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Altar Guild at Carol Woods Sara Hill The Altar Guild at Carol Woods is small. There are four of us
and a couple of people who help out as needed. The housekeeping
department sets up for the service in our assembly hall. They put
the big wooden cross on the stage and the table we use as an altar
on the floor in front of it. All our equipment for the altar is
stowed in a large wooden box on wheels, made by Jane Sussman. The
person doing the setup puts this box in the kitchen of the assembly
hall. We use this room as a combined sacristy and vesting room for
the clergy. We have no side tables so everything goes on the altar
- fair linen, vested chalice, bread, wine, water, candles, and
missal stand. After the service, we clear the altar, wash the
utensils, and stow everything back in the box. Having services at Carol Woods is a wonderful thing, and we are
very grateful to the Chapel of the Cross for supplying the clergy
as well as the bread, wine, and candle wax. Many of us no longer
drive, and the services are a real blessing. We usually have 35 to
40 people in attendance; not all are Episcopalians. We invite all
of you to come to our services on the second and fourth Sundays of
each month at 4:00 p.m. Send
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