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The Parish Missionary assists the pastor in forming parishioners into missionary disciples. The missionary actively engages in the life of the parish by orchestrating and participating in parish outreach and evangelization, overseeing ministry to young adults, coordinating the children’s religious education program, and helping parishioners grow in their faith through spiritual accompaniment. The missionary also manages social media and supports digital communication for the parish. The missionary works closely with the administrative assistant and parish volunteers. Spanish proficiency is not required, but helpful for the religious education program.

Job Details

Oversees Immaculate Conception Young Adults (ICYA)

- Directs ICYA core team, including running monthly meetings and enlisting their support to plan, promote, and execute spiritual, service, and social activities.
- Coordinates and/or organizes young adult events in collaboration with the core
- Creates and distributes a monthly newsletter.
- Oversees and tracks ICYA budget

Provides Opportunities for Spiritual Formation

Leads Bible studies/small groups (one at a time).
Supports existing Bible studies.
Organizes annual Advent morning of recollection and Lenten weekend
Provides individual mentorship/spiritual accompaniment to several parishioners to help them deepen their prayer lives and become intentional disciples.
Offer individual Baptismal preparation meetings to parents and/or Godparents (as needed).

Parishioner Engagement & Outreach

Fosters a welcoming parish
Tracks parishioner registrations and meets with new parishioners to welcome and connect them to parish groups, service opportunities, etc.
Recruits and trains volunteers to fill one-time and long-term parish needs, such as event set up/clean up, servers for annual senior appreciation brunch, etc.
Attends parish events and programming.

Directs Sunday School Religious Education Program of about 25 children

Oversees program on Sunday mornings (Sept to May).
Recruits and supports
Communicates with parents via weekly email and in person on
Prepares program policies and annual calendar
Orders books and supplies

Social Media and Digital Communications

Generates regular content for Instagram and Facebook to promote events, engage parishioners, and increase visibility.
Develops promotional materials and signup forms for parish
Uses Flocknotes to send parish-wide communication, manage event sign-ups,
Other duties as assigned by Pastor

Position Type

Full time (40hrs/week), exempt position with
Flexible Must work some evenings and Sunday mornings.
Salary starts at $55,000 but can be higher based on

Mission of Employer

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church is a diverse faith community located in the heart of Washington, DC. Through our spiritual, service, and social events we engage our parish community to fulfill our mission of winning souls to Christ and drawing people into deeper union with the Trinity.

Please send inquiries to: Fr. Charles Gallagher, fathergallagheric@gmail.com 202-332-8888

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington

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