Liturgical Ministers Committee

 
195 liturgical ministers (94 women, 88 men, 9 girls, 4 boys)
23 Mass coordinators (12 women, 11 men)
98 lectors (50 women, 48 men)
88 Eucharistic ministers (46 women, 42 men)
69 ministers of hospitality (32 women, 37 men)
13 altar servers (9 girls, 4 boys)
 
The Liturgical Ministers Committee (LMC) of the Church of St. Francis Xavier are parishioners who have served in different liturgical roles. Members are Katherine Cleary, Luz Marina Díaz, Bob Lepisko, Gerry Moss, Ron Oberdick, and Stephanie Castillo Samoy.
 

Responsibilities include:

1. Recruiting parishioners who want to actively participate in liturgies as lectors, Eucharistic ministers, ministers of hospitality, Mass coordinators, and altar servers. We recruit lectors, Eucharistic ministers, ministers of hospitality, and altar servers through announcements in the church bulletin, www.sfxavier.org, and personal invitations. Mass coordinators are identified among liturgical ministers who have served in more than one liturgical role and are invited by LMC members or Mass coordinators.

 

2. Contacting parishioners who express the desire to serve. They fill out a form, which can be accessed at https://sfxavier.org/liturgical-ministries or picked up on the bulletin board near the Music Room, and deliver it to Luz Marina Díaz.

 

3. Training parishioners in liturgical roles.

            Katherine Cleary (Eucharistic ministers, hospitality ministers, Saturday, 5:00 p.m. Mass)
            Luz Marina Díaz (LMC chair)
            Bob Lepisko (hospitality ministers, Sunday, 11:30 a.m. Mass)
            Gerry Moss (Eucharistic ministers, Mass coordinators, altar servers)
            Ron Oberdick (hospitality ministers)
            Stephanie Castillo Samoy (lectors)
        

4. Entering parishioner information (done by Luz Marina Díaz) in Ministry Pro Scheduler (http://www.rotundasoftware.com/ministry/xavier). The parishioner receives an e-mail with a username and password to access the database. One can fill in a profile, indicate dates one can/cannot serve, specify frequency of service, access full schedule and personal schedule, request a substitute, replace someone seeking a substitute, volunteer in an empty slot.

 

The Schedule:

Assignments are scheduled every three months. Before the schedule is finalized, an e-mail is sent to all liturgical ministers, requesting dates one can/cannot serve.
 
When the schedule is filled, Luz Marina Díaz makes sure each Mass has an equal number of women and men serving and changes it, if there is not. The schedule is then activated live in Ministry Pro Scheduler and e-mailed to all liturgical ministers.
 
When a liturgical minister requests a substitute on Ministry Pro Scheduler, an e-mail is sent to all liturgical ministers. The first person to respond gets the assignment.
 
Sometimes the balance between female and male liturgical ministers is not equal, though we do our best to make sure it is.
 
Ministry Pro Scheduler sends e-mails to liturgical ministers who do not show up for their assignments and did not ask for substitutes.