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Liturgical Ministry

angelMany of the roles of today's extraordinary lay ministers finds their roots in the minor orders of the sub-Diaconate.  Traditionally these came before Ordination to the Diaconate, thus called sub-Diaconate  and included the minor orders of: Porter, Exorcist, Acolyte and Lector.  Today the church retains the institution of Ordinary Acolytes and Ordinary Lectors for those preparing for Holy Orders and she extends the invitation to the lay faithful to serve in the capacity as extraordinary ministers of reader and extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion.

Scheduled lay extraordinary readers and ministers of communion may need to, from time to time, yield their scheduled role to a vested "ordinary" minister.  Because the ordinary takes precedence over the extraordinary, lay extraordinary ministers of reader and/or minister of communion are asked to be sensitive when visiting Priests, Deacons or 3rd year Seminarians are vested and in the sanctuary so that they may serve in the ordinary roles for which the Bishop has designated them.

If you have an interest in serving as an usher, or extraordinary reader, or extraordinary minister of Holy Communion, please contact Brittany Makely at 556-477.

If you have an interest in serving as an altar server, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .