• WORSHIP COMMITTEE AGENDA March 11, 2014
  
  Opening Prayer: Karen
  Refreshments: Bill
  Approval of February Minutes: approved.
  
  Continuing Education:
  
  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”
  

  • 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

  
  Old Business:
  

  • Worship committee objectives for 2014 extend from the above responsibilities
  • Goals for this committee should feed off Parish goals.

  Embolden the environment with additions such as more statues, pictures, icons, ect. Possibly locate such items from churches closing at other locations.
  SUGGESTION: Lisa & Lisa will look for opportunities.
  Comments: Large number of public school children under poverty level. Perhaps we could partner with a school to provide support of some type, evangelizing while we do that.
  SUGGESTION: No action
  Comment: Jena noted that activities at the cathedral included MIB Lenten mission. Suggested that we consider a mission at MQ for lent next year, to change the focus toward all the parish as a whole vs small group.
  SUGGESTION: Bernie and Christy to brainstorm an idea for a speaker(s) for the parish, in the fall.

  • Review of Ash Wednesday Services: services packed, as big as Sunday! 5:30 am had more than even 4pm Mass. Noted that there were no stations at back of church.

  SUGGESTION: Next year add ashes station at back of church.

  • Triduum and Easter Planning –
    • Subcommittee minutes …have those responsible for committees please review the lists Bill emailed to you, and assure items on track. Contact Bill about updates.
    • Palm Sunday – Deacon Bill to be at 11 and 5:30 Mass
    • 7pm Holy Thursday – Deacon Joe will be the narrator.
    • Good Friday—bring cross from sacristy and bring to sanctuary.
    • Deacon at Good Friday service ?
    • Process for good Friday – service English 5:30 then do again in Spanish at 7pm
    • Easter vigil entirely in English.
    • Easter Vigil script---deacons Bob and Joe to be present.

  • Review of new changes in process of altar prep by servers and bringing up gifts to altar -- Some servers still uncertain about changes. Otherwise working well.

  SUGGESTION: Possibly have altar prepared when gifts are brought down? Move servers to other side? No changes implemented at this time.

  • Rebuilt Committee report? Task force had meetings but no report at this time.
  • New Bulletin Liturgy Corner — Concept going very well!!!! Plan to continue thru lent. SUGGESTION: Continue thru canonization of JPII and thru Pentecost! Thank you!!

  
  Committee reports: -
  
  Lector’s – Kristy -- work with Deacons for Triduum
  Altar Servers – Jeff & Norma continue to encourage servers about changes. No incense till
  Palm Sunday and Holy Thursday, Easter Vigil
  Extraordinary Ministers of HC – Jenna n/a
  Music – Karen & Frances –n/a
  Art and Environment – Lisa & Lisa – Easter Season. Colors-- Red: Palm Sunday & Good Fri.
  Palms taken down by Holy Thrus. White: Holy Thursday, Easter. No covering of statues; After Holy Thursday, repose of Host in tabernacle in wall or in sacristy. Remember to place candle at tabernacle.
  Good Friday -- move Cross to sacristy after Good Friday service.
  SUGGESTION: Place plants in front of large cross when in gathering area, to prevent trip hazard.
  No mass on Saturday till vigil at 9pm; boy scouts will start the fire; service to last approx 2.5 hours.
  
  A&E report of what other churches do for their A&E committee: All but one church uses all volunteers, 6-8 people. Currently our A&E is done by Lisa and Lisa, Ann Peck and Sister.
  SUGGESTION ---put a note in the parish newsletter about what volunteers in this position do and request people to volunteer.
  Hospitality/Ushers – n/r
  Hospitality/Greeters – Sue n/r
  Sacramental Formation – Cara
  Hispanic Ministry – Omar n/r
  Devotions – Jeanne n/r
  Children’s Liturgy of the Word – Michelle n/r
  Recorder – Lynne n/r
  
  Fr. Arok--- Inquired about making stations of the cross for Good Friday more solemn. Jim Paris currently does Good Friday service; attendance is always very good. Fr. Dan acknowledged that Jim Paris will continue doing Good Friday service at this time.
  
  
  Fr. Dan’s Remarks: To address issues of delayed or absent follow-up to parishioners that sign-up on the time & talent weekend, the information is to be tabulated within one month , then every parishioner that signed up will be contacted by then committee leader/designee within the next month.
  
  
  New Business:
  

  • Next meeting changed: first Monday , April 7 (rather than the 8^th which is build) – prayer (Frances) - refreshments (Lisa’s)
  • Other new business

  Closing Prayer:

  Triduum 2014

  
  Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
  
  Statutes and crosses are not covered.
  Palms are handed to parishioners at all the Masses by the greeters – there is a table with palms in
  the gathering space, but we prefer greeters to distribute them
  Priest sprinkles the palms held by parishioners, not a table of palms
  Gospel proclaiming the Lord’s entrance read by deacon
  
  11:00 gather in the gym for the procession into the church – First Form – the Procession - lead with incense – cross – deacon with Book of the Gospels -celebrant and congregation with branches held aloft - accompanied with song – priest venerates altar – incenses - followed immediately by the opening prayer – greeters and ushers to meet parishioners in parking lot or at doors to pass out palms and send them to the gym – need 2 bull horns and sound system in the gym
  11:00 e-mail blast to alert parishioners and announcement the week before at 11
  
  All other masses start in the back of the church with Second Form – The Solemn Entrance within the church – including the gospel – procession led with incense – cross – deacon with Book of Gospels - celebrant – (i.e., no parishioners) accompanied with song
  
  Passion is proclaimed with parts – chair – ambo - lectern
  
  Schedule rehearsal for Holy Thursday and Easter Vigil with the servers
  
  Thursday of the Lord’s Supper at the Evening Mass at 5:30pm
  

  • Morning Prayer at 8:15 Joe
  • Lisa’s set up Blessed Sacrament Chapel
  • Empty tabernacle
  • Set out 500 hosts to be consecrated
  • Mass entirely in English
  • Script
  • Washing of the feet follows the homily
  • Ask 12 for foot washing

  3 children
  3 Elect
  3 PPC
  3 Parishioners at large

  • No profession of the faith
  • Universal Prayer follows washing of the feet
  • After prayer after communion the priest incenses the Blessed Sacrament – receives humeral
  • Procession down the center aisle to the Eucharistic chapel – cross – candles – incense – celebrant with Blessed Sacrament – concelebrant – assembly – sing Pange lingua
  • At place of reposition – kneels - incenses blesses sacrament – Tantum Ergo – close tabernacle
  • Do Not Strip the altar
  • Adoration for a period of time while Spanish Mass in progress, but not beyond midnight

  
  
  NOTES FROM FR DAN March 2013

  • Consume all the hosts in the afternoon
  • POF as last year, After POF - Collection for Operation Rice Bowl and for the poor
  • Foot washees – meet at 5:00 – remove one shoe and sock – return to seat after foot is washed Announce, “please feel free to adore the Blessed sacrament until midnight and please leave the building in silence

  
  Thursday of the Lord’s Supper at the Evening Mass at 7:00pm
  

  • Set out 400 hosts to be consecrated
  • Mass entirely in Spanish
  • Foot washees meet at 6:45 - remove one shoe and sock – return to seat after foot is washed
  • Washing of the feet follows the homily
  • Ask 12 for foot washing

  3 children
  3 Elect
  6 Parishioners at large

  • No profession of the faith
  • Universal Prayer follows washing of the feet
  • After prayer after communion the priest incenses the Blessed Sacrament – receives humeral
  • Procession down the center isle to the Eucharistic chapel – cross – candles – incense – celebrant with Blessed Sacrament – concelebrant – assembly – sing Pange lingua
  • At place of reposition – kneels - incenses blesses sacrament – Tantum Ergo – close tabernacle
  • Strip the altar
  • Adoration for a period of time, but not beyond midnight

  
  
  Friday of the Passion of the Lord – Good Friday
  

  • Morning prayer at 8:15 - Bill
  • Living Stations at 5:30 in Spanish
  • English Stations at 3:00 ends with Divine Mercy Novena
  • Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion at 7pm
  • Passion in English read in parts – Fr. Dan reads Jesus
  • Intercessions 4 prayers in Spanish – 6 in English
  • Cross wrapped in red for veneration – comes from the working sacristy – First Form
  • Baskets for Holy Land collection
  • Transfer Blessed Sacrament with two servers carrying candles
  • Strip altar
  • Leave in silence

  
  NOTES FROM FR DAN MARCH 2013

  • Elderly visiting priests seated before mass begins
  • Dn. Jim carries cross and chants: “behold the wood of the cross on which hung the salvation of the world”
  • Before service begins announce the baskets are for a collection for the Holy Land when venerate the Cross
  • Announce – please leave the building in silence

  
  The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night Saturday at 9pm
  

  • Morning prayer at 8:15 – Bob
  • Preparation rites with elect at 8:45am
  • Rehearsal with servers and Elect at 9:00am
  • Flowers in sanctuary and around the baptismal font and by the Easter Candle
  • Book of Gospels on altar before mass begins
  • Chrism Oil in small bowl at baptismal font
  • Chrism Oil in small bowl for confirmation on stand near ambo with towel – lemons…

  • Gather in the gym
  • Walter will insure all the church lights are turned OFF

  • Service of Light:

  Fire outside on top of the steps facing the gym – the people are below – tray
  Charcoal in fire
  Lighter/snuffer – flashlight – tongs – chimney – incense grains – stylus and candles for Fr
  Dan and MC on tray
  Paschal candle held by server
  Thurible and boat
  Fr. Dan to chair w/o reverencing altar
  3^rd. Lumen Christi when all in all in pews with lighted candles – place Paschal Candle in
  stand – all lights on
  Exsultet
  Deacon says, “extinguish candles”
  
  Light altar candles from Paschal Candle during Gloria –
  Fr. Dan standing intones Alleluia – blesses deacon
  
  Baptismal Liturgy
  Candle leads procession followed by Elect, godparents, servers, deacon and priests
  Deacon needs hand mic
  
  Litany of Saints
  Blessing of Baptismal Water
  Renunciation of sin and profession of faith
  Baptism
  
  Clothing with a baptismal garment
  Presentation of lighted candle
  
  Renewal of baptismal promises by assembly
  Deacon - all stand –
  2 bowls - branches - water from font
  
  Rite of Reception
  
  Confirmation
  Turns toward assembly – prayers
  Laying on of hands
  Anointing with Sacred Chrism - deacon holds Sacred Chrism
  Lemon water….
  
  Universal Prayer - in ceremonial binder – in English
  
  Liturgy of Eucharist
  
  Concluding Rite - Dismissal
  
  NOTES FROM FR DAN MARCH 2013
  Someone to open the gym and turn on lights
  Ushers turn on all lights at end of Exsultet
  Gospel bilingual – Deacon start and chant English – Fr. Dan in chant Spanish and end
  Karen to font to lead the alleluia’s after each baptism
  
  Jeff Schrieffer and James Harding – MC Holy Thursday and Easter Vigil

  last updated 03/17/2014 jm