ST. JUDE USHER PROCEDURES 2015
Overview
An usher is an official church representative whose ministry is to introduce people… a “forerunner” as well as a doorkeeper and offering collector.
A church usher is a representative of the church he or she serves. He/She helps the greeters welcome visitors or newcomers to the church, and by inviting new parishioners to complete a new parishioner registration form.
The church usher helps the priest to make the Mass a success by putting the congregation in the right frame of mind to celebrate the Eucharist. The usher meets the people with a pleasant smile, a warm welcome, and directs them to available seats. He/She also sees to it that good order and neatness are kept in and around the church at all times during the services.
Ushers are “forerunners” because:
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