Senior & Intermediate Server's Responsibilities:

Prayer Books

-Make sure that there is the appropriate service book, bulletin and a hymn book at each seat (For each of the servers, deacon, subdeacon and ministers)

Who's Who?

-Is everyone there? (Check posted schedule) If you're short someone by about 10:20, try to find another server that could fill in

-Make sure everyone signs in, if they don't please note who served yourself.

-Double check that everyone knows which job is their's and that everyone is doing a job that they have been trained for (a list will be posted)

Candles

-Light the candles before the service, about 10:25 (or make sure they get lit epistle candle first, gospel second)

Chapel

-Everyone should be in the Chapel just before 10:30 for the prayer along with candles and the cross (and banner if necessary).

Gospel

-Try to keep attention of other servers so that everyone knows when to leave for the procession

Offertory

-If you are able to keep an eye out to see when the sidesperson is coming with the collection, you can nod to the Gospel side acolyte.

Server's Responsibilities:

Before Service:

• Robe up
• Make sure you have a bulletin and service book at your seat
• Light candles (Epistle side first)
  • If the Pascal candle is to be lit, lite it after the Gospel candle
• Make sure some one has matches to light processional candles
• Meet in the Chapel

Procession

• Walk behind the choir, in front of the subdeacon(wears black and white)
• Bow at the altar steps
• Proceed to server's seat, around the altar stairs and up at the side.

Gospel Procession

• Keep alert to see when to leave:
  • If it is a hymn you will usually leave somewhere in the middle
  • If it is only a very short melody you will leave at the beginning
  • If there is an anthem, you'll leave as soon as they've finished
  • Make sure you know which is the case for that Sunday
• Come to the base of the altar steps, face forward
• Wait for the deacon to pickup the Gospel and bow
• Bow and follow behind the candles, down the aisle, till the crucifers stops
• Turn around and stand between the two candles
• The deacon will give you the Gospel to hold, hold the book at an appropriate level to be read, DON'T hold it flat
• NOTE: Be aware the with the new Gospel pages may have to be turned
• You will be given the Gospel to carry back
• Step to the side to allow crucifer and acolyte to pass
• Carry Gospel up, cross facing forward
• Place Gospel on Altar to the right side of the Epistle candle and return to seat

Offertory Hymn/ Preparation of the Gifts

• Hand the deacon the chalice with the burse on top at the very beginning of the hymn
• The deacon receives bread and wine from the greeters
• Remove the stoppers from the cruets
• The deacon may need bread, hold bread box open facing the deacon
• Next the wine may be needed, hold the wine in your right hand and the water in your left (If there are handles, hold them facing away from you)
• Hand the deacon the wine and switch the water to your right hand. Take the wine in your left hand and hand the deacon the water. Switch the wine to your right hand, and take the water in your left hand.
• Put the cruets back on the credence table and replace the stoppers
• Wash the priests hands (and do the same for anyone else who steps forward)
• When the Deacon has finished preparing the table, step forward to the altar along with the priests and subdeacon
• Stand at the altar for the duration of the Eucharistic prayer
• Step back to your seat to receive communion

Communion

• After receiving communion take the extra chalices to the altar
• Be prepared to get the bread or wine from the aumbry or anything else
• When you are no longer needed you can sit

After Communion

• Stand by credence table
• If anything not containing bread or wine is handed to you, place it on the credence table
• Anything containing wine is to be given to a lay administrator to be taken out to the sacristy, as it is blessed
• Bread is to be placed in the aumbry in the already existing dish
• When you are done return to your seat

Recessional Hymn

• Be prepared to take wine from the lay assistant and place it in the aumbry if necessary
• Make sure the candles on the altar are extinguished (the Epistle acolyte can do this)
• The acolytes and crucifer will begin to move when the choir starts down the stairs
• Line up in front of the altar with the rest of the sanctuary party
• Follow out behind the choir

After Service

• WAIT for organ music to begin, return to your seat to return anything to its place, collect your belongings, etc.
• If the pascal candle or advent wreath is lit, extinguish it
• HANG-UP your ROBE ie. on a hanger (no points otherwise!)
• Take robe home if dirty and CLEAN IT

Banner Bearer's Responsibilities:

Procession

• Walk behind choir as usually
• Leave yourself a good metre of space in front of you
• Once you're past the balcony, lift the banner high enough to see under it
• Stop at sanctuary step to acknowledge and continue around base and place the banner in its stand

Gospel

• Same as usual, doesn't involve banner

Recessional

• Leave your seat when the other servers do
• Get the banner, stand near the banner's stand and face congregation
• After the dismissal, follow behind the choir to the back
• Remember to lower the banner when you reach the balcony

Crucifer's Responsibilities

Before the Service

• Robe up
• Make sure you have a bulletin and service book at your seat
• Take the cross out
• Meet in the Chapel

Procession

• When everyone is assembled in the Narthex (choir, santuary party) enter the church and wait at the Warden's wands
• Once hymn starts, wait for everyone to begin singing before proceeding
• If there is Sunday school, turn to the Gospel side and stop at the front
• Wait for the children's talk and be prepared to lead the children out of the church come back quietly up the side aisle and place the cross in it's holder
• NOTE: If there is no Sunday school, proceed to the altar steps and proceed to your seat as if after the Gospel procession

Gospel Procession

• At the appropriate time, take the cross down the two altar steps and in front of altar
• Come to the base of the altar steps, face forward
• Wait for the deacon to pickup the Gospel and bow
• Bow and lead down the centre aisle
• Stop just before the Warden's Wands and turn to face the front of the church
• After the reading, once the server and Gospeler have stepped to the side, begin to walk back
• Stop at the altar steps and wait for the acolytes
• Bow together
• Walk behind the Gospel side acolyte to the corner of the steps, turn and walk up the stairs ahead
• Take your seat

Recessional Hymn

• When the choir start to move down the stairs, take the cross down the two altar steps, across and through the centre
• (If there is no choir, wait to the second or third last verse depending on the length of verses)
• Walk to the base of the sanctuary step and turn to face the cross
• If there is a choir, when they reach the first pew, bow and proceed out of the church
• If there is no choir, when the sanctuary party is lined up in front of the alter, bow and proceed out of the church

After Service

• WAIT for organ music to begin, return to your seat to return anything to its place, collect your belongings, etc.
• HANG-UP your ROBE ie. on a hanger (no points otherwise!)
• Take robe home if dirty and CLEAN IT

Acolyte's Responsibilities

Before the Service

• Robe up
• Make sure you have a bulletin and service book at your seat
• Take the candle out (make sure someone has matches)
• Meet in the Chapel

Procession

• When everyone is assembled in the sanctuary, follow the Crucifer into the church and stop a couple of steps behind
• Once hymn starts, the Crucifer will wait for everyone to begin singing before proceeding
• Follow a couple of steps behind the Crucifer and walk at the same speed as the other Acolyte
• Walk up the Sanctuary step and stop at the base of the two altar steps.
• Bow together, walk around the corner of the two steps and take the candle up the side of the steps and put it in its holder
• Take your seat and find the appropriate hymn.

Gospel Procession

• At the appropriate time, get your candle and go down the two side altar steps and across to the front of the altar
• (The Crucifer will go ahead of the Gospel side acolyte and stand between the two Acolytes)
• Come to the base of the altar steps, face forward
• Wait for the deacon to pickup the Gospel and bow
• Bow and follow the Crucifer down the centre aisle
• Stop just before the Warden's Wands and turn to face the centre of the aisle
• Leave enough room for the server to stand between the two candles.
• Once the server and Gospeler have stepped to the side, follow the Crucifer back
• When you get to the altar steps, stand beside the Crucifer
• Bow together
• Walk around the corner of the steps and place your candle in its holder
• Take your seat

Recessional Hymn

• When the choir starts to move, get your candle and walk down the two side steps
• Don't turn towards the centre, walk straight and down the sanctuary step
• Walk to the centre of the step and stand beside the Crucifer
• When the choir/sanctuary party is ready, bow and proceed out of the church

After Service

• WAIT for organ music to begin, return to your seat to return anything to its place, collect your belongings, etc.
• HANG-UP your ROBE ie. on a hanger (no points otherwise!)
• Take robe home if dirty and CLEAN IT

Epistle side Acolyte's Responsibilities

Beginning of the Recessional Hymn

• Extinguish the altar candles during the first verse of the hymn, Gospel side first

Gospel side Acolyte's Responsibilities

During the Offertory Hymn

• Watch to see when the Sidesperson starts walking up the aisle with the collection
• Walk down the two Altar steps and to the centre
• Put your arms out to take the collection plate
• Turn around and walk up the two Altar steps
• Wait while the minister blesses the offering
• Place the offering at the end of the altar, beside the candle
• Return to your seat