Elementary Grades 4 & 5

Our faith calls us to follow Jesus Christ’s example and serve others as He did during his ministry on Earth.  Throughout the program year, youth (and their families) will be called upon to complete service to others through involvement in various opportunities offered by the parishes. The amount and caliber of projects we can offer is dependent largely on parent involvement and availability of consistent volunteers.  While registering your child for our faith formation program, please prayerfully consider joining one of our existing or desired service opportunities in a leadership capacity, to ensure we can offer new, exciting, and impactful opportunities for our parish families.

Youth Baking Ministry: a Service to Community opportunity for youth grades 4 & up.  We meet on the third Saturday of each month, September through April, from 9am - 2pm to create yummy seasonally themed treats for the shelter guests of the Pine Street Inn in Boston, Massachusetts.  If interested in joining this ministry or for more information, please click here.

Next Session: Saturday, April 12th, 2025, from 9am -1pm in The Rock Youth Ministry Center at Saint Mary Parish. Signup here.

Birthday-in-a-Box: Bring the joy of a birthday party to a child living in a homeless shelter, domestic violence safe shelter, hotel, or other areas throughout New England. Birthday Wishes is a local organization based in Natick, Massachusetts, which provides birthday parties and gifts for children experiencing homelessness. Birthday-in-a-Box provides a party box stuffed with all the supplies a child and their family need to celebrate a birthday: from themed table settings and decorations to gifts. Join us as we support Birthday Wishes in their efforts to bring joy and hope to children experiencing homelessness. For more information or to volunteer to help lead this project, please click here.

Blessing Bags for the Homebound (seasonal-- Christmas and Easter) is a ministry for our Year I & II candidates to show their appreciation for our elder and homebound parishioners. From decorating gift bags and sorting the gifts, to stuffing the bags full of goodies and delivering them to our homebound parishioners, there's a way for all of our candidates to join in the fun and be a part of this treasured ministry! If interested or for more information, please click here.