Roman Catholic Priest

Job Title:  Roman Catholic Priest

Location:  Virginia Beach VA 23460-3191

Duties:

• Provide Catholic Mass and Reconciliation (confession).
• Conduct Catholic Mass every Sunday and/or Saturday evening as scheduled.
• Be on site and available for confessions every Sunday for one hour prior to the start of Mass and for
• fellowship opportunities for one half hour after Mass.
• Conduct weekday Catholic Mass as scheduled.
• Conduct Catholic Mass on all Holy Days of obligation.
• Conduct Advent Services.
• Conduct all other Mass requirements as defined in the Command Religious Program’s (CRP) Planned
• Ministry Objectives. Other worship services will be performed as needed and at the discretion of the Command Chaplain.
• Conduct and oversee the training and certification of worship volunteers as required.
• Compose Prayers of the Faithful for Sunday and Holy Day liturgies with respect to liturgical guidelines and the needs of the CRP.
• Perform additional sacramental and emergency ministrations.
• Prepare personnel and authorized family members for sacramental ministrations.
• Schedule, administer, and conduct Baptism as required.
• Provide Anointing of the Sick and Funeral/Memorial Services as requested and authorized.
• Conduct and supervise Catholic religious education and spiritual formation programs.
• Instruct and supervise the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), scripture study sessions, and the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) programs as required.
• Work under the guidance of the Command Chaplain in regard to the Catholic education program.
• Provide spiritual support within the scope of the Catholic program.
• Provide individual and/or group counseling sessions for spiritual formation, marriage preparation, baptismal preparation, and personal and/or family matters.
• Attend community-building fellowship events.
• Accomplish necessary administrative tasks.
• Provide timely information and professional guidance to CRP personnel for worship service programs/bulletins required sacramental documentation and other various administrative requirements.

Qualification:

• The applicant must be an ordained Roman Catholic priest with the requisite skills and experience acceptable to AMS and possess a minimum of two years of experience in the provision of worship as a Catholic priest.
• The applicant must be able to qualify for Confidential Security Clearance at a minimum.