Educating youth on sanctity of Eucharist

By Sean Hightower, Contributing Writer
Photo | COURTESY ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL

For decades, extraordinary ministers of holy Communion have been assisting at Mass. Every year, St. Paul’s School in Covington selects several rising seniors to serve in that liturgical role.

In the spring, I along with other high school ministers on the northshore attended a workshop and learned the importance of our role and what is expected of us. During the summer, we served at Mass at St. Paul’s Our Lady of Peace Chapel. Other students were lectors and offered the Prayers of the Faithful.

When the new school year began, we were ready to serve at all school Masses during the year.

For the rest of the 2019-20 academic year, my fellow ministers and I will be on a mission to spread the Word of God to St. Paul’s and our community.    

Sean Hightower is a senior at St. Paul’s School in Covington.

St. Paul’s seniors were recently commissioned as extraordinary ministers of holy Communion. They are, first row: Deuce Montiero, Sam Avenel, Jack Grace, Alex Schlottman, Luke Vargas, Blaine Sullivan and James Bradford;  second row: Darrin Lea, Blake DiSalvo, Ryan Hill, Alex McDougal and Trey Smith; third row: Andrew Hollingsworth, Chris Guillot, Patrick Kilgore, Sean Hightower and Ben Schwing; fourth row: Mason Samples, David Schmidt, Lucas Isolani, Caleb Frost, Brady Meibaum; and top row: Andrew Lacoste, Patrick Thompson, Jack Bedell, Frank Galeziewski and Joey Keller.