- Ushers* assist those needing help in being seated at services, select people to bring the bread and wine forward at Mass, and take up the collection.
- Altar Servers (Acolytes)* assist the priest at Mass.
- Lectors (Readers)* proclaim the Scripture and read the offertory prayers at Mass and other services.
- Ministers of the Eucharist* assist with the distribution of Holy Communion at Mass.
- Choir Members and Musicians* exercise their ministry at Mass by singing and/or playing instruments. They are expected to be with the choir each week at Mass and attend weekly rehearsals.
- Sunday Sacristans* prepare the Sanctuary for Masses at Sunday services and other special Eucharistic celebrations.
- Home-Bound Ministry*** trains and organizes parishioners to take the Eucharist to members of the parish who are confined to their home or a nursing home or temporarily in a hospital. Through this ministry homebound parishioners are united with the whole parish community at Mass.
- Baptism Hospitality Ministry meets families that are arriving for the baptism of their children and reminds them of the important things to know. They help the families feel comfortable with the ritual before Mass begins.
Please note: Ministries marked with an asterisk (*) require special training. Those marked with a double asterisk (**) require completion of the Archdiocesan requirements overseen by the Office of Protection of Children and Youth. Those marked with a triple asterisk (***) require both special training related to the ministry itself as well as that required by the Archdiocese to work with children and youth.