We have an immediate need for parishioners and/or students needing volunteer hours to come and weed our gardens and around our trees on St. Mary's Campus.  For additional information or to be scheduled, please call Bette Wolf in our Volunteer office at:  763.545.1443, ext 16 or email at:  bette.w@smlplymouth.org

At St. Mary of the Lake, we offer many opportunities to celebrate our faith as a community through events held throughout the year.  For a description of volunteer duties, click on the volunteer brochure on the left.

Click on the links provided or contact the Volunteer Coordinator if you would like to help with any of the following: 

Funeral Luncheon
** Due to Covid-19 concerns and restrictions, St. Mary of the Lake will not serve funeral luncheons until the time when it is safe to do so.  We are temporarily suspending our funeral luncheons and look forward to being able to once again provide this hospitality.** This committee provides for and arranges the luncheons for funerals held at St. Mary's. Volunteers prepare or provide food dishes, setup, serve and cleanup after the luncheons. If you are a good cook and/or have time to help with setup, serving and cleanup, this ministry provides much comfort for family members and friends. To sign up to help in the kitchen or prepare a dish click here.

Kitchen
The parish kitchen is used heavily and is in constant need of cleaning and straightening.  We maintain a list of people who are willing to launder and iron table cloths after parish dinners. 

Maintenance
Parishioners are invited to help with both indoor and outdoor projects at an Annual Spring Work Day, usually held on a Saturday in May. Regular volunteers are welcome throughout the year to help with ongoing projects: dusting the church, maintaining flower gardens in the summer, fall garden cleanup, washing windows, trimming bushes, etc. The parish maintains a list of people who are willing to be called to help with other occasional projects.

Parish Office
The parish office occasionally needs computer assistance or website assistance. Artists are occasionally needed for preparation of brochures.

Annual Blood Drive
We hold at least two joint Blood Drives at St. Mary’s each year with Oak Knoll Lutheran Church, generally July and October. Sign up occurs after liturgies several weekends prior to the date.  

Liturgical Ministers
Click here to view ways one can volunteer with the liturgy.

Music Ministers
Click here to view the many opportunities for involvement in our music ministry. 

Faith Formation

Catechist Volunteers Needed!
Are YOU the missing piece to our Faith Formation Puzzle? If you have a love of our Catholic faith, a love of children and a desire to share that faith, we are looking for YOU! There are still openings for this amazing volunteer opportunity to teach and share our faith. We are implementing online learning modules with an exciting and inclusive new curriculum!  If you are interested, give us a call.  Training provided.  Please call Bette or Karen in the Faith Formation Office for more information.