Time & Date(s) Group Meets:
Monthly meeting on the 4th Tuesday of every month (except December)
7:30pm in the Church meeting rooms.
PURPOSE:
Work Ministry provides support and assistance to the underemployed or unemployed of our community through the sharing of information on employment agencies and related web sites. Assistance is available in developing effective resumes' through appropriate formats, word choices, and content.
Attendees prepare for the interviewing process through company researches, personal presentations, and answering questions. Participants learn to focus on the process of determining, transferring, and matching skills to the job openings.
BRIEF BACKGROUND:
Work Ministry was started in 2004 as a sub group of our parish's St. Vincent De Paul Society. Many of the SVDP clients were underemployed or unemployed and needed assistance to improve their abitlity to obtain gainful employment.
HOW DOES THE GROUP LIVE OUT THE PARISH MISSION?:
Work Ministry provides encouragement and support to empower members of our community to adequately provide for their needs and those of their families with self-esteem, personal satisfaction, and independence.
ACTIVITIES THE GROUP HAS PARTICIPATED IN OVER THE LAST YEAR:
Monthly Presentations have included:
- Career Planning
- Rresume Improvement
- Preparing Fro the Interview
- Shifting Your Skills
- Surviving Unemployment
- Visibility - Right Information With Right Sources
- Answering Tough Interview Questions
- Accessing Internet Job Sites
Numerous e-mail communications between monthly meetings
- Resume Reviews
- Information Sharing
- Personal Follow-Ups
- Sharing of any Job Openings Received
WORK MINNISTRY IS NOT LIMITED TO OUR PARISHONERS ONLY BUT OPEN TO ANYONE IN NEED OF THE SERVICES OF THE MINISTRY
Work Ministry