Ministries and Outreach
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MINISTERIES
- Liturgy Committee: This ministry plans meaningful and engaging liturgies to draw parishioners into the sacraments we celebrate.
Extraordinary Ministers: Extraordinary Ministers perform the sacred responsibility of distributing the Eucharist to members of our faith community. Training is provided. - Altar Servers (young and adult): Boys and girls 10 years old and up assist the priest and deacon in the duties necessary to offer a meaningful liturgical celebration for those present. Training is provided. Adults assist at the altar for daily and week-end Masses and Funerals. Lectors: Lectors are charged with the duty of proclaiming God’s Word to the entire congregation during Mass. Training is provided.
- Sacristans: Sacristans prepare the altar and gifts before all Masses, and ensure all necessary ministers are present. Training is provided.
- The All Saints Parish choir is the resident ensemble of the Weekend Masses and sings at all major Parish celebrations. It comprises singers of all ages and levels of ability into a group that sings all the major sacred repertoire from Gregorian chant to high choral music of the 19th and 20th centuries.
- The All Saints Parish worship team is the resident ensemble for the Weekend Masses and focuses on the musical offerings that arose out following the Second Vatican Council.
Additionally, we have a team of skilled Cantors who serve various Masses on a rotation. - The All Saints Schola Cantorum is a choir of the music ministry dedicated to the study and liturgical performance of sacred music, primarily the Church’s official music Gregorian Chant. The schola sings this ancient music in Latin from Gregorian notation, previous knowledge and experience is not necessary.
The organ of All Saints Parish has a long history. Having been initially installed around the turn of the century as a transplanted Garrett House organ, it saw renovation and electrification in the 30's, followed by a total rebuild and tonal redesign in the 80's, with the work undertaken by Fr. Richard Strauss, an Episcopal Priest and organ builder who still resides in Ithaca, NY. Among Fr. Strauss's other notable organs are several renovated American organs in central New York and the large organ at Grace Episcopal Church in Elmira. Currently, the organ has fallen into some disrepair and, while still mostly functioning and heavily used, plans are being made for the renovation and repair of this instrument which forms the core of the music ministry.
For information on joining any of our Music Ministries contact All Saints at 607-936-4689.
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- TV Mass: The All Saints Parish TV Mass invites homebound Catholics from throughout the Southern Tier to worship and stay connected with the All Saints Parish family. Each week, a team of volunteer videographers records the Parish’s 5:00 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass for replay on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. on following WETM2 (18.2) channels: Spectrum 11, Empire Access 97 and Blue Ridge 8. We are indebted to our TV Mass sponsors (Elcor and Haughey Funeral Home) our TV Mass Patrons and Memorial Donors whose financial gifts make this important ministry possible.
If you would like to memorialize a TV Mass in memory of a loved one, please contact All Saints Parish office at 607-936-4689 or send a suggested offering of $25 to: All Saints Parish, TV Mass, 158 State Street, Corning, NY 14830.
- TV Mass: The All Saints Parish TV Mass invites homebound Catholics from throughout the Southern Tier to worship and stay connected with the All Saints Parish family. Each week, a team of volunteer videographers records the Parish’s 5:00 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass for replay on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. on following WETM2 (18.2) channels: Spectrum 11, Empire Access 97 and Blue Ridge 8. We are indebted to our TV Mass sponsors (Elcor and Haughey Funeral Home) our TV Mass Patrons and Memorial Donors whose financial gifts make this important ministry possible.
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Visitation Ministry: has been blessed with volunteers who serve our community by taking communion on Sundays to the sick and homebound and Nursing homes/Assisted Living facilities in the Corning/Painted Post area.
This ministry has been serving our faith community for the past 45+ years. However, our volunteers have been greatly reduced and we are looking for new members to assist the current diminished volunteers for Sunday Communion.
We are grateful for the time and talent volunteers in our parish and are extending our request to help out in this ministry at least one Sunday a month. Please contact Kathi Gronski at 607-684-1404 to sign up, or for any questions concerning this ministry.
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- Greeters/Ushers: Ministers in this ministry assist with a warm welcome and an open door as Parishioners and visitors enter St. Mary's for the Weekend Masses.
- Announcements: Announcements are shared at the beginning of each Weekend Mass. The 11:30 a.m. Sunday Mass has an announcement ministry that engage Parishioners (predominately young families) to share weekend announcements.
If you are interested in volunteering for any of our Hospitality Ministries, please contact us at 607-936-4689.

Groups at All Saints Parish
We have a number of groups that meet for a common interest.
Enrichment
Men's Group: The All Saints Parish Men’s Group is calling Spiritual Warriors to come deepen your faith through prayer, community, discussion, and ACTION! The Group meets each Saturday at 8:00-9:00 a.m., ASA Conference Room, enter the main doors, of the old school, take first left, room is all the way down end of the hall, first room you see, (old 5th grade classroom.) Women's Group: The Women's Group Potluck Dinner & Discussion - 2nd Tuesdays of the month September - June 6-8 p.m. ASA Gym 158 State Street, Corning
Bible Coffee Club - 1st & 3rd Thursdays September - June 9:30-11:00a.m. Young Children Welcome.
For more information about the Women's Group email acpawlak@gmail.comWidow/Widower Rosary Group
The group meets every Monday of the month in Brennan Chapel, immediately following the 12:15 p.m. Mass. Please Contact Lorrie Healy with any questions: Lchealy49@gmail.com or 607-331-3740.
Devotions
Rosary/Divine Mercy & Chaplet: Saturday, 7:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Church in the Brennan Chapel
Daily Evening Zoom Rosary: 7:30 p.m. Contact Teresa at tmgraham@stny.rr.com
for zoom log-in information

Associated Groups
There are a number of other groups that our parishioners choose to be involve in that are local but not overseen by All Saints Parish.
Chemung Valley 4 Life is a non-profit, nonsectarian organization established to promote the dignity of human life from conception to natural death. We work with other groups to plan and advocate ways to reduce and eventually eliminate abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, and other threats to humanity through service, education, prayer and action. Some of our activities include sponsoring speakers on various topics relating to the protection of human life, organizing bus trips to the annual January March for Life in Washington, DC, planning the local LifeChain event each October, participating in the National 40 Days for Life Campaign, supporting the local Pregnancy Resource Centers, and promoting the Gabriel Project of the Twin Tiers.
The Anawim Community strives “to reflect the spirit of the poor of God, living in total dependence upon him through situations the world considers impossible.” The Anawim spirituality is embraced by those who seek to make their Catholicism relevant in their everyday lives, by “putting flesh” on the word of God in the daily liturgy. We are challenged to embrace the role of Mary at the foot of the Cross in openness and humility.
Our primary work is helping people to respond to the universal call to holiness as Vatican II stated (cf. LG 40). This is done through the formation of lay persons – both single and married – and priests, helping them to experience the interior life of a contemplative while living and working in the world. Through personal and communal prayer and through study, we foster a deeper interior life.
122 East First Street,
Corning, NY, 14830
Tel: 607-936-4965
