Hospitality Ministers
Hospitality ministers schedule
When people come to church, they experience not only the service, but the people associated with the faith community. We want the experience to be warm and welcoming. Our hospitality ministers are a part of that experience. They communicate a sense of belonging to the parishioners and are an important extension of the Church and the Catholic family.
When people come to church, they experience not only the service, but the people associated with the faith community. We want the experience to be warm and welcoming. Our hospitality ministers are a part of that experience. They communicate a sense of belonging to the parishioners and are an important extension of the Church and the Catholic family.
The Ministry of Hospitality of Our Lady of the Assumption Church includes these responsibilities:
- Welcoming the assembly at Masses, assisting in the seating of the assembly, especially for those parishioners with special needs
- Taking up the collection
- Organizing the communion procession
- Distributing the bulletin at the end of Mass
- Other duties as deemed necessary by the celebrant, liturgy team, or any parish group who needs the assistance of this group.
Qualifications:
- Registered parishioner of Our Lady of the Assumption Church
- Mature demeanor with a willingness to serve fellow parishioners
- Male or female
Something to Think About
The ushers of today have descended from a long line of people of God who have gone before them. Their ministry is deeply rooted in Scripture and tradition. The author of the Book of Chronicles, a book coming to us from the third century before Christ, pays particular attention to the part played by the "religious orders" of his time, not only the priests and Levites but the lesser orders of cantor and doorkeeper. These last, who may have numbered in the hundreds, loomed large in Jerusalem's population at the time and are the progenitors of our [hospitality ministers] today. They comprised the guild of gatekeepers, who had as their assigned task "the guarding of the threshold of the tent, just as their fathers had guarded the entrance of the encampment of the Lord. (1 Chr 9:19).
— From the Ministry of Ushers by Gregory F. Smith as told by St. Paul the Apostle's Danny Amos
The ushers of today have descended from a long line of people of God who have gone before them. Their ministry is deeply rooted in Scripture and tradition. The author of the Book of Chronicles, a book coming to us from the third century before Christ, pays particular attention to the part played by the "religious orders" of his time, not only the priests and Levites but the lesser orders of cantor and doorkeeper. These last, who may have numbered in the hundreds, loomed large in Jerusalem's population at the time and are the progenitors of our [hospitality ministers] today. They comprised the guild of gatekeepers, who had as their assigned task "the guarding of the threshold of the tent, just as their fathers had guarded the entrance of the encampment of the Lord. (1 Chr 9:19).
— From the Ministry of Ushers by Gregory F. Smith as told by St. Paul the Apostle's Danny Amos
For more information, please email Larry Pearring.
NOTE – In order to assure the safety of all children and to promote a greater sense of awareness: ALL Liturgical Ministers over 18 years of age must attend the Archdiocesan Protecting God's Children class and be fingerprinted prior to serving at Our Lady of the Assumption.