Liturgical Ministries
Liturgical Ministries
The priest is not the only one who ministers at Mass. We are all called to actively participate by listening and responding to the readings, music, and prayers at Mass. At each Mass, a few are called to visibly participate in what goes on at Mass:
- Altar Server - Boys and girls who have made their First Communion who assist the priest at the liturgy. We also have adults who serve at daily Mass and funerals as well as Sunday Masses.
- Extraordinary Ministers of Communion – assist in the distribution of the Body and Blood of Christ at Mass and to the sick and homebound
- Arts and Environment (decorating): Assist in decorating the worship space to reflect the seasons of the liturgical year. Those with talent in art design, floral arrangement or sewing are encouraged to volunteer.
- Greeters - Parish volunteers who warmly welcome parishioners as they enter the Church for Mass
- Hospitality - Organizing coffee hours or receptions after Mass or other events
- Lector - Reader who proclaim the Scriptures at Mass and other services.
- Liturgical Linen Service - Responsible for the preparation and care of the altar linens. This includes the washing and ironing of purificators, corporals, and altar linens.
- Ushers - volunteers who assist people to their seat if necessary. They also take up the collection.
- Sacristans - Duties include preparing the altar for Mass and cleaning the altar following Mass
- Musicians - Music is part of the way we give praise to God. If you have been given the gift of music let us know how you might like to help.
- Neighborhood Ministry - Organizing coffee or luncheon receptions after funerals at St. Mary Church
- Church Cleaners - help on a rotating schedule to clean a church
One might also help in prayer services outside of Mass such as Stations of the Cross held on Friday evenings in the various churches during Lent.
Here are some of the categories of ministries in our parish:
“In the context of the Covenant, biblical tradition uses the image of the yoke to indicate the close bond that links the people to God and, as a result, the submission to his will expressed in the Law.” — Pope Francis Reflection: With whom do you have a close connection? How, if at all, is sharing the faith or growing in it part of this significant relationship? What role does the Christian community - especially participation in a parish - play in your life? This content comes to you from Our Sunday Visitor courtesy of your parish or diocese.
Jesus’ anger was not about the sale of animals for sacrifice but about the misuse of power. The merchants were selling the animals at inflated prices beyond the means of the worshipers. The words he spoke while driving out the merchants carried a double meaning about not only the physical destruction of the temple but about his own death and resurrection. You created each one of us in your image and likeness making us temples of the Holy Spirit. Knowing you dwell within me makes me strive to be the very best I can be. This content comes to you from Our Sunday Visitor courtesy of your parish or diocese.
“We are thus called to translate into concrete acts that which we invoke in prayer and profess in faith.” — Pope Francis Reflection: What do you pray for regularly? How are your prayers and actions similar or different? Who do (or might) you turn to for guidance or support in growing in being consistent in what you pray, believe, and do? This content comes to you from Our Sunday Visitor courtesy of your parish or diocese.
Pope Francis Reflections
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