Caring and maintaining the sacred vessels, vestments, linens, oils, holy water, and all liturgical items.
Providing a clean and tidy worship space, including the sanctuary, the shrine, the gathering area, and the two sacristies.
Ensuring that all items required for the liturgies are in adequate supply.
Specific Activities
The responsibilities of the sacristan are performed two days a week. On Thursday afternoons, the sacristan(s) tidies the worship space after weekend liturgies. On Thursday mornings, the sacristan(s) prepare the sanctuary with clean linens and proper candles, and dusts.
Time and Talents
This ministry is open to both men and women who don’t mind using “elbow grease” in the worship space or doing laundry at home. The energy and desire to push a mop, polish, dust and perform other needed works is the call of the sacristan(s). This ministry thrives on the realization that parishioners will enjoy a clean and lovely worship space because of their works and services.
As a team, the sacristan ministry accomplishes what is seldom noticed, a ministry of hospitality similar to our efforts of readying our homes for visitors.
Sacristan helpers need several hours a week to perform their tasks and those who wish to launder and iron purificators will need several hours every other month.
More Information
Those individuals interested in finding out more about the Sacristan should complete the form below.