The role of Eucharistic Ministers is to minister the Body and Blood of Christ to the assembled faithful. In reality, the role of each Eucharistic Minister is to draw faith from the people of God, to become more and more like the Body and Blood of Christ. Thus, Eucharistic Ministers are called not only to minister the Body and Blood of Christ, but also to take on Christ’s likeness. The ministers accomplish this by strengthening their faith from within and sharing it with the faithful at Communion.
The invitation to serve as Eucharistic Minister is open to all registered parishioners - adults and to teenagers who have received the Sacrament of Confirmation. Eucharistic ministers distribute the Eucharist at regularly scheduled week-day and week-end Masses. They also may assist in ministering to homebound parishioners and those in hospitals and nursing centers. Those who are Eucharistic Ministers must support Catholic Doctrine, must be a Catholic in good standing, attending mass regularly, and if married, must be in a marriage that is considered licit by the Catholic Church.