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Hospitality ministry


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"Servers, readers, commentators, and members of the choir also exercise a genuine liturgical function.” (CCC- 1143)
The role of the Minister of Hospitality is one of the oldest and dates back to early Church history. The Minister of Hospitality is the first and last person whom visitors will meet upon entering the church. It is the role of the Ministers of Hospitality to meet parishioners as they enter to worship and to make them feel comfortable in the house of God. They do this by exuding a sense of welcome and by offering assistance to those who may require special seating or may wish to sit where they can see or hear better. Ministers of Hospitality recognize the regular parishioners and greet them by name while also offering visitors an opportunity to feel welcome by helping them to get seated in a friendly manner.

Ministers of Hospitality take up the weekly collection and arrange the Offering Procession which takes the collection and the gifts for the Eucharistic Sacrifice to the Priest or Deacon. Ministers are particularly gentle when preparing the children to take up the gifts after the children’s liturgy on Sundays. Ministers of Hospitality are often the first members of the parish to offer consolation to visitors arriving for funerals and their presence can make the ceremony very joy-filled as well as “liturgically correct”.

In our parish we are proud to have both male and female Ministers of Hospitality.
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  • Home
    • Sacraments >
      • Baptism
      • First Communion/Eucharist
      • Reconciliation
      • Confirmation
      • Marriage
      • Holy Orders
      • Sacrament of the Sick
    • Parish Ministries >
      • RCIA
      • Eucharistic Ministry
      • Lectors
      • Choir
      • Altar Servers
      • Hospitality Ministry
    • Parish Groups >
      • Catholic Women's League
      • St. Vincent de Paul Society
      • Knights of Columbus
    • History of St. Julia Parish
    • Other Links
    • Parish Social Activities
  • Newsletter
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    • 2023 Bulletins
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