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 ...

Kidsday reporter Rose Smyth as an altar server at Christ the King Roman Catholic Church in Commack. Credit: Smyth family. By Rose SmythKidsday Reporter February 2, 2018. Share.

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- A Bay Area church is now under fire over a controversial new policy saying only boys can be altar servers. The new practice is making waves at the century old church Star ...

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 ...

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

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.