REMINDERS FOR LECTOR

1) Please make sure to prepare your reading(s) ahead of time so that you are as familiar as possible with them as you proclaim God's word.

2) Please arrive 15 minutes before the beginning of your scheduled Mass so that you can look over the Prayers of the Faithful.

3) Please read the names of the sick and deceased slowly, and make sure of the pronunciation of names.

REMINDERS FOR EXTRAORDINARY EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

1. Anyone interested in becoming a ExtraOrdinary Eucharistic Minister should contact the Parish Office by phone: 607-749-2542 and training will be provided.
 

REMINDERS FOR USHERS

1. The collection is now part of the offertory (procession of gifts). After the collection is taken up, it should be processed up to the altar by an Usher along with the gifts of bread and wine presented by members of the congregation. After the priest acknowledges the collection, put it where you are told it belongs.
 
2. First aid kits are now in the cabinet of the Communications Center.
 
3. Prior to the beginning of Mass:
a. Turn light on in the Communications Center.
 
4. During Mass:
a. Make sure children don’t go to the bathroom without a parent.
 
5. After Mass:
a. Put shades in the three-quarter upright position if they have been put down.
b. Put hymnals back in their proper place at the end of the pew.
c. Pick up any debris in the pews and make sure kneelers are upright.

 ALTAR SERVER SIGN-UP & TRAINING

Would you like to help altar serve at Mass? It’s a great way to be involved in our parish liturgy. We are looking for boys and girls in Third Grade and up to serve at Saturday, 4:00 p.m. and 10:30 a.m. Masses and on Holy Days. We are also looking for adults to serve at funeral Masses. All new altar servers will be trained and will begin serving with an experienced server in the new year. To sign up, call Parish Office at 607-749-2542, or e-mail [email protected]. Thank you to all our current altar servers who make a commitment to serve at our Masses throughout the year!

REMINDERS FOR ALTAR SERVERS

1. Make sure you arrive 15 minutes prior to Mass so that you can put on your robe and put the bread and wine on the gift table. 
2. After Mass, altar robes are to be re-hung in the Altar Server room along with the cincture NOT on the coat rack in the sacristy.

 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

The Human Development Committee meets regularly and new members are always welcome. Your monthly donations of food to our pantry helps us fill requests for food throughout the year. We were also able to provide food baskets for families in need for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Your generous donations of gifts to our “Giving Tree” at Christmas enables us to brighten the holiday spirits of both children and shut-ins.

Our Committee would like to thank you for your continued support of our programs. Please call the parish office (607-749-2542) for more information.

                                             Safe Environment Training Updates
The Office of Safe Environment continues to offer initial (PGC) and re-certification (EPDR) training opportunities to those who are interested and able to attend training at this time. The complete schedule of available training sessions and registration links can be found on the diocesan Safe Environment page: https://syracusediocese.org/safe-environment/
PGC (Initial) Training

PASTORAL COUNCIL

 

St. Margaret’s Pastoral Council is a group of people chosen from and by the parish, who together with the Pastor and Finance Committee, seek to fulfill the mission of the Church. The pastoral council is an advisory or consultative body for the pastor. The council does not manage parish operations. The members meet with the pastor and offer him the wisdom of the community. The council is responsible for seeing the bigger picture of the parish. Whereas the finance council has a limited scope that deals with budget and financial matters, the work of the pastoral council embraces all the pastoral dimensions of the parish. In addition to doing long range planning, the council members deal with whatever pastoral concerns the pastor brings before them.