Fellowship and Service are important aspects of our faith family life. There are numerous activities for all ages from babysitting available during Mass to an active and vibrant senior group. Liturgical Ministries include all those ministries that support Mass participation. Parish Ministries reach out to the parish as a whole while community ministries provide services to Tonawanda and the surrounding areas.
YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRIES
Youth in Grades 6-8 are invited to take part in S.A.L.T. (Stand And Live Truth). Fun activities involving the Sunday Gospel reading or a seasonal theme are followed by group discussions, and ways to apply what they learn to their daily lives. We will follow up with a game.
Our Young Adult group is open to recent high school graduates through age 39. We meet on the Wisdom Wednesday (every other Wednesday) of most months, either on campus or out in the world, to keep our young church connected to Jesus. Past activities include hiking to the Eternal Flame or Devil’s Hole, Bible Study, a visit to Allentown Art Festival, volunteering at a soup kitchen, kickball or soccer against nearby churches, and making soup for Outreach volunteers.
Dates and times for all of these are posted on the bulletin board in the narthex, on the church website, and in the weekly church bulletin. If you have questions about these programs, please contact Kathy Waite, our Youth Minister, at 716-491-8269 youth@stamelia.com or youngadult@stamelia.com and you can also find out more details by clicking the youth & young adult ministry button below.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Kathy Waite is our Coordinator of our Outreach program. To contact our Outreach office, please call 716-832-2542 or you can email the office at outreach@stamelia.com – Our Outreach office hours are as follows:
- September through June: we are open Monday through Thursday from 10:00am until 3:00pm
- Summer Hours are: Monday through Thursday from 9:00am until 2:00pm
We help anyone in need at our door, no matter where they live.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Conference of St. Amelia Parish is open and available to anyone in need of food or other types of assistance. Please call the rectory at 836-0011, ext. 109 and leave a message on the answering machine with your name and phone number along with a brief message. A member of the conference will contact you within a short period of time. When you receive a call, there will be no identifying phone number, as our volunteers will be calling from a private line.
You can find out more information by clicking the Liturgial Ministries button below.
LITURGICAL MINISTRIES
Liturgical ministry is an excellent opportunity to fulfill your calling of service to one another utilizing the talents and gifts that God has given us. You can participate “behind the scenes” preparation and planning or through a public role of service within the Mass, parishioner contributions help our liturgies to be truly life-giving celebrations.
You can find out more information by clicking the Liturgial Ministries button below. We welcome you and we invite you to prayerfully consider joining one of these ministries.
PARISH MINISTRIES
Our St. Amelia Parish Ministries call for short term or periodic commitments of time throughout the year. Such activities are usually projects developed in response to particular needs of the parish or the diocese. These activities provide unique ways for parish members to become invlolved even if their time in limited where they can contribute to parish life.
You can find out more information by clicking on the Parish Ministires button below.
SOCIAL MINISTRIES
We offer something for every age – boy scouts & girl scouts for our youth, book clubs, card flights, holy name society and also our golden nuggets for seniors.
To find out more infromation about our Social Ministries, click on the button below.