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What do we do?
Martha’s Designers is responsible for providing an environment in the
Church and Chapel that will enhance the worship for all who enter during
each liturgical season and special feasts. The seasons of the
liturgical year are: Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time
and special feasts include Holy Days of Obligation.
The team meets twice a year to plan for the upcoming seasons and
feasts. This includes setting a schedule for changing the Church and
Chapel, discussing color, flowers, greenery, fabrics, banners, wreaths,
pictures and statues that will bring the season or feast alive in the
hearts of the faithful.
At the beginning of each liturgical season, the team, with the help of
other volunteers, changes linens, flowers, and other decorations in the
Church and Chapel. At Christmas and Easter this includes the Family
Life Center where we celebrate overflow Masses.
Who
is needed?
Anyone who is artistic and creative is encouraged to join the planning
team. Anyone who sews, paints, works in arts and crafts, arranges
flowers, does carpentry work or is a handyman is encouraged to volunteer
to prepare for the coming seasons and feasts as well as help with the
actual changing of the environment. This includes men!!! We have a
number of occasions where ladder-climbing and nailing is a necessity.
When do we need volunteers the most?
Help is especially needed on the days right before Christmas and from
Holy Thursday through Easter Vigil, the beginning of Advent and Lent.
We try to begin at 9:00am and end no later than 1:00pm. Lunch is
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What do we do?
We plant flowers, weed, and mulch, prune the Crape
Myrtle trees and water flowers in the pots. We also fertilize the plants
and keep them free of bugs and disease.
We also help maintenance clean the tree areas around
the front parking lot.
We make our church grounds inviting and create a
peaceful setting for parishioners and guests.
When do we meet?
We meet every second Thursday of the month at 9:00am
on the church grounds. You might have to look for us, but usually we
start in front of the church. Please mark your calendars.
We also meet on Saturdays three or four times a year.
We usually meet in October, January, and March. October to clean the
tree areas and mulch, January to cut bushes and Crape Myrtle trees, and
March to plant flowers for spring. We will send you a letter announcing
the date.
What do you need to bring?
You will need to bring gardening tools; such as rakes,
hoes, and shovels. You will be contacted during the week if other items
are needed.
I hope this information has been informative and that
you will decide to join us.
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