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"Beauty is a key to the mystery and a call to transcendence. It is an invitation to savor life and to dream of the future. That is why the beauty of created things can never fully satisfy. It stirs that hidden nostalgia for god which a lover of beauty like Saint Augustine could express in incomparable terms: 'Late have I loved you, beauty so old and so new: late have I loved you!'" ~ Saint John Paul II

Mission Statement

"The church building should be beautiful. The external and internal structure of the church building should be expressive of the dignified beauty of God's holy people who gather there and of the sacred rites they celebrate. Liturgical art and architecture reflect and announce the presence of the God who calls the community to worship and invite believers to raise their minds and hearts to the One who is the source of all beauty and truth. Art or architecture that draws more attention to its own shape, form, texture, or color than to the sacred realities it seeks to disclose is unworthy of the church building."

The tradition of decorating the church for liturgical season and feasts heightens the awareness of the festive, solemn or penitential nature of these seasons. Human minds and hearts are stimulated by the sounds, sights and fragrances of the liturgical season, which combine to create powerful, lasting impressions of the rich and abundant graces unique to each of the seasons. ~ from "Built of Living Stones: Art, Architecture, and Worship" Guidelines of the national Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Ministry Description

Members of this ministry are "catechists" to the entire parish community. They set the environment so people will enter into the worship experience. Without saying a word, they try to convey to everyone who walk into the church from the gathering area, to the baptismal font, through the body of the church and to the sanctuary, what the liturgical season is and all that it brings to mind when coming to worship.

By setting the environment, they alert the assembly molding and shaping their senses to take in the colors and smells and to be totally immersed into the celebration of liturgy.

If you feel called to this ministry or have questions regarding the ministry, please contact Russell Bolduc.