Altar Servers and
Book Bearers

St. Columban parish children are eligible to serve as Altar Servers and Book Bearers. The ministry is open to boys and girls 5th grade, or older. All are required to attend training sessions and must be able to serve when scheduled.

Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion

...or sometimes called Eucharistic Ministers are men and women in the parish who have been baptised Roman Catholic, and have made their First Communion. They assist with distribution of the Eudcharist at Mass and may take Communion to the sick and homebound.

Lectors

St. Columban parishioners who have been properly trained may serve as Lectors. These men and women proclaim the Word of God at Mass and other liturgical celebrations.

Ministers of Hospitality/Ushers

A group of men, women and families whose ministry is to make sure that every one is welcomed to the celebration of the Suncay Eucharist.

Welcome Ministry

The Welcome Ministry is a group of parishioners whos mission is to make all new parishioners feel welcome to our parish. This includes after Mass registration as well as making one home visitation.

If you would like to be a part of these ministries, please contact at the Parish Office at 683-0105 ext. 109.

Effective Immediately...
Anyone taking communion to the sick and homebound is encouraged to place the pixes in the top bread bowl on the credence table. The server will bring them to the altar with the bowls. The deacon will place hosts in them during the fracturing of the bread and then leave them on the altar. Following the prayer after communion, either the priest or deacon will call forward those who are taking communion to the homebound.  The deacon then gives the pixes to the ministers. The priest may comment on their ministry and then send them forth before the blessing. Anyone uncomfortable with this new practice may still place the pix on the tabernacle shelf as in the past. If you have any questions, please contact Deacon Jim Miller at 683-0105.

Each of you are very important in your Liturgical Ministry role here at St. Columban’s Parish. We appreciate your dedication and we value your time commitment in your journey to serve as Liturgical Ministers.

We ask that each Liturgical Minister to please take a few minutes to fill out the Minister's Scheduling Information Form so that we can work within the parameters of your availability. You may complete the form on line, then save it to your computer noting where your computer saves this document, then send as an attachment to Deacon Jim Miller.