Liturgical Ministers of Hospitality

- Liturgical Ministers of Hospitality
  
  The Liturgical Ministry of Hospitality, as we know it today in parish liturgy, is an expansion of the traditional role of the usher that was a common function in every parish prior to the Second Vatican Council.
  
  The role of these Liturgical Ministers is to regularly remind us all of the call to be welcoming ministers of hospitality to one another and to the stranger among us. They help awaken within us our oneness in Christ. Not just serving special needs, they serve the health and wholeness of the entire community. And, by their deliberate words and actions, they proclaim God’s eternal welcome and all-embracing love. Their actions direct our actions.
  
  Some of their responsibilities include:
  
  Greeting people as they enter the church building with a smile and words of welcome
  
  Facilitating seating people, being attentive to the special seating needs of the less abled and the elderly
  
  Seating latecomers during the natural breaks in the Mass, when they are less distracting to others
  
  Securing an accurate count for each Mass
  
  Inviting members of the assembly to carry the gifts of bread and wine forward to the altar during the gift procession
  
  Maintaining a spirit of order and calm
  
  Taking up the collection
  
  Facilitating the communion procession
  
  Managing any emergencies and
  
  Offering the parish bulletin to people as they exit the church building.
  
  If you feel called to serve in this ministry, please contact Luis Cardenas, 720 641-0367.