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Saturday Nov 22 Sunday Nov 23 Padre Serra Lectors
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![]() TO OUR LECTORS' PAGE Suzanne Austin,Lectors' Coordinator
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A LECTOR'S PRAYER
Dear Jesus,
Thank you for calling me to be a lector at your eucharistic celebrations. Let me take this role seriously and diligently prepare myself for it by studying the sacred text before Mass and by striving to be a better Christian. By my physical action of reading, I am the instrument through whom you become present to the assembly in your Word and through whom you impart your teachings. Let nothing in my manner disturb your people or close their hearts to the action of your Spirit. Cleanse my heart and mind and open my lips that I may worthily proclaim your Word.
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Lector Schedule: October 4 to November 23, 2008
Lector Schedule: November 27 to December 21, 2008
Note: Lectors are to contact Marie Lichtenstein at LMizMarieL@aol.com and Dave Flood at macantuile@yahoo.com to arrange for a substitute to cover their reading. Thanks for your continuing cooperation on this important matter.
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TO: ALL LECTORS
FROM: SUZANNE AUSTIN
SUBJECT: REVIEW OF PROCEDURES
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THE "BEFORE MASS" CHECK LIST:
1. When you arrive at church, go to the sacristy and sign in.
The sign-in book is a black 3-ring binder and it should
be open and on a pedestal. (The Altar Servers, Eucharistic
Ministers and Sacristans also sign-in using this same book.)
Be sure it's opened to the correct page. If the other
lector has not signed in. be prepared to do both readings,
the petitions and the announcements, just in case the other lector
does not show up.
2. The Lectionary and Book of The Gospels: Locate the
lectionary and open it to the spot that marks your reading.
Put this lectionary on the Ambo open to the first
reading. The Deacon will carry the Book of the Gospels in.
If a Deacon is not present, then the A Lector
will process in with the Book. Do not process OUT with the
Book after Mass.
3. Check the Ambo microphone to be sure it is on. If it's not
on, turn the switch to "on." The switch is a button at the
base of the microphone. When on, the light will be lit.
If you have trouble turning it on, inform the Sacristan
and he/she will turn on the system. Go back after this to check
the microphone once again.
4. While at the Ambo, check to see if the step (under the
microphone) is secured, i.e., is it locked in place? If it's
not, it will rattle and make a lot of noise when you
are ascending & descending the steps.
5. Set the microphone at a good distance (about 3-5" from your
mouth). Move it by the neck to adjust it. B Reader,
please note: the cantor singing the psalms may have
moved the microphone...be aware. Also...B Reader - the priest may have turned off the mike before his homily. When you are at the ambo prior to reading the petitions, check the mike.
6. Check-in with the cantor(s), especially if you are the B Reader.
Ask them if there is anything special, or out of the
ordinary that they have planned that may affect your procedure -
e.g., will they sing before you begin the petitions?
Or, do you start them out and then they sing?
Note: B Readers - be sure to close the Lectionary
and return it to the shelf below the pulpit after your reading.
7. Check the petitions and read them over. They are in the 3-ring
blue folder on the counter in the Sacristy. Be sure to pronounce
the names of the sick and deceased correctly. This
is important to the family members sitting in the
congregation, waiting to hear the names of their loved ones
announced. Ask the Sacristan or Eucharistic Ministers
how to pronounce names you are unfamiliar with.
Ask the priest as a last resort.
We want to avoid bothering him or breaking
his concentration and meditation before Mass.
8. B Readers - be sure to check the book on the stand, in
the Narthex, that you will be reading the petitions from.
If there are any "priest approved" or "Dominic approved" additions in the
blue 3-ring binder in the sacristy, be sure these additions
are written in the book that you will be reading
from. Because of the distance factor, the B Reader
may want to take the red petition book to their seat before
Mass. Please return the red book to its stand as soon
as the Mass is over. Parishioners look for the book
after Mass to write in it. An option would be to take the book back to its stand during Communion.
9. A Reader - be sure that a copy of the announcements is
on the cantor stand, ready for you to read. Also, check
in the blue 3-ring binder in the Sacristy to see if there
are any "priest or Dominic approved" announcements that have been
added. Add these to the copy on the cantor stand (if not already added). After the
communion prayer, be ready to read the announcements.
Make eye contact with the priest so that he knows you are
ready to read the announcements. Read the announcements
slowly. The cantor microphone is set at a different
level than the Ambo microphone.
Speak clearly into it. Pronounce the letters
at the end of words clearly. Read only what is on the sheet. So not announce "There are three announcements" - or - "Number 1" - or - "Lastly..."
10. As you can see, with all these check points, it is necessary
to arrive at least 20 minutes before Mass.
It is also important to have two lectors at each Mass to
share the responsibilities.
If you cannot make it
to your assigned Mass, please contact Marie Lichtenstein at
LMizMarieL@aol.com and/or Dave Flood at macantuile@yahoo.com and they will arrange for a substitute.
Thank you for your attention to these procedures. Suzanne Austin.
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SOME THINGS FOR LECTORS TO REMEMBER
† Reverence
Always approach your reading with reverence.
† Enunciation
Read distinctly and slowly (about half the speed of regular speech).
† Attention
Keep the congregation's attention
to the Word by looking up often
during the reading to different
sections of the church.
Tip: follow the text with your finger so as not to
lose your place when you look up.
† Dedication
Do your homework. Read the readings
several days before your assigned Mass.
Once you feel you have perfected the
way you want to do the reading - practice
reading it to a spouse or friend.
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To study your readings online, go to:Lectors Website
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