Liturgy Committee

Do this in remembrance of me.  ~Luke 22:19

SS. Peter & Paul 's Liturgy Committee consists of representives from each of the ministers of:  Ushers, Music, Welcoming, Environment, Lector, Eucharistic Ministers, Altar Servers, Faith Formation , RCIA, Mass Coordinators, and parish members at large.  The Pastor, Deacons and Coordinator of Liturgy are standing members of the Committee.  If you have an interest and love of our liturgy, you are welcome to serve on this committee.

Mission Statement:

The Liturgy Committee's purpose is to reinforce the message of the Gospel and to offer a challenge to live the message.



Vision Statement:

We invite the community into full, active, conscious participation in the liturgical life of the parish.  We provide leadership, organization, coordination, formation, communication, and evaluation for liturgical ministries.  We embrace a commitment to serve the diverse liturgical
needs of our parish family.
 


What is "liturgy"?

Liturgy comes from the Greek word leitourgia.  It literally means "the people's work."  The religious meaning is similar.  Liturgy is the work that all Christians do to make our tradition, our beliefs, our faith, work in our lives and in the world.  It is in the liturgy where we are most truly church.  It is in the liturgy where we become the Body of Christ.  Liturgy is not synonymous with Mass.  Mass is one kind of liturgy.  There are many other kinds as well.  All liturgies have three things in common:

1.  They are rituals
2.  They are prayers
3.  They are communal