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Administration ( 6 )
Altar Servers ( 1 )
Anyone from the age of 16 and older are invited to serve at the altar. Adult Acolytes assist at the altar with the priest and often serve as a master of ceremonies, guiding the Altar Servers who are assisting.
Arts & Crafts ( 1 )
Sharing of ideas and fellowship through island-related craftwork such as tapa angels, Christmas ornaments, jewelry and other handiwork. All proceeds support St. Michael's building fund.
Arts and Environment ( 1 )
These very dedicated ministers enhance our worship space and environment for liturgical seasons and festive celebrations. They visualize, create, and implement the environmental décor so that it reflects the ever changing liturgical seasons, increasing our prayer experience, by assuring that the liturgy unfolds with grace and ease.
Blessed Marianne Ministry ( 1 )
Boy Scouts ( 1 )
Consolation ( 3 )
Consolation - Bereavement Support ( 3 )
Any fully initiated Catholic (16 years and older) in good standing with the Church answering the call to serve as a Bereavement Support Minister may inform the parish office of their desire to become a Bereavement Support Minister.
Consolation - Care of the Dying ( 1 )
Consolation - Funeral Ministry ( 2 )
Eucharistic Ministry ( 1 )
Any fully initiated Catholic (16 years and older) in good standing with the Church called to serve as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion may inform the parish office of their desire to become an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. This includes a commitment to the ministry and a deep devotion to the Eucharist.
Filipino Catholic Club ( 2 )
Finance Council ( 1 )
Food Pantry ( 1 )
The food pantry is an outreach ministry of our North Kona Catholic Community, supported/funded by individual donations from our NKCC 'ohana. It is also from other members in our community who are aware of our efforts in this regard.
Friends of Jesus ( 2 )
Heritage Committee ( 1 )
To facilitate the immediate need of documenting the people and structures of the North Kona Catholic Community and thereby bring to life the history which will also enhance and support all parish activities.
Homebound ( 1 )
Hospital ( 2 )
This ministry provides daily visits to Catholics who are hospitalized. Patients may choose to receive the Eucharist or to pray with the minister. This ministry is an additional vehicle for requesting Sacrament of the Sick for those who are in the hospital.
Hospitality ( 1 )
The Ministers of Hospitality’s (Greeters) main purpose is to welcome with the “Aloha Spirit” the members of the Body of Christ who are gathering for the Liturgy as brothers and sisters in Christ.
Inclusion (Disabilities) ( 1 )
Justice/Advocacy ( 1 )
Justice/Advocacy - Just Faith ( 2 )
JustFaith changes people and these people change the world! Participants in the JustFaith program are invited to become agents of God’s compassion and healing in a wounded world. They learn how the Good News of Christ calls them to act upon God’s vision of justice and reconciliation for the poor and vulnerable. JustFaith is a 30-week process that focuses on discipleship – engagement in the life of Jesus- and the call to be about God’s dream of justice and compassion in a world scarred by the domestic and global crisis called poverty.
Justice/Advocacy - Legislative Action ( 1 )
Knights of Columbus ( 2 )
All the good work that the "Knights" do are informed by their four core principles: Charity, Unity, Franternity, Patriotism. For more info, please visit our page here.
Lector ( 1 )
Any fully initiated Catholic (16 years and older) in good standing with the Church answering the call to serve as a Minister of the Word may inform the parish office of their desire to become a Minister of the Word. Lectors are fully initiated, practicing Catholics whose lives give witness to the Word which they proclaim.
Legion of Mary ( 2 )
Liturgical Committee ( 2 )
"The Liturgy Committee Handbook", written and published by Thomas Baker and Frank Ferrone (2007): While liturgy committees may have started because of the need to understand and implement all those vast liturgical changes of the 1960s and 1970s, right now the need is different: our church needs a new generation with a sense of adult responsibility for every aspect of the church’s work. In the past, a liturgy committee might have been seen as a helpful but optional adjunct to the clergy or parish staff; now, however, it is a necessary source of future leaders and ministers. Without a strong base of lay leaders in place who understand liturgy and are comfortable with leading, planning, and evaluating it, our parishes will become sadder places, as the number of priests continues to fall and new forms of leadership fail to take their place. The future is very much in the hands of laypeople who believe that their work will help keep our liturgical traditions alive and powerful. Liturgy committees are one place where people like that can get their training, their experience, and their support. And of course, strong liturgy committees also have benefits in the here and now: they help each parish find its unique way of making the prayer of the church its own.
Music ( 3 )

As a music minister, our job is to spread the Good News (Gospel) through singing in prayerful manner. Clarity of words and a clear conveyance of the message we are delivering are of utmost importance.

Please come and share your faith and prayer in song. Ability to read music is not necessary; however, If you can carry a tune in pitch and are able to commit to a weekly rehearsal for about 1 to 1.5 hours on Monday evenings starting at 5:30PM (currently at Immaculate Conception Church) is all that is needed. If you would like to share your instrumental talents (keyboard, guitar, etc), call Walter at 808-322-9032 to volunteer.

The choir also collaborates with other ministries, particulary the Funeral Ministry, to assist with music during funeral services/Masses. Direction and guidance is by the Pastor.
Parish Office Staff ( 8 )
Parish Social Ministry ( 1 )
Parish Social Ministry - Community Organizing ( 1 )
Parish Social Ministry - Friendly Place ( 2 )
Parish Social Ministry - Global Solidarity ( 1 )
Pastoral Council ( 1 )
Quilters - "Holy Kapa" ( 1 )
On two separate weekends around Thanksgiving, St. Michael’s Quilt Group “Holy Kapa” holds our annual Bazaar. If you have any craft/quilt items you’d like to make or donate to this sale, it would be most appreciated. Items should be new and unused. All profits will be donated to the parish Building Fund.
RCIA/Bible Study ( 2 )
Sacristans ( 2 )

A Sacristan is one who prepares all the things necessary for the liturgy including the liturgical books, the vessels, and elements needed; and to ensure that there are clean vestments and cloths needed for the celebration.
Secular Franciscans ( 1 )
"The Secular Franciscan Order (SFO) is one to the four Franciscan families that comprise the Franciscan Order of the Church. The SFO is a worldwide community of Fraternities, open to every group of the faithful. In these fraternities, the brothers and sisters, led by the Spirit, strive for perfect love in their secular state. By their profession, the members pledge themselves to live the Gospel in the manner of St. Francis by means of the Rule approved by the Church."
Seniors (Young-at-Heart) ( 1 )
The Young-at-Heart Seniors group meets weekly at Immaculate Conception for a Gospel sharing session, food and fellowship. They participate in crafts, Bingo and fun. Every other month, they prepare and serve a meal for the homeless at the Friendly Place. They celebrate birthdays monthly and go out for lunch on special days such as Mother's Day and Christmas. They also have Prayer Services several times a year. Many of the group members also are active in other church organizations such as the Choir, Ukulele Group, Welcoming Committee, and other Liturgical ministries.
Youth ( 1 )