ALTAR SERVERS
“Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve”- Matthew 20: 28
At Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Durbanville, the altar server ministry is a young, vibrant, passionate ministry serving at Christ’s Altar. When joining this ministry, you are not only joining a team, you are becoming part of a family. As altar servers, we assist the priest during the Holy Mass and other liturgical celebrations.
As an altar server, you sit at a privileged place witnessing Christ’s presence in every liturgical act we do during the Mass, especially during the sacrament of the Eucharist. The altar server ministry can teach you lots of valuable skills such as communication, teamwork, punctuality and self-confidence and can lead you to making lots of new friends#
Our meetings usually take place four times a year on a Friday afternoon at 17:30 in the Church. These meetings are informative as well as containing the opportunity for practicing the various skills of serving, such as using the thurible for incense, the setting of the altar and so on.
So, now that you have read about this amazing ministry and feel that you would like to join it, feel free to speak to one of us after Mass. God is calling each of us to serve Him. Saint John Berchmans, our Patron Saint, was noted for his devotion to school work and his reverence as an altar server at Mass. He was well-liked among his classmates, and gently encouraged them to live their faith with greater diligence. We celebrate his feast day on November 26th.
To quote Saint John Paul II in his address to altar servers: “Your commitment to the altar is not only a duty, but a great honor, a genuine holy service”.
“Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve”- Matthew 20: 28
At Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Durbanville, the altar server ministry is a young, vibrant, passionate ministry serving at Christ’s Altar. When joining this ministry, you are not only joining a team, you are becoming part of a family. As altar servers, we assist the priest during the Holy Mass and other liturgical celebrations.
As an altar server, you sit at a privileged place witnessing Christ’s presence in every liturgical act we do during the Mass, especially during the sacrament of the Eucharist. The altar server ministry can teach you lots of valuable skills such as communication, teamwork, punctuality and self-confidence and can lead you to making lots of new friends#
Our meetings usually take place four times a year on a Friday afternoon at 17:30 in the Church. These meetings are informative as well as containing the opportunity for practicing the various skills of serving, such as using the thurible for incense, the setting of the altar and so on.
So, now that you have read about this amazing ministry and feel that you would like to join it, feel free to speak to one of us after Mass. God is calling each of us to serve Him. Saint John Berchmans, our Patron Saint, was noted for his devotion to school work and his reverence as an altar server at Mass. He was well-liked among his classmates, and gently encouraged them to live their faith with greater diligence. We celebrate his feast day on November 26th.
To quote Saint John Paul II in his address to altar servers: “Your commitment to the altar is not only a duty, but a great honor, a genuine holy service”.
