Ash Wednesday
Narthex
- Iron purple tablecloths for 2 tables in Narthex. Ironing board is in the Altar Server Room, left closet. Iron is on the top shelf.
- Put all items on the table beneath the table. Dust table if needed.
- Put purple tablecloths on tables. Pull sides around table and pin in the back to form a box
- Place "stick" arrangement with purple ribbon around it on the center of each table.
- Place Lent Banner up in the Narthex. (I think I have one in the Gift Shop closet).
Church
- Remove green plants in vases from the 6 wooden "boxes" in the Sanctuary.
- Put these in the Divine Mercy Storage Room.
- Place brown buckets of sand (In the Divine Mercy Storage Room) inside each "box."
- Remove "sticks" from the Usher's Room left closet on the top shelf.
- Divide larger/thicker sticks among the buckets. (3 in each bucket)
- Each wrapped container of sticks is divided already by buckets. Place all in buckets.
- Remove green Altar cloth, Ambo banner, and Tabernacle Banner.
- Replace with purple ones from the Usher's Room.
- Hang up green banners where the purple ones were (If not too high).
- Hang the green Altar cloth in the left closet in the Usher's Room.
- Steam the Altar Cloth to remove any wrinkles.
- Take down the green banners and hang up the purple ones in the Sanctuary.
Chapel
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- Remove green Altar cloth and Ambo banner
- Replace with purple ones from the Usher's Room.
- Hang up green banner where the purple one was hanging (If not too high).
- Hang the green Altar cloth in the left closet in the Usher's Room
- Steam the Altar Cloth to remove any wrinkle
- Place Lenten Banner up in the Narthex.
Altar Server Room
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- Loosen ashes in glass containers (Use water sparingly). Let set until able to stir. (Used the grinder to break ashes up more)
- Add more ashes as needed.
- Place some ashes in small containers with lids for the Ministry to the Sick to take with them.
- Get table from Divine Mercy Storage Room and set by Altar (Between Altar and Ambo).
- Get cloth with Cross on it from the Sacristy, bottom drawer, and put it on the table.
- Place ashes containers (Glass bowls and Ministry to the Sick) on a tray.
- Place the cards that the person says as they put the ashes on the forehead on the tray.
- Place the tray on the table in the Sanctuary.
- Place the holy water bucket and sprinkler beside or on the table.
- Pace the soap dispenser on Credence Table.
- Place bowl with water on Credence Table for Presider to wash his hands.
- Place a small towel for Presider to dry his hands on Credence Table.