New Extraordinary Minister Procedures Dress appropriately – No jeans, shorts, low-cut blouses or spaghetti straps please!  We may more properly model both decorum and modesty by doing so.   Arrive at the church at least 10 minutes before Mass.  Check in with Father for possible changes.  Put on your cross and take your place in the congregation.   After Father receives the cup, Eucharistic ministers come to the sanctuary, and before entering the sanctuary make a profound bow to the altar together.   When distributing either the host or the precious blood, merely pronounce, “The Body of Christ” or “The Blood of Christ”.  Please refrain from announcing the person’s name.   If you drop a host, pick it up and place on the plate.  Father will consume it later.   When someone approaches you with arms crossed over their chest asking for a blessing, just place your hand over them and say “May you receive the Lord in your heart.”   Intinction is not an option.  (No dipping the host into the cup).  Please let Father know if there is someone who requests to do so that he may speak with him or her later.   You are not to monitor or correct people who do something other than bow before communion.   After communion is over, the Eucharistic ministers or deacons with chalices are to turn slightly toward the altar, consume the remaining precious blood, then place cups on the altar to be purified by the deacon (or Father if no deacon is present).   After you leave the sanctuary, turn and make a profound bow to the altar before returning to your seat.   After mass, the Eucharist minister listed last on the schedule is responsible for cleaning the vessels. Fill cups with hot water and rinse into the sacrarium.  Wipe dry with a purificator, then rinse out the purificator into the sacrarium and hand on the rack.