Prayer and Worship

We are always happy to welcome and train new liturgical ministers. If you are interested in becoming a lector, extraordinary minister of Holy Communion, altar server, or a sacristan, please contact Fr. Reginald. 

Outreach Communion Ministry: The Outreach Communion Ministry is the shining light of Christ to all our sick, home-bound, and dying parishioners and their families.  Volunteers make calls at hospitals, retirement centers, and nursing homes, and visit our home-bound parishioners.  You may volunteer for one hour a month, or more, depending on your availability. Training is provided and the schedule is flexible. Contact Marianne Warthan for more information.

If you are interested in getting involved in any of our music ministries, please email our music director, Dr. Tim Gregson. 

• Cantors: Cantors, who lead the congregation in song, need both a pleasing voice and confidence to stand and lead the congregation. Cantors rehearse with the accompanist before the service they are to cantor.  Typically, they are assigned a mass two to three times each month. Cantors must attend cantor training as required in order to be scheduled.

• Instrumentalists: Instrumentalists of various levels of ability are welcome to share their talents, keeping in mind that a certain level of proficiency is necessary. Instrumentalists rehearse with the accompanist and cantor before the service.

• College Choir: College students make up this choir which serves weekly at the 5:30 p.m. Mass during the academic year from late August through early May. The choir, which often sings contemporary liturgical music, gathers for warm-ups and rehearsal at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. No audition required. 

Eucharistic Adoration hours during the school year:

Monday-Friday, 8:30-9:30 am
Monday-Thursday, 6:00-9:00 pm
Friday, 12:45-5:30 pm

Every Thursday night during the school year from 7:45-8:45 pm, intercessory prayer teams are available in the church to pray with you and for you and your needs. 

Intercessory prayer is a blessing and a call to faith. When we pray a prayer of intercession, we are uniting our love with God’s love and asking that whom or what we are praying for may also enter into that same love relationship. Part of the gift of intercessory prayer is that it moves us from focus on ourselves to focus on God and on others. It draws us into selflessness and out of selfishness.

"Intercession is a prayer of petition which leads us to pray as Jesus did. He is the one intercessor with the Father on behalf of all men, especially sinners. He is "able for all time to save those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. The Holy Spirit 'himself intercedes for us . . . and intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.'"  ~ CCC 2634