Altar Server Training
Join us for Altar Server Training on October 15, 2024 from 2:30 pm-4:30 pm. Installation of Altar Servers will take place on the same day at 5:00 pm. All boys and girls going into 5th grade and above are welcome to participate in this very important ministry. Sign-up will be available soon. Our Director of Worship, Lee Treml, will be running and organizing the training, please direct all questions to him at tremll@stjohnnyb.org
Liturgical Ministry
Various opportunities exist for liturgical participation including the following positions:
Altar servers (Students grade 5 through adults)
Mass servers participate in Sunday, feast day and holiday liturgies. They carry the cross and torches (candles) in procession and assist ordained ministers at the altar. Training is available (offered twice a year). Love of liturgy and a passion for participatory service are the strongest requirements for this work. Lee Treml
Crucifer (Cross bearer)
Students grade 5 and adults. The Cross bearer leads the liturgical processions in and out of the church for all liturgies and on Major Feast days, lead the procession at the Proclamation of the Gospel. Lee Treml
Candle bearers (torches)
Students grade 5 and adults. Candle bearers accompany the Cross in processions as well as lead the Gift Bearers from the baptistry to the sanctuary and on Major Feast days, lead the procession at the Proclamation of the Gospel. Lee Treml
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Those interested in serving in this ministry must be approved for a three year term by the pastor. As those who help the ordained minister the Body and Blood of Christ, they must believe what the Church teaches regarding the Eucharist, namely that the Eucharist is the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ. Lee Treml
Greeters (Adults and families)
Greeters are the first welcome to those entering the church for liturgies. They also hand out Mass leaflets before the liturgy and direct people as needed. This ministry is at all the weekend and feast day and holiday liturgies year-round. Lee Treml
Ushers
Ushers receive the collection and hand out bulletins at the end of each Mass. They also assist with emergency needs and direct people as needed. Lee Treml
Lectors (Confirmed students & adults)
Readers are those who proclaim the Word of God with the First Lesson and Epistle at all liturgies throughout the year. Lee Treml
Training is required for all above ministries.
Altar Guild
The Altar Guild is responsible for the care of the Sanctuary and its furnishings. They change the seasonal and feast day paraments and candles accordingly. They are also responsible for weekly care of the Sanctuary, including light cleaning duties of the Sanctuary and Sacristies, trimming of candle wicks and replacing the Sanctuary lamp as needed. For some, this is a meditative time; others enjoy working around the sacred objects; still others participate as a team, serving with a friend. Tasks normally take about an hour or less per week Lee Treml
Art and Environment Committee
This Committee meets monthly from September through May and is responsible for the creation and execution of seasonal décor in and around the church. They also assist in any decision making process in regards to the permanent beautification of the church. From time to time, they make acquisitions of art work, either by commissioning new pieces and/or restoring existing pieces of parish art. Lee Treml