Altar Servers
St. Ann Parish has a very strong altar server ministry with almost 150 active servers. Interested girls and boys are welcome to begin this ministry as soon as they have completed the 5th grade or reached the age of 11 and are encouraged to continue this ministry through high school.
Upcoming training sessions:
Attendance at ONE session will fulfill the training requirement.
NEW SERVER TRAINING:
Tell your friends and younger siblings that these dates are upon us. Youth who are at least 11 years old or have completed 5th grade are eligible to train. Youth needs to have received these sacraments: Baptism, Confession and communion. Family needs to be registered in the parish. Parent meeting at the beginning of the night's training. All trainings are in the main church from 7:00-8:45 PM. REGISTRATION REQUIRED at marye222@verizon.net for training dates.
January 9 or February 7
CRUCIFER TRAINING:
Servers who have at least 6 months of experience of service and want to expand their skills and serving opportunities may train for Crucifer! REGISTRATION REQUIRED at marye222@verizon.net for training dates. All trainings are in the main church from 7:00-8:45 PM.
2024 Trainings Coming Soon!
THURIFER TRAINING:
Servers who have at least 1 year experience of service who want to expand their skills with learning the steps and processes to carry and tend the incense vessel, the thurible, may train for this advanced role. REGISTRATION REQUIRED at marye222@verizon.net for training dates. All trainings are in the main church from 7:00-8:45 PM.
January 11 or January 16
Any questions - email at marye222@verizon.net or call/text at 214-985-9676.
Service Hours
You are eligible to receive service hours as an altar server. If you need service hours for NHS, NJHS, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, etc, please ask the priest, deacon, ministry lead, or Eucharistic Ministry captain to sign your service hours form either before or after Mass on the day that you serve. You may also email the ministry coordinator for such needs.