Our Lady of Lourdes Parish

Nature and Purpose

The Commission on worship is the Parish Priest’s arm in his duty to promote “full conscious and active participation in liturgical celebrations” (SC 14) among his parishioners.

Among the functions of Commission, under the guidance of the Parish Priest, are the following:

    a. to know the state of the pastoral liturgical activity of the parish;
    b. to diligently implement, together with Parish Priest, policies and activities
        coming from the Archdiocesan Commission on Liturgy;
    c. to suggest opportune plans for the progress of the pastoral liturgical action. They
        should help the Parish Priest in the preparation of the celebration of the liturgy and
        even select and propose competent people who can assist him in this matter;
    d. to help the Parish Priest in he proper maintenance and upkeep of the physical
        structure of the church and all sacred furnishings in order to ensure a place and
       material things worthy of the dignity of the liturgy;
    e. to see to it that there is involvement of lay people in the liturgical celebrations,    
        whether the celebration of the mass or the sacraments, particularly the liturgy, and
        that all initiatives towards the promotion of the liturgy in the parish are in mutual     
        accord;
    f. to provide the parish with a variety of lay liturgical ministries (i., lectors, extraordinary
       ministries of communion, altar servers, commentators, music directors, choir,  
       cantors of the psalms, organists, and collectors) to promote full, conscious and
       active participation of the faithful in liturgical celebrations;
    g. to conduct regular liturgical formation seminars for all agents of renewal in the  
        parish. These seminars shall aim at all agents of renewal in the parish. These
        seminars shall aim at a better understanding of the liturgy- emphasizing the
        centrality of the Eucharist in Christian life (FAPA #58);
    h. to introduce special liturgical celebrations catering to the needs of the various  
        sectors in the parish (FAPA #65); and,
    i. to study existing popular devotions and make recommendations to the Parish Priest
       for the purpose re orienting the parishioners in accordance with the principles of  
       sacred liturgy and in line with the thrust of PCP II (FAPA #57.2)