May 9, 2025
Good Afternoon Everyone,                                                                     
Thank you for your dedication to your ministry.  I pray you are having a blessed Easter Season and please pray for our new Pope Leo XIV.   

Just a few quick reminders and changes:

We have ministry leaders to assist you and who are in charge of all training for their ministry:
Lectors – Marie White (English) and Jose Jesus & Josefina Torres (Spanish)
Extraordinary Ministers - Mary Costa (English for now) & Maria Esther Udave (Spanish)
Ushers – Mary Madruga (English) & Raul & Dulce deAnda (Spanish)
Altar Servers – Fr. David & Mary Costa
 

1. We ask that you arrive and check in a minimum of 20 minutes early for Mass.  Usher #1 will go up to announce the need for ministers at that time.  Since the Prelude Music begins at 15 minutes before Mass it has been difficult for the Ushers to get up there before the signing begins.  With that said even if you are not scheduled please try to arrive before this time as when they make the announcement we need ministers to already be present.
2. Please check the MSP application in the morning when you arrive at Mass to see if positions have already been filled.  If they sign up on-line and arrive on time they should not be replaced.  If there are openings, please offer your help to the Usher.
3. All ministers should know where the spill kits are in the event of a dropped host.  In the Church they are in the Sacristy and the Ushers closet.  At the Holy Family Center, they are on the Usher’s cart and up on the table where the altar servers place the candles in the Sanctuary.

An Extraordinary Minister of Communion is a lay person who is specially appointed by the  Pastor to assist with the distribution of Holy Communion.

Qualifications

1. Must have received all three Sacraments of Initiation ( Baptism, Holy Communion, and  Confirmation ) .
2. If married, must have been married in the Catholic Church, or had their marriage validated.
3. Must be 21 years of age or older.
4. Must be invited and/or approved by Pastor.
5. Must take training sessions here at St. Bernard’ s .
6. For those completing RCIA, at least two years as a fully initiated Catholic.
7. Must be a registered member of our Parish and actively participating in the life of the Parish.
    

Time Requirements

Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist are scheduled to serve at Mass at least once a month, at the Mass they normally attend. If ministers are unable to serve at their scheduled time, they are required to submit a sub request through our scheduling program.  Ministers may be asked to serve at special celebrations throughout the year.