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Parishioners who are able and would like to become Ministers of the Word and read at Mass are welcome.
We have readers of all ages and encourage people into this Ministry.
Like all ministries, the Ministry of Reading is a service to God and God’s people.
This ministry was established by Pope Paul VI in response to the Vatican Council which called this ministry "exalted".
The reader’s main responsibility is to let God speak through him/her.
Nothing about him/her ought to divert the attention of the people from the message to the messenger.
We have readers of all ages and encourage people into this Ministry.
Like all ministries, the Ministry of Reading is a service to God and God’s people.
This ministry was established by Pope Paul VI in response to the Vatican Council which called this ministry "exalted".
The reader’s main responsibility is to let God speak through him/her.
Nothing about him/her ought to divert the attention of the people from the message to the messenger.
READERS FOR MASS
Qualities Needed
Persons chosen to serve as readers need:
* to be willing to grow in their devotion to the scriptures and to the Eucharist. They need to learn to meditate on the Word of God and by study, prayer and reading seek to grow into a warm and living love for scripture. St Augustine says, "We should make a nest in our hearts for the Word of God."
* technical qualities, including the ability to understand what is being read, and to read this aloud so that others may understand. The use of one’s voice, a deliberate rate of reading, volume, pauses, use of microphone, ability to move gracefully, and other similar qualities can be acquired with training.
Term of Ministry
Service to God and the Church in the ministry of reader should be seen as a firm and stable commitment. New members are welcome to become readers for the parish and, as with other ministries, training and formation is available. You are encouraged to use your gifts as a proclaimer of the Word.
Persons chosen to serve as readers need:
* to be willing to grow in their devotion to the scriptures and to the Eucharist. They need to learn to meditate on the Word of God and by study, prayer and reading seek to grow into a warm and living love for scripture. St Augustine says, "We should make a nest in our hearts for the Word of God."
* technical qualities, including the ability to understand what is being read, and to read this aloud so that others may understand. The use of one’s voice, a deliberate rate of reading, volume, pauses, use of microphone, ability to move gracefully, and other similar qualities can be acquired with training.
Term of Ministry
Service to God and the Church in the ministry of reader should be seen as a firm and stable commitment. New members are welcome to become readers for the parish and, as with other ministries, training and formation is available. You are encouraged to use your gifts as a proclaimer of the Word.
READERS AT ST BERNADETTE’S
There are three Readers of Scripture Co-ordinators corresponding to our three weekend Masses.
People are invited to contact them if they wish to go on - or off one of the rosters.
They are Tony Fry for the 6.00pm Saturday Mass,
Mary Coton for the 7.30am Sunday Mass
and Teresa McFarlane for the 9am Sunday Mass.
There are three Readers of Scripture Co-ordinators corresponding to our three weekend Masses.
People are invited to contact them if they wish to go on - or off one of the rosters.
They are Tony Fry for the 6.00pm Saturday Mass,
Mary Coton for the 7.30am Sunday Mass
and Teresa McFarlane for the 9am Sunday Mass.