Altar Servers

Altar servers assist the priest or deacon as necessary, for example, carrying the cross, processional candles, or the Bible at the beginning of Mass.  Also, altar servers support the celebrant during the preparation of the Eucharist.

Altar servers must have already received their First Holy Communion and routinely attend Mass and receive the Eucharist.  An altar server can be an adult or can be of school age (as long as they are mature enough to understand their responsibilities and to carry them out with reverence).

Please contact the Church office at 619-291-1660 or office@sjesandiego.org if you’re interested in becoming an altar server.  Someone will reach out with more information and training.  We would like to have enough altar servers to assist with every Mass.  Our goal would be to have a rotating schedule based on the number of altar servers and Masses we have in a month. 

https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/frequently-asked-questions/guidelines-for-altar-servers