Sacristan

Diocese of St. Augustine • Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

36d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sacristan is responsible for preparing and caring for the sacred vessels, vestments, linens, and liturgical spaces of the parish to ensure that all liturgical celebrations are conducted reverently, orderly, and in accordance with the norms of the Roman Catholic Church. The Sacristan supports the pastor, clergy, and liturgical ministers by overseeing practical and logistical aspects of the liturgy.

Requirements

• Practicing Catholic in good standing with a solid understanding of Catholic liturgy and sacramental life.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, vendors, employees, and the public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with the Roman Missal and liturgical norms preferred.
• Strong attention to detail, reverence, and respect for sacred spaces and objects.
• Ability to work independently and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the sanctuary, sacristy, and church for all liturgical celebrations (Masses, weddings, funerals, Holy Days, special devotions).
• Set out and properly arrange sacred vessels, books, linens, and other liturgical items.
• Prepare altar bread (hosts) and wine according to liturgical norms.
• Assist clergy before and after liturgies as needed.
• Ensure proper setup and cleanup of the altar and sanctuary following each liturgy.
• Maintain, clean, and properly store sacred vessels, vestments, altar linens, and liturgical books.
• Coordinate laundering of altar linens in accordance with Church norms (including proper disposal of water used for sacred linens).
• Monitor inventory of liturgical supplies (hosts, wine, candles, incense, charcoal, oils, etc.) and notify appropriate staff when replenishment is needed.
• Maintain cleanliness and order of the sacristy and sanctuary areas.
• Ensure candles, sanctuary lamp, and other liturgical elements are properly maintained.
• Report any maintenance, repair, or safety concerns related to the church or sacristy.
• Coordinate with clergy, music ministry, altar servers, lectors, eucharistic ministers and other liturgical ministers as needed.
• Assist with training or guidance of volunteer sacristans or altar servers, if applicable.
• Follow parish and diocesan liturgical guidelines and directives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees