St' Pauls Episcopal Church

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Comunicación y Gerencia

• St. Pauls Episcopal Church

Lay Ministry Instruction Bill Shaw

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Qualifications for Lay Ministers

• Member in good standing
• A general familiaraity with order of church
  services and The Book of Common Prayer
• A good reading voice and the willing- ness and
  ability to pronounce some unbelievably difficult
  names

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Qualifications for Lay Ministers Continued

• Recommendation by rector
• Application to the Diocese for license
• Training

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Some Important Terms

• Lectionary-
• BCP page 888 and 943
• Rubric
• a direction, as in a prayer book for conducting
  religious services an explanatory comment or
  gloss

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Some Important Terms Continued

• Officiant-
• the person, lay or clerical, who leads the
  Office (BCP 36)
• Celebrant-
• ordained clergy

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Special Note about Instructing and Directing
Congregation

• Give the congregation specific instructions of
  where to follow on the service inserts, in the
  BCP or in the booklets in the pews so that no
  one, especially those in the back pews, is
  confused, and everyone is on the same page.

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Celebration of The Holy Eucharist

• See BCP 322
• Note specifically paragraphs four and five
• Note rubrics in Celebration

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Duties of the Lay Reader/Lector In the Eucharist
Service

• Lights the candles if no accolyte available
• Reads the first lesson after the Collect of the
  Day
• Leads the responsive reading of the appointed
  Psalm
• Reads the second lesson of the day
• Leads Prayers of the People
• More specific, detailed instructions later

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Duties of the Lay Reader/Lector In the Eucharist
Service (continued)

• Assists with the Offertory if no accolyte
  available
• Assists with the preparation of Communion in no
  accolyte available
• Passes the chalice if licensed to do so
• Helps with the Communion clean-up if no accolyte
  available
• Puts out the candles if no accolyte available

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Duties of the Lay Reader/Lector In the Eucharist
Service First Lesson

• Reads the appropriate prefaces or introductions
  to the first lesson (optional).
• Introduces the reading, A reading from the 21st
  chapter of the book of the prophet Isaiah,
  beginning with the first verse or simply, A
  reading from the book of Isaiah.
• Concludes with The Word of theLord, to which
  the congregation responds, Thanks be to God.

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Duties of the Lay Reader/Lector In the
Eucharist Service Psalm

• Introduces the Psalm, Psalm 37, the
  appointed Psalm for this Sunday you may say the
  designated Sunday, e. g., The Last Sunday in
  Epiphany is found on your service insert or on
  page 633 of the Book of Common Prayer.
• Options, We shall read this Psalm
  responsively by whole verses/half verses/in
  unison.

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Duties of the Lay Reader/Lector In the
Eucharist Service Psalm

• Concludes the reading of the Psalm with, the
  Gloria Glory to the Father and to the Son and
  to the Holy Spirit.
• The Congregation responds, As it was in
  the beginning, is now, and will be forever, Amen.

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Duties of the Lay Reader/Lector In the
Eucharist Service The Second Lesson/Epistle

• Reads the appropriate prefaces or introductions
  to the second lesson (optional).
• Introduces the reading, A reading from the
  first chapter of the Apostle Pauls Epistle to
  the Hebrews, beginning with the first verse or
  simply, A reading from the book of Hebrews.

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Duties of the Lay Reader/Lector In the
Eucharist Service Epistle

• Concludes with The Word of the Lord, to which
  the congregation responds, Thanks be to God, or
  with, Here ends the Epistle, to which there is
  no congregational response.

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Duties of the Lay Reader/Lector In the Eucharist
Service Prayers of the People

• Announces clearly which form of Prayers of the
  People to follow e. g., Form 1,Prayers of the
  People, begins on page 383 or can be found in
  the service booklets in the pews.

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Duties of the Lay Reader/Lector In the Eucharist
Service Prayers of the People Continued

• Prayers with a vertical line beside them may be
  omitted.
• Checks the monthly prayer list for names of
  bishops and clergy, names of the sick, concernes
  and deceased.

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Daily Office Of Morning Prayer II BCP 115

• Opening sentences
• Confession of Sin
• Lay reader reads absolution substituting us
  for you and our for your.
• Leads the congregation in The Venite (82) or
  another appropriate Canticle from from pages
  82-83, followed by the Gloria.

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Morning Prayer II continued

• The Ivitatory and Psalter (117)
• Appointed Psalm
• Introduces Psalm, Psalm 37, the appointed Psalm
  for this Sunday you may say the designated
  Sunday, e. g., The Last Sunday in Epiphany is
  found on your service insert or on page 633 of
  the Book of Common Prayer.

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Morning Prayer II Continued

• Options, We shall read this Psalm responsively
  by whole verses/half verses/in unison.
• Concludes the reading of the Psalm with The
  Gloria.

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Morning Prayer II Continued

• Reads the appropriate prefaces or introductions
  to the first lesson and second lessons
  (optional). A reading of the Gospel is optional.
• Introduces the readings, A reading from the
  21st chapter of the book of the prophet Isaiah,
  beginning with the first verse or simply, A
  reading from the book of Isaiah.
• Concludes with The Word of theLord, to which
  the congregation responds, Thanks be to God.

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Morning Prayer II Continued

• After each lesson, leads the congregation
  (standing) in an appropriate Canticle from
  pages 85-95, e. g., The First Song of Isaiah,
  page86.
• Follows the Canticle with the Gloria,

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Morning Prayer II Continued

• A sermon or homily follows. A lay reader or
  lector may not write his own sermon without the
  specific approval of the rector.
• Leads the congregation in the Apostles Creed
  (96) following the sermon.
• Makes announcements and recognizes birthdays
  and anniversaries.

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Morning Prayer II Continued

• Continues Daily Office at the top of page 97 and
  The Lords Prayer.
• Leads the congregation in Suffrages A or B
  (97-98).
• Reads the Collect for the Day (on insert) and
  appropriate collects (98-100).
• Reads special pray for the sick and concerns
  (BCP 208) and read names on Prayer List.

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Morning Prayer II Continued

• Adds appropriate prayers from BCP (see pages
  814-35).
• Concludes with A Prayer of St. Chrysostom
  (126), the responsive blessing and one of the
  appropriate benedictions at bottom of page 126.

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• Questions
• Discussion
• Evaluation
• Test

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Comunicación y Gerencia

• St. Pauls Episcopal Church

Lay Ministry Instruction Bill Shaw Finis

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