Minsitries
Cynthia Ashby, Joan Coveleskie, and Joan McCarty recently attended the Worship Ways Conference held at Christ the King Seminary in East Aurora, NY. The workshop was presented by three well-known composers: Rev. Jan Michael Joncas (On Eagle’s Wings), Marty Haugen (Mass of Creation), and Tony Alonso. All three were not only terrific musicians, but inspiring and knowledgeable clinicians. The workshop included presentations on the evolution of our liturgy and on the new Roman Missal. Participants were treated to a SongFest Concert and all took part in both a Taize style Evening Prayer service and a concluding Mass. The Epiphany parish attendees were filled with inspiration from the beautiful music and the presence of the Lord during this outstanding conference.
Minister Schedule
April 8 – July 1, 2012
October 8 – December 18, 2011
All Ministers:
There will be a bottle of hand sanitizer in the Sacristy, please use this to sanitize your hands before Mass begins.
When we all reach the sanctuary, we pause, bow and then Lector two puts the Gospel book on the Altar and the rest of us go to our respective places.
The order for the ministers to process in is as follows: Altar Servers, Lector, Eucharistic Ministers, Celebrant. The reverse is true for the recessional, and both Lectors take part.
Altar Servers:
As of the weekend of November 28/29 the colored cinctures (belts) will have been moved from St. John’s Church to Epiphany. There will be a calendar posted on the bulletin board that will inform you what color cincture to wear each Sun. If you are serving on a Sat, please wear the color for Sunday. This is to coordinate your cincture with the vestments the Celebrant is wearing.
Also, the processional candles will be moved from St. John’s Church to Epiphany. They will be kept on a table in the reconciliation room along with the cross currently being used. There will be a change in lining up when we process to the Sanctuary. The Altar Servers will all go to the right, when the celebrant goes to the venerate the Altar, all servers move into the reconciliation room, Cross goes on hooks, candles go on table, do NOT blow the candles out, Cross bearer goes to their seat, the other two servers walk through the passage way behind the Altar and to their seats in the Sanctuary. The process is reversed for the recessional. Remember to blow the candles out after mass.
Eucharistic Minister
Eucharistic Minister Procedures
Music Ministry
“He who sings, prays twice.”
Music is a vital part of our Catholic liturgy. The music ministry of Epiphany Parish consists of singers, instrumentalists, and directors who lend their talents to enhance our liturgies. We welcome any parishioner who would like to join us in this ministry. Please consult this website for rehearsal schedules, cantor schedules, and other details.
For additional information, contact:
Joan Coveleskie
Epiphany Parish Director of Music
jcoveleskie@stny.rr.com
570-888-7460 (home)
607-857-0710 (cell)
