The role of Church Ushers also has its roots in early Church history. The role of Usher developed also from one of those four minor orders, which we have referred to, namely, porter. The Porter was responsible for "Guarding" the doors where the early Christians assembled for Mass. It was their duty to keep out those who were not baptized and to guard against intrusion by the Roman solders whom would enter to arrest those who were gathered in violation of the law. In today's society, ushers need not be so employed, but who knows...one day....The porter would also be responsible for organizing the animals and produce which were offered to the priest before money became the primary method of offering. Today, our modern day porters, our ushers, exercise their ministry by greeting people who enter the church to worship and by taking up the financial offering of the people. Our thanks to Jack Laird, Jack Flood, Garrett Sheehan, Sheila Winn, David Bowles, Wally Flanagan, William Craib, Jerry Rafferty, and Bill Bomil.

The ordinary ministers of the Eucharist are priest and deacons. By virtue of their ordination they are primary ministers of the Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Once again, Vatican II, in its wisdom, recognized the increasing empowerment of the laity by virtue of their baptism, and thus indicated that in those situations where the ordinary ministers were insufficient or not available, extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist could be chosen from the laity.

Ministers of the Eucharist: Betty Ann Frappier, Edna Kennedy, Elinor Rafferty, David Bowles, Ann Gath, Mae Corcoran, Simonne Grenier, Aline Wright, Bonnie Grenier, Michaelen McCann, Bill Frappier, Cyprian Otieno, John DeSuosa, Norma Murphy, Brenda McKean, Andrea Reilly, Sheila Winn, David McKean, Maureen McNiff, Kathleen Rourke, Peg McAndrews, Robert Poitras, and Shirley Schaefer, who also gives her time and effort in preparing the monthly schedual assuring coverage at all our Masses.

Once again, the Ministry of Lector has its roots deeply embedded in the history of the early Church, and as we have indicated earlier, is another of the minor orders conferred on men preparing for the priesthood. Thee evolution of this ministry is the same as that discusses under acolytes and ministries of the Eucharist.

The lector was originally "ordained" to read from the Sacred Scriptures. Today lay people assume this ministrial role at liturgies within the Church proclaiming the Word of God for all who have come to worship. The lector is not merely a reader. He/she is proclaimer of the Word, and in that capacity our theology teaches us that the Lector makes present God's Word here and now. It is with gratitude that we name our corp of lector ministers: (English Masses) Brenda Conway, Jennie Keville, Peg Ruorke, Arthur Grenier, Joseph Karasha, Andrea Howe, Gail Green, Alice Kieren, Kevin Martin, Annette Croteau, and Peg Plourde, who is also responsible for preparing the monthly schedual. For our Cambodian Masses: Sokhonn Chim, Sokchhim Keo, Vanchann Kroch, Sokchhayane Keo. No names were given to us from the Vietnamese community, but we are most happy to have these people.

Those involve in this ministry have the very practical task of keeping the Church clean and in good order. These tasks include, but are not limited to, vacuuming, dusting, changing the vigil lights, and the care of the altar cloths and vestments. Those who share in this ministry have set themselves up in teams and divide the work of this ministry accordingly. Our thanks to Simonne Grenier, Alice Kiernan, David Woo, Aline Wright, Mary Driscoll, and Jennie Keville.