San Marco Liturgy Committee

 

TO:                 Father Tim Navin                      Father Andrew                         John Coretti                                          Deacon Mike                           Deacon John                            Deacon Norm                                      Ruth Johnson                                    Mike Minozzi                           Jane Simmons                                       Janet & Mike Stapleton          Dave Swierczek

 

FROM:           Hilda Brosky

 

SUBJECT:     Minutes – February 18, 2010

 

Present:  Fr. Tim, Deacon Mike, Hilda Brosky, John Coretti, Ruth Johnson, Mike Minozzi, Jane Simmons, Janet Stapleton.  Excused:  Dave Swierczek

 

1. Meeting opened with a prayer by Fr.Tim

 

2.  Mission - final preparations

            a.   Missioner requests Deacons be available to Benediction on Monday and

                  Tuesday, morning and evening.

            b.   include petition for success of the Mission in the Prayer of the Faithful.  Hilda

                  inform Maureen.

c.       Lectors and Ministers of Communion needed for concluding liturgy on

      Thursday.  Mike and Hilda will handle.

d.      Confessions will be heard on Wednesday, morning and evening.  Fr. Tim will

make necessary arrangements.

 

3.  St. Joseph Table:

            a.   People will be asked to bring non-perishable foods, which will go to St.

                  Vincent de Paul food pantry.  Monetary donations will also be accepted.  The

                  table may not hold it all so baskets will also be added to the display.  

b.      Blessing will take place after Mass.  Hilda will prepare using Book of

Blessings.

c.       Parishioners will be encouraged to share their ethnic desserts at the reception.

d.      CCW will handle reception

e.       Decision to process with statue to the hall following Stations.  Publicity will reflect this.

f.        Set up table after Mass on Thursday, no time between 7:30 and 8:30 Masses on Friday. 

 

4.  Lent:

a.       Rite of Sending – First Sunday of Lent

b.      Penitential Rite – Kyrie sung

c.       Penance Services – 3/25 at 2 and 7 p.m.

d.      Passion/Palm Sunday – Deacons, please remember to give congregation permission to sit during reading of the Passion.  Children’s choir will be at the 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, and the adult choir at the 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.

e.       All three Deacons will be at the Triduum.

f.        Holy Week schedule of services: 

Holy Thursday – 8:30 Morning Prayer, 7 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Good Friday – 8:30 Morning Prayer, 3 p.m. Veneration of the Cross, 7 p.m. Seven

                        Last Words, Holy Family – Veneration of the Cross at 12 noon.

Holy Saturday – 8:30 Morning Prayer, 9:30 RCIA retreat, 12 noon Blessing of

                        Food, 8 p.m. Easter Vigil

            Holy Thursday:

a.       no booklets this year, all music is in Breaking Bread

b.      Movements & Gestures – Mike Stapleton will use “veterans” to serve so minimal rehearsal will be needed.  K of C will participate again and carry extra ciboria needed for Good Friday.

c.       Need to establish a clearer procedure for distribution of Holy Communion to ministers when they gather around the Altar.  (rehearsal item)

d.      Ask congregation to wait until procession passes them by and then join in.  Deacon should stay at end of procession moving people out of pews.

e.       Respository/back chapel, will be closed at 11 p.m. by priest on duty.

 

Good Friday:

a.       Deacons will do Passion narrative, will need Lector for readings of the day.

b.      As indicated above, decision made to change Veneration of the Cross at Holy Family from 3 to 12 noon.

c.       We will continue to use a second cross for the disabled, who are unable to come forward.  However, this will take place toward the end of the veneration so that we keep the symbol of coming to the one cross of Christ.

 

Easter Vigil:

a.       Sunset is at 7:45 p.m.  Diocesan Liturgical Newsletter indicates we should not begin before 8 p.m.  So 8 p.m. it is.

b.      Practice using the rock salt and denatured alcohol at rehearsal.

c.       Appoint someone to alert presider when introduction is finished and outside rites can begin.

d.      Use a wax taper to light Paschal Candle.  Do not dip candle into flame.

e.       Appoint someone to monitor fire after we enter Church.

f.        Order of Procession:

 

Center Aisle

Cross bearer

Altar servers

Knights

Candidates

Catechumens

Deacon John - OI - Oil of the Sick

Deacon Norm  - OS – Oil of the Catechumens

Deacon Mike - SC – Sacred Chrism

Lector

Presider

(1)    choir, ministers and congregation gather outside around the fire

(2)    at first proclamation “Christ our Light” inside the door, choir and minister candles are lit—not one by one but from each other.  The choir proceeds down the west/right aisle (organ side) and the ministers down the east/left aisle (Gospel side).  They keep pace with the Paschal candle in the center aisle, lighting the congregation’s candles as they proceed down their respective aisles. 

(3)    As the Paschal Candle continues down the center aisle, altar servers following the Paschal Candle light the congregation’s candles.  Be sure to send a server and/or usher into the chapel.

(4)    When the Paschal Candle is in place, the Exultet is sung by the Light of the Risen Lord—by this time all the congregation candles should be lit.

 

g.        Jim Simmons will again sing the Exultet.

h.        Question re when lights come on.  Many consider darkness a safety issue.  Ruth was at a conference, which stated that lights come on after Excultet and at the Gloria the Altar candles are lit.  More research needed.

i.         Script for all three days—enlarge directions and cues.  Hilda will prepare Holy Thursday and Good Friday.  Dave will prepare Easter Vigil script.

j.        Remote for Church chimes not working.  However, they can be operated manually.  Need to determine who will perform this task.

k.      Be sure we are using correct cycle of readings.

 

5.  Easter – tabled until next meeting.

 

6. Charter School – since many people were arriving late, the decision was made to add an additional 15 minutes to the start of Mass to give people more time to drive over from Church.  Masses will now be at 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.

 

7.  Rehearsals for the Triduum:  Palm Sunday at 4 p.m.  We will need to be finished before the 6 p.m. Mass.

 

Next Meeting:  Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. in parish office conference room

 

 

Thank you,

Hilda

 

 

 

 

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