Liturgical Ministries

Ushers

Ushers welcome and greet parishioners as the enter church. They also assist in seating, distribution of worship aids, offertory collection, and directing the flow for the reception of Holy Communion. There is an initial one and a half-hour training session plus ongoing formation.
Usher Guidelines
Ministry Coordinator: Keith Nelson & Laura Tucco

Greeters

Greeters greet parishioners as they enter church. There is an initial one and a half-hour training session plus ongoing formation.
Guidelines
Ministry Coordinator: Mary Jo Noreikis

Lectors

Proclaim the Word of God from both the Old and New Testaments at Sunday and Holy Day Liturgies. We provide workbooks; web links to hear the readings; Occasional training/prayer sessions and an unlimited amount of encouragement to help prepare you for this special ministry. A commitment of approximately one Sunday per month and an initial training session is needed. An openness to minister at specified Masses is greatly appreciated.
Guidelines
Ministry Coordinator: James Walsh & Pat Flynn

Eucharistic Ministers

Do you…have a great love for the Eucharist? Do you…want to be an integral part of the Liturgy? Do you…have a longing to grow in your Catholic faith? Eucharistic Ministers have the honor and privilege of distributing the Precious Body and Blood of Christ during the Mass to parishioners of Saint Francis of Assisi. Mandating for this ministry requires a 2-session initial Vicariate training, which may be held at either St. Francis of Assisi or a neighboring parish; a walk-through training at St. Francis will follow the Vicariate training. We schedule approximately 60 ministers per week and are in great need of many more volunteers.
Guidelines
Ministry Coordinator: Marilyn Nelson, Kathy Ostrowski & Pete Piazza

Altar Servers (Youth)

Assist the priest during Mass. Experienced servers also assist at wedding liturgies. Children completing grade 4 or up may become altar servers.
Attendance at initial training session is mandatory in order to server.
Fall Training session: Saturday, October 23 at 10:15am-11:15am

All training sessions are held in church. Please watch Training Video below and email Father Jay Suero if you are interested in volunteering.

Altar servers may be required to attend recurrent training as needed.
To join this ministry please ​CLICK HERE  and complete this simple form!
Guidelines

Funeral Servers (Adult)

Assist and serve at weekday and/or weekend funeral Masses. The time commitment is “as needed” and there is a 2-3 hours-long training session. Past serving experience is helpful, but not necessary. Commissioned ministers, at times, assist with committal services.

Sacristans

Sacristans prepare the sacred vessels, liturgical books and other items for the celebration of the Mass. Sacristans also serve in the occasional cleaning of the sacristy. Time commitment requires one Mass every third weekend. Training sessions will be provided.
Guidelines
Ministry Coordinators: Adrianne Wieczorek 

Art & Environment Committee

The church environment for the Liturgical Seasons—Ordinary Time, Easter, Christmas, Lent and Advent—needs to be changed accordingly. Volunteers are needed to prepare the environment for each season. This involves plant watering and care, and liturgical display setup.
Ministry Coordinator: debi Ross