Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

NO FLIP-FLOPS

Note:  Please be at church at least 10 minutes before Mass time so you can sign in on the schedule that is on the refrigerator in the Priest’s vesting room.

The time for all three (3) to come up is when Father is receiving the Body of Christ.  NOTE:  If you are not scheduled and you see only 2 ministers at the steps, before you go up, check behind you to make sure the third minister isn’t on their way up.  All three will stop at the bottom of the steps and bow to the Altar at the same time.  One minister will go to the right and the other two will go to the left. When you get there you are to SANITIZE your hands.  A bottle of Sanitizer is on each credence tables. The minister with the Body will stand next to Father; the two with the Blood of Christ will go to the corner of the steps.  When Communion is finished, the one with the Body will place the Ciborium on the Altar, (you don’t have to wait for the other two ministers) and then come to the front of the Altar and bow before going into the Priest vesting room to help consume any remaining Blood.  All three leave the Priest vesting room and go to the bottom of the steps and bow to the Altar at the same time and go back to their pew.

USHERS

 Listed below are some general guidelines to follow.

            Dress appropriately.

Arrive at least 15 minutes before Mass so you can check with Father to see if there is anything special. 

Make sure that both glass doors at the main entrance and in the foyer are unlocked, in case of an       emergency.

Know who the Honor Family is and see if they are present.  If not, you will need to ask another family.

            Greet people as they arrive, especially people you do not know.

Get a count of the number of people in attendance and mark it on the clipboard under the choir staircase.

At the more crowded Masses, be sure to assist people in finding seats.  There is room for 6 or 7 adults in each pew.  Make a special effort to seat senior citizens, expectant mothers, and parents with babies.

The foyer is to be used as a cry room.  There are a limited number of chairs in that area.  DO NOT add additional chairs to the foyer.  NO chairs are to be placed down the office hallway. Any overflow is to be directed into the social hall. This is most important at the 10:45 Mass as the video and audio is on.

            Don’t let people stand in the entrances during Mass.

Do not seat anyone during the Readings, Gospel, or the Homily.  If seats are available, they can be seated during the silent period between the readings.

At the 10:45 Mass remember to go into the social hall and take up the collection.  It can be done after the main church part and kept in the back of the church till after Mass and then given to the sacristan to be put into the money bag.

If there is a second collection, it should be taken up after Communion after the singing starts.

As the Recessional Hymn begins, the doors should be propped open.  (The doors should be closed when Mass begins.)  Do not open doors during Communion.

            Hand out the bulletins to all.  They are found in the Reconciliation Room.

For new parishioners who would like to register, invite them to take a census card from the tables at the entrances to the church.  They may be filled out and returned to the parish office.  They may be placed in the collection basket the next time they are at Mass.

Be attentive to any special needs, and use your common sense.  Keep any conversation to a minimum and in a low tone.

IF FOR ANY REASON YOU ARE UNABLE TO KEEP YOUR SCHEDULE, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIND A REPLACEMENT.