Prayer and Worship Ministries
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| Cantors |
| Purpose: Serve as leaders of sung prayer at liturgy. |
| Activities: Sing at Mass approximately two times per month with additional ½ hour rehearsal during the week. |
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| Choir - Children |
| Purpose: Provide children an opportunity to serve the parish as leaders of prayer. Children's choir enhances the beauty of liturgy and gives children musical, social and spiritual benefits. |
| Activities: Sing at Mass during designated Sundays thoughout the year. Open to students in K5 - grade 8. Rehearsals on Thursdays at 2:50 PM. |
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| Choir - Funeral |
| Purpose: Men and women who use their musical talents to lead the congregation in sung prayer. |
| Activities: Members are contacted when a funeral is scheduled. If available, rehearsal occurs 30 minutes prior to funeral liturgy. |
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| Choir - Parish |
| Purpose: Men and women who use their musical talents to lead the congregation in sung prayer. Sing during designated Masses from September through the Parish Festival, plus Holy Days and special occasions and weekly during Advent, Christmas and Lent. |
| Activities: Alternate singing between the 4:30 p.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Masses. Rehearsals on Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00. |
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| Eucharistic Ministers |
| Purpose: These Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist assist with the distribution of the Eucharist at Mass. |
| Activities: One training session. Eucharistic Ministers may serve at Mass as often as they would like. |
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| Funeral Liturgy Assistants |
| Purpose: Assist with the celebration of a funeral Mass. May serve as acolytes, readers, Eucharistic Ministers. |
| Activities: Notified when funeral occurs. Can serve if available. |
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| Gift Families |
| Purpose: Participate in presenting the gifts of bread and wine. |
| Activities: Members of the assembly are asked to bring the gifts to the altar during Sunday Masses and holy days. |
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| Homebound Ministry |
| Purpose: Take Eucharist to and visit those unable to attend Mass, respite care to provide support and a few hours away for a caregiver, transportation to Mass. |
| Activities: Eucharistic visits to include the sharing of fellowship and friendship with our homebound parishioners |
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| Hospitality Ministry |
| Purpose: Assist the assembly at every liturgy on weekends and holy days. |
| Activities: Hand out orders of worship, seat people, handle collections, hand out bulletins, and mild church clean-up. |
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| Lectors |
| Purpose: Proclaim the Word of God. |
| Activities: Lectoring during Masses on weekends and holy days. |
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| Liturgical Environment |
| Purpose: To create an environment conducive for worship. |
| Activities: Idea development, sewing, building, set-up/clean-up, floral design, etc. |
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| Prayer and Worship Committee |
| Purpose: Nourishes and gives direction to the liturgical aspect of parish life by ensuring that parishioners are provided with opportunities to deepen their faith through a variety of prayer experiences and liturgical celebrations. |
| Activities: Decide theme and direction through reflection of readings and seasonal attributes. |
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| Prayer at the Cemetery |
| Purpose: The conclusion of the funeral rites, committing the body to its final resting place. |
| Activities: Attend funeral Mass, processional to cemetery, prayer at the cemetery, through homebound ministry. |
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| Prayer Line |
| Purpose: Pray for people who have requested special prayers due to illness, loss of job or other special occurrences in their lives. |
| Activities: People are assigned into small groups and given names of people to pray for. |
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| Sacristans |
| Purpose: Assist with the general upkeep of the Sacristy and physical preparation needed for the celebration of Mass. |
| Activities: Prepare the altar with the hosts, wine, bowls and cups. A 45 minute training session is required. |
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| Servers |
| Purpose: To assist the presider and assembly at liturgy. |
| Activities: Open to boys and girls in grades 6 and up. |
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