Seton Parish offers varieties of training sessions to parishioners who have time and the willingness to assist at the Mass. The Church strongly encourages full participation of all who are present the Holy Mass. You can assist at the Mass in many ways. Please stay tuned for upcoming training sessions. The following are guidelines that we follow at our parish:
Cantors use their voices to lead the congregation in singing at each liturgy.
Contact: Marty Van Der Burgt
Instrumentalists are needed for special Masses (Christmas, Christ the King, Easter and weddings). If you possess this special gift, you are encouraged to participate.
The sacristan is a lay person who “diligently arranges the liturgical books, the vestments, and other things that are necessary for the celebration of Mass” (GIRM, no. 105a). Working from the sacristy, he or she should be well trained in the complexities of the liturgical actions, as well as those of special Masses or those of greater solemnity, so as to make appropriate provisions. In some parishes, the sacristan also coordinates the decorations of the church. Finally many sacristans serve to coordinate servers, lectors, and others helping during Mass. We have a Sacristan who volunteers her time for each of our church buildings that make up St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish. The 3 Sacristans meet on a quarterly basis with Fr. Sengole