Altar Servers assist the priest during Mass by learning its various parts, helping the priest and/or deacon prepare the altar, and actively participating in prayers and singing with the congregation. They may also be scheduled to serve at weddings, funerals, and other special liturgies.

In our parish, Altar Servers are boys and girls in 4th grade or above. They typically receive training in the fall.

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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 contact Fr. John Dakes ([email protected]).