Extraordinary Ministers

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church offers our members the opportunity to be Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. While the Bishop /Priest alone is the Eucharistic Minister, since only he can consecrate the Sacred Species, all ordained Clergy (Bishop, Priest, Deacon) are the Ordinary Minister of Holy Communion.

A lay person who meets the requirements can be trained and commissioned as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion-Mass (EMHC-M) for distributing Holy Communion when there are insufficient clergy present.  With additional training and commissioning, a lay person can become an EMCH-Sick and take Holy Communion to the sick and the homebound, to hospitals and prisons. To find out more about how to become involved in this ministry, please contact our Liturgy Coordinator. Thank you!

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Guidelines

 

Become an EMHC For the Sick