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Coordinator:
Josette Doerhoff
947-0070
Sacristans
The primary responsibility of the Sacristans is to
ready the altar at each Mass in preparation for the Eucharist. They also ensure that all participants of the Mass from the
Servers, to the Lectors, to the Host Family is present and prepared to
participate. Members rotate
this responsibility on a three-month schedule.
New members are always welcome to provide this ministry.
SACRISTAN’S
RESPONSIBILITIES
I.
Be
at church at least 20 minutes before our assigned Mass. If you are unable to
be present at your assigned Mass, PLEASE get a
substitute and make sure they show up.
II.
Set-up
procedure for Mass:
A.
The Chalice and Paten for the priest are prepared. The chalice is normally
prepared with a purificater (the cloth used to clean or purify it), a paten
(host plate), a pall (the decorated cardboard cover) and a corporal (the square
white cloth) - is normally already on the altar here at St. Elizabeth’s.
1.
Fr. Mahoney’s chalice is the gold one with the grapes carved on the big cup,
purificater, and it has a companion paten (host plate), which should always be
used This paten should hold hosts for the people as well as the priest’s
large host.
2.
Fr. Neuner will use the maroon chalice, with purificater, pall, and thin paten
with only the priest’s host.
3.
Fr. Maes’s chalice is the gold one with a image of Christ at the base. Place
a purificater, thin paten with only the priest’s host and a pall.
(Fr. Maes
prefers room temperature water in the cruet) (If the large host is being
carried to the altar during the Mass, the paten on Fr. Maes’s chalice is not
necessary).
The
purificater (rectangular cloth folded in half or in thirds) is always put on
or with the priest’s chalice. The corporal (large
square cloth on top of the altar cloth and the rectangular white cloth for the
chalices) should be replaced with a clean one, if it is
dirty or stained. The clean ones are in the top right hand drawer by
the vestment closet
B.
Communion cups -
the gold Cups are placed on the shelf behind the altar, the number of Cups for
Mass is noted below.
C.
The water cruet
and dish with a terry towel are placed on the shelf behind the altar. Two(2)
small water cruets are
to be placed on the side tables. One on each side of the altar.
D. The Carafe of
wine and the saborium with the hosts in them that are to be consecrated at the
Mass should be place on
the small table by the Baptismal Font in the back of church.
E. The amount of
hosts and cups for Mass:
|
5pm |
7am |
8:15am |
10am |
12 noon |
| Hosts |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
| Tubes |
3-4 |
3 |
3 |
4-5 |
3-4 |
| Cups |
6 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
Tubes: Use your
own judgment here, especially if the tabernacle is full. One tube holds
100
hosts.
Wine: The amount
of wine is determined by the number of cups you need.
The decanter of
wine and the hosts are placed on the table for the presentation of the gifts.
F.
The Book of
Gospels should be in the sacristy for the lector to carry in the entrance
procession. Be sure that all the lights are on. Check to see if microphone
system is on.
The sacristan should light and extinguish the candles (leave
candles lit after7:00am).
The altar servers can help extinguish the candles only
if they use the brass candle snuffer, otherwise we’ll have wax everywhere.
Please find a family or a group of people to present the bread, wine and
collection to the priest. Explain to them that they should go to the table after
the ushers have passed them with the collection. They should then wait at the
table until you give them the cue to bring the gifts to the priest. (You should
go back to the table also, to help assist the family and to cue them).
The
Eucharistic ministers, the lectors, the ushers, and the servers are supposed to
sigh in by checking their names on the list in the sacristy. If you can, Please
make sure that all positions are accounted for. Try to get substitutes when
needed - especially servers and lectors. (Let the priest know if anyone is
missing.)
III.
Clean- up Procedure
A.
The cups, wine decanter, Chalice and paten must be purified. Only the
sacristan can do this (the servers
can help bring the vessels to the sacristy). The cruet and water dish and
towel are cleaned - the servers
can do this. Any remains of the precious blood or crumbs of the precious
body should be consumed
with the water used to purify the vessel.
B.
If the baptismal font water is dirty please replace it
(ask Father to bless
the water - or leave a note on the
sacristy counter). After the 12 noon Mass on the first and third Sundays of
the month the baptismal font
water should be replaced with HOT water in preparation for baptism. The
Easter Candle should be lit.
The baptism priest will help set up the baptism. It is nice to have the
baptismal water as hot as the tap
allows.
IV.
On the Sunday the yellow bag- it is returned fix a small bag of the items to
be offered and include it with
the
communion procession.
V.
If one of Eucharistic Ministers comes and tells you they have spilt the
Precious Blood, you should assist them
in cleaning it up. To clean up a Precious Blood spill take a clean damp
purificator to the spot and dab
it until the stain is gone. Then take the soiled purificator to the sink and
rinse it out. (The sink on the left
is for disposal of the Precious Blood and the Precious Body that cannot be
used.)
The
First Sunday of Advent we will make a change of the placement of the Corporal. We will place
it folded on the shelf behind
the altar for the servers to place on the altar during Mass. We will need to
make sure it is folded neatly
for the next Mass. Just a reminder, We all need to be aware of the reverence
we show before and after
Mass while we are preparing the altar. When passing in front of the altar
from side to side a reverent bow
is appropriate in center of the altar.
When checking the amount of Precious
Body in the tabernacle:
Place
key in door and.open, then genuflect, check patens, then close and lock door
and genuflect again.
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