Parish Life Ministries are organizations that foster greater unity among parishioners and that provide administrative support. Please call the parish office to contact any of our chair members below. 

BEREAVEMENT COMMITTEE: Members help provide refreshments after funerals. They make phone calls for food donations, set up, serve food, and clean up after the reception. Each month a team is assigned to coordinate activities, as needed. Contact: Terri Iannaconi 

CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP: Members meet Wednesday evenings in the church to praise the Lord. More information is available at www.fsccpg.org. Contact: Benedict Olaleye 

CURSILLO: Cursillo is a weekend retreat experience for men and women held twice a year on a diocesan level to promote spiritual growth and the building of lay leadership. Ultreya is a monthly follow-up meeting that is open to all. CONTACT: Debbie Rausch 

FALL BAZAAR COMMITTEE: 

The 2020 FAll Bazaar is canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We look forward to 2021 and a return to this beloved tradition.

St. Nicholas reinstituted an annual bazaar in October 2007 to celebrate the parish’s 40^th anniversary. The bazaar is a major fundraiser for the church, and we invite everyone to participate. The bazaar is held on a Friday and Saturday in October. It includes handmade crafts, a bake sale, a boutique, raffles for gift baskets, the One-Grand raffle, and a food concession providing breakfast, lunch, and dinner while the bazaar is open. A planning meeting is held the second Tuesday of each month February - November. We need your participation, and donations to make this parish social event and fundraiser a success. Several subcommittees support the bazaar, and volunteers are needed:

Chair: Pat Farmer 

Crafts: Debbie Rausch 

Treasure Trove: Frances Tomassoni and Mimi Nostro 

Gift Basket Raffle: Sharon Tredway 

Bake Sale: Donna Cellini and Pat Schmidt 

Children's Activities: Pat Farmer 

Food Concession: Theresa Corbett 

One-Grand Raffle: Theresa Corbett 

Welcome/Door Prizes/50/50 Raffle: 

Pages from the Past - Sale of Used Books, CDs and Videos: Rita Goerling

Public Relations: Chair Debbie Rausch 

Finance Chair: Brandy Swanson

FINANCE COUNCIL: Develops the annual parish budget and advises the pastor on monetary issues. Contact: Wayne Nostro, Chair

INTERNATIONAL CATHOLICS OF ST. NICHOLAS PARISH: An inclusive sodality/association of socially active members of St. Nicholas. Every person comes from a nation, and together we make up a kind of “United Nations.” Open to all parishioners. Meetings are held on the fourth Sunday of the month after the 11:30 a.m. Mass in the Cry Room. Contact: Dr. Justin Harris, president and Jane Okebugwu, secretary 

MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE: Members consult on and execute maintenance plans and efforts for the church and rectory buildings. Efforts include plumbing, roofing, water drainage, sidewalks, and parking lot, electrical, chair take-down and set-up, heating and cooling plant, paint, fall and spring clean-up events, Christmas lights, church lighting, review of insurance training, and other areas as needed. Committee meets Tuesday mornings after 8:30 Mass and as needed. Sense of humor critical to the maintenance mission. Contact: Chuck Murnane 

PARISH COUNCIL: The purpose of the Parish Council is to provide the structure by which the people of the parish can achieve a better understanding of the meaning and operation of St. Nicholas and of their Christian obligations to the parish, the community, and the world. The Parish Council is an advisory and deliberating body, responsible for assisting the pastor in the initiation and development of policies, programs, and procedures in the best interests of the parish. It does this by the awareness of all activities and needs, spiritual and temporal, of individuals in the parish and, when appropriate, of the community and the world. The Parish Council identifies resources available to conduct those activities to meet those needs, and it reports its decisions and actions to the parish by posting minutes on the bulletin board. Contact: 

SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Members plan events to bring parishioners together for fun and fellowship to foster friendship and a sense of community. Contact: Sonia Bobis

STEWARDSHIP: Stewardship is a way of living life with an attitude of gratitude. In recognition of all God has given us, we seek to share God’s goodness with others through our gifts of Time, Talent, and Treasure. Contacts: Deacon Perry Iannaconi and Kathy Schmitt.