Altar Servers

Contact Information

Parish Office

858-454-2631

marystarofthesea@marystarlajolla.org

Altar Servers serve and assist the priests during Mass. Servers should be mature enough to understand their responsibilities and to carry them out well and with appropriate reverence. They should have already received holy communion for the first time and normally receive the eucharist whenever they participate in the liturgy.

Servers carry the cross, the processional candles, hold the book for the priest celebrant when he is not at the altar, carry the incense and censer, present the bread, wine, and water to the priest during the preparation of the gifts or assist him when he receives the gifts from the people, wash the hands of the priest, assist the priest celebrant and deacon as necessary. (USCCB Guidelines for Altar Servers)

Please contact the parish office if you are interested in serving the Church.