Parishioners who assist with the Communion Rite at Sunday and Holy Day Masses are called Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist (EMEs). They also bring the Eucharist to the parish homebound and provide weekly Communion at two nursing homes, Heritage Hall and Loudoun Long Term Care Center, and at three retirement centers, Sunrise of Leesburg, Morningside House, and MeadowGlen. (Patients in Loudoun Hospital Center are served by EMEs from St. Theresa's in Ashburn.)

Parishioners interested in serving as Eucharistic Ministers are required to attend a half-day of diocesan sponsored training (usually held in May) and receive a mandate from the Office of Sacred Liturgy. New Eucharistic Ministers are commissioned in June on the Feast of Corpus Christi. The Arlington diocese limits the parish to a total of 40 Eucharistic Ministers and requires that they be at least 21 years of age.

See the current Eucharistic Ministry Schedule . A list of Eucharistic Ministers is available if you need to change your schedule.

For information, contact Jim Keaveney at Keaveneyj@aol.com