• Liturgy  Committee Minutes June 10, 2014
  
  Opening Prayer:  Jenna
  Refreshments:  Jenna
  Approval of May Minutes: Bernie, Michelle
   
  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 –

        Kristy has a lector date planned, to announce.
        EM training this Saturday—Jenna
        Evangelization committee—Training this weekend, Sue
        Bill to

  • Providing ongoing liturgical formation of committee members and parishioners in order to promote full, conscious and active participation of the faithful
  • Evaluating on a regular basis all of the above

   Old Business:
   

  • Easter Season
    • Environment—everything stayed fresh. Looked beautiful!
  • Pentecost Sunday – Children’s church

  • Discussion about what was appropriate liturgically and use of  time regarding when children gather for children church, before Mass.  Father commented it should be pleasant and concise. Not a time for catechesis, Also, Children are blessed at the end of Mass.  Discussion ensued. Recommend:  Follow-up another meeting.
  • Discussion-- where should children should gather before dismisal, front or back of church.  Michelle recommends they gather, in front, for security.  Recommend:  Follow-up discussion
  • Mother’s Day May 11
    • Passing out carnations to Mothers after Mass---Very well received, flowers even ran out.  Recommend:  do again next year.
  • Contacting liturgical Minister Volunteers …Parish council commented we are doing a good job. 

   New Business:
   Evangelization Committee recommendations from Parish committee Report----Sue commented that there are great ideas from the Parish committee Report, but some may be difficult to implement at this time for different reason as:
   A.-- Guest parking patrolling—how do you know who is a guest, ,handicap, ect., Would need more volunteers;
  B.-- An Information center would need  staff and a very good  communication system to be able to provide up-to-date information.
  C.-- Comment cards would need racks, someone to collect and tally;  
  D.-- Bathroom checks--- being done now.  Need more volunteers/ushers. They do not have access to closet/equipment if clean-up is needed.
  E.—Seating in back of church---Problem with people coming in late and sitting in handicap seats or ushers seats.  Suggestion:  take out pews to make room for handicap in pew seating area? Tom at 4pm will continue to evaluate. Recommend:  Review suggestions of opening a row by removing one row of pews, to allow handicap access in the pews and place a pew along back of wall, replacing chairs.   To be reviewed..
  Recommend:  Use the word “Guest” vs. visitor.
   The Most Holy Trinity – Solemnity – June 15 – White—need incense trained servers. 

  • Recommend:  continue to be train servers and mentor with experienced servers to increase server comfort with incense.
  • Recommend:  Relocate servers:  Place two chairs for servers near credence table, outside sacristy.  If 4 servers at Mass -- 2 by sacristy, 2 in pews.  If 2 servers at Mass seat 2 by sacristy.    To be reviewed–--Father Dan,  Bill and Norma.
    • Father’s Day June 15 – Blessing & St. Joseph prayer card.   Recommend:   Bill to provide Prayer cards to distribute as men leave church.

  • The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – Solemnity – Corpus Christy--Sunday June 22 -White
    • Discussion of whether to have a Procession. Agreed it is too late to do this year.  :  Recommend:  ---Identify the 4 times per year a Procession is appropriate then plan from that point.     Will be discussed at summer meeting.
  • The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus/ The Immaculate Heart of Mary – Fri June 27-Sat June 28
  • Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time July 6 – Green
  • No Meeting August

   Committee reports: -
               Lector’s – Kristy
              Altar Servers – Jeff & Norma  --need new albs.  Plan to order a dozen.
              Extraordinary Ministers of HC – Jenna
              Music – Karen & Frances
              Art and Environment – Lisa & Lisa
              Hospitality/Ushers - Tom
              Hospitality/Greeters – Sue
              Sacramental Formation – Cara
              Hispanic Ministry – Omar
              Devotions – Jeanne
              Children’s Liturgy of the Word – Michelle
              Recorders – Lynne
              Bernie--
   
  Fr. Dan’s Remarks:
   
  Next meeting: Retreat July – Tuesday 29th, 12 noon-5 or 6pm.  Address will be emailed..   Committee members to prepare agenda.--Norma Fr Dan, Bill Jenna, 9am July 8^th.    Pot Luck for retreat
   
  No meeting in August.

  last updated 06/25/2014 jm