Whatever your time, talent, or treasure, there's a place for you in our parish family!

Please prayfully consider enhancing your spiritual growth through participation in a parish ministry.  Contact Father Cashen or call the parish office at 918.256.2281 for more information.

Note: All lay ministries are currently suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
However, now is a great time to think about joining us in whatever capacity you desire
when we're again able to serve our parish.

All parish youth in grades 1 - 12 meet after Wednesday Mass from 6:30 - 7:45 p.m. during school months for Religious Education (currently cancelled due to the coronavirus). Under the direction of Stephen Miller, Coordinator of Religious Education, our youth also have opportunities to attend summer camp, enjoy an annual Christmas Party, assist in a variety of capacities at Oktoberfest, and to participate in ministry initiatives.  Our most recent charitable project raised funds for Water Wells: A Gift of Life in the Caribbean and Latin America, through Food for the Poor. 

All women in the parish are eligible and invited to join the Confraternity of Catholic Women (CCW), a worthwhile organization that provides activities, opportunities for outreach, and works of mercy.  The CCW also hosts fun get-togethers such as meals, creative activities, day trips, games, youth support, community ministries, our parish Christmas party, and other events.

2020 dues are $10.  CCW members are assigned to one of four guilds, responsible on a rotating schedule for coffee and donuts after Sunday Mass and preparing family funeral dinners.   A major fund raiser for the CCW is the baked goods booth at Holy Ghost's annual Oktoberfest.

CCW Officers
Lynnda Sooter, President     Brenda Schroeder, Vice-President     Debbie Page, Treasurer





 

"He who sings, prays twice." 

Under the guidance of Dorene Logan, choir director and Carol Castor, organist, both students of master organist Bill Flannery, our beautiful pipe organ and the St. Cecilia choir provide a glorious enhancement to our liturgical worship to the glory of God.  Our faithful longtime choir members include: Ken Leiker, liturgist; choir members Bob and Anita Willy, Steve Miller, William Polson; and part-time cantors and choir members Terry Wadley, Gail Curley, Donna Koon, and Carrie Wedge.

Because of current social distancing requirements, only the cantor and organist will accompany Mass.   When normal practice resumes, the choir practices twice a month.  If your heart has been nudging you to come join the choir, let us know.  Attending a practice doesn't commit you, and a great voice isn't required to "make a joyful noise unto the Lord"!

EMHCs are men and women mandated by the Bishop to assist in the reverent and orderly distribution of Holy Communion to the faithful at Mass in cooperation with the Priest and Deacon.  The need may also arise to ensure that the sick and homebound have access to the Eucharist.  

Candidates for EMHCs are at least age 18 and of sufficient Christian maturity with a definite relationship to the parish.  They must be initiated into the Church with the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist, and must always ensure that their lives are in conformity with the teachings of the Church.  Father prepares EMHCs by conducting the necessary formation.

The ministry of Lector is one of the most visible services at Liturgy.  It is through the Lector that the Word of God is proclaimed to the people through the Old and New Testament readings.  In the ministry of Lector, God's Word is spoken to God's people. 

Reading skills, the ability to develop proclamation techniques, and a clear and steady voice are attributes of a Lector.  Those who take on the responsibility of Lector are presumed to be of good faith, eager to serve their fellow Christians, and are willing to engage in the formation process to improve the effectiveness of their service.  Guidelines and training will be provided by Father, and lectors rotate every 6-8 weeks.  

The role of Altar Server is integral to the normal celebration of the Mass.  Both boys and girls may be servers.  Servers carry the cross, the processional candles, hold the book for the priest when he is not at the altar, present the bread, wine, and water to the priest during the preparation of the gifts, wash the hands of the priest, and assist the priest and deacon as necessary.  Servers should be mature enough to understand and carry out their responsibilities with appropriate reverence.  They should have received Holy Communion for the first time, and normally receive the eucharist whenever they participate in the liturgy. 

Altar servers will receive proper formation from Father, including instruction on the Mass, its parts and their meaning, the various objects used in the liturgy, and the functions of the server during the Mass and other liturgical celebrations.



 

Friendly and inviting teens and adults are needed to serve as Greeters at each church entrance.  Prior to the start of Mass, Greeters hand out the weekly bulletin to each parishoner/family upon arrival, and may provide additional materials, such as special collection envelopes.

No experience is required...just a willingness to cheerfully greet your fellow parishoners and visitors, making them feel welcomed and valued!
 

If the three wise men had said "No" in their desire to follow the star, our Lord would not have received the gifts they brought. Two thousand years later, within our parishes the gifts are still being presented to Him. There is one special time during the Mass that an individual, friends, or family can actively take part in a special moment of honoring our Lord -- and that is to become like one of the three magi by bearing gifts.

During the Mass, at the beginning of the Liturgy of the Eucharist, Gift Bearers bring forward the bread and wine which will become the Body and Blood of Christ. They represent the entire community.  The honor of being a gift bearer requires no special skill, yet is a significant part of the Mass performed by lay people.