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University Ministry Sacristan

 

 

 

Position Type: Federal Work Study or Non-Work Study 


 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: 

  

  • Sunday night duties around the 8pm student Mass: (approximately 2 hours each Mass 1-2 times a month) primarily setting up, greeting people, helping out the university ministers, serving (similar to altar serving by supporting the priest) during the Roman Catholic Masses and cleaning up after the Masses on McNichols campus in St. Ignatius Chapel in the Commerce and Finance Building.
  • The student may also be asked to be sacristan at special Masses throughout the academic year (Holy days of Obligation, Ash Wednesday, etc.).
  • The student will be trained by existing sacristans and a Roman Catholic priest on the logistics.

Optional responsibilities: 

  • There are options for more hours each week to set-up and serve at daily Masses - 1.5 hour per day including other duties needed in the chapel and sacristy. Daily Masses are offered M/W/F at Noon and T/Thr 12:45 p.m.
  • During the week, sacristans can put in a few extra hours to clean the chapel/sacristy and replace daily the votive candles by the Our Lady of Guadalupe mosaic.
  • This ministry can include reading from Scripture or serving as a Eucharistic Minister during Mass but that is optional.

 

Requirements

 

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Experience in a Catholic Church setting especially at Masses.

Anticipated Schedule:

  • Primary commitment: rotating Sundays, approximately 1-2x / month for 2-3 hours each.
  • Optional commitment: variable weekday schedule. Hours might range from 2-18 per month depending on interest and availability for weekday help.


 

Job Contact

  • Anita Klueg – kluegag@udmercy.edu – (313) 993-1667
  • Fr. Jeff Dorr - dorrje@udmercy.edu