Each week, thousands of Catholics worship on the Lord's Day at the Parish Churches of St. Andrew, St. Francis and St. Paul the Apostle. Some people serve as liturgical ministers during the liturgies. Their ministry touches all who come to worship at our parish and assists the faith community in its public communal prayer.

Various liturgical ministries are available for the laity to serve in our parish. They include: 

ministers of hospitality (ushers), lectors,
extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion,
altar servers, children's liturgy teams,
art & environment members, sacristans,  
and musical opportunities found in a separate
brochure: Music Ministry in Our Parish.

Please consider offering a few hours each month in stewardship to our parish by serving as a lay liturgical minister.

GETTING INVOLVED

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION
assist the presider and deacon with the distribution of the Body & Blood  of Christ.  N.B. All who serve in this ministry must be fully initiated into the Roman Catholic Church (Baptism, Confirmation, Communion).
- Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion Application (English):  [Download ]
- Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion Application (Spanish): [Download ]

LECTORS
assist with the proclamation of the Word of God and the Prayer of the Faithful. These ministers must be able to proclaim the readings, prayers, and announcements clearly and effectively to the assembly.

USHERS
also known as ministers of hospitality, provide a sense of welcome to all worshippers. Ushers seat people, answer questions, and take up the weekly offertory collection(s).

ALTAR SERVERS
assist the presider at the altar and throughout the Liturgy.  This ministry is open to all young people beginning in the  4th grade and after reception of the sacraments of Baptism, Reconciliation, and Holy Communion.

CHILDREN'S LITURGY TEAMS
minister to our young people, ages K-6, during both the 9:30 AM Sunday Liturgy at St. Paul's  and the 10:00 AM Sunday Liturgy at St. Andrew's, (during the school year). They break open God's Word to young people during a separate Liturgy of the Word within Sunday Mass.

SACRISTANS
clean and prepare vestments and linens for Sunday Liturgies, set up for week-day Masses, and assist at funeral liturgies.

ART AND ENVIRONMENT
members serve as the "beautifiers" of our worshipping spaces.  They contribute their time, style and sense of beauty to making our churches places that represent the Liturgical seasons of the church year, using Church documents as their guidelines.

For more information about getting involved in the liturgical life of our parish, please call or e-mail the Parish Office, 654-1757 or info@afpparish.org.