The Liturgy Committee works to plan and promote all liturgies at St. Therese: Sunday and weekday Masses; all other religious events celebrated in the Parish.

The Rosary Society is made up of a group of dedicated men and women who meet on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. to recite the Rosary in Church.

They have also organized a group of people who, because they cannot make a commitment to come to Church on Wednesday evening, have made another kind of commitment. They have formed what is call the Perpetual Rosary Society. These people have committed themselves in pairs to recite the Rosary at least once a day for the period of one week on an alternating schedule.

The Parish Council advises the Pastoral Staff, Sets Goals for the parish and provides the catalyst necessary to live out the Parish Mission Statement.

To identify and encourage the use of the gifts and talents of all parishioners for the good of the parish and the local community.

To establish goals and objectives for the parish and prioritize their implementation.

The Finance Council is a separate entity from the parish council. It is set up to advise the Parish Council and the Pastor in all financial matters. It reviews the requests from all committees, the Parish Council and the Pastor for purchases of other than ordinary operating expenses and advises on the feasibility of allocating the resources as requested.

The Religious Education Committee is an organization that meets to discuss, help organize and implement all education programs for the parish from pre-school through adult. This committee acknowledges that parents are the primary educators of their children. The committee’s role is to assist the Director of Religious Education in making sure parents are informed about and involved in their children’s religious educations. More than 700 children are currently under instruction.

The Legion of Mary is an organization founded in Dublin, Ireland on September 7, 1921. Its purpose was to bring the Catholic religion to the street people of Dublin. Over the years it has evolved into an organization which visits the sick and shut-ins of a parish to bring the love of Jesus to them.

The Music Department provides appropriate music for the various special celebrations in the Church, such as First Communion, Confirmation, and Christmas and Easter celebrations as well as Saturday and Sunday Masses. The Director of Music is consulted for weddings to determine the appropriate music and for special music at funerals. The Director of Music also supervises the Children’s Choir who sing regularly at the 9:30 a.m. Mass on Sundays and the Adult Choir who sing at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday.

Once a year, usually in June, the Parish conducts a Carnival with rides, games and food. This perhaps is the largest undertaking involving the whole parish and it requires many volunteers. Each is asked to work at least one night or up to all four nights in game booths, in the food booth, helping the raffle or parking cars. During the carnival the Annual Raffle takes place.

The Ladies Guild is one of the oldest organizations in St. Therese Church thanks to many sincere women who work diligently to keep the ladies of St. Therese a strong community. The objective of this organization is to foster the devotion to St. Therese, “The Little Flower” and to help materially and financially with the support of the Church. In December the Guild hosts an annual Christmas Fair to Raise funds thus enabling them to make considerable donations to needy organizations in the area, to the Missions and to our Church.

The Men’s Club, reactivated in 1992, is both a social and a service organization of the Parish. As a social group, the Men's Club sponsors trips, dinners, dances, and picnics. They also sponsor the Christmas Party and provide two graduating high school seniors with a college scholarship. As a service organization, they regularly repair, refurbish and reconstruct any part of the Church or Hall which needs improvement. From new kneelers to church chandelier lights, from basement reconstruction to the choir loft new floor and railings, they are always ready to work. The new Bocce Court symbolizes the combined social and service role of the Men’s Club.

Any man over 18 who considers himself or his family part of St. Therese Parish.

Every fourth Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Church Hall.

Since 2000, the Parish has run a Nursery School and a Pre-Kindergarten program. Between 75 and 90 children ages 3-4 are prepared to enter the school system.