Altar Servers assist the community at worship.  The servers include boys and girls from fourth grade through college.  In addition to service at liturgies, the altar servers participate in service projects and provide assistance at parish and social functions.

Training is provided.  

Why Become an Altar Server?

By becoming an altar server, you begin to learn more about the things that happen during Mass and why. You pay more attention to the whole Mass to help you remember where your part fits in.  By focusing and understanding what’s going on, the Mass can lead you into a much deeper relationship with God, and you feel the impact of Mass far greater.  You will also meet up with many other servers when you serve at Mass, wonderful people you would probably meet nowhere else.  Altar serving will teach you many valuable life skills, such as reverence, communication, teamwork, punctuality, self-confidence, perceiving what needs to be done and doing it, and much more!  You are supported by your fellow servers and the ministry directors, and are greatly appreciated by the congregation!  

Requirements are: 1) 4th grade and up, and 2) already had first communion. 

About Altar Serving

• Serving at the altar is always maintaining an attitude of honor and respect to God. We are there to pray and give God worship. Everything we do is aimed at this important end.
• Show honor and respect for the Mass, the Presider, and the other liturgical ministers by being on time. Be in church at least 15 minutes before Mass.
• Show honor and respect for yourself by good grooming and appropriate attire. Find an alb that fits (bottom of alb should be near top of shoe).
• Show honor and respect for your fellow servers by hanging up your alb and cincture with care, and putting away others that are out of place.
• Show honor and respect for the people assembled for prayer by not drawing attention to yourself by unnecessary talking, fidgeting, or sloppy posture. Look like you want to be there. 
• Always get a substitute when you cannot be there as scheduled.
• Serving at the altar is an honor, not a right. Always conduct yourself in a way that commands respect.

For information or to be scheduled for training, please contact Bill Catambay at 408-660-7689 or email [email protected]