Our long-time secretary for Faith Formation is retiring.  If you are bi-lingual and interested in a part-time job, please read job description below. (printable description)

Secretary for Faith Formation Office

Sacred Heart Faith Formation Office is the hub for all programs and resources for our parishioners, from infants through elders.  The role of the secretary is to assist the director of faith formation, the youth minister, and catechists.

Secretary Job Responsibilities:

• Enhances effectiveness by providing information management support.
• Produces information by transcribing, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, copying, and transmitting text, data, and graphics.
• Organizes work by reading and routing correspondence; collecting information; and filing in appropriate methods.
• Manages department schedule by maintaining calendars for meetings, conferences, and building uses.
• Completes requests by greeting people, in person or on the telephone, and answering or referring inquiries.
• Maintains parishioner confidence and protects the parish by keeping information confidential.
• Prepares reports by collecting information.
• Maintains office supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; and verifying receipt of supplies.
• Keeps equipment operational by following manufacturer instructions and established procedures.
• Secures information by completing database backups.
• Provides historical reference by utilizing filing and retrieval systems.
• Contributes to team effort by attending staff meetings.

Hours—90 hours per month (fluctuates with program seasons)

• Tuesday – Friday        9am-1pm
• Sunday (when classes are scheduled)           8-11am
• Two or more evening meetings per month

Secretary Qualifications/Skills:

• Administrative writing skills
• Reporting skills
• Supply management
• Scheduling
• Microsoft Office skills
• Professionalism, confidentiality, and organization
• Typing
• Verbal Communication
• Familiar with the Catholic Faith
• Bi-lingual (Spanish and English)
• Comfortable engaging with parishioners

Job open until position filled.
 
Send inquiries to:  Director of Faith Formation
                                    Sacred Heart Parish
                                    440 NE Ash Street
                                    Pullman, WA  99163
Include a resume and letter of interest.

Faith Formation Office Hours

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Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Fridays: 9:00 am -  noon
Sundays: 8:00 am - 11:00 am (during the school year)

We are located in the parish library area - downstairs, between the restrooms and the social hall.

Faith Formation Staff

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Theresa Paul, Director
Sue McNamara, Secretary
Linea Johnson, Youth Ministry Coordinator

Phone:  509-332-4402
Fax: 509-332-5312
 

Faith Formation Board

Parish Faith Formation serves preschool through adults. Board members provide oversight and support to the Faith Formation staff for curriculum, hiring, adult education topics, and the parish library. Individuals will be chosen to form a diverse group representing all parish members.

Faith Formation Board Meeting
January 7, 2020
 
Present: Tammy Barry, Linda Heidenreich (refreshments), Jane Hommel, Dan Jinguji, Linea Johnson (closing prayer), Mary Johnson, Sue McNamara (opening prayer for Wendy), Jon Parrish, Theresa Paul, Penny Zimmerman led meeting.
 
Youth Report: Linea – going well so far in 2020!  ;-) 
The Epiphany Party on January 5 was a lot of fun! They had pizza, a gift exchange, and scavenger hunt. 
Parent Meeting on January 12 after the 11 am Mass and at 5:30 pm to discuss whether to go to Yakima or Oakland, CA (dates confirmed).  Rough head count makes it 12-15 kids and they need a 1-5 adult to teen ratio, so they would need a third adult and car.  They would leave Saturday, July 4, be in Oakland July 6-10, and come back July 11. 
Looking forward to: Teen Mass Feb. 9, CYC March 6-8, and Steubenville July 25-26.
VBS is July 27-31. 
Adoration:  All positive feedback, will try to have it once a quarter. 
 
RE Report: Theresa 
First Reconciliation:  Most of the kids went to Fr. Steve, so that gave the families a chance to go to confession with Fr. Jeff.  Need to edit the ‘how-to’ card because the part about ‘when was your last confession’ confused the first-timers. 
Epiphany Party: We had great help from Youth Group teens, but it was a challenge since some of the preschool and kindergarten kids were a little intimidated by the ‘big’ kids. They had three stations during 8:30 hour, and five at 9:45. At the next one, “Journey to Jerusalem”, there will be four at the most.
Theresa explained that she has information on a Catholic Youth Camp at the Shoshone part of Camp Lutherhaven in northern Idaho. Linea will promote it to middle-schoolers since they have not had many events this year.
Fr. Steve’s Homilies: They will now be archived on the YouTube channel since people have been asking for that.
Christmas Eve Children’s Mass Skit was very sweet and well-done! Thanks especially to Jill Patera and Dan Jinguji!! It was video-recorded and will be shared with the parents thru a private YouTube channel. 
Post-Baptism Support – Fr. Steve wants it to be in Spanish as well. Board members gave names of several people who might be implementers for this. 
Family Sacrament Class:  will now focus on Confirmation and First Communion. 
Rosary:  First graders and others will make rosaries. Then Kurt Zimmerman will help lead the rosary up in Church on February 2.  
Candlemas and Blessing of the Throats:  At the end of class, Preschool and Kindergarten kids will be brought up to have their throats blessed with their parents. Fr. Steve will come down after Mass to bless the throats of children and catechists in the classrooms.
Disciples in Dialogue:  In the social hall on January 23, 30, and February 6 from 6:30 to 7:45 pm. Topic is The Book of Revelation.
 
Mary Johnson:  Would like to lead a study of the book, Women of the Bible, which includes every woman who said anything in the Bible. After Easter we will plan for a couple of these.
 
Coffee and Donuts February 16, sign-up via email and Sue will send out typed list in order to fill in the blanks. A long-time parishioner who came down for the first time said, “This is a wonderful community down here!”
 
Fund-Raising Ideas:  Linea asked for money raising ideas for the Mission Trip.  Mentioned Krispy Kremes, World’s Finest Chocolate, and car wash.  Will need to raise about $10,000 this year.
 
Bible Study – Tammy – Starting again January 26, will finish (in four weeks) Volume 1 of Pivotal Players by Lent.  Then will switch to the Lenten Bible study for 3 weeks. 
 
Summer Programs:  Need to start working on these NOW.  Sue will put on the agenda.
 
Next Meeting is February 4  at 7 pm in the St. Charles room.
Opening Prayer: Jon  Closing Prayer: Tammy   Refreshments: Dan

January 2020 Board minutes
December 2019 Board minutes
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January 2019 Board minutes
December 2018 Board minutes
November 2018 Board minutes
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March 2018 Board minutes
February 2018 Board minutes
January 2018 Board minutes
December 2017 Board minutes
November 2017 Board minutes
October 2017 Board minutes
September 2017 Board minutes
June 2017  Board minutes

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Penny Zimmerman - President,  509-330-0736 
Tammy Barry 
Linda Heidenreich 
Jane Hommel 
Dan Jinguji 
Mary Johnson 
Wendy McCann 
Jon Parrish 
Dave Schneider

Faith Formation Catechist Application

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