If you are longing for a deeper relationship with our Lord, you should consider participating in our Adoration Chapel. People, who commit to an hour a week, do over time, experience a true transformation of faith. It puts you in the presence of our Eucharistic Lord, providing tremendous powers of intercession for the needs of our families, friends, parish community, and nation. Our parish is truly blessed by these prayer warriors.
Contact: Marcie Girolamo at the parish office.
Youth, grades 4 and older, who assist the priest and deacon at Mass. Attendance at training session is required.
Contact: Parish Office 815-459-3033
Lectors are adults and youth who proclaim God’s Word at our Masses. Two lectors are scheduled for each Mass and they proclaim the Scripture readings, and assist by reading the Prayers of the Faithful when a deacon is not present. They are expected to prepare extensively to proclaim well. Auditions and training are required.
Contact Parish Office: 815-459-3033
Both Lector’s and EMHC must be at least 16 years old; have received Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation; and be a Catholic in good standing with the Church (single, in a valid Catholic marriage, divorced and not remarried outside the Church or widowed).
Ushers provide a sense of community and order by greeting worshipers as they arrive, assisting them with seating and special needs. Ushers also manage the offertory collection and direct the congregation during distribution of Communion.
Provides music for all Masses. Singers choose the Mass they will sing at. Open to anyone who enjoys praying with a variety of contemporary and traditional music and is committed to enhancing the sung prayer of the Assembly. Weekly rehearsals on Wednesday 7-9p.m. When weekly rehearsals are not possible, singers sing at the Masses they have rehearsed.
Contact: Gayle Dirksen 815-455-2691
Contact: Emily Holland eholland@elizabethannseton.org
Contact: Emily Holland eholland@elizabethannseton.org
Contact: Emily Holland eholland@elizabethannseton.org