Our Children Lectors
Through our very own Lectors Club, we will offer support and training for those children who are keen to read during Mass. This training will help them discern who is truly called to be a Lector. Through our Catechism Mass serving schedule, children in Year 4 and above will be given a chance to read at Mass. Through our Lectors Club, we would like to build on their spirit of service and also train them to be strong and spirit-filled proclaimers of the Word of God.
About Lectoring
Not everyone has a gift to be a lector. But almost everyone can read clearly in public. There is no trick to this and not much skill. It simply takes practice. Reading over the Scripture ten minutes before Mass is not practice. Practice means reading aloud several times a day for several days at a minimum. If every lector put in this basic amount of practice, the quality of reading would improve dramatically.
But usually, this will still not be lectoring. That is, it would not be the kind of proclamation that can change hearts. To do that, lectors need to take a second step. They need to pray. They need to pray about the reading and with the reading. They need to discover, through prayer, the single most important point God is asking them to make through that particular reading. Then they need to shape their reading so that it focuses on that point. Not everyone can do this. To do it well is a talent and a gift of the Spirit.
Lectoring is not a right or a privilege. It is a ministry that helps bring people to faith. It is the power of God’s Spirit that calls us all to use our gifts for that mission. Some are called to lector, but most are not. The community is best served when those with a true gift for lectoring proclaim the Word.
But usually, this will still not be lectoring. That is, it would not be the kind of proclamation that can change hearts. To do that, lectors need to take a second step. They need to pray. They need to pray about the reading and with the reading. They need to discover, through prayer, the single most important point God is asking them to make through that particular reading. Then they need to shape their reading so that it focuses on that point. Not everyone can do this. To do it well is a talent and a gift of the Spirit.
Lectoring is not a right or a privilege. It is a ministry that helps bring people to faith. It is the power of God’s Spirit that calls us all to use our gifts for that mission. Some are called to lector, but most are not. The community is best served when those with a true gift for lectoring proclaim the Word.
Lectoring Roster: 2013/2014Missalettes: 2014Prayers of the faithfulThe Lectors Roster above shows our Lectoring schedule for the rest of the catechetical year. Substituting a Lector at the last minute is difficult, therefore, if your child cannot lector on their assigned date, please let our Lector Coordinators know in good time, so that they can find a substitute. Please use the 'Rescheduling' Form on this page, to inform our Coordinators that your child will not be able to lector on their given date.
A Prayer Before LectoringAlmighty God.
As I prepare myself to read, still my heart. Help me immerse myself in the scriptures to hear your message in them, that I may proclaim your message to others. I ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen |
Lectors Ministry CoordinatorsJyothi Pinto
Sanaiya Jhaveri |