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St. Mary’s is looking for more boys and girls to be altar servers. The children that are interested must be Catholic and have completed their first Holy Communion. They should be between the ages of seven and seventeen. We need altar servers for both Sunday Masses and at the vigil Mass on Saturday night. Parents if you are interested in your child serving here at St. Mary’s, please use the numbers on this page to contact us. It is an honor and privilege to be an altar server. My dad was an altar boy here at St. Mary’s during the 50’s. My brother and I served here during the late 60’s and early 70’s. My daughter is currently an altar server here too. It is up to us parents to encourage our children to participate more at Mass. Being an altar server is a good way to serve the Lord. It may also lead to an interest in vocations. Altar servers are important; they prepare things for Mass. They assist the priest before and during Mass. They light candles, carry the Processional Cross, hold the Sacramentary, and ring bells. The altar servers learn the Order of Mass, prayers, responses, and postures. They are an integral part of the Celebration. It will be a good experience for them. We invite you to encouraging your children to serve.
Thank you.
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But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and don’t prevent them, for such is the Kingdom of Heaven.”
Matthew 19:14 |
