Altar servers perform most of the functions of the former “minor order” of ordained clerics known as acolytes ‘attendant’. The primary role of the altar server is to assist the priest in the celebration of the liturgy during Mass. This is done through specific actions and by setting an example to the congregation by active participation in the liturgy (hymns, responses, etc.), by looking alert and sitting, standing or kneeling at the appropriate times.

Requirements for Altar Servers in the Parish of St. Ignatius of Loyola :-

1. Candidates should have made their First Holy Communion.
2. Candidates can be male or female.
3. Candidates should know all common prayers and responses of the Mass.
4. The Altar Server should be well behaved not only in the church but at home, in school and everywhere.
5. The Altar Server should regularly attend weekly meetings every Saturday at 6.00 p.m.
6. Only after proper training he or she will be appointed to serve.
7. When appointed to serve, the Altar Server should be present in church at least 10 minutes before the mass time.