Liturgical Coordinator

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Liturgical Coordinator to join our team at Loyola Marymount University. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating all university liturgies, maintaining the liturgical environment, and supporting the daily operations of the chapels.

• Coordinate all university liturgies, including preparing and assisting with the coordination of all university liturgies in collaboration with the liturgy team and the Campus Minister for Liturgy.
• Maintain the liturgical environment, including washing, steaming, drying cleaning, and repairing liturgical vestments, altar cloths, and banners.
• Support the daily operations of the chapels, including purifying, washing, and ironing all altar linens for daily and Sunday Masses on a weekly basis.
• Stock the chapels with fresh hosts, wine, clean linens, clean vestments, bottled water, sanctuary candles, and candle oil.
• Ensure holy water fonts are clean and full at all times, and a sanctuary candle is always burning near the tabernacle.
• Pack and deliver Mass and Baptism kits as requested.
• Supply and maintain all plants and flowers in the chapels.
• Create and maintain the liturgical environment in the chapels, including the rotation of banners and displaying the correct liturgical season color.
• Create publicity (in Canva or a similar program) to be printed on flyers and posters, and social media-ready.
• Develop a mailing list to publicize all liturgies and prayer services.
• Ensure the bulletin boards in Sacred Heart Chapel, the Cave, and Leavey Chapel are up-to-date.
• Post schedules and other signage as needed in and in front of Sacred Heart Chapel, Leavey Chapel, and St. Ignatius Chapel.
• Maintain and assemble liturgical binders with the liturgical scripts and readings for Sundays and other university liturgies.
• Form and schedule student sacristans for daily Masses in the St. Ignatius Chapel; ensure a sacristan is present and supported at each Mass.
• Be present and assist at all Sunday and other university liturgies, guiding student sacristans, instructing ministers of hospitality, inviting members of the congregation to participate in minor liturgical roles.
• Ensure the Sacred Heart Chapel ambo, presider, and hand-held mics are tested and in working order for each liturgy.
• Mentor student liturgical ministers, especially sacristans, acolytes, and Masters of Ceremonies.
• Train, assign, and delegate tasks to student ministers.
• Be present to welcome Jesuit presiders and visiting presiders.
• Attend walkthroughs for more elaborate liturgies.
• Develop a program that collaborates with LMU Center for Service and Action (CSA) and other campus partners to identify students to serve as hospitality ministers at Sunday Masses and other campus liturgies.
• Assist with the operations of Sacred Heart Chapel and Leavey Chapel.
• Staff liturgies, sacraments, and other events as scheduled.
• Report custodial needs, necessary repairs, and discovered maintenance issues promptly to LMU Facilities Maintenance and the Coordinator for Liturgy.
• Maintain a clean and organized workspace in the chapel laundry room and sacristies.
• Collaborate with the Jesuit Community staff and religious for daily Masses in the St. Ignatius Chapel.
• Maintain and purchase practical supplies for the chapels, including soaps and detergents, torch lighters, wood and brass polish, runners, batteries, and stationery supplies.
• Coordinate with the Campus Minister for Liturgy to support the daily operations of the chapels.
• Attend liturgy team meetings and campus ministry staff meetings and collaborate with campus ministers to serve as a pastoral presence when needed.
• Integrate trauma-sensitive, anti-racist, gender-inclusive, religiously diverse wisdom, accompaniment, and programming that engages today's college student into materials, practices, and strategic planning.
• Creatively employ social media and technology to meet student needs and support administrative organization.
• Accompany all students pastorally, bearing witness to the movements of God in their lives, listening, challenging, and fostering spiritual growth. Introduce students to the graces of the university charisms, including Ignatian spirituality.
• Serve as a faithful steward of institutional mission, modeling maturity, nurturing growth, and participating joyfully in the vast and varied elements of university life.
• Collaborate on other Campus Ministry initiatives, including Welcome Week, Family Weekend, Alumni Reunion Weekend, Wellness Wednesdays, and interfaith initiatives.
• Perform other related duties.