Boys and girls who have received first Communion are encouraged to become altar servers. contact us!
Altar Servers assist the priest and deacons during Mass. Servers carry out a very important and visible function during the celebration of the Church’s liturgy. Servers inspire a congregation to a deeper faith by the way in which they carry themselves and the reverence they show during the celebrations.
Servers carry the cross and candles, hold the book for the priest, assist with the incense, and set the altar during the preparation of the gifts. Altar Servers participate in weekend, weekday, wedding, and funeral Masses.
This ministry is open to youth who have entered the third grade and received their First Communion. All boys and girls are encouraged to become Altar Servers, as well as interested adults. Training is provided by classes outside of Mass and while serving Masses. Altar Servers are scheduled for one or two Masses per month. Many adult servers assist with funeral liturgies. Adult servers attend a Protecting God's Children Class and maintain on-going compliance with the monthly online Virtus Training Bulletins.