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The following quotation succinctly expresses what our ministry is all about.

Joyce Rupp, "A Creed For the Sowing of Seeds," Fresh Bread (1985), pp. 73-74

I believe that the call to be a sower of the Word is a privilege and a blessing....
I believe that usually only God knows what sprouting and greening will come from the Word planted through my ministry.
I am content in knowing that I have tried, with the Sower's grace, to seed that Word in faith and joy.



Who We Are

Lectorsproclaim.org, Inc. is a non-profit organization registered in the state of Georgia (USA), ID# 26-1505054. as well as with the IRS (same number). We rely for financial support solely on the generosity of the lectors and others who use this website and the training aids and other materials available through the site.

Gene Hayes is our founder and unpaid webmaster. He is Director of Lectors at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church (Alpharetta, GA), and was recently invited to join the Faculty of the Archdiocese of Atlanta Diaconate Formation Progam. He is assisted from time-to-time by a number of other people who act as critics, contributors, sounding boards and advisors. We are always looking for contributors. Please contact us if you have something you think would be beneficial to other lectors.

Gene's background includes teaching and school administration as well as being a consultant to school administrators for a large company involved with educational data processing. His experience also includes business management as both a middle-manager and business owner. He currently is retired but is active as Chairman of the Board at Hayes Software Systems, located in Austin, TX. Gene's career has focused on expanding the use of computer technology as a means of improving administrative performance, particularly in schools.

Since the early seventies Gene has been a lector in parishes in several states and parts of the country. He has also been a director of lectors in three parishes. In the early 1990's Gene became directly involved in lector training and developed a comprehensive training program aimed at improving the proclamation skills of all lectors. The Diocese of Austin encouraged him to think about publishing the program. Recently, the Archdiocese of Atlanta has been very supportive promoting the use of the materials within the archdiocese. The lector training materials now available through this website are in use in parishes across North America.

Other individuals helping us include:

JANET FRANKOWSKI
(freelance photographer)

E-MAN COMPUTER SERVICES
(Eric Regan - website design)