Ministry of Holy communion to the Homebound

As I begin my role as pastor, I am in the process of restructuring the ministry of Holy Communion to the homebound. At present, some extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist visit homebound parishioners weekly, and Fr. John visited some weekly as well. In a slight restructuring, I would like to visit all St. Peter’s and St. Hubert’s homebound parishioners once a month and bring them Communion, with the extraordinary ministers visiting them the remaining weeks of each month. Each extraordinary minister is invited to choose the number of homebound parishioners he or she would like to visit for three weeks out of the month, and I, again, will visit them all one week of the month. Those who are already involved in this ministry, please continue to visit your specific people, and I invite any St. Peter/St. Hubert extra ordinary minister of the Eucharist (“EM”) who would like to be part of this ministry to contact me, and/or talk to an “EM” who is already involved in this ministry with any questions you may have. An EM is not required to have a specific number of homebound people to visit – even bringing the Eucharist to one homebound person that you may know – is a great help to our parish and to that person as well, so that all our homebound parishioners who desire to receive Jesus in the Eucharist have the opportunity. If you are a St. Peter or a St. Hubert parishioner, are homebound due to health and/or mobility issues, are not able to attend Mass, currently NOT being visited but would like to receive the Eucharist in your home and to be visited by an “EM” please contact St. Peter church office at 985-536-2887. “EMs” are always needed for weekend Masses and for Communion to the homebound at both St. Peter’s and St. Hubert’s, so if you are not an “EM” and would like to become one and assist at Masses and/or be an EM home visitor, please contact me at the church office at the number above or speak to me after Mass at church. I hope to have this restructuring in place well before Advent this fall. Thank you very much to all the Ems who currently bring the Eucharist to the homebound and thanks as well to those who choose to become part of this wonderful ministry to our brothers and sisters in faith.