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TO REGISTER FOR AN UPCOMING SESSION:
Please email Nancy Veronesi, Director of Worship. Include the name of the ministry you are interested in joining and we will email you the next set of formation dates-see upcoming dates below.
OR Sign up online here.
Upcoming inquiry and formation sessions for brand new Ministers of Holy Communion, Lectors and Altar Servers are shown below. Each new minister is asked to attend one of the following sessions to enter the
ministry formation process. There will be more sessions scheduled in the spring.
All sessions are held in church.
Those entering the ministries for the first time are to attend one session.
Please RSVP to the specific coordinator of the session
or to Nancy Veronesi, Director of Worship at nancy.veronesi@sjcpenfield.com
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion
coming in Fall, 2019
Formation for Minister of Holy Communion
Dave Catalfo, facilitator dave.catalfo@gmail.com
Lectors - proclaim the scripture at Masses and Prayer Services
coming in Fall, 2019
Formation for Lector/Proclaimer of the Word
Kathy Best, facilitator kathybt@rochester.rr.comAltar Server - scheduling of school altar servers at this time.
Dates for regular parish Altar Servers are in process-coming soon!
Formation for Altar Servers
Margaret Caines, facilitator margaret@nebdocs.com
Theology of Ministries and Roles Within the Liturgical Assembly at Mass
Based upon Roman Missal Formational Materials provided by the Secretariat for the Liturgy of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, " www.usccb.org, 2010
When the Church comes together in the liturgical assembly to celebrate the Mass, we gather in a variety of ministries and roles. Through Baptism we have been given a share in the priesthood of Christ. In fact, the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council tells us that participation in the liturgy is the right and duty of all the baptized. Whether one brings up the gifts at the Presentation, reads the Word of God, assists with the distribution of Communion and brings the Eucharist to those unable to be present at Mass, serves at the altar, provides music that augments the joy, solemnity and festivity of the celebration or serves the assembled community as an usher, he or she is contributing to the worship of the community and fulfilling the responsibility that comes with Baptism.
The liturgy, then, is about the action of God's own people, each with different offices and roles, each office and role, from that of bishop and priest to that of usher and sacristan, one of service, not of privilege, a mirror of Christ who washed the feet of his disciples and instructed his followers to imitate his example of service.