Altar Servers
Altar Servers are those who are called from the community to help everybody pray well. Their special role, along with all other ministers, is to assist the celebrant (priest) to lead the community in prayer. Serving is a ministry, a service to be given, not a job to be done.
Who may serve?
Servers are baptised Catholics, male or female, who have received first Holy Communion.
Young servers need to be old enough to understand and carry out their tasks with confidence.
Servers must be capable to manage the physical demands of the role (for example, act as thurifer, cross-bearer or book bearer etc).
If you wish to serve at the Altar of any of our parishes, please download the application form and email the completed form to the Parish.
Qualities
Servers have to be keen of service to God and the community, willing to be trained for their role and to keep on learning.
- Good team players who are happy to work with others
- Punctual , humble and reliable, not attention seeking
- Move quietly and behave reverently in the Church.
