The Parish Administration and Facilities Team is responsible for the effective operation, maintenance and upkeep of the church buildings; the development and upkeep of the grounds and the landscaping; and the extensive communication network including publication of The Wheel—the parish newsletter, maintenance of the St. Catherine’s web site, www.stcatherines.org, publication of the worship service bulletins, Reflections booklets and much more. The Team works closely with the Vestry, the clergy and the staff to ensure this.
Building Repairs Roger Motter, 770.971.9633
Maintenance and care of our buildings is often accomplished using the time and talent of parishioners. Major jobs are contracted, but need supervision and planning skill. A Parish Workday is scheduled each spring and fall to clean up and spruce up our church home.
Friday Morning Folders Jamie Harding, 770.642.8520
Friday morning folding brings members of the congregation together to prepare Sunday bulletins, special mailings, the newsletter and to have some time for conversation and community building. Special folding parties are scheduled for Christmas and Easter, when additional support is needed.
Grounds Teams Ron Brannock, 770.992.9505
Teams are scheduled throughout the spring, summer and fall to maintain our grounds by mowing, sweeping, weeding and general grounds maintenance. Teams are scheduled on a rotating basis and each has a captain who assigns specific areas of work. This opportunity allows some freedom of scheduling of work. We also need people who are willing to care for our beautiful plantings around the grounds, especially flower-tending and watering during the hot summer months.
IT Support Paul Manno, 770.973.8668
The church has a small networked system of computers and support hardware. Volunteers help solve hardware and software problems and optimize the use of existing hardware as well as plan for the future.
Office Support Jamie Harding, 770.642.8520
The office staff frequently needs support during heavier times of the year (Christmas and Easter, for example) as well as people who are willing to provide vacation coverage. A willingness to learn the technology and interface with the congregation and public are needed to make this position a fulfilling experience.
Parish Announcements Email Karen Manno, 770.973.8668
St. Catherine’s uses email to send important weekly announcements of news and information to the parish, including the eWheel newsletter. To subscribe, please send your email address to editor Karen Manno at karen@stcatherines.org or to the church office. Please remember to keep us informed when your email address changes.
Personnel Committee Scott Lummus, 770.649.5391
The personnel committee reviews, revises, develops and maintains human resource policies that follow the model of the Finance Committee.
Planting Day and Picnic Gail McGill, 770.971.8890
Time is scheduled in spring and fall for the entire parish, young and old alike, to beautify the grounds. Individuals and families come together to pitch in as good stewards and help spruce up the gardens with flowers and trim shrubs and trees for the upcoming season. All are welcome to attend as we participate in some “bloom-making.”
Website Maintenance Ron Bergeron, 770.951.1411
A resource for the community and parish members to discover the many activities available at St. Catherine’s. Several of our parish members have found St. Catherine’s from our website! Our webmaster needs a few volunteers to work under his direction to maintain the information.
The Wheel Newsletter Karen Manno, 770.973.8668
We welcome your contributions to The Wheel, the newsletter of St. Catherine’s. Please submit news and photos of interest to the parish to editor Karen Manno via email to karen@stcatherines.org or send them to The Wheel mailbox at church. The deadline is any time on the Wednesday before publication. Check the church calendar for monthly publication dates.
The Wheel has two issues each month. To subscribe, please send your street address and email address to the church office. The usual publication schedule: on the third Friday of the month a printed Wheel is mailed to all parish families; on the first Friday the Internet-published eWheel is available on the church website at www.stcatherines.org. You may view it on any Internet-connected computer or print your own copy to read. Additional printed copies of the Wheel/eWheel are available in the lobby.