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The following is a list of the various Lay Minister positions open to parishioners. Please contact the Parish Office for more information or to express your interest. CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING
The focus of the Health & Wellness Ministry is twofold: assisting those members who are unable to join the community in worship and to make available a variety of health and wellness programs for all parishioners. The Health & Wellness Ministry is about those in need and those helping others. Maybe it is the young mother, confined to bed rest during some of their pregnancy; or the family in crisis because of hospitalization; or the disabled, homebound, or those confined to care facilities. An important goal is to include a spiritual component in all aspects of the ministry. Please include us in your daily prayers. Please contact the Parish Office if you need assistance- 758-5432. Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I, Send Me!" - Isaiah 6:8
Ministers of Care are appointed by the pastor, trained, and commissioned to reach out from the parish to those who are ill and/or unable to join in our weekly liturgies. Ministers of Care visit patients at Kishwaukee Hospital on a daily basis. The Ministers of Care also hold communion services at all the area nursing homes and facilities and visit approximately 15 home-bound parishioners. (Please see below for a schedule.) Ministers of Care are the link between the person unable to participate in the weekly liturgy and the worshipping body of the church. Ministers of Care are also Eucharistic Ministers and they are registered members of the parish who are in full communion with the church. They regularly participate in parish worship life, especially Mass and the Sacraments. Ministers of Care have a deep devotion to the Holy Eucharist and good listening skills and they have a compassion for those in need. If you would like to be visited by our Ministry of Care and/or would like to receive the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, please contact the Parish Office. Ministry of Care Schedule
ALTAR SERVERS Altar Servers are boys and girls in fourth through twelfth grades who assist the celebrant at the altar during Mass. Various training sessions are held and attendance is mandatory. Various activities are also planned as a way to say thank you and offer time to get to know one another and grow in the ministry. EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS These volunteers distribute the Body and Blood of Christ to the community at Holy Communion. Men and women who have celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation are selected by the Pastor and approved by the Bishop for a three year term. Training sessions are provided and are mandatory. Eucharistic Ministers are registered members of the parish who are in full communion with the church. They regularly participate in parish worship life, especially Mass and the Sacraments. Eucharistic Ministers have a deep devotion to the Holy Eucharist. GREETERS LECTORS This group of men and women is trained to proclaim the Word of God at the Mass. Various training workshops and retraining sessions are held as needed throughout the year. MUSIC CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE This ensemble leads the singing at the 11:00 AM Sunday Mass from September through mid-June. The group combines various instruments and several voice parts and practices once a week, on Monday at 7:30 PM. INSTRUMENTALISTS Parishioners who play keyboards or other instruments are invited to join the Contemporary Ensemble or the Adult Choir for special music played at various times throughout the Church year. TRADITIONAL CHOIR This choir leads singing at the 9:30 AM Sunday Mass from September through mid-June. Membership is open to anyone interested in singing four-part music. The group is accompanied by organ or piano (and some additional instruments for special Church celebrations). The choir holds weekly practices on Thursdays at 7:30 PM. USHERS
Other opportunities for involvement and lay ministry can be found on our Committees & Councils page. This page was last modified on October 31, 2007
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Greeters
are volunteers who welcome parishioners entering the church for Mass.
An
important ministry, the greeter's responsibility is to simply say hello
with a smile and with a pleasant disposition.
These
volunteers help the Mass run smoothly by: seating parishioners, taking
up the collection, aiding parishioners who become ill, directing parishioners
during Holy Communion, and passing out bulletins after Mass.