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Altar Server Ministry
Altar Servers help the priest and deacon during the liturgy, especially the Mass, but also religious processions and other devotions.
They have several supporting duties to carry out, such as: carrying the processional cross and candles, carrying the incense and thurible, holding the missal for the priest celebrant when he is not at the altar, assisting the priest when he receives the gifts from the people, washing the hands of the priest before the prayer over the gifts, removing items from the altar during communion, and assisting the priest celebrant and the deacon as necessary. Altar servers wear the alb or the surplice during a liturgy.
This is an important and helpful ministry available to girls and boys in the fourth grade or older who demonstrate a willingness to serve.
If you would like to serve the parish in this way, please contact the Parish Office.
Annual Altar Server of the Year Award
Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels
2023 Christopher Forney and Sean Forney
2022 JohnPaul Cygan and Matthew Wenke
2020-2021 COVID Gap
2019 Joseph Cygan
2018 Shannon Brown
2017 Bart Snyder
2016 Luke R. Earl
2015 Kelsey Brown, Thomas Crino and Hannah Stangle
2014 Shellie DeMartino
2013 Michael Cygan
2012 Maria Skrobacz, Ryan Crino, Neil Shoemaker,
Kaitlyn Layman and Eric DiMartino
2011 Logan Clark
2010 Timothy Crino
2009 Jennifer Pearson
2008 Paul CyganRachael Meyer (Sacred Heart)
2007 Kathleen Simon
2006 Alex PalmquistRebecca Veres (Sacred Heart)
2005 Matthew DiRisioKatherine Mallery (Sacred Heart)
2004 Jessica KochAnn Osburn (Sacred Heart)
2003 Andrew Kubic
2002 Kryn Palmquist
2001 Ryan Lombardo
2000 James Simon
1999 Meghan Dandrea
1998 Robert Ahrens
1997 Brian Lamb
Altar Server Training Video