Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are lay people who receive spiritual, theological and practical preparation to fulfill their role to distribute Communion with knowledge and reverence. Your willingness to serve as an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist, reflects not only a response to your Baptismal call to serve the people of God, but a commitment to Christ as you share in the preaching, teaching and leading aspects of the church. You offer the Eucharist, recognize the Body of Christ in those to whom you offer Eucharist and ultimately you act as the Body of Christ by fully participating in the life of the parish and the wider community.
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion help feed the children of God with the Body and Blood of Christ. Extraordinary Ministers always serve at the discretion of the priest. He decides if the requirements for the use of Extraordinary Ministers are present and how many will be needed. Some also deliver communion to parishioners who are in the hospital, nursing homes or homebound and cannot attend Mass.
Ministros de la Eucaristía son personas seglares que son voluntarios entrenados por la Iglesia para que puedan ayudarle al sacerdote a distribuir la Comunión durante la misa. También ayudan a entregar la Comunión a los parroquianos enfermos que esten en el hospital y en hogares de ancianos. Además hacen visitas de casa a los parroquianos que no puedan asistir la misa.
Cada ministro recibirá instrucciones acerca del papel de ser un ministro seglar, con una énfasis en la Eucaristía. Ministros de la Eucaristía ayudan a alimentar a los hijos de Dios con el Cuerpo y la Sangre de Cristo.