Parish Missionary/ Ministry Coordinator - Immaculate Conception Parish - Washington DC

Immaculate Conception Parish in Washington DC is hiring a Parish Missionary/Ministry Coordinator.

The Parish Missionary assists the pastor in forming parishioners into missionary disciples. The missionary actively engages in the life of the parish by orchestrating and participating in parish outreach and evangelization overseeing ministry to young adults planning and executing social and spiritual events coordinating the childrens religious education program helping parishioners grow in their faith through spiritual accompaniment and accomplishing other tasks for the smooth functioning of the parish. The missionary also manages social media and supports digital communication for the parish. The missionary works closely with the administrative assistant and parish volunteers. Spanish proficiency is not required but helpful for the religious education program.

Position Details

Oversees Immaculate Conception Young Adults (ICYA)

• Directs ICYA core team including running monthly meetings and enlisting their support to plan promote and execute spiritual service and social activities.
• Coordinates and/or organizes young adult events in collaboration with the core team.
• Creates and distributes a newsletter twice per month via Flocknotes.
• Oversees and tracks ICYA budget

Provides opportunities for spiritual formation

• Leads Bible studies/small groups (one at a time).
• Supports existing Bible studies/Discipleship Quads.
• Organizes annual Advent morning of recollection and Lenten weekend retreat.
• Provides individual mentorship/spiritual accompaniment to several parishioners to help them deepen their prayer lives and become intentional disciples.

Parishioner Engagement and Outreach

• Fosters a welcoming parish environment.
• Tracks parishioner registrations and meets with new parishioners to welcome and connect them to parish groups service opportunities etc.
• Recruits and trains volunteers to fill one-time and long-term parish needs such as event set up/clean up servers for annual senior appreciation brunch coffee and donuts after Mass etc.
• Attends and often manages parish events and programming.

Directs Sunday School Religious Education Program (approx. 25 children)

• Oversees program on Sunday mornings (Sept to May).
• Recruits and supports catechists.
• Communicates with parents via weekly email and in person on Sunday.
• Prepares annual calendar and keeps Archdiocesan standards for child protection training current for all catechists.
• Orders books and supplies.
• Monitors attendance and ensures that sacramental standards are met.

Social Media and Digital Communication

• Generates regular content for Instagram and Facebook to promote events engage parishioners and increase visibility.
• Develops promotional materials and signup forms for parish events.
• Uses Flocknote to send parish-wide communication manage event sign-ups etc.
• Manages the parish-wide young adult Groupme and answers questions via social media platforms.

*other duties as assigned by the Pastor

Position type

• Full time (40 hours per week)
• Flexible schedule - must work Sunday mornings and a few evenings per week
• The parish missionary is ideally a deeply spiritual person with a zeal for the Catholic faith and who thrives off engagement with others
• Salary starts at $55000

Mission

Immaculate Conception Parish is located in the heart of Washington DC

Our mission is to bring souls to Christ and draw people into a deeper union with the Trinity through the sacraments

Please forward your resume and letter of interest to: Father Charles Gallagher

questions please call

Required Experience:

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