| Altar Rosary Society | Members of this society enhance the experience of the liturgy by providing flowers on and around the altar and outside of the church. They clean the church for holidays and provide the cleaning of altar linens. During times of bereavement, members offer the praying of the rosary for the deceased in the funeral home. Members meet on the first Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m.
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| Baking or Preparing a Dish for Parish Functions | Parishioners have the opportunity prepare special dishes or baked goods for varying parish functions.
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| Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion to the Sick [Home ministers] | Extraordinary ministers of holy Communion are selected, trained and commissioned to help distribute Communion to the homebound. Training is provided, and individuals must be in 21 or older. These ministers visit on the third Sunday of the month after the 9:00 a.m. Mass.
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| Facilities Committee | This committee consists of those parishioners who work together to evaluate and schedule maintenance, as well as needed repairs to the parish buildings and grounds.
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| Finance Council Member | The council members advise the pastor on the financial matters of the parish. The council meets the third Thursday in the months of January, April, June and October.
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| Herminie Food Bank | This is not a parish ministry but a Westmoreland County service. St. Edward Church provides our facility as a distribution center for the local food bank. Food is distributed on the first Wednesday of the month from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Volunteers unload, separate and distribute food for approximately 100 families.
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| Parish Office Helpers | Volunteers dedicate time to help the parish secretaries in mailings and other ways.
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| Pastoral Council Member | The council members help to identify and organize the pastoral efforts of the parish. The council meets the third Thursday in the months of February, May, September and November. |
| Prayer Shawl Ministry | Anyone who knits or crochets is invited to participate twice a month (September through April) on Wednesday afternoons from 1:00 to 3:00 pm.
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| Pro-Life Committee | This committee works to keep the parishioners educated on all the issues pertaining to the pro life movement.
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| St. Vincent de Paul Society | This group of men and women provide emergency help for the poor and needy of the parish community.
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| Sunshine Club | Membership is open to men and women 50 years of age and older. Many spiritual and social activities are provided and enjoyed throughout the year. Members also assist with funeral luncheons in Edwardian Hall. Members meet on the last Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
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| Visitors to the Homebound | A parishioner is asked to visit or phone an assigned person on a regular basis.
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