Altar Serving

St. Bruno Church
Altar Serving
 
Introduction
Welcome to Altar Serving!
 
What does it mean to be an altar server?
It means serving God and his people at Mass
Help the priest and the people praise God as well as they can Carry special objects and carry out special actions at Mass. Why does a priest need servers to help him?
Priests should not do everything at mass.
There are other ministers: deacons, readers, acolytes, choir, ushers, etc.
Today servers do some of the tasks the acolytes did in the past: preparing the altar and sanctuary before mass, making responses.
 
What are acolytes?
Acolytes were young men who were studying to be priests.
Serving at the altar gave them a good chance to learn what they needed to know about the mass.
 
Are girls allowed to serve?
In the past, altar servers were all boys for only men could become priests. Now, one does not need to study for the priesthood to become altar servers.
1994: altar servers could be girls.
They can do all the tasks that boys have always done.
 
Ministry of Servers:
Set the pace: What you do and how you do it can help other people understand the Mass better and make their faith in God stronger.
 
Become very involved in the mass so people become involved also.
The people in the church will be watching you carefully.
It makes a difference how you carry the candles, how you genuflect or bow, what kind of posture you have when sitting or standing or whether you seem prayerful.
St. Bruno Church
Altar Serving

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The Parish Pastoral Council

The Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) provides counsel to the Pastor on matters affecting the life and ministry of the parish community. As such it is policy-formulating body of the parish in all matters of pastoral ministry.
The areas of concern are: liturgy and worship; religious education; care for the earth, respect for life, justice and peace, and; youth development.
The members of the PPC are committee chairs, community representatives, youth representative, those elected by the parish and those appointed by the pastor.
The Council meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month. 

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Parish Finance Council
 
The Parish Finance Council (PFC) assists the pastor in the wise stewardship of the material gifts entrusted by God to the parish in support of the mission of the parish and broader Church.
 
Its responsibilities include overseeing the accounting system of the parish and keeping financial records orderly. Also, it assists the pastor in the annual budget preparation, review income and expenditures on a quarterly and annual basis. Further, the PFC coordinates all fundraising activities in the parish, oversees building and ground maintenance and inventory of goods.
 
The PFC is composed of seven men and women of proven character who have expertise in the areas of business, accounting, administration, personnel, facility maintenance and management. The Council meets every other 2nd Thursday of the month. Rosa Willis is the chair.