Ways for females to be involved

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My wife is worried that if she were to convert to Catholicism, there wouldnt be ways for her to be involved in the parish. What are ways a woman can be involved in a parish?
 
Nearly every way she wants except for being ordained.
Behind every successful parish priest there is an army of women working to make things happen.
 
Women can be lectors, EMHC, be on the parish council, be in the choir, lead parish ministries, teach religious education… The only thing really off limits is being the priest/deacon himself.
 
There are lots of ways:
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Extraordinary Minister of Communion
Visiting the homebound/hospitalized
teaching faith formation
parish life committee
involvement in one of the ministries of your parish
And that is just off the top of my head.
 
In many parishes women are involved in many ministries ranging from outreach programs, such as visiting the sick and elderly, teaching Sunday school and adult catechesis, young adult ministries, giving talks to people preparing for the sacrament of marriage, leading/participating in the choir, being a sacristan, etc. Women play a huge role in the Church, encourage her and pray with her!
 
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My wife is worried that if she were to convert to Catholicism, there wouldnt be ways for her to be involved in the parish. What are ways a woman can be involved in a parish?
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In what ways does she want to be involved in the parish?

She cannot be a priest or a deacon, those things reserved to ordained ministry. She can do anything else. So, no worries.
 
In my experience, far more women are involved with parish life than men.

In my parish, the majority of parish commissions are filled by women, the catechists are mostly women, the lectors and cantors are mostly women, the Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are mostly women.

Truthfully, at some parishes, they have to work to make sure male volunteers are involved & not overshadowed.
 
Many converts end up being “on fire” with their love and zeal. Religious education RCIA, Bible Study groups,is one choice if that fits your wife’s situation. In our parish, more women than men are typically involved.
 
Friend of mine is helping with a “Volunteer Appreciation” meal at her parish. This is a mid size parish in a town in the middle of nowhere. They have more than 500 volunteers all totaled!
 
I go to an EF parish. So we don’t have lectors or EMHCs. But if the ladies left the parish, the parish would fall apart. They organize the brunches, the small meals after Mass, they clean the Church, they organize Holy Communion and the May Crowning, they decorate for Christmas and Easter. Some are on the Finance Council.
A former pastor once said that there are two things a Priest never changes: The rubrics of the Mass and the way the ladies arrange flowers in Church.
 
Thank y’all for answering. She was raised Southern Baptist and used to help with children’s church. I think she’s scared Catholic Churches don’t have that. She hasn’t outright said that, but I think that’s what it is.
 
“EF” is short for “Extraordinary Form” , another name for traditional Latin Mass
 
Your parish has something called Faith Formation or Religious Ed or CCD. It is “Sunday School” for Catholic kids. Just about every parish also has Vacation Bible School and Youth Ministry and Sacramental Prep as well. I’ve yet to find an RE/CCD/FF department that says “oh, no, we have all of the volunteers we need, we don’t need help”.
 
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