Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are men and women commissioned for distribution of Holy Communion.  They function at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass or assist with the distribution of Holy Communion to the homebound.  

Those who are chosen to be Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion must be at least in their senior year of high school, known for a good Catholic manner of living and for service to the parish and the community. Ordinarily, they should be persons who have resided in their parish of registration for some time and, therefore, are known to the pastor and people of the parish.

The mandate of the Bishop continues in force for five years or until decided otherwise by the pastor, or the Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion; or if the person leaves the parish or institution, that then ends the mandate. 

If you are interested in becoming an Extaordinary Minister of Holy Communion please contact Deacon Michael DeVivo at 717-347-7350 or [email protected].

For those currently serving as Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion please fill out the information below. 

EMHC are required to have a current Mandate from the Bishop every Five years, effective 2019.

Mandates cannot not be renewed without prior approval.
In addtion, a Mandate cannot be renewed if the person has not been serving as an exisiting EMHC.

EMHC need to renew their mandate the end of the month of their previous Mandate Training Date.

However, Mandates cannot not be renewed without prior approval. In addtion, a Mandate cannot be renewed if the person has not been serving as an exisiting EMHC.

(Example: Previous Training Date Nov 16, 2019 - Renewal needs to be completed by the end of Nov, 2022.)

For details on EMHC Training (New or Existing), please see the
MANDATE Page.

However, each session must have 10 or more people attending or the Session will not be held.