Similar situation in my parish.
But we have three priests and four deacons. That sounds like 7 ordinary ministers of Holy Communion to me, doesn't it to you?
Not that you'd know about it for any of those six Masses on a given weekend. Yes, surely, on Christmas midnight, Palm Sunday, and the Triduum...but, otherwise?
>>Not that you’d know about it for any of those six Masses on a given weekend. Yes, surely, on Christmas midnight, Palm Sunday, and the Triduum...but, otherwise?<<
My DH has been called upon twice in his three years of Ushering. He is about as Extraordinary as they get. Priests and Deacons show up for every one of our masses. Even the 8:30pm on Sunday.
We are blessed to have many young men from our parish who are now Priests. If our pastor jets off to our sister parish in Africa or back home to Slovakia, he is covered by the Priests who grew up there.
Last week, we attended the 1:30 Mass and my absolute favorite Priest was visiting from Kenya. He had been with us for a time but had to go back home to care for his mother when his dad died.
They all visit and help. Along with that, we have two retired Priests. We have it pretty good.