St. Aedan's Ministries

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VOLUNTEER at St. Aedan's

Family Faith Formation, our parish catechism program for children, welcomes Religion Teachers and teaching assistants.

Classes are held on Sunday mornings during the academic year. For more information, contact the parish office.

We welcome those interested in helping out as Liturgical Ministers during Masses throughout the week, in any of these roles.

Eucharistic Ministers help distribute the body and blood of Christ.

Lectors read scripture and prayers.

Altar Servers assist the priests during the Mass. We welcome children up to young adults of college age, who have had First Communion.

Ministers of Hospitality help welcome churchgoers, distribute weekly bulletins, and assist in taking the collection.

Some training is required. For more information, contact the parish office.

Singers and instrumentalists are invited to be Music Minsters at Sunday Masses.

No prior experience or musical training is required -- just the ability to carry a tune or play an instrument, a commitment to attend rehearsal, and a passion for serving through music . Choose from any of these opportunities.

9 AM & 1 PM English Masses: Individual volunteers. This is an adult volunteer choir with a mix of traditional and contemporary repertoire. Rehearsals take place 40 minutes before each Mass. For more information, contact Paulo Tirol.

11 AM Spanish Mass: Coro Unidos En Cristo Jesus - St. Aedan's. For more information, contact Dennis Lansang.

Our current ministries include:

2000 Hail Mary's
Carmelites
The Choir
Christian Life Communities (CLC)
Cleaning Ministry
Cooking with Love
Holy Rosary Society
Migrant Ministry
Ministerio Hispano Ignaciano
Spanish Lectors & EM Ministeres
Youth Group (ages 13-17)
Young Adults (ages 18+)

Register today and learn how to connect with ministry leaders. Click here to learn more.

Cooking with Love

Volunteers gather once a month in our Parish Center Kitchen to prepare meals for 175 individuals at St. Lucy's Shelter, a program run by the Archdiocese of Newark's Catholic Charities program.

Learn more about this vibrant ministry. Various roles are required, including:

Crew Coordinator to welcome new volunteers and ensure everyone has a job to do on cooking days and liaise with Parish Center staff.

Shopper—someone to shop for all the ingredients we need to cook. This role is in direct contact with Chef Otis prepares a shopping list a few days in advance.

Delivery—someone to deliver the prepared food on Sunday after the cooking day to St.
Lucy Homeless Shelter.

Generosity Facilitator/Fundraiser - to help fundraise for ingredients, which cost approximately $500 per month and are then used to prepare 175 meals

Head Chef—current a filled position, but we welcome those with professional expertise to join, learn, and support.

Migrant Ministry

Volunteers gather every Tuesday at 7pm in St. Mary's Stewardship Hall, our newly renovated community space located on Tuers Avenue, behind the Primary Prep School.

To connect with this ministry, please either:

Register with Flocknote (our parish communications portal) and note your interest in joining the Migrant Ministry. Click here to learn more and register and a member of the Migrant Ministry team will connect with you.

You can also call our Parish Center office at (201) 433-6800 and our team can connect you with one of the ministry leaders.

Holy Rosary Society

The Holy Rosary Society meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 12:45pm to 2:30pm in the Parish Center ground flooor. This ministry was formed in early 2025 and welcomes new members. The ministry hosts Fellowship on the first Sunday of each month after the 9am Mass.