~ St. Michael Church ~
An
Altar Server is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during
a religious service. The primary role of the altar server is to assist the priest in the celebration
of the liturgy during Mass. This is done through specific actions and by setting
an example to the congregation
by active participation in the liturgy (hymns, responses, etc.), by 'looking alert' and by
sitting or standing at the appropriate times. An Altar Server usually has no formal training and holds no formal religious position. Duties of an Altar Server In the Roman Rite of the celebration of Mass, altar servers have the following responsibilites during Mass:
Gathering: Altar servers carry the processional cross
and
candles at the front of the gathering procession.
Others
may carry incense and a thurible.
Proclamation of the gospel: they carry the
candles
during procession.
Preparation of the altar: Altar servers present the cruets
of
wine
and water for the deacon or priest to put in the chalice.
Lavabo: An altar server administers the water
to the
priest as he ritually washes his hands.
Ending procession: When the priest and the servers leave
the altar,
again
the processional cross is carried perhaps with the candles.
Anyone
in fourth grade or at least 10 years old can become an Altar Server by contacting Fr.
Roger Hall or Marie Therrien our Director of Religious Education.
Fr.
Roger Hall - 203-753-0689
Marie
Therrien - 203-753-2018
Psalm
100
"Shout
joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.
Serve
the Lord with gladness;
come
before Him with joyful singing.
Know
that the Lord Himself is God;
it
is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
we
are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter
His gates with thanksgiving,
and
His courts with praise.
Give
thanks to Him; bless His name.
For
the Lord is good;
His
loving kindness is everlasting,
and
His faithfulness to all generations."
by active participation in the liturgy (hymns, responses, etc.), by 'looking alert' and by
sitting or standing at the appropriate times. An Altar Server usually has no formal training and holds no formal religious position. Duties of an Altar Server In the Roman Rite of the celebration of Mass, altar servers have the following responsibilites during Mass:
Gathering: Altar servers carry the processional cross
and
candles at the front of the gathering procession.
Others
may carry incense and a thurible.
Proclamation of the gospel: they carry the
candles
during procession.
Preparation of the altar: Altar servers present the cruets
of
wine
and water for the deacon or priest to put in the chalice.
Lavabo: An altar server administers the water
to the
priest as he ritually washes his hands.
Ending procession: When the priest and the servers leave
the altar,
again
the processional cross is carried perhaps with the candles.
Anyone
in fourth grade or at least 10 years old can become an Altar Server by contacting Fr.
Roger Hall or Marie Therrien our Director of Religious Education.
Fr.
Roger Hall - 203-753-0689
Marie
Therrien - 203-753-2018
Psalm
100
"Shout
joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.
Serve
the Lord with gladness;
come
before Him with joyful singing.
Know
that the Lord Himself is God;
it
is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
we
are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter
His gates with thanksgiving,
and
His courts with praise.
Give
thanks to Him; bless His name.
For
the Lord is good;
His
loving kindness is everlasting,
and
His faithfulness to all generations."
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