Cue | Starting Mark | Final Mark | Action |
Second reader takes their seat | Altar Server's pew | Center right pew, left server standing on Chi-Rho mark on the floor, right server on same line by stairs | Servers bow in front of tabernacle, walk up to the celebrants stairs straight to in front of altar, turn right, walk up stairs, retrieve candles together, TURN INWARD, back down the stairs to final marks. |
Deacon approaches from altar | Center right pew, left server standing on Chi-Rho mark on the floor, right server on same line by stairs | Far corner, choir side, left altar server on chalice mark, right altar server in eye line with corner of top stairs | Servers walk reverently to final mark. Inside server turns at their final mark and pauses to let outside server catch up. LOOK WITH YOUR EYES AT EACH OTHER and simultaneously begin walking up stairs |
Servers reach second marks | Far corner, choir side, left altar server on chalice mark, right altar server in eye line with corner of top stairs | In front of ambo | Begin walking up stairs, inside server reaches back right (choir side) of ambo facing congregation and waits for far server to reach back left (altar server). LOOK WITH YOUR EYES AT EACH OTHER and move forward TOGETHER. Turn inward and face each other and front of ambo. |
"The Gospel of the Lord" - "Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ" | In front of ambo. | Altar server's pew | Each server turns to the front, walks down, crisply turn to the left, walk down celebrant's stairs to in front of altar even with candle stands, turn left, walk up the stairs, place candles. Turn inwards, walk back down to celebrant's stairs, turn left and walk straight down to end of celebrant's stairs, reverence tabernacle TOGETHER, and sit. |