Called to Serve: A Guidebook for Altar Servers

I'm 8 years old, it was great. show's good knowledge on altar serving also includes revised order of mass.

This is a must for every server, for those wishing to become servers or for adults in charge of servers. This small book offers very clear, concise instructions and should be read by everyone (adult or youth) who is or wants to be a server. I recently attended Mass at a church other than my home church who had a visiting priest filling in for the regular priest. The young servers were not sure what to do or when to do it but the visiting priest was very patient with them and made sure they performed their duties. However, the time to instruct servers is not during Mass. This book would be a great asset for every parish and should be bought in bulk so every server and their parents can have a copy.

This booklet is one of the best I've ever used for training servers. It includes a section for hands on drawing of the sanctuary that your church has and where items are located in the sanctuary. It covers each part of the Mass and all the items used at Mass. My best recommendation came from experienced servers who were helping with the training and asked why they hadn't received a book like that when they went through training it would have made it so much easier for them! This is my second year using this booklet and I will continue to use it. It is very positive in its explanation of serving and the responsibility the server has to the priest and the congregation.

This book is a cost-effective way to teach new servers and better inform existing ones. It’s clearly written for a middle school level reader. But it is not “babyfied” at all. It treats the Mass with the respect and detail it merits, but does so in an easily understood way.

Whoever plans to serve at the altar should have a copy of this book handy. It is designed as a handbook for all altar servers, in spite of the little variations in churches because of the difference in customs and the structure of the church. This books guides one through the ministry of serving at the altar step by step. With explanations of the objects used, names and functions of the other ministers at the altar and essential prayers at the Mass, this guidebook is as complete as it could be. The photographs and the diagrams are helpful for the beginners. Parishes should provide a copy of this book to every altar server.

I really liked this book! It is written at a fifth grade reading level. That's perfect for the age group I teach. It has good practical guidance, without getting too bogged down in detail.

Excellent instructional book and an exceptional value for the price. With only 48 pages, it is short enough to give to servers without overwhelming them. This booklet covers the essential, time-honored traditions and practices of altar serving while including up-to-date photos.

We had an altar server training retreat for all current and new altar servers and this book was a great back up guide.

Very cheap. Paltry amount of information. Not worth the price.

Ordered 6 of these for my church as I found it very informative.

Part of the print is missing on page 20. Re double genuflection on page 27 this is no longer a requirement by Papal authority,not because it went out of favour. Page 19 Sacred Vessels are specially blessed/consecrated and set apart for their specific function. This is not explained at all.