WORSHIP COMMITTEE Minutes - January 14, 2014
Opening Prayer: Jenna
Refreshments: Jenna
Approval of November Minutes: Cara, Michelle
Continuing Education for Liturgical committee 2014:
Goals:
We, with Fr. Dan, are responsible for fostering good worship at Mary Queen by:
- Establishing short and long range goals for the liturgical life of MQ based on Church documents
- Planning and preparing Eucharistic liturgies and other celebrations
- Establishing parish policies concerning various rites and liturgical questions
- Scheduling and training liturgical ministers
- Providing ongoing liturgical formation of committee members and parishioners in order to promote full, conscious and active participation of the faithful
- Evaluating on a regulate basis all of the above
Committee will review efforts to affirm our successes towards accomplishing these goals and with intent to improve for next year. Topics for discussion include: Environment – Introductory Rites – Music – Sound System – Liturgical ministers – Attendance – Hispanic community - Mass times (Vigil at 4 and Holy Day at 10).
Old Business:
- Advent Masses and season
- Special Masses and Celebration schedule. Consensus was group loved the singing, extra verses of O Come O Emanuel. Difficulties with lighting of wrong candles at services. Questions about whether a white candle is appropriate for use in wreath.
Next year--Order extra candles, taller
Revisit next year--- question of a white candle on the wreath.
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration and Masses
Display becoming larger, more people involved. Members expressed appreciation how well organized. Mass at 7 pm well attended. Comments that the morning Mass was especially beautiful. Procession from Ball Park in the evening was well attended
- Christmas Season--Beautiful environment, Banners wonderful; Poinsettias died quickly over season-- ½ donated by one parishioner, ½ ordered.
Next year may try to bring in new ones ½ way thru season.
- Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses
Mass at 4pm packed---+100 white chairs vestibule (approx900+) Choir room full, approx. 40 parents with children; 6 pm Mass full, approx 60-70 kids came to steps on priest invitation;07:30 full; Midnight services Beautiful.
Revisit next year question of whether should add extra Mass, 3 pm Mass
Possibly use TV in gathering area to broadcast service for those in vestibule, revisit next year
Chairs in gathering area need missals or songs sheets.
- How do we explain to visitors about use of baskets at the pew ends, used for collections …?
Revisit question next meeting
- To make the flow of the collection smoother, suggested that the gifts be brought up prior to the collection. Servers would set up altar and gifts be brought up prior to collection.
Implement. Details to be worked out with those involved, including ushers. Possibly begin March 1.
- Mary, the Holy Mother of God—no new input.
- Christmas Day-- Approx 400 at 10am
- Jan 1--10 am Mass good turnout. Vigil also had more people.
- Epiphany---Jan 6—several people commented they loved candles in windows. Enjoyed children that visited crib after mass, upon invitation by Father.
NEW BUSINESS
- Feb 2nd—Presenataion of the Lord. Candle Mass and scout Sunday same weekend. Noted that parishioners not informed about candle mass. Discussion about use of candles at service; whether parishioners would bring candles from home; Benedictus could sell candles week before; Our church could possibly provide. Father noted intent not really about personal candles
Fr. to include information in his weekly bulletin letter
Priest to bless candles at beginning of Mass
For all masses, have a candle procession with a representative group of parishioners
Baskets of candles (candles with bobeche holders provided by church) to be available before mass. Ushers to assist with distribution.
People may bring their own candles.
Topics to be addressed—making candles available; prompt lighting; music while candles being lite; extinguishing; fire safety, extinguishers; coordinators at each mass. Committee: Bill, Karen, Lisa, Michelle, Father Dan.
- Feast St blasé, Feb. 3, Monday---Blessing of throats,
Invite parishioners to come forward after mass. EM can bless. Jenna to have candles with appropriate prayer attached for EM.
Same committee as last year. Bill to send out notice.
- Bilingual for Triduum--- low participation last year and we will not have a bilingual Triduum this year. Therefore, we may not need a worship aid! Discussed that Spanish parishioners requesting possible Spanish mass on Holy Thursday. It was noted that they probably prefer later services. Fr. Dan questioned how the repose of the Blessed Sacrament would be addressed if 2 Masses were done.
Consider separate Spanish service next year.
We will have 2 separate Holy Thursday masses this year -- the first in English (5:30pm?); the second in Spanish
- Easter Vigil—Cara requested the committee review the possibility of reducing the length of time of the Easter Vigil (currently 3 hr long,) considering the impact on attendance. Discussion included: the number of readings; possibly start earlier, 8:30 or 8:45 (Father noted should start after nautical darkness) current practice of alternating Spanish and English reading.; possible Spanish service. Bishop gainer initially began the practice of having 7 readings; commented that lectures hesitate to sign up for vigil, possibly because of #readings.
Suggestions to keep 3 OT readings, consider not having responsorial psalms after each reading. Committee to work thru details
- Deacon monthly blessing after mass .
Deacons will discuss details to implement, continue.
- Rebuilt book read by most committee members--one suggestion was for a “homily series” to build 3-4 consecutive weeks with the same theme, same deacon to give all homilies, for consistency. Goal of ongoing improvement in effort to change lives and draw parishioners back. Group discussed several question’s---tying gospel to theme may be a challenge; each priest/deacon brings different gifts to a homily on the theme; our parish is unique in we have so many homilist available to us; season’s have their own themes.
Committee to revisit
Theme idea suggestion:—Seek the lost; Where is the parish heading? Are we singular individuals moving forward.
Committee reports: -
Lector’s – Kristy –N\R
Altar Servers – Jeff & Norma N\R
Extraordinary Ministers of HC – Jenna N\R
Music – Karen & Frances--N\R
Art and Environment – Lisa & Lisa—Feb 2nd add white to green. Will change on 19th.
Hospitality/Ushers –
Hospitality/Greeters -
Sacramental Formation – Cara –see report
Hispanic Ministry – Omar ---
Devotions – Jeanne –N\R
Children’s Liturgy of the Word – Michelle –N\R
Karen Estes —Visiting --- see attached report.
Recorder – Lynne –N\R
Kristy—lecters—1st sun youth mass. All lectors are Youth. Scouts doing reading for Scout sun.
- Next meeting Feb. 11 – Prayer (Arock) – Refreshments (Kristy)
Fr. Dan’s Remarks:
Closing Prayer: Jenna Canning
Members Present—Absent
Bernie Fritz; Bill Rood; Bob Kotzbauer; Cara Johnson; Dolly VanDaniker; Fr. Arock;
Fr. Dan Noll; Francis Southwood; Jack Spring ; Jeanne Singh; Jenna Canning ;
Joe Daugherty; Judy Purdom; Karen Snider; Kristy Tucker; Lisa Hardin; Lisa Ivy ;
Lynne Stephan; Michelle Lankster; Norma Flores; Omar Mendoza; Sr Mary Warner ; Sue Knies.
First Reconciliation and First Communion 2014
- February 2 (Feast of the Presentation of our Lord) All First Communion candidates and their parents will participate in a short prayer service and/or recite a decade of the Rosary in honor of the day's feast. A special craft activity and putting together First Communion quilts will be part of the morning's activities.
- February 16 - Family Holy Hour will be held in the Church ay 9:30 A.M. for all First Communion candidates and their parents.
- First Reconciliation dates - Families have a choice of:
Reconciliation A (Saturday, March 8) or Reconciliation B (Saturday, March 15) at 1:30 P.M.
- March 22 - First Communion candidates will have their pictures taken by Holifield Photography from 12:00 - 3:00 P.M. in the Church
- May 2 (Friday) - First Communion Practice and Taste Test at 7:00 P.M. in the Church
- First Communion will be celebrated the weekend of May 3-4. It is the family's choice of:
May 3 at 4pm in English, May 4 at 8:15am in English, May 5 at 11am in English, May4 at 1pm in Spanish, May 4 at 5:30pm in English.
- The 1:00 Spanish Mass will have the Mexican tradition of lighting of baptismal candles by the Godparents.
- Only 6 people signed up for a 3:30 Mass for First Communion. That option has been canceled.
- There are 139 candidates for First Communion this year.
Submitted by Karen Estes - January 15, 2014
Liturgy Committee Update Jan. 14, 2014
RCIA and Formation
RCIA –
- Currently 3 Inquirers
- Currently 4 candidates
- Currently 3 Catechumen
- Currently 4 Children - 3 from Spanish-speaking families
Dismissal for the 3 adult unbaptized began on Jan. 5th at the 8:15am Masses.
IMPORTANT DATES
Sunday March 2 8:15 am Mass Anointing of the Catechumens
Wednesday March 5 Mass times TBD Ash Wednesday
Sunday March 9 8:15 am Mass Rite of Sending
3:30 - 6:30pm Rite of Election at Christ the King Cathedral
Sunday March 23 8:15 am Mass First Scrutiny
1:00pm Mass Spanish First Scrutiny - children (possible)
Saturday March 29 8:15am Mass Presentation of the Creed
Sunday March 30 8:15 am Mass Second Scrutiny - adults only
Sunday April 6 8:15 am Mass Third Scrutiny - adults only
Wednesday April 9 7:00pm Presentation of the Lord's Prayer - part of Penance Service
Saturday April 12 10:30am Mass Chrism Mass at Christ the King Cathedral
Thursday April 17 7:00pm Mass Holy Thursday
Friday April 18 7:00pm Good Friday
Saturday April 19 8:15am Prayer service - Preparation Rite immediately following
8:45am Rehearsal
9:00pm Easter Vigil
The RCIA team would like to discuss the option of only having the 1st, 3rd and 6th readings at the Vigil. We also recommend that the Vigil begin at 8:30pm if possible. This will shorten the duration and late hour of the Vigil bringing those present a fuller, more joyful experience.
Confirmation 2014 -
Angie Allen is now coordinating Confirmation for grades 9-12
Cara is coordinating Confirmation for adults.
Bishop Gainer will celebrate the sacrament of Confirmation at the 5:30pm Mass on Sunday January 19, 2014. There are 25 candidates.
Baptism
Spanish preparation class are on the last Tuesday of each month from 7-9pm.
English is the 2nd Monday of the month from 7-9pm
We are averaging 11 baptisms per month in both English and Spanish.
Marriage
There will be 2 couples trained to facilitate the FOCCUS test for engaged couples on Jan. 26
We have begun a new Marriage Prep curriculum. MQ currently has 6 couples attending this Jan. session. We are offering another session in March/April. Future dates will be planned when a facilitator couple is available.
Stations of the Cross
I received samples of Stations of the Cross prayer cards and guides. Who makes this decision? Fish Fries are March 7, 14, 21, 28, April 4 and 11.
last updated 02/04/2014 jm
