How You Can Serve in Worship

The beautiful worship we offer at St. Thomas More would not be possible without the participation of many volunteers. Please consider whether you and/or your children would like to serve in one of these ways:

• See information about our Parish Choir on our Music page.

• Altar Boys serve at the Altar during all Sunday and Holy Day Masses, and many other occasions.  Singing in the choir and serving at the altar are not mutually exclusive. Altar Boys are required to have received their First Holy Communion, and then range in age up through High School senior.

• Altar Servers are adult men who serve alongside the Altar Boys, not only for Sunday and Holy Day Masses, but for all weekday Masses as well.

Boys and men interested in altar service are invited to scroll down to the superb video below!
 

• Lectors are men and women who read the appointed passages from the Bible during Sunday and Holy Day Masses. They are usually adults, but confident older teens are also welcome. Lectors must have received the Sacrament of Confirmation.

• Ushers welcome worshipers as they arrive for Sunday and Holy Day Masses, hand out liturgy guides, receive the collection at the Offertory, guide worshipers to the Altar Rail to receive Holy Communion, and generally keep good order and security before, during, and after Mass.

• Counters are not directly involved in the liturgy itself, but serve after Mass each Sunday morning to count the monetary collection received from the congregation. To ensure proper security, counters always serve in pairs who must not be related to each other. 

If you and/or your children are interested in serving in one of these roles, please speak with Fr. Bergman at church, or contact us at the Parish Office.