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No…it just became a requirement that all EMHC and ushers are now required to have background checks. It became a requirement as soon as the diocese declared bankruptcy. And position that “could” handle funds are now required to have these checks.

The wife’s parish lost quite a few EMHC volunteers over the new requirement.
 
Or possibly as a result of the abuse scandal they may have decided to expand their safe environment training.
 
Nah, the priest said it it in writing in one of the bullitens that because of the diocese filing bankruptcy it is now a diocesen requirement that anyone who could possibly help collect money now requires a background check.
 
LOL – no, if it took a long time, the congregation would be running into the people arriving for the next Mass. We don’t have enough time as it is now between Masses. Without EMHCs, it would be a nightmare.
 
Amen, it’s truly a blessing. I’ve been serving in my parish at Mass regularly and to home-bound people (on occasion). I’ve also begun to serve as a Catholic nursing at least once a week. I do lector as well at times, and it is all a blessing.
 
It has always amazed me how the use of EMHC’s upsets some people in this forum.

I have only attended one Mass in the past 43 years other than week-day Mass, where EMHC’s were not used and that was at the CCD Teachers Conference Mass.

It’s so common today that I have no problem when people say they’re serving as Eucharistic Minister.

Really, there are greater things to concern ourselves with other than titles.

Jim
 
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Receive via intinction then.
Just as fast, both species… win/win
 
“In practice, the need to avoid obscuring the role of the Priest and the Deacon as the ordinary ministers of Holy Communion by an excessive use of extraordinary ministers might in some circumstances constitute a reason either for limiting the distribution of Holy Communion under both species or for using intinction instead of distributing the Precious Blood from the chalice.”

http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/norms-for-holy-communion-under-both-kinds/index.cfm , paragraph 24
 
Their roles aren’t obscured and EMHC’s are the norm for most parishes if not all, in my diocese.

We barely have enough priests to say Mass and the Bishop is bringing men from Central American to become priest

My administrator/ priest comes from Columbia and has only been a priest for the past 5 years.

Jim
 
What you posted was from years ago. I remember when they came out with it

We had more priest then and deacons were being ordained

Today, they’re struggling to get men into the diaconate and the priesthood

If not for priest being brought in from other countries, we’ll see priestless Sundays.

Jim
 
We are talking about EMHC because there are not enough priests. Intinction wouldn’t help.
 
Well, right now my little parish requires two EMHC’s for the cup.

Intinction, where the priest dips the host into the cup, would move a little slower, but two EMHC’s for the cup would not be needed

I’ve had people try to dip the host in the cup when I’m serving and I was instructed to stop them

Having their hand down into the cup we all drink from is problematic

Jim
 
Okay, that’s valid.

However, (to me at least) it would simplify the process and allow for the dual sign value while keeping efficiency, as the Instruction I previously quoted says “a suitable number of ministers of Holy Communion are provided at each Mass … lest the liturgical celebration be unduly prolonged.”
 
Self-intinction? I know that for lay persons it’s certainly verboten…
 
When I had two different women try to dip the host, I was instructed by my pastor, to place my hand over the cup and instruct them to consume the host first. Both just consumed the host and walked away.

One tried going to another EMHC the next week, but got the same instruction from the other EMHC.

Jim
 
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