Please consider joining our Faith Formation Team!  In addition to catechists and co-catechists, we have many different needs where your time and talent would be greatly appreciated. Classroom assistants assist the catechist with planned activities and crafts during class time. They do not prepare lessons or teach. Safety Monitors help to maintain a safe and friendly environment during class time, working as a liaison between the catechists, parents and students. Buddies are teens that assist children with special needs so that these students can be successful in Faith Formation class. They help with crafts, completing worksheets and facilitating class activities. Teens that volunteer as buddies are students in grades 7-12. Liturgy of the Word with Children and Children’s Church leaders are needed to lead children, ages 3 through 9, in prayer and discussion of the Sunday readings at a level easy for young children to understand. It is offered at the 9:30 am mass from October through April. Office help is also needed occasionally to help prepare crafts, worksheets and other materials to support our wonderful catechists throughout the school year. A list of office help volunteers will be compiled and as assistance is needed, an email will go out requesting volunteers. No formal commitment is needed.  For more information or to volunteer, contact Karen at [email protected] or 973-635-0625 ext. 2171.

VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS

The Diocese of Paterson requires all volunteers and/or employees who have regular contact with children, minors or vulnerable adults be approved to work or volunteer by completing a VIRTUS training session (Protecting God's Children), background check and Code of Conduct. Volunteers and/or employees can select a date, time and location for a VIRTUS training class which are held on a regular basis throughout the Paterson Diocese. Once signed up for a class, the volunteer/employee will be prompted to complete the background check online. After all the information is input, then the volunteer will read and electronically sign the "Code of Pastoral Conduct" acknowledgement. Volunteers and employees are accountable for their behavior and must follow the Code of Conduct. All three of these requirements can be done through the following link:  VIRTUS sign up and background check

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