Oyo Diocesan Altar Servers

Merry Christmas to everyone. May the joy of Christmas be our potion.....

Please let us not be like the Pharisees in d bible.
Practice what you preach.
Jesus said ; "remove the plank from your own eye first before trying to remove the one in ur neighbor's eye".
Correct yourself before correcting others.
We all talking about corruption in Nigeria.
How many of us are chaste?
Charity begins at home.
Let us not be HYPOCRITES!
May God help us. Through the intercession of our mother Mary. Amen.

You are what you preach. let our way of lives draw people closer to God.

Service to God... Happy sunday to everyone. Pls be reminded of our general diocesan meeting cuming on d 8th of july @ St John d baptism catholic church, isalu, iseyin, Time for d meeting is 10:00am. Pls let dnt cm late. Thanks.

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Happy new year wishes to everyone, may this year be filled with more service to God and blessings

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The word of God is truth, we are Servers of the Altar which means assistants of God's image in the world(the Priests). For great shall it be the reward of those that serve him faithfully.
SERVICE TO GOD...

Saint John Berchmans, SJ Jesuit Scholastic and Saint Born 13 March 1599 Diest, Belgium Died 13 August 1621 (aged 22) Rome, Italy Venerated in Catholic Church Beatified 1865 Canonized 15 January 1888 Major shrine Sant'Ignazio Feast 26 November (after 1969) 13 August (until 1969) Attributes Often depicted with hands clasped, holding his crucifix, his book of rules, and his rosary.

Duties at Mass (ordinary form of the Roman Rite) In the ordinary (normal) form of the Roman Rite of the celebration of Mass, provided no instituted acolyte is participating,[3] altar servers have the following responsibilities during: Entrance: Servers are to act as thurifer with burning incense (if incense is used at the Mass), as bearers of lighted candles flanking another carrying the cross and as other participan

Do u want to read more on what an altar is click on this link https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altar_server

This message is addressed to all those who in one way or the other has misinterpreted the Holy Father Pope Francis in his homily at St Patrick's Catholic Church New York;
Peace of the Lord be with you all, please take your time to read this message, what the Pope meant was self explanatory and clear to a clean and holy mind, i will explain but i know that you may not still agree with me because of your present state(your mind needs to be clear and delivered, we all need the Holy Spirit) he said and i quote "And if at times our efforts and works seem to fail and produce no fruit, we need to remember that we are followers of Jesus… and his life, humanly speaking, ended in failure, the failure of the cross" the major key word there is "HUMANLY SPEAKING" humanly speaking human beings are not perfect, correlating that to the Pope's message, sometimes in life our efforts and works seems not to produce fruit, we need to remember that "HUMANLY SPEAKING" Christ's life ended in failure but spiritually speaking it is a huge success and victory to us(that is why we are proud to be Christians, we can shout the name Christ, that is why we celebrate Easter) but in the human sense it was a failure because if you remember in the bible that the women of Jerusalem(Luke 23:27-31) wept for Jesus a that moment he was crucified(They, I mean the women were ignorant of the fact that his death is no shame, no failure in the real sense but a deliverance of human race, they were ignorant same thing as the Pharisees, soldiers(Matt 27:27), that crucified him, in their mind they were mocking and disgracing him(Matt 27:39-44) which in human sense is a shame but they were ignorant that its no shame(Thank you Jesus) The Bible says in Philippians 2:8-11 and I quote one part of it "Even to accepting death, death on the cross"(Ohh my loving Jesus) please note that what the Holy Pope is saying is that in the human sense(humanly, human world) the cross was a failure to people. So what the Pope is saying is at the end, our efforts and works that seems fruitless in one time will be fruitful, that was why he said before that, that "And if at times our efforts and works seem to fail and produce no fruit, we need to remember that we are followers of Jesus… and his life" meaning we should be rest assured that it will be victory at last because Christ life was victory at the end(his resurrection) he conquered death. Please Please and Please we all need the Holy Spirit to help us interpret his words. PAX VOBIS

Service To God: Now And Forever. Pls les nt 4 get d executive meeting tomoro coming up tomoro @ our lady of lourdes @ ogbomoso time 10:am pls inform d rest. NOTE only d executive

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The feastday of our Patron saint of Altar Server is November 26

Early life

John Berchmans was born in the city of Diest situated in what is now the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. By nature he was kind, gentle, and affectionate towards his parents and a favorite with his playmates during his childhood. He was brave and open, attractive in manner, and with a bright, joyful disposition. However, he was also impetuous and fickle. Still, when John was but seven years of age, M. Emmerick, his parish priest, already remarked that the Lord would work wonders in the soul of the child. Many are the details that reveal him to us as he was in the Society of Jesus. When he was nine years old his mother was stricken with a long and serious illness. John would pass several hours each day by her bedside, and console her with his affectionate (yet serious) words. Later, when he lived with some other boys at M. Emmerick's house, he would do more than his share of the domestic work, preferring the more difficult tasks. If he was loved by his friends he repaid their affection by his kindness, without deviating from the dictates of his conscience. It was even noticed that he availed himself discreetly of his influence over them to correct their negligences and to restrain their frivolous conversation. Eager to learn, and naturally gifted with a bright intellect and a good memory, he devoted himself to study whenever he could spare the time from his ordinary recreation.

What distinguised John Berchmans the most from his companions was his piety. When he was barely seven years old, he already had the habit of rising early and serve two or three Masses with the greatest fervour. He attended religious instructions and listened to Sunday sermons with the deepest attention. John also made pilgrimages to the sanctuary of Scherpenheuvel, a few miles from Diest, either reciting the rosary as he went, or being absorbed in meditation. As soon as he entered the Jesuit college at Mechelen, he was enrolled in the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin, and made a resolution to recite her Office daily. Moreover, every month he would ask the director of the sodality to prescribe for him some special acts of devotion to Mary. On Fridays, at nightfall, he would go out barefoot and make the Stations of the Cross in the town. Such fervent piety won him the grace of a religious vocation.
Call to the Society of Jesus

Towards the end of his rhetoric course, John felt a distinct call to the Society of Jesus. His family was decidedly opposed to this, but on 24 September 1616, John Berchmans was received into the novitiate at Mechelen. After two years passed in Mechelen he made his first vows, and was sent to Antwerp to begin the study of philosophy. Remaining there only a few weeks, he set out for Rome, where he was to continue the same study. After journeying three hundred leagues on foot, carrying his belongings on his back, he arrived at the Roman College, where he studied for two years. He passed on to the third year class in philosophy in the year 1621. In early August of that same year, John Berchmans was selected by the prefect of studies to take part in a philosophical discussion at the Greek College, which at that time was under the charge of the Dominicans. John opened the discussion with great clarity and profoundness, but on returning to his own college he was seized with a violent fever, of which he died soon after at the age of twenty-two years and five months.

During the second part of his life, John was an example of the type of saint who performs ordinary actions with extraordinary perfection. In his purity, obedience, and admirable charity he resembled many religious figures, but he surpassed them all by his intense love for the rules of his order. The Constitutions of the Society of Jesus lead those who observe them exactly to the highest degree of sanctity, as has been declared by Pope Julius III and his successors. The attainment of that ideal was what John aspired to himself. "If I do not become a saint when I am young", he used to say "I shall never become one". That is why he displayed such wisdom in conforming his will to that of his superiors and to the rules. He would have preferred death to the violation of the least of the rules of his order. "My penance", he would say, "is to live the common life... I will pay the greatest attention to the least inspiration of God." He observed this fidelity in the performance of all his duties until the last day of his life, as is attested by his spiritual directors, the Fathers Bauters, Cepari, Ceccoti, Massucci, and Piccolomini. When he died, a large crowd gathered for several days to see him before his burial in Sant'Ignazio, and to invoke his intercession. The same year, Phillip, Duke of Aarschot, had a petition presented to Pope Gregory XV to gather information with a view to the beatification of John Berchmans.
Path to sainthood

John Berchmans was declared Blessed in 1865, and was canonized in 1888. His statues represent him with hands clasped, holding his crucifix, his book of rules, and his rosary. It is the only shrine at the exact location of a confirmed miracle in the United States.

The miracle that led to his canonization happened at the Academy of the Sacred Heart, Grand Coteau. In 1866, just two years after the Civil War, he appeared to novice Mary Wilson. Her health was poor, but it was thought that the gentler client of south Louisiana could be a remedy, however her health continued to decline. She could only take in liquids for about 40 days, and for about 2 days before she could not speak or blood would gush from her mouth. “Being unable to speak, I said in my heart: “Lord, Thou Who seest how I suffer, if it be for your honor and glory and the salvation of my soul, I ask through the intercession of Blessed Berchmans a little relief and health. Otherwise give me patience to the end. I am resigned.” Then, placing the image of Blessed Berchmans on my mouth, I said: “if it be true that you can work miracles, I wish you would do something for me. If not, I will not believe in you.” She went on to describe how John Berchmans then appeared to her, and she was immediately healed. When the Academy opened a boys division in 2006, it was named St. John Berchmans School.
Recognition
Further information: St. John Berchmans Church (disambiguation)

A philatelic stamp, featuring John Berchmans (alongside his parental home in Diest) was issued by the Belgian postal department in 1965. What follows is an incomplete list of schools and churches named in honor of the saint:

Saint John Berchmans College (Brussels, Belgium)
St. John Berchmans College (Diest, Belgium)
St. John Berchmans College (Westmalle, Belgium)
St. John Berchmans College (Genk, Belgium)
St John's Beaumont (Old Windsor, Berkshire, England)
St. John's High School (Purulia Road, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India)
St. John Berchmans High School (Tinpahar, Jharkhand, India)
St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy (Toledo, Ohio)
Colegio San John Berchmans (Cali, Colombia)
St. John's College (Belize City, Belize)
St. Berchmans College (Changanacherry, Kottayam)
St. Berchmans Higher Secondary School (Changanacherry, Kottayam)
St. John Berchmans School (Grand Coteau, Louisiana)

St. John Berchmans Parish and School (Cupples Road) San Antonio, Texas
St. John Berchmans Church, attached to the Collège St Michel (Brussels, Belgium)
St. John Berchmans Parish and School (Logan Square, Chicago, Illinois)
Cathedral of St. John Berchmans (Shreveport, Louisiana)
St. John Berchmans Church (Holland, Manitoba, Canada)
Berchmans Illam, Jesuit Scholastigate (Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India).

Early life

John Berchmans was born in the city of Diest situated in what is now the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. By nature he was kind, gentle, and affectionate towards his parents and a favorite with his playmates during his childhood. He was brave and open, attractive in manner, and with a bright, joyful disposition. However, he was also impetuous and fickle. Still, when John was but seven years of age, M. Emmerick, his parish priest, already remarked that the Lord would work wonders in the soul of the child. Many are the details that reveal him to us as he was in the Society of Jesus. When he was nine years old his mother was stricken with a long and serious illness. John would pass several hours each day by her bedside, and console her with his affectionate (yet serious) words. Later, when he lived with some other boys at M. Emmerick's house, he would do more than his share of the domestic work, preferring the more difficult tasks. If he was loved by his friends he repaid their affection by his kindness, without deviating from the dictates of his conscience. It was even noticed that he availed himself discreetly of his influence over them to correct their negligences and to restrain their frivolous conversation. Eager to learn, and naturally gifted with a bright intellect and a good memory, he devoted himself to study whenever he could spare the time from his ordinary recreation.

What distinguised John Berchmans the most from his companions was his piety. When he was barely seven years old, he already had the habit of rising early and serve two or three Masses with the greatest fervour. He attended religious instructions and listened to Sunday sermons with the deepest attention. John also made pilgrimages to the sanctuary of Scherpenheuvel, a few miles from Diest, either reciting the rosary as he went, or being absorbed in meditation. As soon as he entered the Jesuit college at Mechelen, he was enrolled in the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin, and made a resolution to recite her Office daily. Moreover, every month he would ask the director of the sodality to prescribe for him some special acts of devotion to Mary. On Fridays, at nightfall, he would go out barefoot and make the Stations of the Cross in the town. Such fervent piety won him the grace of a religious vocation.
Call to the Society of Jesus

Towards the end of his rhetoric course, John felt a distinct call to the Society of Jesus. His family was decidedly opposed to this, but on 24 September 1616, John Berchmans was received into the novitiate at Mechelen. After two years passed in Mechelen he made his first vows, and was sent to Antwerp to begin the study of philosophy. Remaining there only a few weeks, he set out for Rome, where he was to continue the same study. After journeying three hundred leagues on foot, carrying his belongings on his back, he arrived at the Roman College, where he studied for two years. He passed on to the third year class in philosophy in the year 1621. In early August of that same year, John Berchmans was selected by the prefect of studies to take part in a philosophical discussion at the Greek College, which at that time was under the charge of the Dominicans. John opened the discussion with great clarity and profoundness, but on returning to his own college he was seized with a violent fever, of which he died soon after at the age of twenty-two years and five months.

During the second part of his life, John was an example of the type of saint who performs ordinary actions with extraordinary perfection. In his purity, obedience, and admirable charity he resembled many religious figures, but he surpassed them all by his intense love for the rules of his order. The Constitutions of the Society of Jesus lead those who observe them exactly to the highest degree of sanctity, as has been declared by Pope Julius III and his successors. The attainment of that ideal was what John aspired to himself. "If I do not become a saint when I am young", he used to say "I shall never become one". That is why he displayed such wisdom in conforming his will to that of his superiors and to the rules. He would have preferred death to the violation of the least of the rules of his order. "My penance", he would say, "is to live the common life... I will pay the greatest attention to the least inspiration of God." He observed this fidelity in the performance of all his duties until the last day of his life, as is attested by his spiritual directors, the Fathers Bauters, Cepari, Ceccoti, Massucci, and Piccolomini. When he died, a large crowd gathered for several days to see him before his burial in Sant'Ignazio, and to invoke his intercession. The same year, Phillip, Duke of Aarschot, had a petition presented to Pope Gregory XV to gather information with a view to the beatification of John Berchmans.
Path to sainthood

John Berchmans was declared Blessed in 1865, and was canonized in 1888. His statues represent him with hands clasped, holding his crucifix, his book of rules, and his rosary. It is the only shrine at the exact location of a confirmed miracle in the United States.

The miracle that led to his canonization happened at the Academy of the Sacred Heart, Grand Coteau. In 1866, just two years after the Civil War, he appeared to novice Mary Wilson. Her health was poor, but it was thought that the gentler client of south Louisiana could be a remedy, however her health continued to decline. She could only take in liquids for about 40 days, and for about 2 days before she could not speak or blood would gush from her mouth. “Being unable to speak, I said in my heart: “Lord, Thou Who seest how I suffer, if it be for your honor and glory and the salvation of my soul, I ask through the intercession of Blessed Berchmans a little relief and health. Otherwise give me patience to the end. I am resigned.” Then, placing the image of Blessed Berchmans on my mouth, I said: “if it be true that you can work miracles, I wish you would do something for me. If not, I will not believe in you.” She went on to describe how John Berchmans then appeared to her, and she was immediately healed. When the Academy opened a boys division in 2006, it was named St. John Berchmans School.
Recognition
Further information: St. John Berchmans Church (disambiguation)

A philatelic stamp, featuring John Berchmans (alongside his parental home in Diest) was issued by the Belgian postal department in 1965. What follows is an incomplete list of schools and churches named in honor of the saint:

Saint John Berchmans College (Brussels, Belgium)
St. John Berchmans College (Diest, Belgium)
St. John Berchmans College (Westmalle, Belgium)
St. John Berchmans College (Genk, Belgium)
St John's Beaumont (Old Windsor, Berkshire, England)
St. John's High School (Purulia Road, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India)
St. John Berchmans High School (Tinpahar, Jharkhand, India)
St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy (Toledo, Ohio)
Colegio San John Berchmans (Cali, Colombia)
St. John's College (Belize City, Belize)
St. Berchmans College (Changanacherry, Kottayam)
St. Berchmans Higher Secondary School (Changanacherry, Kottayam)
St. John Berchmans School (Grand Coteau, Louisiana)

St. John Berchmans Parish and School (Cupples Road) San Antonio, Texas
St. John Berchmans Church, attached to the Collège St Michel (Brussels, Belgium)
St. John Berchmans Parish and School (Logan Square, Chicago, Illinois)
Cathedral of St. John Berchmans (Shreveport, Louisiana)
St. John Berchmans Church (Holland, Manitoba, Canada)
Berchmans Illam, Jesuit Scholastigate (Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India)

ALTAR SERVER GUIDE
General Information| Posture| Dress| Genuflection & Bowing | Duties Before Mass| Duties During Mass
Duties After Mass

GENERAL INFORMATION

This Altar Server Guide is intended as a general guide. Your pastor may require different procedures.

Although institution into the ministry of acolyte is reserved to lay men, the diocesan bishop may permit the liturgical functions of the instituted acolyte to be carried out by altar servers, men and women, boys and girls. The determination that women and girls may function as servers in the liturgy should be made by the bishop on the diocesan level so that there might be a uniform diocesan policy.

No distinction should be made between the functions carried out in the sanctuary by men and boys and those carried out by women and girls. The term "altar boys" should be replaced by "servers". The term "server" should be used for those who carry out the functions of the instituted acolyte.

Altar servers perform most of the functions of the former "minor order" of ordained clerics known as acolytes from the Greek word akolouthos or 'attendant'. Church writings from the second and third centuries discuss the role of acolytes, giving the office great importance and honor in the history of the Church. Altar servers today are not ordained, but are 'commissioned' by their parish priest.

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 or standing at the appropriate times.

Servers carry the cross, the processional candle(s), hold the book for the priest celebrant when he is not at the altar, carry the incense and censer, present the bread, wine, and water to the priest during the preparation of the gifts or assist him when he receives the gifts from the people, wash the hands of the priest, assist the priest celebrant and deacon as necessary.

Servers should be seated in a place from which they can easily assist the priest celebrant and deacon. The place next to the priest is normally reserved for the deacon.

Servers may not distribute holy communion unless they have been mandated for this function by the bishop.

Altar servers must attend every Mass that they have been scheduled. When a server cannot be present they must arrange for a replacement.

Altar servers are on duty from the time they enter the sanctuary at the start of Mass until they finish cleanup after the end of Mass. During the Mass their duty station is the sanctuary and a server may not leave the sanctuary except as directed by a priest, deacon or bodily necessity.

Altar servers must have received first confession and Holy Communion.

POSTURE

The three primary positions during the mass are standing, sitting and kneeling. In any of these positions they should maintain a straight formal posture. In the standing and kneeling positions their hands should be held in the praying position. When sitting the hands should be held on the lap or at the sides.

DRESS

Whatever you wear underneath an alb will show through. Servers should wear white or solid colors.

Dress shoes should be worn whenever possible.

GENUFLECTION & BOWING

The Catholic Catechism allows for bowing in consideration for the Eastern Rites which perform a profound bow instead of genuflection.

Servers should genuflect whenever entering a church pew, the sanctuary or crosses in front of the tabernacle, they should face the tabernacle and genuflect/bow. The exception is when carrying things like crosses, sacred vessels, books or candles they do not genuflect.

When the tabernacle is closed and Jesus is not present on the Altar after the consecration or exposed for Eucharistic Adoration genuflect on the right knee. The right knee touches the floor pause and bow your head to Jesus.

When the Body of Jesus is present on the Altar or Jesus is exposed in the monstrance during Eucharistic Adoration and a server or anyone is entering or leaving the church double genuflect. Both knees touching the floor, the right knee first. Pause with knees on the floor and bow your head to Jesus.

DUTIES BEFORE MASS

Upon arrival the server should dress in the alb and cincture or cassock and surplice.

The cruets to be used at the service must be rinsed with clean water before filling.

Fill one cruet with wine from the altar wine supply. Fill the other cruet with cold fresh water from the tap.

Place the prepared chalice, ciborium if required, filled cruets, washing bowl, towels and any extra chalices required on the credence table.

Some parishes that have a procession may wish the wine and ciborium or filled paten to be placed on a table at the entrance of the church for use in the offertory procession.

Five minutes to mass time a server should light all appropriate candles.

DUTIES DURING MASS

In a procession the cross-bearers will lead the procession into and from the sanctuary. After entering the sanctuary the cross-bearer will bow to the tabernacle (altar if tabernacle is at a side altar) and then proceed to place the cross in its stand, normally facing the priest as the people can all see the central crucifix behind the altar. Never genuflect when carrying anything, including the procession cross.

The candle-bearers follow the cross-bearer in procession and bow to the tabernacle (altar if tabernacle is at a side altar).

All servers will then proceed to their assigned locations genuflect/bow facing the tabernacle from their assigned positions with the priest and the deacon. If the tabernacle is on a side altar face the tabernacle when genuflecting/bowing.

During the Glory to God in the Highest (Lord have mercy . . . during lent), the appointed server will pick up the small sacramentary and wait for the priest to say, Let us pray. When the priest says, Let us pray, server will proceed directly in front of the priest and open the book to the pre-marked position. Hold the book open so the priest can read the prayer. Keep the pages flat, your fingers out of the text and do not move about while the priest is reading. When the priest is finished, close the sacramentary and return it to its place. Sit down in your assigned position for the readings.

All servers sit with the people during the collection. When the ushers are 3/4 of the way down the middle aisle during the last collection the candle-bearers stand up, genuflect to the tabernacle and walk to procession candles. Genuflect to the tabernacle, pick up your candles and turn toward the people. Walk to the back of the church and wait for the rest of the gift procession. When the ushers have the procession ready turn toward the altar and lead the gift procession to the priest.

The candle-bearers should walk slowly together starting on their left foot toward the sanctuary. When walking hold the candle underneath with your inside hand and grasp the candle stick with your outside hand, holding your elbow out toward the people. Never carry anything but your candle! When you reach the sanctuary pass around the priest and deacon and proceed to the front of the altar. Set down your candles and genuflect to the tabernacle if it is behind the altar, bow to the altar if the tabernacle is on a side altar. Proceed to your positions at the credence table or assist the priest in accepting the gifts if no other server is available.

The cross-bearer and remaining servers should stand when the priest and deacon stand and follow them to the assigned positions. Servers should be positioned at the left side and behind the priest. If a deacon is not present one server should take the water and wine cruets from the priest and place them on the credence table. Another server should take anything else brought up in the procession and place it on the credence table.

Remove the tops from the wine and water cruets and hand the deacon or priest the wine or water as he directs. Stand until the deacon or priest is finished. If it is the priest who you hand to or pour the water and wine, bow to the priest (do not bow to the deacon) and then return to the credence table and recap the wine cruet and place it on the credence table. The reason we bow to the priest is because he acts in the person of Christ during the consecration of the Mass.

After the offering:

If a single server - Unfold the wash towel and place it over your least used arm. With your good arm hold the water cruet. Pick up the washing bowel and hold it with your towel arm. Approach the Altar and pour the water over the priest's hands collecting the water in the bowl. Let the priest take the towel and when he has placed the towel back on your arm bow to him and return to the credence table. Neatly arrange the cruets, towel, and bowl on the table.

BELL RINGING - (optional):

Three times is done in some parishes in honor of the Trinity; bells rung three distinct times for the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. . .

Because the elevation of the Body and Blood of Jesus are solemn times, (the bread and wine we offered has now become the real BODY and BLOOD of our God, Jesus Christ) it is proper to look at the elevated Jesus and say to yourself "My Lord and my God." following the example of Thomas the Apostle.

Closing Prayers:

All sit until the priest says: "Let us pray." If a server is assigned to hold the prayer book, the server will proceed directly in front of the priest and open the prayer book to the proper page, hold the book for the priest as with the opening prayer. When the priest is finished, close the sacramentary and return it to its stand.

All servers should then be standing in their assigned positions and follow along with the people.

Exit Procession:

Cross-bearer should pick up the processional cross. All servers then turn and proceed quickly to their procession positions. All processions are always in order of rank. Cross bearer first, then candle bearers, other servers, lector, extra-ordinary ministers, deacons, priests, bishops, cardinals, the pope.

DUTIES AFTER MASS

Extinguish the candles by using the proper tool. Do not smash the wicks. Do not blow out the candles.

Remove your liturgical clothing and hang it neatly in its proper place.

Clean up any messes you made on the credence and preparation tables.

Remove all notes and papers from the sanctuary and pulpit and place them where directed.