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SO YOU WANT TO BE AN ALTAR SERVER Altar servers must have a deep sense of the spirit of the liturgy and be trained to perform their functions in a correct and orderly manner. The role of the Altar Server is very important because he/she is one of the closest persons to the Altar and to the Priest representing Jesus Christ during the celebration of the Holy Mass and the administration of the Sacraments. To provide altar servers with a greater understanding of what they are doing so that they may serve with increasing reverence and prayerfulness and thereby are led to a deepening response to their vocation in life. www.holytrinitynewark.org.uk /servers_jm.htm   (6552 words)

USCCB - Committee on the Liturgy - Guidelines for Altar Server Servers should be mature enough to understand their responsibilities and to carry them out well and with appropriate reverence. Since the role of server is integral to the normal celebration of the Mass, at least one server should assist the priest. Servers respond to the prayers and dialogues of the priest along with the congregation. www.usccb.org /liturgy/current/servers.shtml   (545 words)

CEI Publishing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) The primary duty of an Altar Server is to assist the priest, as a representative of the people of the parish, in a visible manner, as the mystery of Calvary unfolds on the Altar. Altar Servers are not to leave the sanctuary after the start of the Mass for any reason except bathroom emergencies, illness, or when directed to do so by the deacon or priest. Servers two and three should then bow to the Altar with the priest or deacon and then proceed to the gospel stations at either side of the podium when the priest or deacon move to the podium. www.olsparish.org /altarserver.htm   (5766 words)

[No title] Altar servers are chosen from among the faithful who display a desire to participate in an intimate way during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. A reluctant or disinterested server is a distraction to the priest, parishioners and fellow servers. Altar servers are on duty from the time they enter the sanctuary at the start of Mass until the priest exits at the end of Mass. ceisites.com /spiritual/information/astm.html   (6569 words)

ALTAR SERVER GUIDE Altar servers today are not ordained, but are 'commissioned' by their parish priest. Altar servers are on duty from the time they enter the sanctuary at the start of Mass until they finish cleanup after the end of Mass. Servers should genuflect whenever entering a church pew, the sanctuary or crosses in front of the tabernacle, they should face the tabernacle and genuflect/bow. www.thesacredheart.com /altguide.htm   (1590 words)

Altar Servers Manual As altar servers, you play an important role in the celebration of Holy Mass, and are a valuable asset to the priest and the parish community. To be an altar server at St. Francis and St. William, you must first have received the Sacrament of Reconciliation and made your First Communion. This server is one of the candle bearers for the opening, gospel (at St. Francis), and closing processions. www.rc.net /providence/stwillri/altarservers.html   (2549 words)

Altar Server Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Altar servers perform most of the functions of the former "minor order" of ordained clerics known as acolytes (from the Greek word akolouthos or 'attendant'). Altar servers today are not ordained, but are 'commissioned' by their parish priest (Book of Blessings, Chapter 62). The primary role of the altar server is to assist the priest in the celebration of the liturgy during Mass. www.memorare.com /altarserver   (166 words)

Saint Luke Orthodox Church - Ministries - Community The Altar Bread that is used for the Divine Liturgy is the round loaf of bread that is brought to the Preparation Table to be cut and used for the Service. The altar table is symbolic of the Ark of the Covenant and has within it the relic (bone of a holy martyr) revealing that the Church is built on the faith of the martyrs. During the Anaphora the servers stand with lighted torches at the corners of the Altar Table with-the censer bearer on the right of the Priest or Deacon until the Theotokion - (Hymn to the-Theotokos). www.stlukeorthodox.com /html/misc/altarservers.cfm   (3151 words)

Holy Redeemer Catholic Church - Kissimmee Florida - Altar Server Ministry We strongly believe that it is a great honor to be an altar server and we enthusiastically urge you to encourage your sons and daughters to bedome involved in this very important ministry. The altar servers hand the Flagon and cruet to the priest one at a time, wine first followed by the water. The altar candles are to be lit by an adult before the first mass of the day and extinguished after the last mass. www.hredeemer.org /m-server.html   (848 words)

Holy Redeemer Altar Server Guide When reaching the altar, the Servers should make a slight bow of the head (the Cross Bearer does not bow); The Cross Bearer proceeds to the area behind the Presider's chair and places the Cross in its stand. The servers place all the chalices that have been set out on the Credence table, on the right side of the altar, together with one purificator for each chalice. The other Servers go to the left side of the plaza and stay there until the casket is put in the Hearse. www2.physics.umd.edu /~smarsh/hr/docs/AltarServerGuide.html   (1454 words)

The Florida Catholic - Knights state award goes to St. Pete server   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Xavier Bryant, an altar server at St. Joseph Parish in St. Petersburg, was recognized by the Florida Knights of Columbus. Altar server coordinator Lucille Senra said that even when the youth isn't scheduled to serve, he always checks to see if he can help or fill in for boys and girls who do not show. Participating councils nominate two servers each and those choices are sent to the district or diocesan level, which sends its top two choices to the state. www.flcath.org /articles/2006/060804/060804-stp-kofc-altarserver.htm   (557 words)

Altar Server Guidelines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Altar - the table of the Lord in the sanctuary. Altar Vessels - sacred vessels used during the celebration of liturgy. Sanctuary - the sacred area in the church where the altar, pulpit, and tabernacle are located. www.users.bigpond.com /stanthonys.wanniassa/altarserver-guidelines2.htm   (324 words)

Queen of Peace Church Because of a series of requests and complaints, the altar server dress code will be emphasized this year. Servers who are not dressed or groomed appropriately for an event will not be permitted to serve that event. Servers who do not show up at their assignments on the regular schedule will not be asked to serve weddings or funerals. www.qpgs.org /servers.htm   (236 words)

Altar Server Chic: Encouraging My Sons to Serve - Catholic Online It is there that the transformation from typical teen to Altar Server takes place. In many parishes, Altar Servers are scarce or are dominated by female participants. If they are called to family life, their experience as servers will help them to foster a love of our faith in their own children. www.catholic.org /featured/headline.php?ID=3711   (1207 words)

Altar Servers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) My intent in putting this program together, thanks to Father Marty Heinz in Rockford Illinois, is to standardize all altar servers doing the same thing, and to give them an incentive to become better and more involved in what they are doing at mass. All servers are expected to fulfill their assigned times to serve. All servers are expected to find their own replacement at mass if they cannot make it for whatever reason; i.e., boy for boy, girl for girl, although, a girl may find a boy substitute. frterry.org /Altar_Servers/Altar_Servers_p1.htm   (989 words)

Newman Catholic Student Center - Altar Server Ministry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Altar servers assist Father Joe in the performance of mass ceremonies. Altar serving is a quiet but important and dignified part of the service and an easy way to be involved with the mass. New servers are always welcome, as we try to add servers to the night masses as well as the morning. www.duke.edu /web/catholic/involved/programs/liturgy/altarserver.html   (101 words)

Altar Server Society The OLQM Altar Server Society is composed of young, Catholic men and women from the parish. Besides merely serving on the altar, they are recognized among their peers as young leaders and models of good example. Congratulations to the New Altar Servers for 2005 www.ourladyqueenofmartyrs.org /orgs/altar.htm   (210 words)

ALTAR SERVERS St Raphael's has a dedicated team of altar servers who are skilled in serving Mass and such ceremonies as Confirmation with the Archbishop. St Raphael's altar servers are part of the Guild of St Stephen. The altar servers play an important role in bringing the message of the death and resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the community. www.straphael.org.uk /altar_servers.htm   (173 words)

Altar Server Guidelines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) A server should also know the names of the places in the Church (eg sanctuary, altar, sacristy), the items used in the mass and what they are used for (eg chalice, paten, corporal, alb etc). Servers must be able to use properly the "tools of the trade" especially matches and candles. Servers should bow to the altar when passing in front of it. www.users.bigpond.com /stanthonys.wanniassa/altarserver-guidelines.htm   (1497 words)

St. Bernard Roman Catholic Church - Altar Servers Altar servers wear the alb or the surplice during a liturgy. Altar Server Training: The parish conducts training and refreshers periodically during the year for our Altar Servers. Altar Server Schedule: The schedule is typically provided quarterly and mailed to each Altar Server family. www.sbcwickford.org /ministries/altarservers.html   (141 words)

Visitation BVM Altar Servers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) The Altar Servers consist of young people from our parish who assist the priest during Mass and at other religious services as he carries out his sacred duties. Altar servers begin training in the third trimester of fifth grade, and serve from sixth grade through eighth grade, with the possibility to continue serving at the altar during high school. Serving at the altar offers our young people a unique opportunity for involvement in the Sacred Liturgy, while instilling a sense of service and providing the opportunity to consider a vocation to the Priesthood or Religious life. www.visitationbvm.org /AltarServers   (139 words)

Altar Server The Ministry of Altar Servers consists of approximately The Altar Server Ministry at St. Martha's parish, is open to young men and young women who meet the four requirements: Server must be in at least sixth grade. www.stmartha.com /alter.htm   (122 words)

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly . BELIEF & PRACTICE . Altar Servers . October 22, 2004 | PBS AMANDA BRADLEY (Altar Server, St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church): Whenever I came to Mass, I thought it was so cool that they got to be up there and light the candles, get involved. PATTY SCHUTZ (Altar Server, St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church): And, I always thought Mass was boring and that it might make it more fun. Without the altar servers, the Mass would be a lot longer and a lot harder on the priest. www.pbs.org /wnet/religionandethics/week808/belief.html   (676 words)

Altar Server Guidelines-The Mass Pass between the deacon’s chair and the altar, go behind the sanctuary wall on the right side, and put the processional candles on their bases. Go out from behind the sanctuary wall, passing between the ambo and the altar, and step down from the sanctuary to stand where you did at the beginning of the Mass. With AS2 leading, go out from behind the sanctuary wall, passing between the deacon’s chair and the altar, and step down from the sanctuary to stand where you did at the beginning of the Mass, facing the altar. home1.gte.net /scottsonline/guide_server_themass.htm   (2746 words)

St. Paul Catholic Parish - Altar Server Patron Saints Directed by your Guardian Angel, whom you confidently invoked, you learned to be a most humble server at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Help Altar Servers imitate you in their service at Eucharistic celebrations as well as in their conduct with others. In the seventh century his remains rested in the same grave as those of Pope Zephyrinus; according to Willpert they lay in the burial vault above ground (cella trichora) which was situated towards the west over the Catacomb of St. Callistus. stpaul.ptdiocese.org /ministries/serversaints.htm   (432 words)

Daily Altar Server Schedule- APRIL 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Attached to this letter is a general information memo submitted by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia pertaining to the Mass at the Cathedral on February 11, 2007. It is important to note, that any Altar Server attending the Mass and riding the school bus, must meet in the Ludwick Lot parking lot across from the old school building by 12:30PM. Registration of Altar Servers will be in the back of the Cathedral on the right hand side at the Baptismal font. www.saintaloysius.net /daily.cfm   (507 words)

Altar servers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Altar servers (boys and girls) fulfil an important ministry in serving during Mass. In order to be an altar server you need to have received your First Communion. Please contact Fr Christopher if you would like to become an altar server. www.stmarymags.org.uk /community/altar_servers.html   (78 words)

Religion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Cross-bearer places the cross gently on the cross stand, the other server walks with the priest back to bless the altar. · After cleaning up, the servers go to the foot of the altar, behind the priest, the cross-bearer standing to the left and the other server to the right (just as you have been sitting). · Servers are to respect the church’s right to pray, so no horsing around during the Eucharistic Prayer. maxpages.com /stvdpservers/Altar_Server_Training_Manual - !http://maxpages.com/stvdpservers/Altar_Server_Training_Manual   (1388 words)

Altar Server Guidelines-Responsibilities Altar Server 1 – processional cross, chalice, tray with communion cups Walks to the right of AS3 during the procession and when leading the gifts to the altar and to the left of AS3 during the recession Altar Server – processional cross, Sacaramentary, chalice, tray with communion cups, pitcher and lavabo bowl, towel, bells mysite.verizon.net /scottsonline/guide_server_responsibilities.htm   (797 words)

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