‘Liturgy is not an event that depends on good ideas and great songs. No one makes up or invents a liturgy. It is something that grew over millennia of faith.’ 

-YOUCAT (paragraph 167)

The word Liturgy literally means work of the people, within the Catholic Church it is used to describe all the public acts of worship that take place, as it draws the people into the work of God. It is through the liturgy that people engage with the faith and deepen their relationship with God.

Liturgy is the divine worship of the Church and includes the celebration of Mass, the celebration of the Sacraments, and the Divine Office or Daily Prayer of the Church. The celebration of the Eucharist is the source and summit of our faith, and so all other liturgies flow from and to the celebration of Mass.

Liturgy is not just the words that are said, it is much more than that.  Through the liturgy we encounter God, and are united with our brothers and sisters across the world as the Universal Church.

It is the goal of the Liturgy Committee to draw everyone more deeply into our liturgical celebrations that all might grow in depth of relationship with Christ and with each other.  Our approach is to bring beauty to the liturgical celebrations, especially the celebration of the Eucharist at the Mass while conforming to the guidelines and structures set out by the Church for how particular liturgies are to be celebrated.

The Liturgy Committee is open to everyone and is composed of core members:

• Pastor
• Deacon
• Sacristan
• Coordinator of Lectors
• Members of Music Ministry
• Coordinator of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

The Liturgy Committee meets a few time per year typically in preceding certain liturgical seasons such as Advent / Christmas and Lent / Easter.  A liturgical outline is created for how these celebrations will flow including the various ministries that will be needed to support each of them.

The Liturgy Committee does not directly oversee or engage in the details of the supporting ministries.  The details of how each of those ministries is performed is left with their leaders.  The Liturgy Committee is focused on how each of the ministries brings their unique gifts and talents together into the whole of the liturgical celebration.  We are one body in Christ.