{"id":1560,"date":"2025-03-28T22:18:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T22:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk\/education\/?page_id=1560"},"modified":"2025-03-28T22:45:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T22:45:02","slug":"altar-servers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk\/education\/parish-ministry\/altar-servers\/","title":{"rendered":"Altar Servers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1560\" class=\"elementor elementor-1560\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82369ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82369ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92fd64a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92fd64a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60aecf8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60aecf8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c8a31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7c8a31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0aaa30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0aaa30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Altar Servers<\/h1>\n<p>Altar servers, by their skills, knowledge and growing experience, serve the smooth-running of the liturgy: they carry, bring and fetch the things needed by the priest or bishop who is presiding; they ring the bells, as appropriate, and they carry the candles in procession. They can also help to prepare the altar, as well as the credence and offertory tables, before Mass begins, as well as helping clear things away afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>For many young people, both girls and boys, this important ministry represents a memorable and formative stage of their early faith years, and they often begin once they\u2019ve receive their first Holy Communion.\u00a0Many continue on into their teens performing this service, and share their knowledge and experience with their younger brothers and sisters.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in becoming an altar server in your local parish please contact your parish priest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc3dc6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbc3dc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c507fc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c507fc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Altar-Servers-image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1556\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Altar-Servers-image.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Altar-Servers-image-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Altar-Servers-image-146x180.jpg 146w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dffd5e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dffd5e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f9a833 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f9a833\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79283df pnomargin elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79283df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Liturgy Office of England and Wales has produced\u00a0an introductory guide for Servers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c726c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c726c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f59c83c elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"f59c83c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--wayra\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Servers-and-their-Ministry-at-Mass.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-text=\"\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Servers and their Ministry at Mass<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Altar Servers Altar servers, by their skills, knowledge and growing experience, serve the smooth-running of the liturgy: they carry, bring and fetch the things needed by the priest or bishop who is presiding; they ring the bells, as appropriate, and they carry the candles in procession. 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