THE MINISTRY OF SACRISTAN

Before Mass

1. Check your name off on the Sacristan Schedule located on the brick wall next to the refrigerator in the sacristy.

2. Check to see that the microphone and lights are on in Church.

3. Place the Sacramentary and presider’s black folder on a small stand near the servers’ pew, which is the first pew located on the right-hand side of church facing the side of the sanctuary.

4. Make sure that the altar cloth and a corporal are on the altar in their proper places before Mass begins.

5. Communion is served under both species at all weekend liturgies.

6. If not indicated on sheet on counter in sacristy, check with the Director of Worship to find out how many hosts should be divided between the gold Communion bowls for Mass.

7. Place three of the filled gold Communion bowls, the chalice, the four Communion cups (each about 1/3 filled with wine) with purificators, the water cruet, and the glass dish and cloth for the presider to wash his hands on the credence table located to the right of the tabernacle in the sanctuary. A picture of where these items are to be placed is located both in the sacristy and on the credence table.

8. Put one large host on top of the other hosts in the one remaining filled gold Communion bowl and place this bowl, along with a cruet filled with wine on the Gifts Table located along the back wall in church. The ushers will move it to the center aisle after the entrance procession.

9. Unlock the tabernacle and leave the key in the keyhole. **On Sunday, the key can be left in the tabernacle until after the 10:30am Mass.

After Mass

1. The servers will remove all of the Communion bowls, the chalice, the Communion cups, the water and wine cruets, and the soiled linens from the credence table, and take them into the Sacristy. The sacristan needs to then place the water and wine cruets in the refrigerator and the soiled linens in a container under the sink.

2. Before washing the Communion vessels, fill each cup with a little bit of water and drink this mixture of the Precious Blood and water, so as to make sure that all of the Precious Blood has been consumed. Likewise, pour some water in each Communion bowl, swish it around in order to dislodge any Consecrated Host particles that may have stuck to the bowls, pour the water from the bowls collectively into a cup, and consume the remaining Consecrated Host particles and water. Then pour some water into each one of the Communion vessels and empty them into the sacrorium (the sink with the cover) in order to make sure that no remains of the Consecrated Hosts or Precious Blood are still in the bowls and cups. After the Communion vessels have been purified, the bowls can be rinsed out with water and the rims of the cups can be washed with a small amount of soap and dried in preparation for the next Mass.

3. After the 5:00pm and 8:30am Masses, count the number of hosts remaining in the tabernacle and write the amount down on a sheet of paper located on the counter on the right-hand side of the sink in the sacristy.

4. After the 5:00pm and 10:30am Masses, remove the key from the tabernacle and place it on the counter on the right hand side of the sink in the sacristy.

5. Turn off the microphone and the lights.