<p>I was recently installed as a Eucharistic Minister at my school. I can serve in both my parish and at school masses. The instructor said that it would look good for colleges because of the leadership aspect of it. I was just wondering, is this the case for ND?
I have heard that being catholic can actually hinder your chances considering that the Admin would like some diversity. any thoughts?</p>
<p>Your instructor needs to be instructed. Serving as an extraordinary minister of holy communion (the real title) is a service position. It is not, and should not be regarded as, a “leadership” position. You are assisting the “ordinary” minister of holy communion, who is the priest, in the distribution of the Eucharist at Mass. (You may also be entrusted with taking the Eucharist to the sick or otherwise homebound, but most parishes use older adults for those tasks). That’s it. It is a great privilege, but one that, in all honesty, is open to any practicing Catholic who agrees to undertake the minimal training and show up for the Masses to which he/she has been assigned. At best, you can use this assignment to demonstrate your commitment to parish life, but if you have accepted the job in order to enhance your college application, you have made a serious mistake.</p>
<p>Oh, please tell me you’re not giving Communion for the sake of college apps. I’m not even Catholic and I find this deeply disturbing.</p>
<p>I’m a Jew speaking here, but I think that most good Catholics would find something quite wrong with bringing forth the blood and body of Christ for the sake of one’s resume. Not to mention the problems Christ himself would have with it.</p>
<p>Any faith or service-related activity that you take part in should come from your heart. According to the Catholic faith tradition, you are not distributing just bread and wine; you are sharing Christ’s body and blood. Taking on the role of a Eucharistic minister, or continuing to do so, merely so that you can put it on your resume, would be seriously wrong.</p>
<p>This would definitely be something to list under the Service/Ministry section of your resume, NOT as a “leadership” activity.</p>
<p>ND wants diversity, but they also want strong Catholics.</p>
<p>I’m guessing Jesus would give the kid a break–nothing stated implied the kid was doing it for the resume. In fact, the OP has already been installed and is asking after the fact, which would tend to point toward doing it for other reasons.</p>
<p>No. And as someone else said, you are an extraordinary minister, not Eucharistic minister.</p>
<p>Thank you Schmoomcgoo.
I applied to become a Eucharistic Minister to help become closer to God, and to share my faith with others, and NOT FOR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS. I was accepted, and recently attended the diocesan training program. During group discussion, we were each given a question to answer. My group was given “Why do you think being a Eucharistic Minister helps your college application?”
I was surprised considering a) i dont know why we are even talking about that here, considering that this should be mostly about the sacrament and not how it could help you with college and b) it assumes it helps. The instructor( a pastor of a parish) made a point to go over that it shows leadership in the church community. I really didn’t believe him, thus I posted a thread on CC to answer my question. I may have been a bit ambiguous in my wording but I didnt think that i implied that I had a self-serving reason to become a Eucharistic minister.</p>
<p>I would actually prefer that religion is left out of college applications, even though I go to an extremely catholic hs and i am deeply religious.</p>
<p>Ireland, I am glad to see somehow so involved in his faith.</p>
<p>It is, however, incorrect to refer to yourself as a Eucharistic Minister, which you are not. Here is some info:</p>
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<p>i used the term Eucharistic minister for the sake of time. I understand that the priest is the “ordinary minister” and that I am just assisting the priest out of need.it was pretty late so i just wanted to get everything off my mind before i went to bed. sorry!</p>
<p>Very well put, claremarie.</p>
<p>“Your instructor needs to be instructed. Serving as an extraordinary minister of holy communion (the real title) is a service position. It is not, and should not be regarded as, a “leadership” position. You are assisting the “ordinary” minister of holy communion, who is the priest, in the distribution of the Eucharist at Mass. (You may also be entrusted with taking the Eucharist to the sick or otherwise homebound, but most parishes use older adults for those tasks). That’s it. It is a great privilege, but one that, in all honesty, is open to any practicing Catholic who agrees to undertake the minimal training and show up for the Masses to which he/she has been assigned. At best, you can use this assignment to demonstrate your commitment to parish life, but if you have accepted the job in order to enhance your college application, you have made a serious mistake.”</p>
<p>… and no, it won’t help…</p>
<p>i was just curious because he assumed it would help.im actually glad it doesnt, considering it makes it feel more authentic if you know what i mean</p>
<p>Don’t be too hard on yourself…you know what’s in your heart and that is most important. My son was accepted EA and he is a catechist for third graders and an usher in our parish. I think both these things demonstrated his commitment to his faith and his willingness to share his beliefs.</p>
<p>I think it would – and should – help. But I sure hope it doesn’t count more than any other activity in which a student engages the world around him/her, demonstrates a commitment to the things they are passionate about, and steps up to perform community service.</p>
<p>The idea that it’s a big deal because it gives the OP more “Catholic Points” or something along those lines, related to faith – and that Notre Dame admissions scores applicants higher based on their “Catholicness” or looks to see if they have passed some sort of Vatican litmus test or smiles on applicants who show a willingness to propagate the faith – that would be disconcerting to me as an alumnus. Notre Dame is a highly competitive university because it attracts serious students who are also highly engaged people. The Catholic nature of this sort of activity is something that might score bonus points in the admissions office at Ave Maria University; but, hopefully, that’s not the direction Notre Dame is taking.</p>