Join a volunteer team!

St. Jude's volunteers are at the heart of everything we do, from cooking meals for our neighbours facing food insecurity, to weeding and planting in the beautiful gardens around our building, to assisting our clergy during worship. Everywhere you look, there is a volunteer team enthusiastically supporting our parish in different ways.

Below is a list of volunteer teams who may be looking for new members. Fill out our survey below to be connected to a volunteer group leader!

Worship Ministry Teams

Altar Guild   ▶  Prepares the sanctuary, altar, vestments, and sacred vessels for worship services. They ensure the church is prepared for services, weddings, and funerals by cleaning, arranging flowers, and maintaining linens.

Bell Ringer   ▶    Operate the large, swinging bells using ropes in the church tower, usually for Sunday services or special occasions. Training required.

Children's Church Volunteer   ▶   Volunteers  work closely with church staff  to provide care and assistance during class time. Suitable for highschool students looking for volunteer hours.

St. Jude's Choirs

    • The St. Jude’s Choir ▶ Auditioned adult ensemble known for musical excellence and liturgical leadership
    • The Gloria Singers ▶ Welcoming adult choir open to all, no audition required
    • The Youth Chorus ▶ Non-auditioned choir for children ages 7–14, combining music education with joyful singing
    • The Evensong Choir ▶ Auditioned ensemble for experienced singers offering high-level repertoire in monthly services

Greeters    ▶    The crucial first point of contact, shaping visitor impressions and fostering a welcoming atmosphere through proactive, warm, and natural interactions.

Hospitality Team    ▶    Hosts fellowship after services, involving setting up, preparing beverages (coffee/tea), providing light snacks, and cleaning up.

Live Streaming Team    ▶    The live streaming team connects worshippers via YouTube using cameras, encoders, and streaming software. Training is available.

Readers & Intercessors    ▶   Parishioners who read Bible lessons, the Psalm, or Prayers of the People  for the world, church, and community during services on Wednesdays and Sundays.

Server's Guild     ▶   Assist the clergy in conducting worship services through  various roles, such as carrying the cross candles, or gospel book, and helping during the sacrament of the eucharist.

Food Ministry Teams

Dinner at Your Door (Frozen Meal Delivery)   ▶  Teams of two deliver frozen meals made by the Pantry Program local clients in need that have been identified by one of our community care partner organizations. ***Vulnerable Sector Check required.

Grocery Delivery Program   ▶  Fresh grocery bags prepared by our partners at Food4Life are delivered to local families in need. ***Vulnerable Sector Check required.

Pantry Program    ▶   Weekly cooking teams meet at St. Jude's to prepare and freeze meals that are delivered by other volunteer teams to our partner organizations and neighbours dealing with food insecurity.

Administrative Support Teams

Donation Counters    ▶   Once  a month, join the church office staff on Monday morning to count the weekly donations given by parishioners.

Community Outreach Teams

Lay Pastoral Visitors  ▶    Trained volunteers provide spiritual and emotional support to homebound or  hospitalized parishioners. ** Trained and  organized by clergy

Gardening Teams

Garden Guild    ▶   Volunteers meet mostly on Thursday mornings, or afternoons, according to the season, for the work of maintaining the beautiful gardens around St. Jude's.

Lyon's Lane Veggie Patch   ▶   Volunteers  meet on Tuesday mornings (starting at the beginning of May) for about 2 ½ hours, to ‘work’ the plots located in  the Lyon's Lane Community Gardens; then harvest vegetables that are taken to the Kerr Street Mission food bank.

Special Events Volunteers

Rummage Sale & Christmas Bazaar   ▶   Twice a year, help organize, price, and sell donations provided by our community members to raise money for outreach programs that support those in need in our community.

Social Committee   ▶   Help plan and execute social events throughout the year the help fundraise for St. Jude's.

Are you interested in becoming a volunteer with St Jude's Church?
Fill out the form below to be connected to our group leaders.

Overview Volunteering at St Jude's