"Wherever people are suffering make it your task to serve them." - St. John Paul II
We have parishioners who are not physically able to join us for Eucharist. We are looking for people who would be willing to take Communion to them following weekend or weekday Masses.
This is a wonderful ministry, and the people are so happy just because someone thought enough of them to bring them Communion each week. The Eucharist is a source of nourishment and strength to carry on during their illness.
The Eucharist that is taken to the sick is to be carried in a blessed pyx, which should be placed in a burse, if possible, and carried on the person with utmost reverence. Extraordinary ministers while bearing the Eucharist should as a rule keep silence, pray, and be especially mindful of the sacred responsibility that has been entrusted to them. The Eucharist must be borne directly from Church to the house of the sick without interruption. Training is provided for all Eucharistic Ministers and instruction on how to administer Holy Communion outside the Sacrifice of the Mass is also provided.
We are looking for assistince to take Communion on a regular basis to those at Schoenherr Towers, Pine Ridge, Optalis, and those who are homebound. All volunteers must compete Archdiocesan Safe Environment requirements.