How many regular EMHCs at your parish?

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At our largest Mass we may have as many as four. Fewer if both deacons are present, and/or a second priest.
 
Brendan said:
We have about 1,000 at each Mass. Communion is offered Intincted by our two priests. They are often assisted by our Deacon and an ordained Chaldean Subdeacon who is a member of our parish.

The Subdeacon is our only EMHC

All is done at the communion rail.
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Interesting. Intinction not permitted in my Archdiocese. I do like it though. Solves a lot of arguments. 🙂
 
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We have about 1,000 at each Mass.
Communion is offered Intincted by our two priests. They are often assisted by our Deacon and an ordained Chaldean Subdeacon who is a member of our parish.
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On first read, I thought you meant 1,000 EMsHC at each Mass. :eek:

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pianistclare said:
Interesting. Intinction not permitted in my Archdiocese. I do like it though. Solves a lot of arguments. 🙂
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I think you misunderstood your bishop.

SELF Intinction (where the communicant themselves intincts the Host) THAT is prohibited everywhere. Intinction by a priest is an option everywhere in the Roman Rite.

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Prot. n. 468/05/L Rome, 12 October 2006
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  1. Sometimes, however, the high number of communicants may render it inadvisable for everyone to drink from the chalice (cf. Redemptionis Sacramentum, no. 102). Intinction with reception on the tongue always and everywhere remains a legitimate option, by virtue of the general liturgical law of the Roman Rite.
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Brendan said:
SELF Intinction is prohibited everywhere. Intinction by a priest is an option everywhere in the Roman Rite.

CDWDS
Prot. n. 468/05/L Rome, 12 October 2006
  1. Sometimes, however, the high number of communicants may render it inadvisable for everyone to drink from the chalice (cf. Redemptionis Sacramentum, no. 102). Intinction with reception on the tongue always and everywhere remains a legitimate option, by virtue of the general liturgical law of the Roman Rite.
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I understand about self-intinction, btw. :rolleyes:

OK, so it’s allowed. We don’t have it. That’s all I meant.😊
 
Four to seven on Saturday evenings and Sundays, depending upon church (the parish has three) and Mass time. Our EMHCs do not serve during the week except on Holy Days of Obligation (which are not transferred or abrogated here) and during Holy Week.
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On first read, I thought you meant 1,000 EMsHC at each Mass. :eek:

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tee
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You weren’t the only one :o
 
Joe_5859 said:
Are you looking for a tally of how many people in the parish serve as EMHCs in total, how many are used between all the Masses on Sunday, or how many are used per Mass?
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I have the same question.

Assuming it’s per Mass; 0 when Mass is according to the 1962 Missal. 2 EMHCs when Mass is in the OF on Sunday. 0 for daily Mass in OF or EF.
 
M-Dent said:
I have the same question.

Assuming it’s per Mass; 0 when Mass is according to the 1962 Missal. 2 EMHCs when Mass is in the OF on Sunday. 0 for daily Mass in OF or EF.
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Yes, per Mass. 🙂
 
Daily Mass-0
Vigil Mass- 5
7:30 AM Sunday Mass-2
9 and 11 AM Sunday Mass-5
 
The most we have at a Sunday Mass is 10 EMHC plus three priests. The early masses there are less because we do not distribute the Precious Blood at those masses. We are a cathedral parish and we usually have about 800 average at Mass.
 
I answered 1-3 because for English Masses, we have 3 EMHCs scheduled, and for Spanish Masses, we have 1 EMHC scheduled. We have four English and two Spanish Masses on the weekends.

Many times not all three EMHCs may serve because we have three permanent deacons on staff, and they frequently serve the Masses on a regular basis. One of the EMHCs actually made a complaint to me (I am the ministry scheduler) saying that not all the EMHCs could serve when the deacon was there, and what should they do. I essentially ignored that, anyway, my boss told me there was nothing to be done, and if anything, it should be worked out among them personally.
 
At the parish where I’ve been about a year now, there are 62 EMHC and about 300 families registered. Each Sunday there are 6 Masses with 4 to 5 EMHC assisting. Mass times are 7,8, 9:15, 10:30 Noon, 5 PM. Communion is under both kinds at all Masses. The EMHC carry the Eucharist to various Facilities and the homebound on a regular basis and I’ve seen sometimes as many as 5 come up at the end of the distribution of Communion to have their Pyxes filled. There are some approach the Tabernacle in between Masses to fill them for distribution as well. We have 1 Priest as Pastor, one priest as Vicar, one Permanent married Deacon and one weekend assistant. It think that gives more information then was asked but it pretty much sums it up.

Oh - I should add that the number of EMCH will be shortly increased by a few more just as soon as the Pastor approves them.

Glenda
 
glendab said:
At the parish where I’ve been about a year now, there are 62 EMHC and about 300 families registered. Each Sunday there are 6 Masses with 4 to 5 EMHC assisting. Mass times are 7,8, 9:15, 10:30 Noon, 5 PM. Communion is under both kinds at all Masses. The EMHC carry the Eucharist to various Facilities and the homebound on a regular basis and I’ve seen sometimes as many as 5 come up at the end of the distribution of Communion to have their Pyxes filled. There are some approach the Tabernacle in between Masses to fill them for distribution as well. We have 1 Priest as Pastor, one priest as Vicar, one Permanent married Deacon and one weekend assistant. It think that gives more information then was asked but it pretty much sums it up.

Oh - I should add that the number of EMCH will be shortly increased by a few more just as soon as the Pastor approves them.

Glenda
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Only 50 families per Mass (presuming all go every week) and that many serving EMHC’s? Might as well make it a requirement one from each family should be an EMHC. 🙂
 
glendab said:
At the parish where I’ve been about a year now, there are 62 EMHC and about 300 families registered. Each Sunday there are 6 Masses with 4 to 5 EMHC assisting. Mass times are 7,8, 9:15, 10:30 Noon, 5 PM. Communion is under both kinds at all Masses. The EMHC carry the Eucharist to various Facilities and the homebound on a regular basis and I’ve seen sometimes as many as 5 come up at the end of the distribution of Communion to have their Pyxes filled. There are some approach the Tabernacle in between Masses to fill them for distribution as well. We have 1 Priest as Pastor, one priest as Vicar, one Permanent married Deacon and one weekend assistant. It think that gives more information then was asked but it pretty much sums it up.

Oh - I should add that the number of EMCH will be shortly increased by a few more just as soon as the Pastor approves them.

Glenda
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Are you sure about those numbers? Only 300 families and 6 Masses? We have 1,000 families plus 250 college students, and we only have 5 Masses (including Saturday night.)

Are you a destination location? Or have lots of visitors?
 
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