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St. James Lutheran Church
1705 Oak St., Bettendorf, IA 52722-4255
Voice: (563) 355-4161
E-mail:
saintjames@revealed.net |
Let us take a walk with Jesus. |
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Acolyte Instructions
Before Service:
- Arrive at church 15 minutes prior to service.
- Go to the robe closet in the Pastor’s office to find
a robe of comfortable length.
- Using matches on the counter outside Pastor’s office,
light the candle lighter or light from eternal candle on the altar. Make sure
the taper is of sufficient length.
- About 5 minutes before service enter the sanctuary
together and stop for prayer before the altar. Then light candles on the
altar, starting with the middle altar candles and then if there are
candelabras, start in the middle and work to the outside. Both acolytes
should light candles at the same pace. Light additional candles as
instructed by Pastor.
- If there is only one acolyte, do both main altar
candles first. Then do the left side – middle to outside, then the right side
- middle to outside.
- Pull back wicks on candle lighter to extinguish
flames and return candle lighter to hooks next to counter outside of Pastor’s
office.
- Sit in front right pews.
Offering:
- When offering is indicated in the bulletin (usually
after the Creed), go to the side of the altar to get offering plates.
- Walk to the steps and hand plates to ushers.
- Return to seat until offering music ends, and
offertory response music begins.
- Return to steps and collect plates from ushers.
- Return plates to side of altar and return to pew.
At end of service (as Pastor exits singing last hymn):
- Get candle lighters from hooks.
- Walk to altar together and stop briefly for prayer.
Then extinguish candles with bell-shape part of candle lighter. Extinguish
candles from the outside to the middle, both acolytes working at same pace.
Do not press down on wicks. Extinguish any additional candles except eternal
candle in middle of altar.
- If only one acolyte do the right side first – outside
to middle and then the left side next – outside to middle, and then the two
altar candles last.
- Return candle lighters to hooks.
- Return robes to closet.
Thank you for serving at St. James.
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