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The following is taken from the report to the APCM 2007
At present we are a band of fourteen servers but in reality only twelve. One is away at university and only available during the holidays and another has requested a sabbatical due to other church commitments at the present time. With two committed to assisting at the 8 o’clock Holy Communion service only this leaves ten for assisting at the Sung Eucharist which works out attending approximately two services in a typical four Sunday month. In those months where there are five Sundays and other mid-week ‘high days’ the team will find themselves rostered more frequently. Whilst the present number is adequate for current needs new ‘blood’ is always welcome especially when one realises that apart from two we are all the wrong (some say the right side) side of 40 (and that’s being kind!) and at least 57% of us our drawing our pensions.
Immediately before Christmas and Easter we have a high level clean of the church. One of the ladies can spot a cobweb at 300 yards on a good day! The silverware is washed and polished on these ‘cleaning’ evenings. Once a month we have the Office in the Lady Chapel at 8 p.m. on the first Tuesday with each server taking it in turn to lead the Office. All are welcome to this short service after which we discuss how to improve what we do in our duty. We have our annual Server’s Supper in the Hunt Hotel in the quite post Christmas months of January and February.
One of our number has undertaken the washing and ironing of the small linen i.e. purificators, corporals and lavabo towels. We attend to our own washing of the albs. Sandra Moore kindly attends to the washing of the large items such as the fair linen for the altars and credence tables.
Each Saturday and before major festivals preparation is made for the services. Supplies of wine and wafers are maintained as is the order of special items such as palm leaves for Palm Sunday which are made up into palm crosses by the Barnacles.
Chris Hart