{"id":421,"date":"2025-12-05T19:14:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/?post_type=ministry&#038;p=421"},"modified":"2025-12-05T19:14:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:14:03","slug":"liturgy-worship","status":"publish","type":"ministry","link":"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/ministry\/liturgy-worship\/","title":{"rendered":"Liturgy\/ Worship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteers are needed for a variety of liturgical ministries. Training and materials are provided as needed, and volunteers are scheduled according to their availability and preferred Mass time. See below for information about each ministry. Contact the Parish Office to volunteer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Readers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each person reads 2-4 times each quarter at the individual\u2019s preferred Mass time. Training provided. Volunteers are always needed for this ministry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ministers are scheduled on a quarterly basis at their preferred Mass time. Training is provided, and certification is required. Volunteers are needed on a regular basis and also as substitutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ushers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ushers are placed on a team, and each team is scheduled for one Mass one weekend per month. No formal training required. Volunteers needed for all Masses; high school through adult Parishioners are welcome. Contact: Charlie Jilek 616-954-1097<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Altar Servers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sign up and training is in the fall. If you missed the sign up and are still interested, please contact the Parish Office&nbsp;to arrange training. Three servers are scheduled for each Mass at their preferred time. This ministry is open to students in 5th&nbsp;grade and up. Contact: Mike Marshall, servers@SPAgr.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gift Bearers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To volunteer, please sign up on the sheet in the Narthex on the stand near the Crucifix. Volunteers can sign up one week ahead, or when coming into Mass and bring the gifts up that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Art &amp; Environment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The church is decorated for the liturgical seasons, with special attention given to Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter. Volunteers are needed for the Christmas and Easter seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Altar Linen Care<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteers are needed to wash and iron the&nbsp;linens used on the altar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sacristans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteers assist at funerals by preparing for the Mass, assisting the family as needed, putting funeral liturgy items away following the Mass, and sharing in the luncheon, if possible. A sacristan is also scheduled for each Mass. Training is provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Music Ministry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>St. Paul\u2019s Director of Sacred Music Michael Miller offers many opportunities for Parishioners of all ages to sing praises during Mass throughout the year. Please visit our Music Ministry page for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/ministry\/music-ministry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about music at st. Paul<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video Technicians<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteers are needed for all weekend liturgies to run slides on the church screens. 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Contact the Parish Office to volunteer Readers Each person reads 2-4 times each quarter at the individual\u2019s preferred Mass<a href=\"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/ministry\/liturgy-worship\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Liturgy\/ Worship&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":422,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"ministry-group":[11],"class_list":["post-421","ministry","type-ministry","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","ministry-group-stewardship-council"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ministry\/421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ministry"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ministry"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ministry\/421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":426,"href":"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ministry\/421\/revisions\/426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ministry-group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spagr2.diocesanweb.org\/church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ministry-group?post=421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}