Liturgical Ministries

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Liturgy Committee	This committee is responsible for planning and coordinating our liturgies. Giving praise and worship to God through our liturgical life is the most important thing that we do as a parish. The activities of the committee including planning for the following: Sunday Masses, including the writing of the General Intercessions; preparation of Bulletin reflections; training, support, and scheduling of liturgical ministers; preparation of seasonal activities such as Advent and Lenten Solemn Vespers, Stations of the Cross, Holy Week and Easter Triduum, as well as Christmas and Easter liturgies; publication of Eye on Liturgy bulletin inserts quarterly; liturgies in observance of our national holidays; Forty Hours Eucharistic devotion and many other events during the liturgical year. Membership in the Liturgy Committee is open to creative, hard-working parishioners who see the celebration of our liturgies as a festive action in which Christians assemble to celebrate the love and mercy of God.
Eucharistic Ministers	Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist (or Eucharistic Ministers) have been delegated by the Archbishop of Baltimore and commissioned by our pastor to assist the ordinary ministers of the Eucharist (i.e., our parish clergy) in the distribution of Holy Communion. They assist most frequently at the Sunday and Weekday Masses, in the nursing homes, and for parishioners who are confined to their homes.
Parish Choir	The Choir sings during the 10:00 a.m. Sunday Mass and on special occasions such as the Christmas Midnight Mass, Holy Week liturgies, Advent and Lenten Solemn Vespers and occasional concerts. The choir is open to those persons of high school age and older. No previous musical experience is necessary since the choir regularly works on such skills as vocal production and music reading during rehearsals. Several social events are held each year. Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings at 8:00 p.m. in the church choir loft.
Cantors	Cantors lead the congregational singing at our Sunday Masses and for special liturgies. Membership is open to men and women of high school age and older. An interview/audition is required. Cantors are assigned on a rotating schedule monthly in consideration of each person’s personal schedule. Rehearsal/Training sessions are held approximately once a month, usually on a Tuesday evening.
Contemporary Music Group	The Group leads the congregation in song during the 11:30 a.m. Sunday Mass and for special liturgies. Membership is open to men and women of high school age and older who are singers or instrumentalists (i.e., guitar, piano, flute, oboe, or string instrument). Rehearsals are on Tuesdays from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the church.
Lectors	Lectors participate in the Sunday and Weekday Masses and other special liturgies as readers of the Word of God. Training is provided for those desiring to serve in this ministry.
Altar Servers	Students in the fourth grade and older, who attend the School of Religion or a Catholic school, may serve. They should have received the Sacraments of Baptism, Penance, and Eucharist. Altar Servers assist the parish clergy at Sunday and Weekday Masses, weddings, funerals, and other liturgies. Training is usually held in the Fall. Permission to serve must be secured by a parent or guardian.
Ushers	They assist the parish by providing hospitality, discretely maintaining order and dignity at all liturgies, handling emergencies and accidents, and supervising the collection of the Sunday offertory.
Greeters	This is another ministry of hospitality in which members greet those arriving for Sunday Mass in the vestibule of the church. There are two or three greeters assigned to each Mass. They arrive twenty minutes before Mass. Volunteers are welcome.
Altar Linens	This committee launders altar linens, and the albs for the clergy and the altar servers. This is done at home. Volunteers are welcome.