• Care and Cleaning: Ensuring the reverence and cleanliness of altar linens, including corporals and purificators which laundered with utmost reverence.
• Proper ironing and folding skillfully corporals and purificators according to established guidelines.
• Prayerful Approach: Accompanying your work with prayer, recognizing the sacred functions these linens fulfill.
• Pick up bag of linens ones per month by schedule.

• Be between the ages of 8-18 years old.
• Must have received First Holy Communion.
• Live a life of Faith to serve the parish community by assisting the priest in the celebration of the Liturgy during Mass.
• Mature enough to understand their responsibilities and do their jobs with respect and reverence.
• Willing to learn.
• Training sessions to be announced.

• The Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion should receive spiritual and practical in preparation to fulfill their role with knowledge and reverence.
• EMHC assists in Mass in the distribution of Holy Communion under both kinds.
• All Extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion should show the greatest reverence for the Most Holy Eucharist by their demeanor, attire, and show an example to the rest of the faithful by their own devotion and reverence toward this most Holy Sacrament of the altar. We want to portray ourselves as prepared and honored to serve. Clean, modest, dignified, and appropriate attire is kindly requested.

• Next training session in person September 14^th 10 am in the Church.

• Plays a crucial role during the Mass, specifically in the *Liturgy of the Word*

• The Lector must have the skill in public reading, knowledge of the principles of liturgy and understanding of the Scriptures.
• A Lector should read with clarity and reverence and must have the desire to minister in this capacity.
• Lector/reader dress appropriate with dignified clothing in a manner that expresses the dignity associated with the role of proclaiming the Word of God. We want to portray ourselves as prepared and honored to serve. Clean, modest, dignified, and appropriate attire is kindly requested.
• Bodily demeanor (gesture, clothing) ought to convey the respect, solemnity, and joy of the moment when Christ becomes our guest. “Catechism of the Catholic Church 1387b”
• Lectors will receive spiritual and practical training to fulfill the role of the Lector.

Saint William is fortunate in having beautiful music at our liturgies.  Many devoted volunteers offer their time and talents within the music ministry.

We recruit more singers via the Music Ministry Training Program which is provided at select times throughout the year and instrumentalists regularly via a meeting with the choir director for all our choirs. We count on the efforts of people just like you. You can contribute to the beautiful music that touches so many during the Mass.

If you are interested in joining us as a singer or instrumentalist, please email music@st-william.org for more information. 

We are very privileged to have five ensembles that serve our parish.  

Children's Choir (Begins in September 2024)

• Rehearsals: Wednesday from 5:00-6:15 PM in the Church.
  • does not meet over the Summer
• Register for the children's choir 2024-2025 season is now closed. 

• Rehearsals: Wednesday from 7:00-9:00 PM in the Choir Room and an hour before Mass

• Rehearsals: Tuesday from 7:00-9:00 PM in the Church and an hour before Mass

• Rehearsals: Tuesday from 7:00-9:00 PM in the Church and an hour before Mass

• Rehearsals: Wednesday from 7:00-9:00 PM in the Choir Room and an hour before Mass

Access to OneDrive Choir Folders (members only):

English Choir Year B

Spanish Choir Año B

• The Sacristan plays a vital role within the parish, although their work is not always immediately apparent. Their primary responsibility revolves around the *sacristy*, a secure room adjacent to the altar where sacred items are stored for the Holy Mass.

• Care and Organization: The Sacristan diligently arranges liturgical books, and other necessary items for Mass.
• Preparing for Mass: The Sacristan ensures that the priest has all required items for the altar (missal, lectionary, and all he needs to prepare all necessary items for the Holy Mass)
• Post-Mass Cleanup: After Mass, to bring everything back to its place for the next scheduled sacristan.
• Attire: Bodily demeanor (gesture, clothing) ought to convey the respect, solemnity, and joy of the moment when Christ becomes our guest. “Catechism of the Catholic Church 1387b

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