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Saint
Robert's Catholic
Church
USHERS'
PROCEDURES
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revised
February 2, 2016
BEFORE
MASS
Arrive at Church 15
minutes before the start of Mass.
At 4:30pm, 9:00am,
10:30am, Noon and 5:30pm Mass make sure there is a window
open in each bank of windows. Do this BEFORE - not during
Mass.
Be sure large wicker
basket, bags and baskets for taking up the collection are
ready and available. Put bulletins (about 30) in the boxes
by each side door.
If four of the regular
ushers are not present, ask a sufficient number to help with
the collection and perform usher duties listed on this
sheet.
Please ask two people to
bring up the gifts at the Presentation of Gifts. (Tell them
their cue is to pick up the gifts when the priest or deacon
goes to the altar.) The Gift bearers are to bring the gifts
to the priest or deacon at the altar.
After completing the
above, stand outside of the three doors, on the top step,
and welcome the people - - - with "Good Morning (Evening)"
or "Hello" or "How are you?",
SMILE!!!
After the Procession of
Ministers and Priest enters the body of the Church, put
bulletins on shelf and table in the vestibule and close the
inside doors. At 9:00am Mass only, close all outside doors,
except for the door on the school side of the
Church.
DURING
MASS
After closing the doors,
please go to a pew near the back of Church, or sit with your
family. DO NOT STAND AGAINST THE BACK WALL.
When taking up the
collection, all four ushers proceed together to the first
pew, down the aisles where they will be collection. When the
ushers reach the first pew, they are to pause for five
seconds and then genuflect, turn and begin passing the
collection basket.
If there is a Second
Collection, it will be taken up immediately following the
First Collection. Again, remember to pause for 30 seconds. A
list of Second Collections is posted on the usher
information board.
The money collected is to
be put into the collection bags. The bags then are placed
into the large wicker collection basket and carried to the
altar. The usher bows (not genuflects) and sets the basket
on the floor in front of the altar. This is the duty of the
Head Usher. EXCEPTION: 9:00am Children's Mass --- Put the
wicker basket next to the ambo, because of the number of
children around the altar.
AT THE END OF
MASS
As the Procession nears
the dividing aisle of the Church, open the main inside
doors. At the 9:00am Mass, open outside doors as
well.
Pick up copies of our
Sunday bulletin. Hand them to each person leaving Church.
Please be friendly and smile.
Following the 4:30pm Mass
on Saturday and the 5:30pm Mass on Sunday, please close ALL
windows.
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