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Confirmation Volunteer Opportunities

Confirmation students must complete at least 10 hours of volunteer work at our parish.

Bring the Volunteer Hour Sheet with you when you volunteer! 

  1. Write the date you complete your volunteer work, 
  2. what the work was, 
  3. and how many hours you spent volunteering that day. 
  4. Ask an adult supervising the volunteer work to sign this form.

Volunteer Opportunities

This page was last updated on 9/6/2025.

Dożynki — September 4, 6, & 7

Set-up will be Thursday (September 4) at 5:00 PM.

The festival will run 12:00-7:00 PM on Saturday (September 6) and 12:00-5:30 PM on Sunday (September 7).

    • Debbie needs volunteers at the Youth Ministry booth to sell root beer and orange soda floats, lead a "take a chance" game, do face painting, and shoot hoops.
    • Jen needs volunteers to bring food to the vendors and to watch the vendors' booths while they go to the restroom.
    • Renia needs volunteers for the Polish food booth to bring food from the church hall outside.

Ask an adult volunteer to sign your volunteer hour sheet.

Sunday CCD — every Sunday at 10:00-11:00 AM (Calendar)

Volunteers are needed at CCD on Sundays (10:00-11:00 AM in the Bartlewski Center).

Stop by the office on the main floor to check in.

Ask the teacher you are helping to sign your volunteer hour sheet. 

CCD starts on September 14 and ends April 26.

Sorting Bottles/Cans  September 21 at 11:00 AM

Volunteers can help the Youth Ministry sort bottles/cans by the Bartlewski Center garages.

Ask Debbie or another adult to sign your volunteer hour sheet.

Bottles/cans are sorted once a month. Check back here or the bulletin for the next date/time.

Sandwich Sunday — after Mass on the last weekend of the month

Volunteers will meet in the church hall after the TBD Mass to prepare 50 sandwiches for delivery to St. Vincent de Paul homeless shelter in Bristol.

Ask Debbie or another adult to sign your volunteer hour sheet.

Sandwich Sunday is the last Saturday/Sunday of each month. Mass times vary.

Service Monday — October 6 at 7:00-8:00 PM

Volunteers can join the Youth Ministry on Service Mondays for a snack and service project.

Ask Debbie to sign your volunteer hour sheet. 

Next dates: November 3, December 8, January 5, February 2, March 2, April 13

Tuesday Dinner at the Zion Lutheran — October 7 at 3:00-5:15 PM

Volunteers from our parish prepare dinner at the Zion Lutheran soup kitchen (27 Judd Street, Bristol) starting at 3:00, and service ends at 5:15 PM.

Ask an adult volunteer to sign your volunteer hour sheet. 

Next dates: December 2, February 3, April 7, June 2, August 4

Service Sunday  November 23 at 11:00 AM

Service Sunday begins in the church hall at 11:00 AM. Everyone is invited. 

Service work includes:

    • preparing and delivering Thanksgiving food baskets, 
    • setting up the Advent giving tree,
    • changing out the missalettes, boxing up food pantry donations,
    • and more.

Ask Debbie or another adult to sign your volunteer hour sheet.

Jasełka  date TBD

Jasełka is the annual Polish nativity play put on by the youth of our parish.

Rehearsals begin the fall in the fall, and the play will be on a Saturday evening in January.

Ask an adult volunteer to sign your volunteer hour sheet.

Night with St. Nick  date TBD

The CCD Parents Group needs volunteers to help set up for Night with St. Nick and to help on the day of Night with St. Nick. 

Ask Aneta or another member of the CCD Parents Group to sign your volunteer hour sheet.

Altar Serving — every Mass

If you're not already an altar server, speak to Deacon Rich after Mass to learn more and sign up for altar serving.

You can altar serve on weekends and weekdays. See the Mass schedule in the bulletin or here.

Ask Fr. Tomasz or Deacon Rich to sign your volunteer hour sheet.

Lectoring  per lector schedule

Lectors are volunteers who read at Mass. 

Speak to Fr. Tomasz or Deacon Rich after Mass to learn more and sign up for lectoring.

Ask Fr. Tomasz or Deacon Rich to sign your volunteer hour sheet.

Choir — per choir schedule

Speak to Christina (our cantor and choir director) after Mass to learn more and sign up.

Ask Christina to sign your volunteer hour sheet.

Adoration at St. Gregory — every Tuesday at 7:00 PM

St. Gregory Church (235 Maltby Street, Bristol) has an hour of Eucharistic adoration every Tuesday from 7:00 to 8:00 PM. 

Praying for the living and the dead is a spiritual work of mercy.

Ask your parent to sign your volunteer hour sheet.