Readers & Commentators
Readers are called to proclaim God's Word when the church assembles for Liturgy and prayer.
Any member of the parish may become a reader. Initial training is provided and instructional meetings are held occasionally.
Please contact Helen Sullivan at 252-728-9977 or by e-mail hsullivan1@ec.rr.com
Useful web site for hearing words that you might have difficulty pronouncing: http://netministries.org/bbasics/bbwords.htm
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The Word Becomes Flesh
Undoubtedly God's Word has its own power and can do what God has sent it to do. But God chose to work through human instruments to play his song of love to the world. He used a Moses who seemingly had a stuttering problem and a Jeremiah who was the most reluctant prophet to come along. He called a Peter who, in his early days, spoke without thinking and a Paul who spoke exactly what he thought. Now you, as a reader, are one of those God has Chose.
This call is not something to be taken for granted. The fact that you have been speaking for 15, 25, 45, 65, or more years does not mean that you will automatically be a good reader. The call to be a reader is something that demands preparation. No one should get up to read to the community gathered for worship without this preparation. While it can happens occasionally an assigned reader is ill or does not show up, the normal situation should be, the reader knows when they will be reading. In becoming a reader, you are accepting the responsibility to do your best, to practice to make frequent self-evaluations, and to continually look for ways to improve.
The ministry of a reader is a wonderful work. Through you God's living Word continues to be proclaimed to his people, to the young and old, the troubled, the hopeless, the happy, the content, to those in need of challenge and to those in need of comfort. Your task is like that of the sower who generously casts the seed on the earth; perhaps only a few seed will take root at any one time, but that is certainly something.
As a reader, you are asked to find the middle ground between uninvolved reading and amateur theatrics. You are asked not to let this task become a matter of routine for you - a quick look at the text and a reading that is functional at best. To be a reader is to be given an opportunity for your own personal growth in Christ Jesus. By immersing yourself in his Word, you will not only proclaim it more ably to others but also grow in your own knowledge and love of the God.
Special Notes:
- The Gospel should not be carried out during the recessional at the conclusion of Mass! It should remain on the altar.
- Father Greg requests that we wait until the congregation is seated and silent prior to approaching the ambo before the first and second reading. The approach for the Prayers of the Faithful will remain the same as it was before before: We will approach the ambo while the last of the Creed is recited.
- The new microphone is a boundary microphone, intended for conference rooms, so it is super-sensitive. Please switch the microphone power on and then off before and after you use it. Otherwise, the microphone will pick up the celebrant's voice from the other side of the sanctuary.
Current Reader Schedule
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