SATURDAY- Spread the corporal upon the center of the altar so that it rests beneath the cross.- Place the empty (i.e. no wine) chalice on the center of the corporal.- Place a purificator (white handkerchief) over the chalice and rest the paten (plate) on top of it. Put a

single large host on the paten.- Cover the paten with the pall (white cloth covered board with the cross on it).- Cover the pall with the veil, making sure that the cross faces the people (Color of the veil is on the wall

above the cabinet in the sacristy. Color should match vestments adorning the altar.)- Place another purificator and the slotted spoon on the altar behind the veiled chalice and paten.- On the credence (the shelf to the right of the altar) place the tall glass cruet at least 1/2 full of wine.- Also on the credence place the ciborium, with around 50 wafers (1/2 sleeve), an empty glass bowl, a

white towel, and the cruet filled with water. - At the end of the service, reverently clean everything and be sure to dump the rinse water/blood on the

ground outside.- Soak the soiled purificator(s), and corporal if soiled too, in cold water in one of the white plastic tubs.- Ring dry soiled purificator(s) in same white plastic tub & lay purificator(s) on counter, dump rinse

water/blood on the ground outside.

OTHER SATURDAY RESPONSIBILITIES - PRESERVICEo Turn on all lights inside church. The switches for these lights are located on the west wall at the

base of the balcony stairs. Basement and bathroom lights should be turned on as well. Seasonally, if needed, turn on the outside pole lights. The switch for these lights is located to the left of the elevator door at the narthex level. Clean up the front of church (outside) if needed; sweep steps, sidewalk, glass doors, spread salt in icy weather, etc.

o Setup hymn board at front of churcho Unlock front doors & exterior door to elevator (turn on the interior light in the elevator) and

unlock the basement door if it is not open.o Light altar candles ~20 minutes before service time (i.e. 5:40 PM)o Make sure offering plates are on the altero Act as greeter and hand out bulletinso Ring bell at start of service (6:00 PM after preservice music has stopped)

OTHER SATURDAY RESPONSIBILITIES – DURING SERVICEo Close double-doors to sanctuary after processionalo Take collectiono If pastor does not have at least one assistant (vicar or seminary student) and there are more than

50 communicants, you will need to assist with the communion distribution. Otherwise, you will need to usher communicants from their pew as they take communion.

OTHER SATURDAY RESPONSIBILITIES – POST SERVICEo Open double-doors to narthex & pass out any necessary materials (Portals of Prayer booklets,

Voter’s Meeting Agenda, etc.)o Extinguish candleso Remove all monies from the offering plate on the altar. Put money in money bag (cabinet by sink)

and store in the locked communion ware (file) cabinet. o Turn off the light in the elevator and lock the outside entry door to the elevator.o Lock all exterior doors (including basement). (Remember to turn off bathroom lights.)o Police the church proper to clean up any bulletins, etc. that may be left in the pews or on the

floor and turn off all lights .o Double check that everyone is out of the church and that the doors are locked.

SUNDAY*- Spread the corporal upon the center of the altar so that it rests beneath the cross.- Place the half full (i.e. with wine) chalice on the center of the corporal.- Place a purificator (white handkerchief) over the chalice and rest the paten (plate) on top of it. Put a

single large host on the paten.- Cover the paten with the pall (white cloth covered board with the cross on it).- Cover the pall with the veil, making sure that the cross faces the people (Color of the veil is on the wall

above the cabinet in the sacristy. Color should match vestments adorning the altar.)- Place two (2) purificators and the slotted spoon on the altar behind the veiled chalice and paten.- On the credence (the shelf to the right of the altar) place the tall glass cruet at least 3/4 full of wine.- Also on the credence place the ciborium, with no less than 100 wafers (one sleeve), an empty glass bowl,

a white towel, and the cruet filled with water. - At the early service, fill two trays of individual glasses (one mostly full and one around half full). Set them

to the left of the veiled chalice and paten, but resting at least in part upon the corporal. *AT THE END OF THE 1st SERVICE: Reverently clean up the chalice and cruet, disposing of the rinse water/blood on the ground outside. Leave the reaming individual cups for the second service. Then set up the altar as at the beginning of first service, with the exception of not refilling the individual cups. (There are days we end up needing more elements and/or individual cups though.) Leave the wine container sitting on top of the chest and a roll of hosts likewise on the top. Easy access cuts down the amount of time needed by Pastor to replenish the supply. NEVER replenish any supplies from the sacristy during the service. Tell Pastor if we are out and he will go in and consecrate whatever else we need to complete the service. At the end of second service be sure to reverently clean everything up, including the empty individual cups, again dumping the rinse water/blood on the ground outside. Soak the soiled purificator(s), and corporal if soiled too, in cold water in one of the white plastic tubs. Ring dry soiled purificator(s) in same white plastic tub & lay purificator(s) on counter, dump rinse water/blood on the ground outside.

CHALICE CIBORIUM CORPORAL

CREDENCE CRUET PALL

PATEN PRIEST HOST PURIFICATOR

SLOTTED SPOON VEIL WAFER

PROPER ALTAR SETUP

PROPER CREDENCE SETUP