You are welcome to help the ushers in their various roles as follows:
Doors cannot be propped open but can be held open for families either while helping ensure spacing of parishioners arriving, or distributing hand sanitizer.
Even though we have masks, you can still be an inviting and welcoming presence for people during these crazy times.
You will welcome parishioners and direct them to ushers for seating.
After the church is filled you will direct people to the overflow location(s) to help parishioners never feel turned away from the mass.
During the offertory, the pew strings need to be lifted.
If they cannot all be lifted by the end of the offertory, the other appropriate times are after the priest has received communion and during the short reminder announcements.
After you have received communion by the narthex doors, you can help dismiss and direct traffic out of the appropriate exits.
PLEASE give parishioners adequate time to pray! Consider saying two hail marys before dismissing the first person, and a hail mary in between each pew.
Each pew will be dismissed in a manner so as to help families ensure 6 ft distancing as they exit.
Try to control the flow so people in front sections are not leaving and passing in front of other people.
Doors may be held open as the major flow of traffic exits so that there is not frequent slamming of doors as communion is being distributed, and to give a warm goodbye for parishioners(in a COVID safe manner).
After mass, you can help put away the collection as usual and return the pew strings to their appropriate places.
Front Door Disciples welcome worshippers to our church services.
This ministry of hospitality strives to: