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Saint Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church
Saint Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church
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    • Home
    • 2025 Festival
    • Vacation Bible School
    • Scholarship
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    • Contact
      • Contact
      • Parishioner Registration
      • Subscribe
    • Lector Ministry
    • MCF Arabic Aramaic
    • Divine Liturgy
    • Giving
    • Events & Parish Calendar
    • Our Parish
      • Clergy
      • Parish History
      • Parish Strategy & Goals
      • Our Patron - St. Sharbel
      • Maronite Church
    • Our Festivals
      • 2024 Festival
      • 2023 Festival
      • 2022 Festival
      • 2021 Festival
      • 2019 Festival
    • Organizations
      • Structure & Ministries
      • Parish Organizations
      • Lectors
    • Sacraments
      • Sacraments
      • Baptism & Confirmation
      • Holy Communion
      • Reconciliation
      • Matrimony
      • Anointing of the Sick
      • Holy Orders
  • Home
  • 2025 Festival
  • Vacation Bible School
  • Scholarship
  • Building Project
  • Contact
    • Contact
    • Parishioner Registration
    • Subscribe
  • Lector Ministry
  • MCF Arabic Aramaic
  • Divine Liturgy
  • Giving
  • Events & Parish Calendar
  • Our Parish
    • Clergy
    • Parish History
    • Parish Strategy & Goals
    • Our Patron - St. Sharbel
    • Maronite Church
  • Our Festivals
    • 2024 Festival
    • 2023 Festival
    • 2022 Festival
    • 2021 Festival
    • 2019 Festival
  • Organizations
    • Structure & Ministries
    • Parish Organizations
    • Lectors
  • Sacraments
    • Sacraments
    • Baptism & Confirmation
    • Holy Communion
    • Reconciliation
    • Matrimony
    • Anointing of the Sick
    • Holy Orders

Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me - Mathew 25:40

Leadership & Governance

Councils & Organizations Structure

PASTOR:  Teach, Govern and Sanctify 


PASTORAL COUNCIL: An advisory body that cooperates with the Pastor in all aspects of Pastoral life.  Comprised of 11 lay members. 


4 Chairs - one from each ministry 

Liturgies & Mysteries 

Formation & Heritage

Parish Life & Pastoral Outreach

Communication & Media


5 Presidents - one from each organization 

Knights of St. Sharbel:  Men 36yrs+ 

Immaculate Conception Sodality:  Women 36yrs+ 

Mary’s Young Adults:  18 – 35yrs 

Pioneers of Mary:  7th grade – 12th grade 

Knights of Mary:  3rd grade –6th grade


One Representative from the Finance Council 


Ministry Structure:  4 Ministries, with 5-7 members with the Chair of each sitting on the Pastoral Council.  Chairs to rotate every 2 years.  


Organizations’ Structure: 5 Organizations, with the President of each sitting on the Pastoral Council.  Elections every 2 years.  


Finance Council: An advisory body that cooperates with the Pastor in all aspects of the financial life of the parish. Comprised of 5 lay members - 3 members appointed by the Pastor and the 2 Chairs of the Finance subcommittees.  Chairs to rotate every 2-years. 


Fundraising Committee: 5 total members comprised of Treasurers of the MYA, Immaculate Conception Sodality, Knights of St. Sharbel and 2 appointments by the Pastor.  Chair will sit on the Finance Council.  


Buildings & Grounds Committee:  5 total members appointed by the Pastor.  Chair will sit on the Finance Council.

Foundation Ministries

Liturgies & Mysteries

Liturgies & Mysteries

Liturgies & Mysteries

The responsibility of this office is to prepare, celebrate, and live the liturgies and mysteries of the Maronite Church in order to foster a more meaningful experience of worship that enables the entire parish to be bearers of the Good News in our homes, communities, and workplaces.

Formation & Heritage

Liturgies & Mysteries

Liturgies & Mysteries

The responsibility of this office is to identify, teach, and assess the Antiochene Aramaic Faith in order that parishioners entrusted to our care may grow in their Maronite identity and call to discipleship.

Parish Life & Pastoral Outreach

Parish Life & Pastoral Outreach

Parish Life & Pastoral Outreach

The responsibility of this office is to create and implement an inclusive parish-wide ministry that enriches the human dignity through the healing presence of Christ.  It also promotes religious, social, and cultural experiences that unite us into a cohesive and dynamic Maronite Church.

Communication & Media

Parish Life & Pastoral Outreach

Parish Life & Pastoral Outreach

The responsibility of this office is spreading the religious and social  messages through various media platforms like the website, social media, live streams, videos, and print materials, essentially acting as the primary channel for communicating with the congregation and wider community using modern technology and digital tools.

Tasks for each Ministry

Office of Liturgies & Mysteries

The responsibility of this office is to prepare, celebrate, and live the liturgies and mysteries of the Maronite Church in order to foster a more meaningful experience of worship that enables the entire parish to be bearers of the Good News in our homes, communities, and workplaces. 


Tasks: 

  • Divine Liturgy
  • Novena and Ramsho Liturgies
  • Para-Liturgical Prayers
  • Procession
  • Choir
  • Altar Boys
  • Lectors & Ushers
  • Church Decoration
  • Retreats 

Office of Formation & Development

The responsibility of this office is to identify, teach, and assess the Antiochene Aramaic Faith in order that parishioners entrusted to our care may grow in their Maronite identity and call to discipleship. 


Tasks: 

  • Religious Education 
  • Adult Entertainment 
  • Languages: Arabic, Aramaic, English
  • Family Enrichment (Pre/Post Cana, Marriage Development 
  • Youth Ministry
  • Social Catholic Teaching 

Office of Parish Life & Pastoral Outreach

The responsibility of this office is to offer and promote religious, social, and cultural experiences that unite us into a cohesive and dynamic Maronite Church.  It also creates and implements an inclusive parish-wide ministry that enriches the human dignity through the healing presence of Christ.  
 


Tasks:

  • Parish Unity 
  • Culture and Identity
  • Social, sport and trip events for the parish
  • Newcomers
  • Communication across all media channels
  • Annual parish calendar
  • Inactive and New Parishioners
  • Christian Services (caring for the poor families, homeless dinners, scholarships)
  • Pastoral Care (visit elders, sick and homebound)
  • Social Justice Initiatives

Office of Communication & Media

The responsibility of this office is spreading the religious and social  messages through various media platform:


Tasks:

  • Keeping website current with important information
  • Social Media Platforms Content
  • Print Materials
  • Creating informative flyers
  • Parish wide emails
  • Videos and Live Streaming

  • Home
  • 2025 Festival
  • Vacation Bible School
  • Scholarship
  • Building Project
  • Contact
  • Parishioner Registration
  • Subscribe
  • Lector Ministry
  • MCF Arabic Aramaic
  • Divine Liturgy
  • Giving
  • Events & Parish Calendar
  • Clergy
  • Parish History
  • Our Patron - St. Sharbel
  • Parish Organizations
  • Sacraments

Saint Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church

14 Reeve St, Somerset, NJ 08873, US

(732) 828-2055

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