Parents:
Fr. Augustine will be continuing to celebrating Mass on Wednesday nights through the Easter season. All Masses begin at 7:00 p.m.
We are looking for volunteers to altar serve at those Masses. Please contact Austin Lee if your child can serve any of the following dates:
Thank you for your continued dedication to our ministry.
The rehearsal for Holy Thursday and Good Friday liturgies will take place on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Church. The rehearsal for the Easter Vigil liturgy will take place after Morning Prayer and the Blessing of the Easter Foods on Saturday, April 11, 2009. These meetings are only for those servers selected to serve for each liturgy.
The schedule for Holy Week has been posted on the Schedule Information page (link located under “Ministry Information” on the right side of your screen). If you have any questions or concerns about the schedule, please be sure to contact Austin Lee as soon as possible.
Just a reminder that there is an Altar Server Meeting this Saturday (March 28, 2009). The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will be held in the Church. Father Augustine will be attending and will review certain topics which he wishes addressed along with procedures to be followed during Holy Week and the Easter season.
Parents: Please remember that you must also be in attendance.
Thank you for all that you do for St. Charles!!
The care of the Altar Server Room is the responsibility of ALL servers. We ask that everyone please hang up the robes and keep the room neat. The information posted on the bulletin boards in the Altar Server Room is important to each server and should not be written on. Servers should only initial in the spaces provided acknowledging that they have served that particular Mass or have cleaned the robes on their particular assigned weekend.
A cleaning schedule for the altar server robes has been distributed, is posted in the Altar Server Room, and is also posted on our Web page. It currently runs out to the end of the school year. With five Masses each weekend, plus a school Mass each week, the robes do get used. It is important that the robes are cleaned, as scheduled, and the servers properly care for them so that they look their best during Mass. Please only clean those robes which have the color you are assigned. Once cleaned, the robes should be neatly hung back in place. If someone has a conflict and cannot clean their assigned robes when scheduled, please attempt to change with another server on the schedule. If you are unable to clean the robes, please contact Austin Lee directly and other arrangements will be made. Our Web page contains additional information on the procedures for cleaning the robes, when they can be removed for cleaning, etc.
Mr. Volkerson is beginning his last steps in becoming a Deacon. As part of his training, at certain Masses he will be assisting in the setting of the Altar. When he is serving, only one server will need to go up to assist in setting the Altar. Mr. Volkerson will actually set the Altar, you will assist him. The second server will come from our chairs to help out with the gifts and the washing of the priests hands.
As a reminder, the Altar Servers are hosting this Friday nights soup supper. Those able to help should arrive by 5:30 p.m. Soup Suppers are from 6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Stations of the Cross begins at 7:00 p.m.
Fr. Augustine has added Wednesday night Masses during the Lenten Season. We are looking for altar servers who wish to volunteer to serve any of these Masses. The Mass will be held on March 4, 11, 18, 25 and April 1 and will begin at 7:00 p.m. The servers who volunteer are asked to be there about 2o minutes before the Mass begins. If you are interested, please contact Austin Lee.
Below is a listing of the servers scheduled for the Stations of the Cross. A special thank you to Tori Sibons for serving last night.
March 6 – C. Chu | March 13 – C. Kenney | March 20 – G. Drage | March 27 – A. Lee | April 3 – M.A. Tolentino
Servers should be at the church by 6:40 p.m. to prepare. Thank you for your help.
All Servers are encouraged to download the new information for the Preparation of the Altar. The information may be found on the Ministry Information page, under the Mass Procedures section.
Also, the new schedule is now available for download under the Serving Schedules page.
The Lenten Season begins with Ash Wednesday on February 25th. Throughout the Season of Lent, the Altar Servers will be participating in several activities, liturgical and communal.
The Ministry of Altar Servers has been asked to help serve at the Soup Supper on Friday, March 6, 2009. At least six servers are needed to volunteer. Servers’ parents are also asked to help out as needed. All of the Lenten Soup Suppers will be held in Bishop Grady Hall at 6:00 p.m. Volunteers, however, will need to arrive by 5:30 p.m. to help setup the necessary equipment and utensils.
Volunteers are needed for serving at Stations of the Cross during the Lenten Season. Stations begin at 7:00 p.m. in the church. All volunteers must be able to carry the cross. The dates for Stations of the Cross are as follows: February 27th, March 6th, March 13th, March 20th, March 27th and April 3rd.
If you are able to assist at these functions, please email Austin Lee, Coordinator of the Ministry of Altar Servers.
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