Speakers during Mass question

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Our church has both a Pulpit and Lectern. Yesterday some teens from the youth group spoke during the various Masses requesting donations for upcoming service projects from the Pulpit. It was just after Communion but before Mass ended. One of the reasons they may have been using the Pulpit was an adult speaker had just finished making an announcement about requesting volunteers for the parish council from the Lectern. It was sort of like watching dueling announcements.
This happens a lot in my church and I don’t know what to make of it. Sometimes the pastor will use the Pulpit at that time (just after Communion) for “a brief word from your sponsor” when he needs to make an announcement about the upcoming carnival or parking or whatever. My question is since we have both Pulpit and Lectern, shouldn’t announcements come from the Lectern?
 
Lovemyfaith said:
Our church has both a Pulpit and Lectern. Yesterday some teens from the youth group spoke during the various Masses requesting donations for upcoming service projects from the Pulpit. It was just after Communion but before Mass ended. One of the reasons they may have been using the Pulpit was an adult speaker had just finished making an announcement about requesting volunteers for the parish council from the Lectern. It was sort of like watching dueling announcements.
This happens a lot in my church and I don’t know what to make of it. Sometimes the pastor will use the Pulpit at that time (just after Communion) for “a brief word from your sponsor” when he needs to make an announcement about the upcoming carnival or parking or whatever. My question is since we have both Pulpit and Lectern, shouldn’t announcements come from the Lectern?
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The pulpit (also called an ambo) is to be used only during the Liturgy of the Word as follows:
  1. By those reading the scriptures.
  2. By a cantor leading the congregation in the Responsorial Psalm
  3. By the clergy member delivering the homily
  4. By the deacon or lay person reading the Prayers of the Faithful
The announcements come after the post-Communion prayer and before the dismissal (when we’re “sent” to carry on our mission). The announcements point out some ways we can carry on our mission – donating to the needy, meetings for various parish ministries (through which we build up our parish), ways to serve the parish or community, bible study or other faith formation opportunities, and so forth. The announcements are made by anyone authorized by the pastor, not from the ambo, but from a separate place.
 
From the 2002 General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM) approved for the USA, which can be accessed from romanrite.com/girm.html :
“309. … From the ambo only the readings, the responsorial Psalm, and the Easter Proclamation (Exsultet) are to be proclaimed; it may be used also for giving the homily and for announcing the intentions of the Prayer of the Faithful. The dignity of the ambo requires that only a minister of the word should go up to it.”
 
John_Lilburne said:
From the 2002 General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM) approved for the USA, which can be accessed from romanrite.com/girm.html :
“309. … From the ambo only the readings, the responsorial Psalm, and the Easter Proclamation (Exsultet) are to be proclaimed; it may be used also for giving the homily and for announcing the intentions of the Prayer of the Faithful. The dignity of the ambo requires that only a minister of the word should go up to it.”
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What if your church only has ONE ?
 
“From the ambo(lectern) only the readings, the responsorial Psalm, and the Easter Proclamation (Exsultet) are to be proclaimed; it may be used also for giving the homily and for announcing the intentions of the Prayer of the Faithful. The dignity of the ambo requires that only a minister of the word should go up to it.” That’s what the GIRM says about the ambo. If you have a pulpit, the announcements should be made from there. Any announcements should be made after the post-communion prayer. Before the dismissal. It’s not a life/death situation. But I would read the announcements from the pulpit and not the lectern.

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SMHW said:
Is there a microphone that a cantor uses? In many parishes announcements are made from a cantor’s stand.
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I attended a parish for many years that only had one, and it was on the left side, if you were facing the altar.
 
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