Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer positions at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish vary depending upon location and time of year. Submit your information so we may best match you with a suitable volunteer opportunity.

Whether you are a returning volunteer or new to our organization, we can arrange volunteer matches on an individual basis.
 
To begin click the link at the bottom of this page; complete and submit your volunteer application.

The duties of the Altar Guild involve the care and maintenance of everything pertaining to the celebration of Mass and the Sacraments

This ministry includes taking care of the vessels, candles, holy water fonts, missals, altar linens, altar server cassocks and surplices, the priests' albs. It also cares for 'live' flowers used on special occasions.

Some tasks are weekly; some monthly. Some tasks rotate so that a volunteer need only perform the task 2 - 4 times a year.

To assist in this ministry, contact Coleen Davis at 520-310-4648.

It is a privilege to serve at the Altar of our God. Servers have a responsibility to serve with dignity and reverence. The primary role of the altar server is to assist and support priests and deacons in the celebration of the liturgy during Mass. This is done through the servers' prayerful presence, specific actions and active participation in the liturgy (hymns, responses, etc.) setting an example for the congregation.

Youth are invited to be formed in the Ministry of Altar Serving during the fourth grade and have received the Sacrament of First Communion.  

St. Thomas the Apostle Parish is committed to help its youth altar servers realize they are needed, most welcome and respected. It is committed to help them to grow in their love for Jesus and His Church, making them faithful witnesses of our Church.

To that end, enthusiastic students and parents committed to this ministry are welcome… families who will regularly have servers at Mass so as to become confident witnesses to the Church and the sacredness of the Mass.

Boys and girls who are in the 4th grade or older are encouraged to become altar servers at our weekend Masses. 

If you are interested in applying to become a youth altar server, ask your parent(s) to contact Deacon Ed at [email protected] or call 520-577-8780, extension 111 OR complete and submit the form below.

Youth Altar Server Online Sign Up Form

• Is God Calling you to be a Catechist?
• Do You: Love God and want to know him better?
• Love children and enjoy working with them?
• Want to share God’s love with others?
• Want to be a good role model for children? Want to help children develop a relationship with God?

“Yes” answers may mean that GOD is calling You to be a catechist!

Please prayerfully consider teaching Religious Education.

Online sign-up is available on /children-religious-education-volunteer-opportunity.

Please contact Rob Weierman, Director of Religious Education at 520-577-8782 , extension 124 for questions, answers and encouragement.

Consider exploring the rewarding opportunity to become an EDGE Core Team Member and help Catholic Middle School Youth in their most important formation years. Edge Core Team consists of adults, young adults, high school teens and parents that plan middle school experiences.

Core Team is not about preparing a lesson; it is about caring for each middle school youth we meet. Using relational ministry to understand where the youth are, we call them to a deeper faith. EDGE Core Members are the heart and soul of this ministry.

If you are interested in falling more in love with Jesus and pointing middle school tweens to this love, contact Rob Weierman at 577-8780 X124 or eMail him at [email protected]. .

Ever considered becoming a youth ministry volunteer? Living our Catholic faith is very much about seeking to be in a deeper relationship with Jesus and then evangelizing what we encounter about Jesus to others. Our STAP Youth Team plans and provides experiences to high school teens, helping lead them closer to Jesus, so they might fall in love with Him and His message.

Moments that have the greatest impact on lives come when we are in the presence of someone, being authentic and there for him/her. In our youth ministry offerings, we seek to help young people locate their experience of God within the language and experience of the Catholic Church. We then nurture their relationship with Him through practices of living that keep them available to God and others.

Jesus said I came that you may have life, and have it abundantly - John 10:10.The deeper purpose to our youth ministry is mentoring and modeling what it means to become fully alive. Our Core Team members are essential to our faith sharing mission.

Pray over the call to become a Core Team member. If you are college age or older and are interested in being a part of a dynamic ministry team, call Deacon Ed Sheffer at 520-577-8780, extension 111or eMail him at [email protected].

On the second Sunday of each month (except November), Parish volunteers collect non-perishable food and/or monetary donations to benefit the Tucson Community Food Bank.

To participate in this robust parish ministry, contact Michelle Bratton at 520-548-0584.

A variety of roles offer opportunities to serve families of deceased parishioners by assisting with receptions in the Parish Hall following a funeral. 

To assist in this meaningful ministry (as a server), contact Erin in the Parish office at 520-577-8780, extension 109.

Contact the Parish office at 520-577-8780 and identify at which Mass you would like to usher.

There are jobs - and then there is a calling. At the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, we understand the desire for something more. We believe that calling comes from God and manifests as our desire to do His will on earth and in our community. If you have been looking for something more, a mission or purpose, perhaps God is calling you to work or volunteer for the Catholic Church.

Our mission is simple: get to Heaven and bring as many people along as possible.

We each have different God-given talents and strengths. What better way to glorify God than to use those gifts in supporting His Church? We are ministers, educators, creators, and servant leaders. It takes many types of people to accomplish the work of the Diocese of Tucson.

The Diocese of Tucson employs over 1,500 individuals in the nine counties of Southern Arizona, in service of 400,000 Catholics and counting.

Join us in serving the diverse and dynamic people of the Diocese of Tucson on their own journeys towards Heaven.


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Note:
Per Bishop Weisenburger, all employees and volunteers, regardless of position, are required to undergo high-level security clearance and safe-environment training to ensure the protection of minors and vulnerable adults