Greeters welcome, offer helpful information as needed, and pass out materials, as needed. Ushers assist with seating, collection, communion lines, emergencies, the elderly, the handicapped, and first aid needs, and distribute literature, as needed.
Ushers and greeters assume the demanding task which will entail a personal time commitment for study and prayerful preparation. It will be essential for those in formation to be familiar with the rituals of the Mass as well as other liturgies, and to develop a reverence and sensitivity for liturgical presence within themselves and towards the sacred articles they may be handling.
Ushers and greeters must be willing to enter initial and ongoing formation and be responsible for their scheduled duties. They may need to provide a substitute in their absence, but they may not ask someone who is already scheduled for another ministry at the same liturgy.
The schedule is Team 1 on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday. Team 2 on the 2nd, and 4th Sunday.
“Jesus became what we are that He might make us what He is.” ~St. Athanasius