Altar Servers
Altar Servers are girls and boys in Grades 5 through high school who serve the entire congregation by assisting the priest at Mass. Training sessions are held in the Spring. Adult Servers are adults who serve the entire congregation by assisting the priest at Mass for funerals and special Parish Liturgies. Training is held as needed. Serving Mass is a privilege and an opportunity for you to play a role in the celebration of our most important form of community worship, the Eucharistic Liturgy. Serving requires your attention, your reverence, and your recognition of the duties to be performed. Thank you for accepting these responsibilities.
- March Schedule: Weekday | Weekend
- Altar Server Manual - UPDATED September 2018
- Student Altar Server Contacts: Judy Dobos at 330-688-6412, x275; [email protected] - scheduling; John Green at 330-920-1108; [email protected] - training
- Adult Altar Server Contacts: Judy Dobos at 330-688-6412, x275; [email protected]
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion have the special responsibility of helping the clergy to distribute the Body and Blood of Christ, both at Mass and to the elderly and homebound. Trainings are provided in the spring and fall.
Contact Judy Dobos, 330-688-6412, ext 275; [email protected], if interested in becoming an EM.
- EM schedules: March | April
- EM Procedures - updated July 2019 | Church diagram
- Scheduling Questions? Email James Reed at [email protected]
Important Reminder for all Eucharistic Ministers: Please remember to go to the sacristy immediately after Mass to wash the vessels if you are scheduled for that weekend. Our Mass captains have been doing it more and more, since no one shows up to do so. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter. Thank you!
Lectors & Commentators
Lectors are those who proclaim the scriptures at Liturgies. Training is offered as needed.
Commentators call the assembly to worship at the beginning of Mass and read the Prayer of the Faithful (petitions).
- Lector/Commentator Schedules: FEB-MARCH
- Role and Responsibilities of the Lector (pdf)
- Role and Responsibilities of the Commentator (pdf)
- Lectors & Commentator Substitute Contact List
Contact Judy Dobos, 330-688-6412, ext 275; [email protected] if interested in becoming a Lector or Commentator.
Ministers of Hospitality (Ushers)
Ministers of Hospitality welcome parishioners as they enter for Mass, see that those with special needs are accommodated, arrange for gift-bearers, take up weekly offerings and distribute bulletins.
- Usher Schedule: July | August
- Role and Responsibilities of the Usher (pdf)
- If you are in need of the Ministers of Hospitality Phone Contact List, please email request to [email protected] or [email protected]. PLEASE NOTE: Your name must appear on the list to receive a copy.
Contact Jim Richards at 330-922-0732 if interested in becoming a Minister of Hospitality.
Children's Liturgy of the Word
During the 9:30 a.m. Mass, children in grades K-2 are dismissed after the Opening Prayer to share the Good News of Jesus. They return to the Mass during the Offertory. Volunteers for this ministry serve for a period of 5-6 weeks.
Contact Judy Dobos at 330-688-6412 ext. 275 or [email protected]
Linen Ministry
Volunteers gather the sacred linens after the weekend Masses and return them to the church cleaned, pressed and folded for the next weekend.
Contact Judy Dobos at 330-688-6412 ext. 275 or [email protected]
Arts and Environment Team
Volunteers work under the direction of the worship minister and Arts and Environment coordinator to prepare the church environment for the liturgical seasons, especially Christmas and Easter.
Contact Mary Hird or Pam Nervo.