Can you help me? Will you help me while you are at Mass? Our parish is in desperate need of ushers, both lead ushers and ushers to help with the weekend   collections. And you know what they say, the more hands, the lighter the work. So what am I asking you to do? 

• Lead Ushers. Lead usher organize the collection baskets and ask for other to help with the collection   during the offertory time. It  is not difficult, but it does require that you come to Mass 15 minutes before hand, put out the collection baskets and tamper-proof bags, and organize the collection. Lead ushers also   help our visiting guests with questions, such as “where are the bathrooms?” At major celebrations such as Christmas and Easter, they also help with crowd control, which simply means helping people to their pews if seating isn’t readily obvious. Lead Ushers are trained and scheduled using Ministry Pro which automatically schedules you for Masses based on your specific input.

• Ushers. Regular ushers help with the Mass collection once the Lead Usher as approached you. You will be given a section of the church to cover at that Mass. You also will be quickly trained. 

• And the best part about this important role..is that you do it while you are already at Mass. No extra duties, no additional meetings. I am asking our people to consider  this role and step-up-to-the-plate. If you have any questions, please come directly to me after Mass or email me at [email protected]. Thank you!