Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is a vibrant and active parish. There are many opportunities for involvement. We believe that parish ministries are a call to serve and that stewardship is sacrificial giving of time, talent and treasure.
 
ACTS
An ACTS Retreat is a parish-based event that offers parishioners an opportunity to experience the love of Jesus Christ. This in turn fosters a desire for intentional discipleship. ACTS Retreats are given by parishioners for parishioners, and in this way, serve to build Christian community at a parish. The ACTS Retreat begins Thursday evening and ends with Sunday Mass in the parish. While utilizing prayer, service, and teaching, the ACTS Retreat meets people where they are in their spiritual journey and invites them to experience God in a manner that is both personal and communal.
 
Altar Servers
This volunteer service enables our youth to actively assist in the worship life of our parish. Boys and girls from 5th grad and higher are invited to join this ministry. Training is provided.
  
Bereavement
Bereavement Ministers give emotional support and practical help to parish families going through the grieving process. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Bereavement Ministry strives to live in the image of Jesus Christ who wept with those who mourned. We believe that in our faith community no one should grieve alone. To that end, we pray for and with each family who loses a loved one, and attempt to bring comfort and consolation to all the bereaved.
 
Bible Study
The Great Adventure Catholic Bible Study studies provide the easiest way to understand the Bible and experience the life-changing power of God’s Word. Hundreds of thousands of people have found new meaning in their lives through this program. The key to understanding the Bible is finding the story that ties it all together. The Great Adventure Bible Timeline learning system makes the complex simple by helping you to uncover the story woven through Scripture, so that you can make sense of it.
 
Boy/Cub Scouts
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation's largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations. The BSA provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness.
For more than a century, the BSA has helped build the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. The Boy Scouts of America believes — and, through over a century of experience, knows — that helping youth is a key to building a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society.
 
Catholic Daughters of the Americas
“Catholic Daughters of the Americas® strive to embrace the principle of faith working through love in the promotion of justice, equality, and the advancement of human rights and human dignity for all.”
 
Greeters
For many newcomers, these volunteers are the first impression of our parish family. Their warm “hello” is an offer of hospitality for all. Those wishing to serve in this ministry are asked to come 15 minutes before Mass.
 
Guadalupana Society
The Guadalupana Society is a group of dedicated women. We are committed to place God first in our lives.  We honor our Blessed Mother, La Virgen de Guadalupe.
 
Communion for the  Homebound
Volunteers bring Holy Communion to the sick of the parish and visit those members unable to get to Mass.

Knights of Columbus
A Catholic, family, fraternal service organization dedicated to the ideals of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism. We work to benefit our community, church, and fellow man. The Knights of Columbus sponsor and participate in a variety of parish events.
 
Lectors-Host/Cup Bearers-Ushers
Lectors do more than “read”. They proclaim God’s Word to His people assembled for Liturgy. You do not have to be a professional reader to do this, but just willing to proclaim God’s Good News. Host/Cup Bearers ministers of communion assist in distributing the Eucharist at Mass and bring Communion to the sick. Training classes are held regularly.  Training is required for those who choose this ministry. Ushers are the first encounter by parishioners when they enter the worship environment.  Ushers greet, answer questions, seat, recruit gift bearers, take up collections, and organize communion processions.
 
Music Ministry
“He who sings, Prays twice!” Everyone is called to share fully in the Eucharistic Celebration. There is no greater joy than to sing the praise of God! We welcome new singers and musicians. If you play an instrument, cantor, ring bells, or just enjoy singing please consider being a member of our music ministry.
 
Perpetual Adoration
All are invited to find consolation, strength and healing through private time spent in the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.
 
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
The RCIA is a way to find out about and become a member of the Catholic Church. Team ministry to these people takes many caring adults in a variety of roles. You can enrich your faith as well.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults-Adapted for Children (RCIC)
RCIC follows the stages of RCIA but in a manner adapted for the understanding and maturity level of children over the age of reason (7 years of age). RCIC prepares children for the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism (if not Baptized), Confirmation and Holy Communion. 
 
Serving Our Seniors
Serving Our Seniors is a volunteer outreach network formed from Our Lady of Mount Carmel parishioners and is a program that has been established for registered senior members of our church community that need assistance with daily tasks that have become more difficult. 
 
Works of Charity
The St. Vincent de Paul Society is a spiritually motivated organization of men, women and teens in our parish who try to assist & encourage those who come to our parish seeking material assistance. Members distribute food every other Tuesday morning and meet afterwards.

Youth Growing In Faith (YGIF)
The faith awakens! The eagerly anticipated prequel to TGIF was formed in 2016 by parishioners of middle school children and grandchildren who wanted to provide our young teens a place to gather to awaken our faith in Jesus Christ and to build relationships with one another. YGIF hosts topic, prayer, adoration, social, game, service, celebration nights and events throughout the year, both on-site and off-site the parish grounds. All youth in 6-8th grade are welcome! Parents need to register their children through the RE Office or through YGIF leaders and are always welcome to participate and support the YGIF program and functions. Youth group does not replace traditional religious education classes but adds to them.

Teens Growing In Faith (TGIF)
Highschool teens of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Portland attend a Bible study every Sunday evening. The program, Teens Growing in Faith, began in 2011 as an ACTS Missions for Teens attended by 12 teenagers who wished to have a better understanding of their Catholic Faith. TGIF’s mission is for high school teens from grades 9 – 12 to be able to take ownership of their faith and provide teens with the tools necessary to place God at the center of their lives. The focus is to engage teens by giving them the opportunity to experience an in-depth knowledge of the Catholic faith and more fully understand what it means to be a Catholic. TGIF is designed to serve teens through two years of confirmation preparation and allows for two additional years of faith formation prior to attending college.
 
Religious Education
Religious education is a lifelong process that guides people into ‘intimacy with Jesus Christ’. (Catechesi Tradendae)  Religious education is more than formal instruction; it is a conscious pathway to the development of the whole person as a model of Christ and permeates all facets of life in a Catholic community. Its foundations are laid in the home and built in partnership within the parish community. The Catholic school is a Catholic Centrusted participant in this collaboration.