Volunteer Opportunities: FL

BAPTISM TEAM
Volunteers who host Saturday baptisms on a rotation basis. The hosting team is responsible for the following:

• Prepare all that is needed prior to the baptism celebration
• Assist the Priest or Deacon during the baptism celebration
• Put away the supplies used

Presently, we have 7 teams who rotate and asist all Saturday baptism celebrations. We are desiring to surface multiple teams which will permit volunteers to serve at least once every three to four months.

Would Need To:

• Attend the required VIRTUS Protecting God's Children.
• Attend one training session.

If interested in volunteering in this ministry, please fill out the form at the bottom of the page.

MARRIAGE PREPARATION TEAM
The St. Cecilia Marriage Prep consists of four sessions, which are repeated two more times during the year. Each session consists of different topics. Though either husband or wife can be present, preference is having a couple present a chosen topic. This commitment is approximately one hour of a couple's time, three times a year. 

If interested in volunteering in this ministry, please fill out the form at the bottom of the page.

SPONSOR COUPLE
A couple-to-couple ministry in which married couples are willing to share their marriage experiences as they journey and mentor engaged couples to help them prepare for the Sacrament of Matrimony. A few of the following are suggested qualities:

• Belief that marriage is a permanent and faithful commitment.
• Belief in God with an understanding that God and Church are necessary for a marriage to be successful.
• Willingness to share lived experiences of the sacrament.

Using five outlined sessions from Fr. Robert Ruhnke's book,  For Better and For Ever, an engaged couple meets with a sponsor couple in their home. Through individual reflection, written assignments and dialogue, the engaged couple learns from the couple living in a Catholic Christian marriage upon some of the realities of married life. 

Would Need To:

• Attend a training session.
• Willingness to journey with one or two engaged couples per year.
• Follow-up with the newly married couple during the first year of their marriage.

If interested in volunteering in this ministry, please fill out the form at the bottom of the page.

INFANT BAPTISM CLASS
Classes are offered every month, one month in English, the other month in Spanish, giving the opportunity of 5 to 6 times a year in each language. Volunteers will present the following during the baptism class:

• The Domestic Church
• The Theology of the Sacrament
• The Rite of the Sacrament of Baptism
• The Guidelines of the Catholic Church in the selection of godparents
• St. Cecilia's baptism policy

Classes are offered the second Tuesday's of each month (with the exception of July) at 7:00 PM in the Community Center. There is an available Power Point presentation.

If interested in volunteering in this ministry, please fill out the form at the bottom of the page.

MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT - The Choice Wine
There is a future plan of presenting Paradisus Dei's  The Choice Wine to married couples. Integrating the latest findings from modern science with the timeless teaching of the faith and the wisdom of the saints, The Choice Wine: 7 Steps to a Superabundant Marriage places authentic marital happiness within every couple’s reach. By opening to couples the interior life of the Holy Family at Nazareth, The Choice Wine helps couples to experience a foretaste of Paradise, in their marriage and family.

In order to offer this marriage enrichment workshop, couples are needed to organize the event. If interested in volunteering , please fill out the form below.