At St. Thomas More Nursery we aim to work in partnership with parents to develop a sense of family and to provide a first class caring and loving environment for our children to develop socially, emotionally and creatively under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. We want to offer all children who participate in the program a fun first experience with the Catholic Church. We want parents to feel secure in our program, to participate in making it successful and to take advantage of the opportunities for spiritual growth provided by the availability of the nursery.
The St. Thomas More nursery is provided for parish families so parents may attend Mass on Sundays and participate in weekly ministry events giving them the opportunity for spiritual growth while leaving the child in a caring and loving environment.
Volunteers from the parish, who each work one Sunday a month, give their time to the childrens' care during Mass and events. Parents utilizing the Sunday nursery are required to volunteer.
This program is successful due to the volunteers (young and old!) who work together each week to make the nursery possible!
Per Diocesan requirements on the Ethics & Integrity in Ministry, all clergy and paid staff, and all volunteers working with youth and vulnerable adults, at any parish or diocesan location, are required to complete an Application for Ministry AND are required to attend an EIM workshop every three years. These requirements and the process to be compliant are listed on the Austin Diocese website. The Application for Ministry is online on that website along with the current schedule of both EIM Workshops and EIM Refresher Workshops.
| Contact: | Kelli Merchant
258-2055 (email preferred) |

