By Ivy Chai The Solemnity of Corpus Christi as a memorial of Christ’s sacrificial love and real presence in the Eucharist is ...

When I was a young girl attending Mass with my family at St. Mary's Catholic Church in the 1960s and '70s, I don't ever remember wanting to be an altar server. So the fact that I ended up becoming ...

The bells I rang as an altar server signaled the congregation to pay attention; to prepare to receive Communion. Ringing the bells was always a performative act with words that made real the ...

That’s why I like it,” said altar server Brendan MacKenzie, 12, of Marshfield, as he […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 89°F. Thursday, July 3rd 2025 E-Edition.

An altar server’s job is to assist the priest during Mass. Right now there are 43 altar servers at Good Shepherd.