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Requirements
for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Diocese
of
Phoenix
- Membership in parish one year (at pastor's discretion
but encouraged from point of view of fidelity to the community one wishes to
serve.)
- Men or women who are 16 years of
age or older, acknowledged by peers and pastor to be an active
Catholic in good standing with the Roman Catholic Church.
- Sacramental reception: Must have received the
sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion and Confirmation in the Roman Catholic
Church.
- Names to be submitted to the bishop (the pastor's
signature required on the letter of request); the list will be acknowledged
by the Office of Worship and returned to the parish.
- All the faithful, especially those who will serve as
extra ordinary ministers of Holy Communion, should be properly catechized on
the following:
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The ecclesial nature of the Eucharist as the common possession of
the whole Church;
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The Eucharist as the memorial of Christ's sacrifice, his death and
resurrection, and as the sacred Banquet:
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The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharistic elements, whole and
entire, in each element of bread and wine (the doctrine of concomitance);
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The kinds of reverence due at all times to the sacrament, whether
within the Eucharistic liturgy or outside the celebration;
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The role that ordinary and, if necessary, extraordinary ministers
of the Eucharist are assigned in the Eucharistic assembly."
- "Hands-on" training including the importance of fulfilling commitment as scheduled
- Recommended: Six hours of on-going formation, yearly.
- Call to Protect-- Safe Environment-- training every two year
Published
by the Office of Worship with the approval of Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted,
April 2006.
Lectors
Requirements For Ministers of the Word (Lectors)
- Membership in parish one year (at pastor's discretion but encouraged from point of view of fidelity to the community one wishes to serve.)
- Men or women who are, acknowledged by peers and pastor to be an active Catholic in good standing with the Roman Catholic Church.
- Sacramental reception: Must have received the sacraments of Baptism, Holy Communion and Confirmation in the Roman Catholic Church.
- Names to be submitted to the bishop (the pastor's signature required on the letter of request); the list will be acknowledged by the Office of Worship and returned to the parish.
- All the faithful, especially those who will serve as lectors should be properly trained on the following:
- Understanding of Liturgy and use of the liturgical principles from Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy and The General Instruction of the Roman Missal
- Theology of the Word
- Theology of Ministry
- Practical training of Proclamation and opportunity for practice and critique
- Call to Protect-- Safe Environment-- training every two year
- Six hours of on going formation per year
- "Hands-on" training including the importance of fulfilling commitment as scheduled, procedures for approaching the ambo and the dress code put forth by the parish.
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