Mary, Mother of God Church, Hillsborough NJ

If you are currently a Lector, Eucharistic Minister, or Altar Server at Mary Mother of God, click here to see your Mass schedule.

Here is the Ministry Roster for the above 3 ministries (members only).

Services and Ministries

Please click on the links below or scroll down to find out about all the ministries in our parish. We encourage you to find out more about those you may be interested in joining.

    Adoration
    Altar Rosary Society  [Their own Website]
    Altar Servers
    Art & Environment
    Children's Liturgy
    CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) [CYO Basketball's own Website]
    Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist [Their own Website]
    High School Youth Group [Youth Group's own Website]
    Lectors
    Music
    Pre-Cana (Marriage Preparation)
    RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)
    Right to Life
    Social Concerns
    St. Vincent De Paul
    Ushers

Adoration
This group sets aside one hour a week to come before the Living Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, to pray, to worship, to praise, and to adore Him. It is in answer to Christ's invitation to all of us, "Can you not watch and wait with Me but one hour?"
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is made available from Friday after 8:30am Mass to Sunday 12 Noon. Please visit with us in the Day Chapel (on the left after you enter the church) during these hours. If you wish to volunteer for a regularly assigned time, please sign the book in the chapel.

Altar Rosary Society
The purpose of the Altar Rosary Society is to honor the Blessed Mother and to request her patronage by recitation of the Rosary. Society members have their corporate communion on the fourth Sunday of each month at the 10:30am Mass. Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of the month. All women of the parish (any age) are invited to join. For more information, visit http://rosary.marymotherofgod.org or contact Ginni Conquest via email (rosary "at" marymotherofgod "dot" org).

Altar Servers
Male and female members of the Parish in grades 4 through 12 are invited to be Altar Servers. Sign-ups are in September or February. Training is provided. For more information, contact Father Sean 908-874-8088 or email (FrSean "at" marymotherofgod "dot" org), or contact the Parish Office. If you are currently an Altar Server, click here to see your Mass Schedule.

Art & Environment
Members of this ministry decorate and beautify the Church and grounds to enhance the environment for worship. We design and install decorations throughout the Church and grounds in keeping with the seasons and Holy Days. For more information, contact Joe Donnelly, 908-281-9127.

Children's Liturgy
2nd Sunday of the month at 9am Mass, October thru March, for children in grades K-5. Volunteer to be a teacher or assistant, no experience necessary, only the desire to make Church a fun place for our children. For more information, contact Lucy Baldi 908-369-8489 (lucy "at" marymotherofgod "dot" org), or Patricia Fallon 908-874-8604 (DRE "at" marymotherofgod "dot" org).

CYO Basketball
Our Catholic Youth Organization provides recreational activities for the children of our Parish while reinforcing our Catholic values. For more information, visit our web page http://basketball.marymotherofgod.org or email (basketball "at" marymotherofgod "dot" org).

Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist
To assist at all Eucharistic Celebrations in the distribution of Holy Communion and to bring Holy Communion to the sick, shut-ins, and those in nursing homes. For more information, contact Rosanne Bozzone 908-369-6964 or Dorothy DeLuca 908-359-7398. Click here to see your Mass Schedule. There is a website available for our EMs which is located at http://mmog.freehomepage.com. This website contains the Parish's guidelines for the EM ministry, the schedule, a password-protected phone list with Mass preferences, a number of links to Catholic Websites and other documents of interest.

High School Youth Group
Provides a community where our high school teens can take their place as active members of our Catholic family, enriching their lives as well as strengthening our larger community. We provide an environment where teens are accepted and feel safe to be themselves and to share their own unique gifts through involvement in varied opportunities for spiritual growth, service, and socials. Our programs include: weekend retreats, prayer services, youth Masses, games at our annual parish picnic, crafts, yardwork, painting, food drives, Habitat for Humanity, visits to shelters and nursing homes, support of our foster child, annual diocesan youth ministry day, hikes, camping, ski trips, dances, road rallies, swim parties, plays, tubing, lock-ins, etc. For more information, visit our web page http://youthgroup.marymotherofgod.org, or call Andy Alvarez 908-581-5126 or Jessica Greco 908-874-3874, or send email to (youthgroup "at" marymotherofgod "dot" org).

Lectors
Lectors proclaim the good news of the scriptures during the Eucharistic Celebration and other services of worship. For more information, contact the Parish Office. If you are currently a Lector, click here to see your Mass Schedule.

Music
We currently have the following music ministries:

Adult Choir:
The Adult Choir supports the musical participation of the Assembly, embellishes the Service Music, and presents choral music to enhance our prayer. The Adult Choir normally sings at the Sunday 10:30am Mass from September through May, and at special Holy Day liturgies. For more information, contact Steve Kirbos, Director of Music, 908-359-1486, or email (music "at" marymotherofgod "dot" org).

Cantors:
The Leaders of Song furnish individual leadership in the Psalmody, acclamations, and litanies of the Eucharistic Liturgy, as well as leading the musical participation of the Assembly in the hymnody and Service Music portions of the Mass. Meetings are usually the first Thursday of each month. For more information, contact Steve Kirbos, Director of Music, 908-359-1486, or email (music "at" marymotherofgod "dot" org).

Folk Group:
Provides music ministry leadership at the Sunday 9:00am Mass from September through May. Open to all singers and musicians ages 11 and up. Rehearsals are Wednesdays 7-9pm. For more information, contact Karen Pelletteri, 908-788-0108.

Instrumentalists:
To furnish instrumental accompaniment on a regular basis for the Folk Group, and occasionally for the Adult, Youth, and Children's Choirs. For more information, contact Karen Pelletteri, 908-788-0108.

Youth Choir:
For children in grades 3 through middle school, to support the musical participation of the Asssembly, embellish the Service Music, and present choral music to enhance the prayer of the Assembly. Furnishes Music Ministry leadership for the Saturday 5:00pm Mass from November through Easter, and for the Children's Litury and other Holy Days. Rehearsals are Saturdays, October through April, from 3:30pm to 4:30pm. For more information, contact Steve Kirbos, Director of Music, 908-359-1486, or email (music "at" marymotherofgod "dot" org).

Pre-Cana
For information about Marriage Preparation, please visit the Diocese of Metuchen's Marriage Preparation web page.

RCIA
Assists those people seeing conversion and full communion in the Catholic Church, by providing information, instruction, example, and physical and spiritual support regarding the Church, her mission, and her sacraments. There are 34-36 formal sessions between September and June, on Sundays beginning with 9am Mass and continuing with discussion until Noon. Discussions are split between study of the Scripture and study and discussion of the Catholic Church. For more information, contact Betty Buettner, 908-359-0144 or email (rcia "at" marymotherofgod "dot" org), or contact the Parish Office.

Right to Life
To cherish and uphold the sanctity of life from the moment of conception to natural death. We represent the parish at bi-monthly Diocesan Life Action meetings, coordinate Pro-Life activities of the parish, and promote education in Pro-Life issues and concerns. For more information, contact Carl Snipes, 908-874-6785, or email (life "at" marymotherofgod "dot" org).

Social Concerns
The Social Concerns committees organize a variety of activities, including the annual Baby Shower to benefit local pregnancy aid centers or needy unwed mothers, Blood Drives, Coffee Socials (held after Mass on the second Sundays of the month), Food Drives, and Christmas Giving Tree. For more information, please stop by one of the Coffee Socials and speak to a committee member, or contact the Parish Office.

St. Vincent De Paul
The St. Vincent De Paul Society is a Catholic lay organization which is inspired by gospel values and leads men and women to join together and grow spiritually by offering person to person service to the needy and suffering. Meetings are held once a month. We respond to local needs and conditions and seek to apply the most effective solutions to the needs of the poor and suffering by words and concrete actions. For more information, contact Bernard Oles, 908-281-0216.

Ushers
The ushers greet and assist parisioners in finding seats, take up the collections, and distribute bulletins. For more information, speak to any usher after Mass or email Don Yacus (ushers "at" marymotherofgod "dot" org).