Saturday, December 27, 2008

Feature Group of the Week: EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE HOLY COMMUNION

Service to God, our life commitment
Ministering the Holy Eucharist, our very existence
Humility and obedience, our working virtues
Christ-centered, our source of strength…

The Extraordinary Ministers of the Holy Communion (EMHC) was founded on 1986 through the initiatives then of former Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Jack Diaz and their basic responsibility is to assist the Clergy in administering Holy Communion to the faithful during masses and in special cases, to the sick, disabled and elderly in their homes.

The first appointed Lay Eucharistic Ministers were Bro. Mario Calatin and the late Bro. Dadoy Dela Rosa and Jojo Mangalile.

Vision:
A community of men where spirituality is a way of life, dedicated to the service of the Holy Eucharist…

Whose every member is mindful and respectful of one’s dignity, build on each other’s strength to achieve shared goals in unity of efforts that satisfies the parishioners with dedicated quality service of helping the clergy to distribute the Holy Communion; and

Whose members are persons of piety, dignity, good moral character, humble, obedient, and humane in his chosen ministry.

Mission:
To create a community of pious members, who are committed to serve as Ministers of the Holy Communion.

Objectives:
To be able to provide a truly responsible, committed and spiritually dedicated service to the Holy Eucharist.

Activities:
• Regular meetings every 2nd Friday of the month
• Regular formation program
• Annual Retreat
• Annual Participation to Diocesan formation programs
• Participation in various parish pastoral activities

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