Stewardship Sunday:
Liturgy & Worship
Altar Servers
Greeters
Lectors
The responsibility of altar servers is to serve at various liturgies and thus help free the presider priest from details so he may give full attention to presiding. The various tasks include: leading liturgical processions, assisting with the book of prayers, helping set the altar table and setting sacred vessels aside after communion. After Mass, they take care of the candles, incense and processional cross. Must be in 5th grade or above.
The Greeters provide welcoming faces and points of contact for parishioners and visitors at all the Masses each weekend. Greeters also prepare and serve coffee and donuts after each Mass and when requested for special occasions, and distribute worship aids when necessary.
When scheduled, Greeters arrive 20 minutes before Mass begins and stays 20 minutes after Mass ends.
Lectors proclaim the first and second readings of the Liturgy of the Word during the weekend Masses.
Preparation time is based on the individual but is needed to prepare to proclaim the Word as some biblical words can be difficult to pronounce. Training takes 2 hours and attendance at the weekend Mass is 1 1/2 hours.
The Mass Coordinators assure a smooth, uninterrupted Mass by making sure all liturgical ministries, servers, etc., are in place prior to the beginning of the celebration. Mass Coordinators are responsible for checking in scheduled ministers for each Mass and finding replacements as needed for unexcused absences. These Coordinators also communicate any changes that the presiding Priest asks to be made to those serving that particular Mass.
Mass Coordinators are expected to arrive 30 minutes prior to the Mass.
Sacristans prepare the church for Mass, baptisms and funerals. A sacristan sets up and cleans up after a Mass or other liturgical service.
A new sacristan will need to train at the Mass they will plan on ministering at so they are comfortable with the specifics of that particular Mass.
Sacristans need to also be trained Eucharistic Ministers of Holy Communion.
Ushers greet people warmly, introduce strangers, help people sit together, pass out hymnals when necessary, care for any needs (if someone gets sick or other emergencies), take up the collection, help with good order at during the distribution of Holy Communion, distribute bulletins in the course of saying goodbye to everyone, and direct people to coffee and donuts.
Ushers average serving at least 2 times per month and must be age 15 and older.
The primary role of the music ministry is to support the community in prayer. All those involved, from composers and publishers to the parish music director, choir members, cantors, and celebrant, must focus on getting the people to respond with one voice.
The Youth Choir, consisting of high school students and young adults, sing at the Sunday evening Mass,
Each week at all five Masses, a family (or individual) in our parish steps forward to receive a decommissioned, consecrated chalice to take home with them. Families are asked to pray in a specific way for the increase in vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and religious life.
To show our gratitude and love toward Christ our Lord, St. John's has Adoration of His True Presence 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (except during Masses), and everyone is welcome. Access code required after hours. If you are interested in signing up for a regular weekly hour, please see the bulletin for the days and times that are needed and fill out the form to commit to an hour with Our Lord.
