Ministers of Hospitaltiy/Usher - Ministers of Hospitality welcome the congregation to celebrate the Eucharist as well as providing assistance in seating and collection of offerings. Contact Daniel Schmelz at 366-3419 or Parish Office if interested.
Art & Environment - The Art and Environment Committee’s duties are to clean the church weekly and to enhance the liturgical envirnoment with appropriate liturgical decorations. The group consists of parish volunteers who meet every 2 or 3 months to set a schedule for cleaning church and to decide on special preparations for upcoming events. The cleaning duties include filling the candles with oil, maintaining the votive stand, changing the holy water fonts, dusting, and vacuuming the sacristy area. The decorating duties focus on the religious seasons of the year and include various special events such as All Saints and All Souls Days, First Communion, Picnic Sunday, Heritage Weekend, and many more. This is a very fulfilling ministry where results can be appreciated immediately.
Communion to the Sick - This ministry is provided to our parishioners by Fr/ Bob, Deacon Rick and a small group of trained Eucharistic Ministers. If a parishioner is homebound and wishes to receive Communion regularly, they can simply call the Parish Office and request the service. Volunteers set up a schedule to visit homebound/nursing homebound weekly or monthly, acording to the needs of the individual. Sick calls are also made on an emergency basis by Fr. Bob and Deacon Rick. If you have a loved one who has recently fallen ill or has been admitted to the hospital, please contact the Parish Office. Jerry Reinhardt (952-2800) chairs this ministry.
Other Liturgical Ministries include:
Eucharistic Ministers - Eucharistic Ministers prayerfully serve the people of our parish by distributing the Body and Blood of Christ during Eucharistic celebrations. It is a quite a gift to be a Eucharistic Minister – to share the Body and Blood of Christ with others. This ministry is open to those youth and adults who have been confirmed and are in good canonical standing with the Roman Catholic Church. Training is provided.
Lectors -The nature of the Lector’s ministry can be summed up in a description from Vatican II, “In the sacred books the Father who is in heaven comes lovingly to his children, and talks with them.” The Lector proclaims the Word of God; he is not simply a public reader of the Bible. Think of it as the Lector lending God his human voice so that God’s words can be spoken to us at Mass. The Lector takes on the mantle and proclaims the inspired words of Paul, John, Peter, James, Isaiah, and all the prophets. It’s an amazing honor and privilege to read the Word of God! Lectors are provided an instructional handout, orientation, and practice. They also receive a Workbook for Lectors, which contains all the readings for the year, biblical context which enriches their understanding of the reading, and suggestions of how to present and express the message. All adults and high school age youth are invited. Contact for this ministry is Chuck Lynch (951-3664) or call the Parish Office.
Sacristans - The daily maintenance of the Sacristy is taken care by the dedicated service of a small group of men and women. They voluntarily come forward, prior to all liturgical services, to assist Fr. Bob in arranging and setting up the Altar and Sanctuary.
Altar Servers - Altar serving is a great joy and privilege for young people and adults. It is so much more than helping Fr. Bob at Mass. As (soon-to-be-saint) Pope John Paul II said, “Altar servers are called in particular to be young friends of Jesus. [Altar servers] are determined to go deeper and to cultivate this friendship with him.” For this reason, servers are invited to enter into a friendship with Jesus through on-going prayer and training. Altar servers are invited to participate at weekday, weekend and special occasion Masses throughout the year (weddings, funerals, Holy Days, etc.)
Music Ministry - Praise God through music! Many opportunities to serve in our parish music ministry exist including: cantoring (individuals with strong voices who support the congregational singing and proclaim the Word of God in Psalm), adult choir, youth choir (7th-12th grade), children’s choir (kindergarten-5th grade) and as instrumentalist. Rehearsals and individual practices are provided. Please contact Dr. Janet Hamitlon (812) 923-1012.