LFC - Liturgy Comm

LITURGY COMMISSION (10)

The Liturgy Commission develops the objectives for and coordinates the most important area of parish life - the worship of our faith community. The Liturgy Commission meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Rectory. Numerous groups and committees contribute to our worship.

Chairperson: Kitty Toombs

The various committees that make up the Liturgy Commission are listed below.

Art Committee (11)

This Committee is responsible for the visible interior of the Church -banners, flowers, vestments. Those skilled in artistic design, floral arrangements, sewing, and those willing to hang banners, etc. are welcome.

Instrumentalists of all types are invited to share their talents. Vocalists are asked to make a one-year commitment, renewable each year, to sing in the Adult Choir, Children’s Choir, Cantor, or in the Resurrection Choir (funerals). Activities include singing or playing instruments for Saturday or Sunday Mass, Feast Days and other events. Volunteers also needed for music library, publicity, and to create a Youth Choir or instrumental ensemble.

Rehearsals: Adult Choir Thursdays 7:15 - 9:00 PM
Children’s Choir Wednesdays 3:30 - 4:40 PM

Contact: Dr. Barbara Harbach, Director of Music and Liturgy 645-1445 or 781-4995, ext. 36

These ministers distribute the Body and Blood of Christ on Sundays at school Masses, and special events. Parishioners 21 and over are invited to be trained and serve on a rotating basis - approximately every three weeks.

These ministers bring the Eucharist to the sick after the Sunday Masses. They enable those at home to be united in a powerful way with the Sunday assembly. In addition, the Eucharistic Ministers assist the Priest in his Friday Communion calls.

Those who are high school age and over are invited to accept the responsibility of proclaiming the Scriptures at our Masses. Training is provided and assignments are on a rotating basis.

Individuals and families carry the gifts of bread, wine and the gifts of treasure to the altar at the Offertory procession during Mass. Gift bearers are scheduled to serve every few months.

These parishioners perform routine duties during Mass including collecting the offering, making sure the church is presentable before and after Mass. Ushers serve at a regular Mass. They also sell the SUNDAY VISITOR after all Saturday evening and Sunday Masses.

These parishioners’ welcome people as they enter the church, distribute programs, and hand out the worship aid at Masses and special Liturgies.

These parishioners commit to a certain hour of adoration weekly or monthly during Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament each Friday or the first Friday monthly 24-hour vigil so that someone is always present in the Little Flower Chapel during Eucharistic Exposition.

These young men and women assist the Priest and Deacon at Mass. They also help to prepare the altar before Mass and to clean up after Mass. Sixth graders and older welcome.

A number of weeks before the liturgical seasons and major feasts, groups gather to plan the liturgical celebrations.

Adults proclaim and explain the Sunday Scripture readings to children during the 10:30 AM Sunday Mass.

Parishioners of all ages are invited to assist in a variety of small, shared jobs to maintain needs of daily Mass chapel, Sacristy, and Church. Duties coordinated by the Head Sacristans, include: dusting, polishing, caring for plants, changing altar linens, candles and Holy Water, and washing communion cups, purificators, finger towels, albs and linens as needed. Families, groups, and youth welcome for annual November cleaning.