On Sunday April 15 at the 10 am service, Maureen Lavely and Catherine Womack were each commissioned as  a Lay Eucharistic Minister (or LEM) for St. John’s. Having attended a day long training session in February  offered by the Diocese of Massachusetts, they are now licensed LEMs. Maureen and Catherine will be able to bring communion to persons in hospitals, nursing homes, or at home. While our clergy have carried out this ministry, the sharing of consecrated bread and wine is a ministry in which the laity can be equally involved.  Communion brought to those who cannot be with us on a Sunday morning reminds us that the table which Christ prepares for us extends far beyond the walls of our church. Thank you, Catherine and Maureen, for hearing the Spirit and responding to this call.