Lectors & Eucharistic Ministers Needed - Ready to Serve? - Shrine of St. Jude Catholic Church

ARE YOU CALLED TO SERVE AS A LECTOR OR EXTRAORDINARY MINISTER OF HOLY COMMUNION?
Be open. "EMBRACE THE CALL!"

Our Church is made of believers, peoples of faith, and laborers. Some of these are our Priests who chose to go into the world to serve. It is not always easy and they are not always welcome, and this often requires walking a path that needs them to walk alone, but walk they do. And their message is, always, “The Kingdom of God is at hand”, and this is why they said yes to their calling. They see, as we should all see, that in the end they will rejoice because “their names are written in heaven.”

So why am I speaking about our Priests today? Because Brothers and Sisters, “the harvests are abundant, but the laborers are few.” This is a fact. Today’s readings tell us to not lose sight of where we are and what our true calling is in this world: to seek the Kingdom of God, and be laborers not just for ourselves, but for all, so we do not lose anyone, especially those we love. If our labors require struggle, embrace the struggle in love, His love, and as He did.
But embrace!"

As a Lector, you proclaim the Word of God with clarity to the people during the Liturgy. Recently several of our lectors have retired or moved, and we are looking for volunteers to replace them. Lectors are important for the Liturgy. If you are discerning a call to Lector, please contact Bill Hurley at 301-875-4117

Extraordinary MInisters of Holy Communion serve Christ who is present in the assembly by ministering his Body and Blood to their sisters and brothers. They also serve the Body of Christ by taking Communion to those members who, through sickness, old age, or other causes are prevented from taking part in the Mass.

If you feel called to assist our priests and deacons at Mass with the distribution of Holy Communion to other parishioners and/or to bring Holy Communion to those who are homebound, please send email to
[email protected].

Listen to the words of St. Paul: “For as in one body we have many members, and all the members do not have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them…” (Rom. 12:4-6)

As a parish, we are a part of the Body of Christ, and made up of many members. And we want to be a LIVING Body, fully functional. That means each member of the body responds to the call of the Head, enlivened by the Heart. The Heart, the source and summit of our parish life, is the celebration of the Eucharist, the very Body and Blood of Christ.