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The Altar Guild at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church plays an important part in the life of the church as they prepare the church for worship.  They work in teams and on alternate weekends. 

The diverse group of members, both male and female, serve with quiet commitment. 

The Altar Guild is responsible for keeping the sanctuary and sacristy clean. They also care for the altar linens, communion silver, candles, and church vestments as the Church progresses through the seasons of the Christian calendar, and they decorate the church for the Christmas and Easter seasons.

The National Altar Guild Association Prayer
By; The Rt. Rev. E. Don Taylor, Vicar Bishop of New York City

Most gracious Father Who has called me Your child to serve in the preparation of Your Altar, so that it may be a suitable place for the offering of Your Body and Blood;

Sanctify my life and consecrate my hands so that I may worthily handle those Sacred Gifts which are being offered to You.

As I handle holy things, grant that my whole life may be illuminated and blessed by You, in whose honor I prepare them, and grant that the people who shall be blessed by their use, may find  their lives drawn closer to Him Whose Body and Blood is our hope and our strength, Jesus Christ our Lord.

AMEN.

Jamie Cairo, Director