This fall I will be training current 4th graders as well as any older students who are interested in the ministry of altar servers for weekday, weekend, and school Masses.
During this training not only are the children going to learn how to be an altar server, but they also learn the proper or formal names of the items used in the sanctuary and sacristy of the church.
The training sessions will be offered after school Monday through Thursday for 35 minutes.
Your child must be a baptized Catholic who has received the sacraments of First Reconciliation and Eucharist in order to serve Mass. Please mark your choice below of availability to serve and return this form by September 11, 2024 to the school office.
Once the sessions have been completed, your child will be added to the Altar Server Schedule and will be assigned along with an older server unless the child has an older sibling who has been trained. The expectation is that servers arrive at least 15 minutes prior to Mass, or Father will find a substitute. Donna Heesacker [email protected] handles the scheduling. Please contact her if your schedule changes and you need to change your child’s availability.
Finally, SAVE THE DATE, November 16 and 17, 2024 all new altar servers will be commissioned and receive their personalized cross at the weekend Masses.
In Christ,
Brian Meeuwsen
Pastoral Associate