Ministry of Hospitality Schedule

2006 Ministry of Hospitality Schedule

Thank you for your commitment to the ministry. Greeters should be at the chapel before mass at 5:30. If you are unable to be a greeter on the day you are scheduled, please find a replacement and let our staff know as soon as possible.

Job Description:

Before the Eucharist

• Sign in on the ministry chart by 5:30pm.
• two greeters welcome people and hand out worship aids at the Great Doors.
• Instruct the people to go to the East nave.
• One greeter stands in the East side aisle and directs people to sit in the East nave.
• One greeter stands by the Baptismal Fountain and directs people to sit first in the East nave.
• After the procession has entered the chapel for Eucharist, close the Great Doors.
• Place the stand, with extra worship aids, in front of, but away from, the Great Doors so late comers can help themselves.
• sit in the last pews in the West nave to help late comers find places. Help late comers find a space to sit or lead them to sit behind the musicians/cantors when there is no space. 

During the Eucharist - Collection of Money

• wait until the reader finishes his/her announcement about the collection and after start moving.
• one greeter gives a basket to the person in both front rows in East nave.
• one greeter gives a basket to a person in the first row in the North transcept
• one greeter gives a basket to person in both front rows in West nave.
• greeter from the West nave takes collection basket to greeter in North transcept.
• greeter adds that basked to the collection from the North; North greeter gives both baskets to the person carrying the large collection basket from the East during offering of gifts.
• Collection basked is placed on the floor in front of the altar.

After Eucharist

• two greeters stand in front of the Great doors as the recessional begins.
• open the Great doors as the procession enters the west aisle; return stand to sacristy
• collect the worship aids
• check for worship aids left in pews; generally clean any liter
• take reserved signs out of pews and put in the sacristy.
• bring collection offering baskets to the sacristy.
• Student Campus ministry worker counts and puts collection money into envelopes (Envelopes are in Campus Ministry cupboard)
• give money to the monastic sacristan for safekeeping

Note: This is a very important ministry because it sets the environment for the liturgy. The ministers of hospitality act like the hostesses of this great banquet.