Sacristans / Altar Care

How lovely your dwelling,
O Lord of hosts!
My soul yearns and pines
for the courts of the Lord.
My heart and flesh cry out
for the living God.
As the sparrow finds a home
and the swallow a nest to settle her young,
My home is by your altars,
Lord of hosts, my king and my God!
Happy are those who dwell in your house!
They never cease to praise you.
Psalm 84:2-5  N.A.B.    
 

                          Passiontide 2010 
 

     The ministry of sacristan is an integral part of the community's preparation for worship. Some responsibilities of the sacristan include: lighting the worship space, decorating the sanctuary, setting out the worship aids and bulletins, preparing the ritual [vessels, vestments, bread, wine, water, linens, cross, candles, thurible & incense, lectionary, missals, prayers and other texts etc., etc., etc.] for the celebration of the liturgy, clean up and storage of articles, the proper care of altar linens, vestments and indeed, the meticulous care of the sanctuary in general. 

     During the Most Holy Days of Christmas and the Sacred Triduum we also enlist the help of additional volunteers to assist with cleaning and decorating the church.
 

For more information, please contact: 

Mr. Michael Van Allen,
Verger & Head Sacristan

sacristan.holytrinityhudson@gmail.com

(518) 828-1334 x 104 

      




















                            
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