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.