Moderator: Fr. Gene Daguplo (609) 585-7049 : gdaguplo@srhap.org
Bringing the youth up in the faith today is not an easy task. This ministry encourages the youth to participate more fully in the celebration of the Eucharist. Serving at the altar gives them a hands-on, personal experience of God’s work in the liturgy. Their witness of faith helps them draw closer to God and stay close to God later in life. Like all calls to ministry, it is God who makes the invitation. God calls the young to help our parish worship by being an altar server. This ministry is open to boys and girls in at least 3rd grade, who have received their First Communion and have their parent’s permission. Serving at the Altar is a special privilege. Altar Servers are close to the altar as they serve the priest, carry the cross, and carry the light of Christ. Our young altar servers wear the robe of baptism (the alb) – which is a sign of their position in the community as baptized people, hold the book of the prayers (the Roman Missal), and they help the priest and deacons at the altar.