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1300 Northern Blvd
Manhasset NY 11030
Phone: 516-627-0385
Fax: 516-627-6070 |
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Welcome to the
Lectors of Saint Mary's
The Lector
proclaims the Word of God through the reading of Scripture at Mass. This
ministry is open to parishioners who have the gift of a good speaking
voice and are at least 16 years of age. Two lectors generally serve at
a particular Mass on a rotating schedule.
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General
Qualifications
Men and women who take on the ministry of Lector
are presumed to be of good faith, eager to serve their fellow Christians
and willing to engage in ongoing formation into effective service. The
mere wish or willingness to serve as Lector does not qualify one for the
ministry. Basic abilities are required, but it is not essential that a
Lector be highly gifted in the techniques of communication.
What
is important is that the Lector has the an adequate speaking voice, self
confidence, maturity, poise and sensitivity to the diversity of one's
audience, and an affinity for reading scripture.
Lectors must
have a willingness to rotate mass assignments. As with any ministry, it
involves personal sacrifice. Scheduling of lectors accommodates such needs
as vacations or medical personnel on-call schedules when the lector advises
the lector coordinator in advance of each quarterly schedule. Individual
desires such as to NOT be assigned to a particular mass (Sunday 7:30am
appears to be the least desirable for most) can not be accommodated; everyone
is expected to rotate, although lectors are able to switch assignments
with other lectors. It is understood that unforeseen last minute needs
do occur and therefore every lector is asked to be open to receiving requests
for schedule changes from fellow lectors. When a schedule is disseminated,
if you are assigned to a mass that you seek to revise, the lector must
call other lectors to switch assignments. The lector assigned remains
responsible for being sure that his or her assignment is covered.
St.
Mary's Lector Documents: in PDF format (for more information
regarding PDFs see below)
Lector Handbook
Past Annual
Meeting Summary
Tips
for Lectors To Avoid Common Mistakes
"Liturgy Links" - St. Mary's Liturgical Ministries Newsletter
Assignment Schedule Publication Dates
(See chart below)
For the convenience of current lectors the current lector assignment
publication schedule lets you know WHEN the next schedule will be
published so you can send special needs in advance.
Planned
Lector Assignments 2012-13 Publication Schedule
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Dates Covered |
Due Date For
Special Needs |
To Be
Published On |
1st Qtr: Jan 14 to March 25,
2012
(Palm/Easter) Apr 1 to Apr 8, 2012
2nd Qtr: Apr 14 to July 1, 2012
3rd Qtr: July 7 to Sept 23, 2012
4th Qtr: Sept 29 to Dec 16, 2012
(Christmas/New Year)
Dec 22 to Jan 6, 2013
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1/3/2012
2/27/2012
3/9/2012
6/1/2012
8/24/2012
11/19/2012 |
1/8/2012
3/1/2012
3/14/2012
6/7/2012
8/29/2012
11/23/12 |
If you are involved in
other St. Mary's liturgy and Prayer ministries (Eucharistic Ministers,
Altar servers, Choir, etc), please be sure to alert each applicable
Ministry Coordinator of your special scheduling needs.
Assignment Schedules:
(The schedules are PDF documents.
At times, there may be multiple schedules posted, especially near
holidays where there is potential overlap of current & future
schedules.)
The contact information
of current lectors contains private information such as addresses
and phone numbers and therefore is not available online.
Current lectors may request
an additional electronic copy by E-mailing Rich Bentley, Lector
Coordinator.
1st
Quarter Schedule 1/14-3/25/12
Additional
Links:
The
New American Bible
Pronunciation
of Biblical Terms
LectorPrep.org
Mass Readings
by Date |
If you wish to explore this
ministry further, please review the
Lector Handbook for more detailed information. All lectors will also
receive the separate Lector Workbook that is published annually and
includes all readings for the liturgical year. The workbook gives the
lector a background for understanding of each reading. Knowing what a
reading is about helps each lector 'proclaim' a reading, rather than
simply 'reading' the passage.
Parishioners interested in becoming a Lector, are encouraged to send an
E-mail to
Mr. Rich Bentley, the Lector
Coordinator.
Lector
Contacts:
Jo-Ann Metzdorff,
Pastoral
Associate
Parish Office: 627-0385 ext. 1010
e-mail: JoAnnM@stmary.ws
Lector coordinator and scheduling:
Rich Bentley
Home- 627-2695
Work 718-270-2186
E-mail: Lector
Coordinator.
PDF
Information:
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