Pastoral Associate: St. Helen

# Pastoral Associate:
St. Helen Full Time St. Helen St. Helen Parish is seeking a faith-filled, collaborative, and mission-driven Pastoral Associate to assist the Pastor in fostering a vibrant and welcoming parish community centered on Jesus Christ.

The ideal candidate is a practicing Catholic with a deep love for the Church, strong pastoral skills, and a passion for evangelization, discipleship, and parish life. The Pastoral Associate serves as a key member of the parish leadership team, supporting worship, faith formation, pastoral care, sacramental preparation, and ministry development while helping parishioners grow as intentional disciples.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Pastor and parish staff in advancing the mission and pastoral vision of the parish.
• Coordinate and support sacramental preparation for Baptism, Marriage, OCIA, and funerals.
• Develop and lead adult faith formation opportunities, retreats, prayer experiences, and seasonal spiritual programming.
• Foster leadership development and support parish ministries, volunteers, and faith-sharing groups.
• Provide pastoral care and accompaniment to individuals and families through various stages of life.
• Assist with funeral planning, bereavement support, and pastoral outreach to parishioners in need.
• Coordinate parish communication and encourage parishioner engagement and involvement.
• Maintain sacramental records and ensure diocesan compliance, including Safe Environment requirements.

Qualifications
• Practicing Catholic in good standing with a strong personal faith and commitment to the mission of the Church.
• Degree in Theology, Pastoral Ministry, Religious Studies, or related field preferred;
Lay Ecclesial Ministry certification and relevant pastoral experience considered.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, technological, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, collaborate, and build relationships within a parish community.
• Ability to work some evenings and weekends as required by parish ministry.
• Excellent written, verbal, and digital communication skills.

Desired Qualifications The ideal candidate is:
• Spirit-led and pastoral in approach
• Passionate about evangelization and discipleship
• Welcoming, relational, and compassionate
• Organized, collaborative, and self-motivated
• Comfortable leading prayer, facilitating groups, and accompanying others in faith St. Helen Parish offers the opportunity to serve in a collaborative and growing parish community committed to forming disciples and fostering a culture of faith, welcome, and mission.## Range $58,000 — $63,000
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