Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

  

 

 

Contact: Ron Redman

Phone: 770-339-8827

Email: ronredman@charter.net

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Extraordinary Ministers are members of the parish community who would like to have a closer relationship with God by participating in the celebration of the mass.

Who Are Extraordinary Ministers

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are lay people who perform a great service to the church and who have been certified by the bishop for a period of time to assists the priest in distributing Holy Communion to the faithful on those occasions where a shortage of ordained clergy makes it difficult to distribute Holy Communion in a reasonable way.

 Who can be an Extraordinary Minister

  • Extraordinary Ministers should have a special reverence and love for the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist knowing that the Eucharist is the core of our Catholic faith.

  • The best ministers have the ability to communicate their faith through eye contact and gestures.

  • They have gone through proper training and commissioning every three years.

  • They can be either single, married, separated, or divorced as long as they have not remarried.  If married they must have been married in the church.

  • They must be of sufficient age and maturity to perform his/her duties at mass. (usually minimum age of 16 and who have received the Sacrament of Confirmation)

  • They must be a Catholic living in harmony with the teachings of the Church and be able to receive the Eucharist.

 Why Should I be an Extraordinary Minister

  • Extraordinary Ministers are graced with the opportunity to share their faith in the Eucharist with fellow members of the parish family.

  • They are able to participate in the mass as a family unit until called upon to distribute the Eucharist.

  • Their assignment is very flexible as they are able to go to any mass and still participate in the distribution of the Eucharist by signing up at that mass.

  • There is periodic training so that they are always current with the teachings of the church.

  • They will generate new friendships by belonging to a small select group of fellow parishioners.