VISITATION PARISH

Forest Grove (Verboort), OR

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4285 Visitation Rd.
Forest Grove, OR 97116
503.357.3860

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Documents

  • 2025 - Altar Server Letter

Dear Parents,

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 after school on Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday for 35 minutes.

Please mark to serve and return this form by September 10, 2025 to the school office.

Your child must be a baptized Catholic who has received the sacraments of First Reconciliation

and Eucharist in order to serve Mass.

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 churchsecretary@vcsknights.org handles the scheduling.

Please contact her if your schedule changes and you need to change your child’s availability.

Finally, SA VE THE DATE, November 15 and 16, 2025 all new altar servers will be

commissioned and receive their personalized cross at the weekend Masses.

In Christ,

Brian Meeuwsen

Pastoral Associate


Altar Server Registration

Parent’s Name:__________________________ Phone Number:________________________

Email:

________________________________

Child’s Name:___________________________ Grade:

___________

Please select training times that will work. I will make and send out a schedule once the forms

are turned in.

Training Schedule (Select all options that will work)

Monday 3:15-3:50 Tuesday 3:15-3:50 Thursday 3:15-3:50

Please mark which Masses you would like your child scheduled for.

Saturday 5:00pm

Vigil

Sunday 8:00am Sunday 10:00am Weekday Masses



Documents

  • 2025 - Altar Server Letter

Dear Parents,

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 after school on Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday for 35 minutes.

Please mark to serve and return this form by September 10, 2025 to the school office.

Your child must be a baptized Catholic who has received the sacraments of First Reconciliation

and Eucharist in order to serve Mass.

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 churchsecretary@vcsknights.org handles the scheduling.

Please contact her if your schedule changes and you need to change your child’s availability.

Finally, SA VE THE DATE, November 15 and 16, 2025 all new altar servers will be

commissioned and receive their personalized cross at the weekend Masses.

In Christ,

Brian Meeuwsen

Pastoral Associate


Altar Server Registration

Parent’s Name:__________________________ Phone Number:________________________

Email:

________________________________

Child’s Name:___________________________ Grade:

___________

Please select training times that will work. I will make and send out a schedule once the forms

are turned in.

Training Schedule (Select all options that will work)

Monday 3:15-3:50 Tuesday 3:15-3:50 Thursday 3:15-3:50

Please mark which Masses you would like your child scheduled for.

Saturday 5:00pm

Vigil

Sunday 8:00am Sunday 10:00am Weekday Masses



Documents

  • 2025 - Altar Server Letter

Dear Parents,

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 after school on Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday for 35 minutes.

Please mark to serve and return this form by September 10, 2025 to the school office.

Your child must be a baptized Catholic who has received the sacraments of First Reconciliation

and Eucharist in order to serve Mass.

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 churchsecretary@vcsknights.org handles the scheduling.

Please contact her if your schedule changes and you need to change your child’s availability.

Finally, SA VE THE DATE, November 15 and 16, 2025 all new altar servers will be

commissioned and receive their personalized cross at the weekend Masses.

In Christ,

Brian Meeuwsen

Pastoral Associate


Altar Server Registration

Parent’s Name:__________________________ Phone Number:________________________

Email:

________________________________

Child’s Name:___________________________ Grade:

___________

Please select training times that will work. I will make and send out a schedule once the forms

are turned in.

Training Schedule (Select all options that will work)

Monday 3:15-3:50 Tuesday 3:15-3:50 Thursday 3:15-3:50

Please mark which Masses you would like your child scheduled for.

Saturday 5:00pm

Vigil

Sunday 8:00am Sunday 10:00am Weekday Masses