Ministries · Service · Community
Many Hands Make Light Work
Parish Life Ministries
Serving Within the Life of St. Paul’s
Our congregation has many talents and ministries that serve through worship, fellowship, learning, hospitality, music, pastoral care, and the shared life of the parish. We welcome you to join a committee, share your talents, and participate in this parish family more deeply.
Acolytes
Carry the cross during the procession and recession of the service, light and extinguish the candles and assist the priests at the altar and during the reading of the gospel.
Altar Guild
Provides care for the altar, vestments, vessels, and altar linens; prepares the sanctuary for the services and cleans up afterward.
Building Committee
Manages the physical building needs, including establishing a scope of work, securing competitive bids and managing repair and maintenance projects and Capital projects.
Care Team
Updates the parish’s prayer list weekly and reaches out to parishioners in need to provide support through prayers, meals and other types of care.
Children’s Sunday School
Children’s Sunday School is provided at 10 AM on Sundays, focusing on the spiritual formation of children and youth through biblical teaching, ecclesiastical identity and adaptability.
Choir & Music Program
Under the direction of Music Director Xavier Hernandez, the choir plays an important role in the worship life of the church, leading the congregation in hymns and service music, singing anthems and serving God through music.
Coffee Hour
Provides a generous offering of lovingly prepared food for a gathering after every Sunday service. Parishioners are invited to bring refreshments for special events.
Flower Guild
Manages the altar flowers for Sunday services and special services such as funerals.
Lay Eucharistic Ministers
Take Holy Communion to parishioners who are ill or unable to leave their homes.
Lectors
Read the Bible readings and lead the congregation in the Prayers of the People during the services.
Media Guild
Provides audio visual support for the services, including live streaming, managing the microphones and sound board equipment, video recording and photography of the services.
Medical Closet
Medical-related equipment is available for loan to members
of the parish or the San Miguel community, including wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, shower chairs and other equipment.
Men’s Group
Meets weekly to discuss a chapter from the Bible or from books on Christian spirituality. Their discussions are lively and confidential. All welcome.
The Dani Fund
Manages funds provided by parishioners to help support a young man through education, clothing and medical expenses, beginning in his infancy when he was brought to St. Paul’s.
Ushers
Welcome parishioners and visitors to services, distribute service bulletins, pass the collection plates, inform the priests of attendees needing communion to be administered to them in the pews, and count service attendees.
Youth / Jovenes Program
Teens aged 12-18 gather monthly at 11 AM in a bilingual setting to explore the Bible, enjoy fun experiences, and grow in faith and service. These middle and high schoolers have a safe place to ask questions, talk about life, and connect with adult mentors.
Baking Ministry San Luis Rey
Offering sewing classes, materials, instruction, and practical skills that support income, repair, creativity, and dignity.
Dispensa
Supporting Daniel with school, clothing, food, medicine, and ongoing parish generosity.
English Class
Engaging underserved children through sports, English lessons, Spanish lessons, and ongoing community initiatives.
Hair Cutting Ministry at Alma
Provides complimentary haircutting services with care and compassion each month for seniors living at the Alma assisted living home.
Art and Iconography
Creativity in the arts is a vehicle for prayer and beauty in the church community. Mary Jane Miller is a master iconographer, skilled in teaching sacred art.
Pickleball Ministry at Santa Julia
Provides coaching, uniforms, equipment and a pickleball court for the girls living at the Santa Julia Orphanage.
Sewing Ministry
Teaches women sewing skills and provides each student a sewing machine upon graduation from the program to enable them to sew and to provide an income for their families.
Youth Orchestra
Under the direction and training of Maestro Victor Hugo Ramos Fonseca and the funding of instruments and other support provided by St. Paul’s parishioners, youth have the opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument and to excel in an orchestra environment.
