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Worship & Liturgy

What is Liturgy?

"The liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; at the same time it is the fount from which all her power flows."
(Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy.10)

What is liturgy?:
A living mystery, it is always more than we can say, it eludes any easy definition.

Liturgy is:
The public worship carried out by the People of God, the Mystical Body of Christ, the Church.

Liturgy is:
The work of the people.
At Spirit of Christ, you will often hear "liturgy" used as another word for "Mass." Father might say in the announcements, "..such and such a meeting will take place after the 8:30 liturgy."

Liturgy is a word we use for many of the rituals of the church; eg. The Rite of Infant Baptism celebrated on a Sunday afternoon is a liturgy; a Wedding, with or without a Mass is a liturgy; The Blessing of Animals is a liturgy.

Liturgical Ministries

• Altar Servers: Girls and boys, 5th grade (or age 11) or older trained to assist at weekend masses.
• Art & Environment: Coordinates environment of the church and chapel.
• Readers: Proclaim the Word of God during the masses.
• Children’s Liturgy: Plan liturgies for 1st-6th graders at the weekend liturgies.
• Eucharistic Ministers: Assists priest and deacon with the distribution of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ to the congregation.
• Services include:
  • Communion to Homebound
  • Communion to Arvada Area Nursing Homes
  • Communion to Lutheran Hospital
• Greeters: Welcome community members with the spirit of hospitality at the door before each weekend mass.
• Ushers: Responsible for hospitality and meeting the needs of people at all weekend masses.
• Music: Vocalists and instrumentalists minister at all weekend liturgies.
• Audio Visual: Provides trained volunteers to operate the sound and visual equipment for weekend masses, weddings, funerals.
• Baptismal Garment Sewing: Sewing of bibs and capes used as part of the baptism rite. (Contact the office)
• Linens: Launder the linen used during the masses. (Contact office)
• Plant Care: Maintain plants in Church, Chapel and Gathering Space. (Contact the office)

"Full, conscious, active participation"
Mother Church earnestly desires that all the faithful should be led to that full, conscious, and active participation in the liturgical celebrations which is demanded by the very nature of the liturgy. Such participation by the Christian people as "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a redeemed people" (1 Peter 2:9) is their right and duty by reason of their baptism. (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy. 14.)

Want to get involved in a Liturgical Ministry?

Seasonal Colors

Ordinary Time - Green (after Easter Season until Advent)
Advent - Bluish-Purple (Four weeks before Christmas)
Christmas - White/Gold (Christmas Eve until Baptism of the Lord)
Lent - Purple
Easter Season - White

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Each Friday from 9:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel.

You may sign up in the notebook on the counter in the Gathering Space or at the Chapel entrance.