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) is 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 to take Holy Communion to the sick and the homebound, to hospitals and prisons as well as be called to assist the Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion in the distribution of Holy Communion at Mass whenever necessary. To find out more about how to become involved in this beautiful ministry, please contact our Liturgy Coordinator. Thank you!

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Guidelines