St. Augustine Church
Iglesia de San Agustín
The Catholic Student Center of Gainesville, Florida
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Altar Servers

Norms and Guidelines for Altar Servers - LINK TO DIOCESE OF ST AUGUSTINE

Duties before Mass

  • Upon arrival the server should dress in the alb and cincture
  • Server should talk with coordinator and/or sacristan to be updated on anything special (Baptisms, special blessings) that will be occurring at Mass
  • No less than five minutes to mass time a server should light all appropriate candles.
  • Altar server should then proceed to back of church to be ready to process

Duties during Mass

  • ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE
  • assist the priest with holding the book for prayers
  • set the altar at the correct time
  • clean up after Communion
  • set out the announcements after Communion

Duties after Mass

  • return the processional cross to the sanctuary
  • extinguish the candles
  • assist in any other way you can to clean up