Altar servers assist the priest during the Mass. This ministry is open to all youth (3rd Grade and above) and all adults. All Altar Servers must have celebrated their First Communion.

Training and refresher sessions are held during the year. To volunteer or for more information, please contact the Altar Serving Coordinator, Carol Bludau at 573-4483 or email: [email protected] .

The Parish Family of Our Lady of Lourdes congratulates the following as recipients of The 2020 Altar Servers' Scholarship:
     Clayton Easley, David Francis Keyser II, Jace Stevens.
 

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion help with the distribution of the Body and Blood of Christ during Mass in accordance with diocesan guidelines.

Extraordinary Ministers should receive sufficient spiritual, theological, and practical preparation to fulfill their role with knowledge and reverence. Each is asked to show the greatest reverence for the Eucharist by their demeanor, their attire, and the manner in which they handle the consecrated bread or wine.

Some Extraordinary Ministers of Communion are prepared and appointed to bring the Eucharist to people who are sick and homebound, in hospitals or nursing homes.

Instruction and preparation to be an Extraordinary Minister of Communion is held throughout the year.

The ministry of the Lector is to proclaim the readings from Sacred Scripture, with the exception of the Gospel, during the Liturgy of the Word. Lectors may also announce the intentions for the Universal Prayer and, in the absence of a psalmist, recite the Psalm between the readings.

Lectors "should be truly suited to perform this function and should receive careful preparation so that the faithful by listening to the readings from the sacred texts may develop in their hearts a warm and living love for Sacred Scripture" (General Instruction of the Roman Missal 101).

Instruction and preparation to be a Lector is held throughout the year.

The Ushers and Ministers of Hospitality create a welcoming atmosphere as they greet and assist the faithful who gather for worship.

These ministers invite and accompany gift bearers for the offeratory procession, collect the offerings of the faithful, help direct the Communion procession, and offer bulletins as people leave. They are also attentive to any who may need assistance with the elevator.