedicated to our Patronesses, Our Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Theresa the Little Flower and Saint Joan of Arc, are comprised of affiliated Auxiliaries of the Knights of Columbus Councils.

OLV CYO

Basketball Brian DeStefano, (857) 998-0958, brianpdestefano@gmail.com Catholic Youth Organization (CYO), a national organization that sponsors basketball leagues for young people. CYO basketball is a parish-based program that is often more casual than school sports.

OLV Knights

of Columbus Edward Golden, Grand Knight, (838) 386-1614, evgolden90@hotmail.com Knights of Columbus OLV Council 14164 is a fraternal organization dedicated to personal spiritual growth of members and service to the community. The OLV Council was organized to support the parish and local community.

Parish

Spiritual Life

/

Evangelizatio

n Committee Jonathan Fanning, jfanning@jonathanfanning.com This Committee undertakes the parish’s efforts to reach out to the “unchurched” in our area, marginal and fallen-away Catholics. The Committee works to establish and further prayer groups and liturgical devotions in the parish during Advent and Lent. Committed to fostering ongoing spiritual education and development, the Committee sponsors speakers and presentations throughout the year for growth in the spiritual life.

Pastoral Care

- Alzheimer’s

Care Team Mary Coleman, (518) 238-4167, mary.coleman@sphp.com This program is managed by the Eddy Alzheimer’s Services of Northeast Health. They recruit and train volunteer teams to assist parish families, providing a much needed respite to caregivers and socialization to patients. Eddy meets with the team to provide regular support and guidance. We are currently in need of volunteers, so that we can expand our services to more families in need.

Pastoral Care

-

Bereavement

/Lazarus OLV - Pam Wobrock, (518) 421-7811, wobrox2@aol.com OLS - Julie Darling, (518) 421-5070, darlingj127@gmail.com This Committee coordinates funeral arrangements for the parish and completes tasks not directly addressed by the staff, e.g. liturgical ministries at the funeral Mass. It also coordinates the annual November remembrance of parishioners who passed away during the preceding year.

Pastoral Care

- Christian

Outreach and

Social Justice Connie Steinbach, (518) 339-3208, socialolvols@gmail.com Julianne Messia, (518) 312-5021, socialolvols@gmail.com This Committee undertakes concrete actions to promote the social justice mission of the parish. Members of the Committee operate the Food Pantry located at Our Lady of the Snow Parish. The annual Christmas Giving Tree and Backpack and School supplies drives are two events scheduled each year. Members interact with civic or religious outreach programs in the city to involve the parish in the corporal works of mercy.

Pastoral Care

- Health

Ministry Annmarie James RN, (518) 423-0875, pastoralcareolvols@gmail.com Health ministry promotes wellness within a religious congregation by weaving spiritual and faith into health. Through this program the faith community can develop creative ways to address needs and tap in resources that nurture health, wellness and healing.

Pastoral Care - Visitation Ministry Annmarie James RN, (518) 423-0875, pastoralcareolvols@gmail.com Members provide visitation and comfort services to the parish’s elderly and shut-ins. Other services may include hospital and nursing home visits. They also assist the pastor to plan communal Anointing Services, hold regular blood drives, and plan the annual “Blue Christmas” event for parishioners who are grieving the loss of a loved one.

Respect Life Paula Golden, (518) 956-3953, pwgolden@hotmail.com Edward Golden, (838) 386-1614, evgolden90@hotmail.com This Committee coordinates and promotes Respect Life consciousness in the parish. It oversees the implementation of “Respect Life Month” every October and other events throughout the year. It works in league with the Diocese’s Office for Respect Life and the United States Catholic Bishop’s Respect Life Office and its programs. It promotes Catholic teachings regarding respect for human life from conception to natural death.

Saturday

Morning

Rosary Group Sharon Ryan, (518) 527-2428, rsharon110@gmail.com First Saturday Rosary meets in OLV Church at 10am the first Saturday of every month. Incorporating devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary into our monthly routines.

Vocations Mary Eaton, (518) 396-6279, maryeaton10@gmail.com This Committee promotes vocational awareness in the parish through concrete programs and events. They distribute and display vocation information sent to parishes by the Diocesan vocation’s office. Promotion of vocations to the priesthood is stressed, however, the need for vocations to the Religious Life, diaconate and lay ministries is also part of the mission.