Additional Opportunities for Service
There are a number of ways you can help the Church, your fellow worshipers and those in need. Consider serving in one of these ways:
PARTICIPATION
Epistle and Communion Service: Each Sunday, members of the congregation are needed to read the Epistle and assist during Communion by holding the Communion Cloths and distributing the Antidoron (i.e. holy bread). All Orthodox Christians in the Parish are welcome and encouraged to participate. We usually need one Epistle reader, four people to hold the cloths, and two people to distribute the bread. If you would like to read the Epistle or assist during Communion, please contact Teva Regule (tregule@gmail.com).
VIDEO EDITING – Volunteers are wanted to assist with video editing of sermons and lectures. We are looking for volunteers to assist with some basic video editing to post the sermons and lectures from St. Mary's online. If you have experience with digital video editing, please let Jamil Samara or Mitrophan Chin know you are interested - email live@stmaryorthodoxchurch.org.
PHOTOGRAPHERS AND GRAPHIC DESIGNERS – Are you a photographer or a graphic designer? Would you be willing to share your talents with St. Mary Church and her ministries? We are looking for you to help photograph the divine services and events and to design promotional material for events and programs at our parish. Please contact Jamil Samara at webmaster@stmaryorthodoxchurch.org with any questions, and to let him know that you are interested in getting more involved.
DONATIONS
Food and Clothing - Holy Resurrection in Allston (62 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA) takes donations of non-perishable food items and clothing to distribute at the Open Door Ministry on Monday evenings. You can bring your donations by on Monday nights between 4:30 pm and 7:30 pm or contact the church at (617) 787-7625 for more information.
"As you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me," says our Lord.