Liturgy & Music
The gift of your time and talents offered as a Liturgical Minister is a valuable asset to our Parish Family. You are truly an example of Christian Stewardship and what it means to live out our Faith.
Ushers
Ushers are responsible for preparing the worship area, greeting the community, gathering the community’s offering, and seating people.
Contacts:
OLV - Joe Nerone
StR - Geno Genovese
Filipino - Dory Hey
Lectors
Lectors proclaim the Word of God to the assembled community at all liturgies. By prayerful preparation for this ministry, they strive to engage the assembly in a living experience of the Word of God and of the presence of Christ in each celebration.
Contacts:
OLV - Carol Foster
StR - Sandy Angelle
Filipino - Nympha Hilario
Eucharistic Ministers
Extra-ordinary Ministers are invited into the sanctuary to assist the priest (who is the "ordinary" minister of communion) in the distribution of the Eucharist during Mass. Eucharistic Ministers serve the Precious Body and Blood during Holy Communion at Mass.
Contacts:
OLV - Marilyn Cyrnek
StR - Darlene Nowak
Music Ministers
“Music, great music, relaxes the mind, awakens profound sentiments and is, as it were, a natural invitation to raise one’s mind and heart to God in every situation of human existence, both joyful and sad. Music can become prayer.” - Pope Benedict XVI.
Contacts:
OLV - Mark Mellis
StR - Mark Mellis
Filipino - Malou Aranas
Altar Servers
Altar Servers assist the priest during the Masses year-round. They are responsible for lighting candles, carrying the crucifix in processions, lighting and using the thurible, holding the Roman Missal for the celebrant, assisting the priest in the preparation of the altar, and other duties in order to ensure that the Mass flows smoothly.
Youth who have received their sacraments take an active role in assisting the priest and deacon during Mass.
Contacts:
OLV -
StR - Rusty and Carmen Dudley
Filipino -
Sacristan
This ministry serves on Monday morning after daily Mass by cleaning the Sacristy from the previous week and preparing for Masses to be celebrated during the coming week. A proper host count is part of this service.
Contacts:
OLV - Diane Nerone
OLV (Daily) - Louise Precosky
StR - Cheryl Delgado
StR (Daily) - Rosario Esparza
Children's Liturgy of the Word
During Children's Liturgy of the Word, children are dismissed after the opening prayer to a separate room with volunteer leaders, where they listen to scripture, engage in activities, and learn about the readings before rejoining their families for the rest of the Mass.
Contacts:
OLV -
StR - Jessica de Guzman
Filipino - Becky Hannah