The Archbishop of Washington appoints all Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. Please contact the pastor, Fr. Joe Sileo, directly if you are interested in serving this Ministry. For additional information, please contact Ann Kennedy at 301-229-7614 or alkenne@aol.com God bless your efforts!

The Eucharist constitutes the very life of the Church, for the Lord said, "I am the bread of life. No one who comes to me shall ever be hungry, no one who believes in me shall ever thirst." 

In every celebration of the Eucharist there should always be a sufficient number of ministers for the distribution of the Eucharist. Priority is always given to ordinary ministers (bishops, priests, deacons) and auxiliary ministers (instituted acolytes). When there are large numbers of the faithful present and there are insufficient ordinary and auxiliary members at hand, special or extraordinary ministers should assist in the distribution of Communion.

Your willingness to serve as an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist, reflects not only response to your Baptismal call to serve the people of God, but a commitment to Christ as you share in the preaching and teaching aspects of the church. You offer the Eucharist, recognize the Body of Christ in those to whom you offer Eucharist and ultimately you act as the Body of Christ by fully participating in the life of the parish and the wider community. Your willingness to commit to a monthly schedule, to prepare properly for your service and to arrive on time dressed appropriately for your assigned Mass, further reflects that commitment. In addition, some ministers take the Eucharist to those who are unable to attend Mass. There are also ministers who act only as substitutes should a scheduled minister be unable to fulfill his/her assignment.

Periodically we hold training sessions particularly if a new priest arrives. We try to accommodate your individual schedule to the extent possible.  Every month the parish office sesnds a copy of the monthly Eucharist Ministry assignments to the volunteers; we often communicate by e-mail.