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An altar server attends to supporting tasks at the altar such as fetching and carrying, ringing the altar bell, helping bring up the gifts, and bringing up the liturgical books, among other things. If young, the server is commonly called an altar boy or altar girl. In some Christian denominations, altar servers are known as acolytes. [1]
Surrounding the enclosed colored cold line are the words “Ministry of Altar Servers” which is the name of the organization itself and below is “San Roque Parish Cathedral” which means that it is the base of the institution. The Circle symbolizes the continuation of the service, life and the generation of the organization.
The development of the ministry of altar server has a long history. By the early Middle Ages, some of these ministries were formalized under the term "minor orders" and (along with the diaconate) used as steps to priestly ordination. One of the minor orders was the office of acolyte. [1] Altar servers are a substitute for an instituted acolyte.
In 1978, a revised K of A Handbook was published (first edition was in 1971), with a new program, revised materials, and a renewed effort to promote K of A society and to foster vocations. In 2008, the Knights of the Altar Society, North America was established and is actively engaged in rebuilding the organization.
The purpose of the Guild of St. Stephen is "to encourage, positively and practically, the highest standards of serving at the Church's liturgy and so contribute to the whole community's participation in a more fruitful worship of God, to provide altar servers with a greater understanding of what they are doing so that they may serve with increasing reverence and prayerfulness and thereby be ...
To raise the spiritual tone of altar servers; To promote a conscientious performance of the duties of altar servers; and; To encourage more frequent attendance at the Holy Eucharist, in addition to times of duty. [1] Membership is open to any man or woman who is an altar server in the Church of England and 'accepts Catholic Faith and Practice'. [1]
As in other churches, in the Latin Church the term "acolyte" is also used of altar servers on whom no ordination or institution has been conferred. [13] [14] Pope Benedict XVI spoke of Saint Tarcisius as "presumably an acolyte, that is, an altar server". [15] Pope Francis changed canon law in January 2021 to allow female installed acolytes.
During the Offertory, the acolyte, deacon or priest places the sacred vessels on the altar. The wine and water are taken in their cruets to the altar to be poured into the chalice. After the altar has been incensed (if incense is used), two servers wash the priest's hands. The priest holds his hands over the lavabo bowl and the first server (if ...