Click here for ALTAR SERVER form.  Altar Servers assist the priest during Mass.  It involves learning the parts of the Mass, assisting the priest and/or deacon as he prepares the altar, participating in the prayers of the Mass and in singing along with the congregation.  Altar Servers may also be asked and scheduled to serve during weddings, funerals and other liturgies.

Who may be an Altar Server?  Altar Servers in our parish consist of boys and girls who are in the 4th grade or higher.  They receive training, typically, during the Fall of the year.

The USCCB's Guidelines for Altar Servers:

Servers should be mature enough to understand their responsibilities and to carry them out well and with appropriate reverence. They should have already received holy communion for the first time and normally receive the eucharist whenever they participate in the liturgy.

Servers should receive proper formation before they begin to function. The formation should include instruction on the Mass and its parts and their meaning, the various objects used in the liturgy (their names and use), and the various functions of the server during the Mass and other liturgical celebrations. Servers should also receive appropriate guidance on maintaining proper decorum and attire when serving Mass and other functions.

For more information, please contact Fr. John.