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Acolyte and Acolyte Parent
Procedures
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Please be prepared by
wearing comfortable shoes and lightweight clothing.
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Acolytes get Robes and
Candle lighters across from kitchen on second floor, be sure to use the
belt that is provided.
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Acolytes wait in narthex
and sit on back pew until appropriate time to process.
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Review instructions with
Acolytes, test candle lighters to make sure they slide up & down, test
lighter.
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Acolytes are to begin
processing down the center aisle as soon as the music begins which is
usually the Voluntary - about 10:55am.
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Acolyte Parent is to watch
Acolytes process, may go ahead to reserved pew but take lighter with
you. If both of the candle lighters extinguish, Acolyte Parent will
need to go up to chancel and re-light them.
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If one of the candle
lighters goes out the Acolyte who still has light should stop and
proceed to re-light the other candle lighter.
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Acolytes are to light the
candles in the back of the chancel, then snuff out their candle lighter
and push back up the wick so that a quarter of an inch sticks out. If
they don't push the wick back out it will become stuck in the candle
lighter as the wax hardens.
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Acolytes should turn
together to begin walking back from the chancel to their reserved seat.
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During the worship
service, Acolytes are to model their own participation i.e. singing,
prayers, corporate response through as much of the service as possible.
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During the Doxology,
Acolytes should be picking back up their candle lighters from underneath
the pews in front of them in preparation to process back up to the
chancel.
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As the congregation begins
singing the first verse of the last hymn, the Acolytes are to leave the
pew and begin processing back up to the chancel.
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Acolytes walk to the
candles at the back of the chancel and re-light their candle lighters
and then snuff out the candles.
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Acolytes turn around and
face the congregation and stay at the back by the candles until the
Adult choir has processed out of their pews. After the last choir
member has passed, Acolytes walk down the steps and stand on the floor
in front of the pastors.
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Acolytes continue standing
in front of the pastors until the Benediction has been said. Then,
Acolytes process down the center aisle leading the pastors out of the
sanctuary.
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Acolytes are to go through
the narthex to the stairs by the children’s hallway to return their robe
and candle lighters to the area outside the balcony. Please do not go
up the balcony steps in the narthex.
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For Communion Sundays:
Acolytes are to go to the small narthex during the Affirmation of Faith
and assist with carrying up the Communion elements and return to their
seat. Acolytes will process out as usual, there will be a prayer
following Communion for them to prepare to leave as last hymn begins.
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