Acolytes

Acolyte means helper or attendant, especially in worship. Our younger acolytes help with the liturgy through bearing banners, crosses, and the gospel. Our older acolytes do all these, and in addition, help set the Altar for communion and carry the offerings from the ushers to the Altar.

Junior Acolytes
Kinder to 2nd grade 
Your children are welcome to be part of our Jr Acolyte core. They process in, help lead other kids to Sunday School and back to church (with the help of two adult leaders).  Contact  Pastor Todd for more information or to get your kids involved.

Older Acolytes
3rd grade to High School
If you are interested in being an acolyte please email the acolyte coordinator, Eric Caulcrick.
If you are already an acolyte, don't forget to check your schedule.

What's Expected?
Below are the basic duties of the acolytes.  For a detailed explanation of duties, click HERE.

• Get dressed: white robe, belt and cross

• Light the candles
• Get cross from the back and stand in center aisle to cue the organist that everyone is ready.
• Proceed down center aisle to Altar rail (but don't go inside, turn right and place cross in holder on the choir side column
• Sit on bench inside the Altar rail on the choir side
• Get collection plates and give to ushers
• Hand priest first the chalice, then the bread, then the wine, and then the water
• Get towel and bowl and water
• Wash priest's hands
• Get collection plates back from ushers
• Place collection plates on Altar
• Get ready for communion
• Take communion
• Get cross from the holder by the choir side column
• Lead procession from the Altar
• Put cross back in the holder at the entrance doors
• Put out the candles if needed
• Take off robes and hang them up
• Done!