Altar Servers/Acolytes

To assist the Priest during the Divine Services by serving with care and reverence in the Holy Altar.

Eligibility to Serve

Boys 7 years and older

               Adult Altar servers are selected by the Clergy to help supervise      

               Altar Boys, and to assist in the execution of the Divine Service

Participation

Altar Serves are asked to serve in Altar every Sunday, during the services of Holy Week and Pascha, as well as on Christmas and other major Feast Days.  Altar servers are expected to arrive prior to the beginning of the Divine Liturgy.  Those arriving after the reading of the Gospel are asked not to serve on that Sunday.