Liturgy Ministries

Description: This committee’s main function is to create an atmosphere in the church appropriate for the liturgical season being celebrated. They strive to use innovative ways to decorate the church in order to enhance the parishioners’ faith experience.
Activities: The group meets on the first Thursday of each month in the St.Gregory’s Parish Church. Skills: Floral Arrangement, Sewing, Decorating and interior Design, Graphic Design, Organization, Planning, Creating Publicity, Event Decorating

Needs: Volunteers are needed to help generate ideas and to help decorate,especially during the season of Advent/Christmas and Lent/Easter.

Description:  Individuals serve the parish by helping the priest distribute Communion to the congregation during the Masses. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion also serve the parish by taking Communion to parishioners who are sick, homebound, or in area nursing homes. For more information, see “Nursing Home Ministry.”

Volunteers: Those wishing to serve the parish in this way are required to attend a special training session provided by the Diocese. Training sessions are normally scheduled once or twice per year.

Description:  Individuals may serve the parish by proclaiming the scripture readings at the Masses on weekends and weekdays.

Volunteers: Those wishing to serve the parish as Lectors are required to attend a special training session provided by the Diocese. Training sessions are normally scheduled once or twice per year.

Weekend Masses: Volunteer lectors are scheduled for the weekend Masses on a rotating basis throughout the year.

Weekday Masses: Trained lectors in attendance at any given weekday Mass can volunteer to proclaim the readings. There is no assigned schedule.

Holy Days of Obligation: Sign up sheets are placed in the gathering space of the church approximately one week before the Holy Day.

Description:  Parishioners greet and welcome people as they arrive for the weekend Masses and special events. This ministry of hospitality helps parishioners and visitors feel at home at St. Gregory.

Volunteers: Greeters are scheduled to serve at a weekend Mass of their preference. Everyone is welcome to be a greeter.

Description:  The Head Usher makes sure others are available during Mass to help. 

Ushers assist at weekend Masses. Their duties include setting up reserved pews, seating the congregation, coordinating the gifts to the altar, collecting the offering, counting the number of people in attendance, distributing the bulletin and other materials as needed, and assisting in emergencies.

Volunteers: Those wishing to serve as an usher should sign up in the Parish Office. Although there is no special training, new ushers do receive instructions and guidance from veteran ushers.

Description:  Being a Server is one way that younger parishioners can be active in the parish. Servers assist the Priest during the Mass by doing such duties as carrying the cross, holding the sacramentary book for the priest, and presenting the bread, wine, and water to the priest. Being a server is a wonderful way for youth to learn more about their faith, to become an active parishioner, and to learn responsibility.

Training: Once the student has informed the parish that he/she would like to be a server, a short training session is scheduled. If needed, the server can receive additional support until he/she feels comfortable with the duties.

Volunteers: Youth—both males and females—in grades 3-12 serve at weekend Masses on a rotating basis.

Contact Tom Spire at:   [email protected] or 582-7628
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