The Church of the Holy Innocents 2013 Altar Guild Booklet Altar Prayer Give me an open mind, O God, a mind ready to receive and to welcome such new light of knowledge as it is thy will to reveal to me. Let not the past ever be so dear to me as to set a limit to the future. Give me courage to change my mind, when that is needed. Let me be tolerant to the thoughts of others and hospitable to such light as may come to me through them. Amen. John Ba illie
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Page 5 Table of Contents Altar Guild Prayers 6 Altar Linens 7 Care of Silver 7 Altar Guild Officers 8 Altar Guild Committees 8 Altar Guild Schedule 9-11 Altar Guild Directory 12-14 Glossary of Terms 15-17 The Church of the Holy Innocents
Page 6 Altar Guild Prayers The National Altar Guild Association Prayer by The Rt. Rev. E. Don Taylor, Vicar Bishop of New York City Most gracious Father Who has called me Your child to serve in the preparation of Your Altar, so that it may be a suitable place for the offering of Your Body and Blood; Sanctify my life and consecrate my hands so that I may worthily handle those Sacred Gifts which are being offered to You. As I handle holy things, grant that my whole life may be illuminated and blessed by You, in whose honor I prepare them, and grant that the people who shall be blessed by their use, may find their lives drawn closer to Him Whose Body and Blood is our hope and our strength, Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN. A Prayer for Our Rector O Lord, let me be a pillar of strength to hold him up, and not a thorn in his flesh to sap his strength, nor a burden on his back to pull him down. Let me support him without striving to possess him. Let me lift his hands without placing shackles around them. Let me give him help that he may devote more time to working for the salvation of others and less time in gratifying my vanity. Let me work for him as the minister of all the members, and not compel him to spend precious time bragging about me. Let me strive to be happy as he serves me less and others more. AMEN. Altar Guild
Page 7 Altar Linens Setting up for a service: 1. Choose purificators from the front of the zip-lock bag, beginning from the left. 2. Choose lavabo towels, corporals and credence table covers from the top of the pile. 3. When changing a fair linen, choose the one with the earliest laundered date. All of the above helps to control the frequency that each piece of linen is laundered. It will, therefore, last longer. Cleaning up after a service: 1. If there are no stains on the corporal or credence table covers, fold them carefully and place them on the top of their pile, in the proper baggies. 2. Remember to remove the credence table cover from the back table. 3. Remove the purificators from the bourse and replace them in the zip lock bag. 4. Place used linens and towels on the glass rod in the safe closet. 5. When changing the damask hangings, be careful to avoid making a fold on the embroidered symbols. Fold the hangings with the damask side up. 6. If a roll is available, please roll the damask veil. Care of Silver 1. Gloves should always be worn when handling the silver. 2. A committee will be notified of their turn to polish the silver by notice on the chairman s mailing card. 3. The silver should be polished at least once a quarter and before any special occasion. 4. Anytime a committee feels the silver needs attention, they should polish it. 5. Each silver piece should be placed in the appropriate silver bag. The Church of the Holy Innocents
Page 8 Altar Guild Officers Chairman: Vice Chairman: Secretary: Flower Chairman: Linen Chairman: Marcia Hartness Anora Rainey Janet White Barbara Madigan Betsy Seifert Altar Guild Committees Mariana Davis Betsy Catlett Cathie Clodfelter Ida Cranz Valerie Gwynn Ruth Hartness Susan Hartness Kathy Walters Anora Rainey Anne Almand Mary Cottrell Dianne Floyd Lucy Gray Marcia Hartness Linda Shaw Peggy Williams Shirley Young Sofia Ford Lisa Miravalle Sharon Stark Kathy Taylor Janet White Margaret Williamson Altar Guild
Page 9 Altar Guild Schedule Jan. 19, 2013 - Feb. 1, 2013 Feb. 2, 2013 - Feb. 15, 2013 Ash Wednesday-February 13 Feb. 16, 2013 - March 8, 2013 *This is three weeks because of the way Easter falls. Anora Rainey s Team March 9, 2013 - March 22, 2013 Saturday, March 23, 2013 Clean Sacristy/Prepare Sanctuary for Easter March 23, 2013 - April 5, 2013 Palm Sunday/Holy Week/Easter April 6, 2013 - April 19, 2013 Anora Rainey s Team April 20, 2013 - May 3, 2013 May 4, 2013- May 17, 2013 The Church of the Holy Innocents
Page 10 Altar Guild Schedule Continued May 18, 2012 May 31, 2013 Pentecost-May 19 Altar Guild Anora Rainey s Team June 1, 2013 June 14, 2013 June 15, 2013 June 28, 2013 June 29, 2013 July 12, 2013 Anora Rainey s Team July 13, 2013 July 26, 2013 July 27, 2013 August 9, 2013 August 10, 2013 August 23, 2013 Anora Rainey s Team August 24, 2013 September 6, 2013 Altar Guild Dinner September 2013 September 7, 2013 September 20, 2013- September 21, 2013 October 4, 2013 Anora Rainey s Team
Page 11 Altar Guild Schedule Continued October 5, 2013 October 18, 2013 October 19, 2013 November 1, 2013 November 2, 2013 November 15, 2013 - All Saints Day November 16, 2013 November 29, 2013 Christ the King/Thanksgiving-Nov. 28 November 30, 2013 December 13, 2013 Advent-1st Sunday, Dec. 1 Anora Rainey s Team December 14, 2013 December 27, 2013 Christmas Tuesday, Dec. 24 December 28, 2013 January 10, 2014 Epiphany-January 5 Anora Rainey s Team January 11, 2014 January 24, 2014 January 25, 2014 February 7, 2014 The Church of the Holy Innocents
Page 12 Altar Guild Directory Aiken, Keith 432-0869 raiken3@nc.rr.com Almand, Anne 492-4647 Behar, Ann Borden, Biz 438-6378 aalmand@kerrvance.com acbehar7@gmail.com agb@ncol.net Catlett, Betsy 492-8223 Clodfelter, Cathie 438-2597 acatlett@nc.rr.com craigc@nc.rr.com Cottrell, Mary 252-425-1718 Cranz, Ida 492-4638 Davis, Mariana 438-5736 marymaple52@gmail.com maggiecranz@yahoo.com radavis@nc.rr.com Ellis, Ann 492-1363* Floyd, Dianne 492-8353 dfloyd@gloryroad.net Altar Guild
Page 13 Altar Guild Directory Cont. Ford, Sofia 430-1077 Gray, Lucy 438-4488 Gwynn, Valerie 438-5442 smillerford@yahoo.com lggray@bbandt.com dgwynn@nc.rr.com Hartness, Marcia 492-7652 scotthartness@embarqmail.com Hartness, Ruth 438-8596 blantonhartness@peoplepc.com Hartness, Susan 438-1782 Kittrell, Katherine 438-5683 nonblue59@yahoo.com kwk@nc.rr.com Lowery, Donald 492-0904 Madigan, Barbara 492-0829 donaldlowery@hotmail.com Miravalle, Lisa 430-8063 lmiravalle@msn.com Rainey, Anora 492-6787 arainey@nc.rr.com The Church of the Holy Innocents
Page 14 Altar Guild Directory Cont. Seifert, Betsy 438-8355 Shaw, Linda dseifert@ncol.net Stark, Sharon 492-2251 Taylor, Kathy 438-7725 Walters, Kathy 492-4021 White, Janet 430-0187 Williams, Peggy 431-1120 456-9158(h) 252-213-0024(c) lwshaw@vance.net sbstark201@gmail.com anewstart605@yahoo.com pwalters17@nc.rr.com kwalters@nccommerce.com wwhite@nc.rr.com peggy@pwcruises.com Williamson, Margaret 438-5703 williamsonmargaret62@yahoo.com Young, Shirley 438-3255 ryoungjr1@nc.rr.com Altar Guild
Page 15 Glossary of Terms Altar Book Contains the service of the Eucharist in all its variations. It is also called the Missal. Antependia Also called pulpit falls and lectern falls. Decorative material, usually seasonal colors, that hang over the front of the pulpit and lectern. Bishop s Chair A dignified chair placed on the gospel side of the sanctuary. (Ours is now opposite, because the altar used to be pushed up against the wall.) Bread Box A small, chambered box containing extra wafers. Burse A case placed on top of the veiled communion vessels to hold extra purificators. It matches the chalice veil. Chalice A cup which is used at the altar to hold the elements of wine and water for consecration and communion. The Church of the Holy Innocents
Page 16 Glossary Ciborium Chrism Container that resembles the chalice, except that it has a lid. It is used to contain the wafers at the Eucharist. Holy oil used in baptism. Corporal Credence Table Cruets A ninefold placemat designed to protect the fair linen and to catch any consecrated particles or drops of wine which might fall on it during the Eucharist. Originally a small side altar, it is a small table or shelf usually at the epistle side of the altar. On it are placed the things used for the celebration of the Eucharist which are not, at first placed directly on the altar. Sometimes a credence table is used to hold the elements that are brought forward during the offertory. Containers that are usually made of glass (HI s are silver), and used to contain the water and wine during celebration of the Eucharist. Fair Linen The linen on top of the altar, covering the entire top of the altar and hanging down over the ends to any length. Altar Guild
Page 17 Glossary Flagons Host Lovabo Towel Pall Paschal Candle Paten Purificator Tabernacle Larger than cruets, frequently made of silver, flagons are used to contain the wine during celebration of the Eucharist. A term used when referring to Eucharistic bread after it is consecrated. A small linen towel to be used when the celebrant washed his or her fingers during the offertory. A stiffened corporal placed over the chalice. Lighted at the Easter Vigil, it stands in the sanctuary until Pentecost. A plate made of silver, gold, or ceramic to match the chalice. Upon it is placed the priest s wafer when the chalice is vested for Eucharist. A napkin-like cloth, designed to cleanse or wipe the lip of the chalice after each person is communicated. Designed to contain the Reserved Sacrament, it sits on the retable behind the altar. Wafer A term used when referring to Eucharistic bread before it is consecrated. The Church of the Holy Innocents
Page 18 So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of the LORD: the golden altar, the golden table for the bread of the Presence. 1 Kings 7:48 Altar Guild