Currently Seeking Diocesan Altar Guild Director/ess – Volunteer Position
The Episcopal Diocese of Arizona is currently seeking a volunteer for our Diocesan Altar Guild Director/ess position. Responsibilities include:
- Responsible for Altar Guild duties at the Diocesan Convention Eucharist, in conversation with the Convention Planning Committee
- Manages the “Bishop’s Closet” a clearinghouse for exchanging and donating vestments, linens, and communion vessels
- Maintains communication with congregational Altar Guilds, and can offer occasional pieces of training or wisdom
If you or someone in your congregation or Altar Guild would like to serve in this capacity, please reach out to Serrena Fuentes.
Below are resources from the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona on the altar guild.
- Purpose of a Congregation’s Altar Guild
- Bishop’s Closet Inventory (a collection of used vestments, vessels, altar linens, and more that may be claimed by congregations in need of these items).
- National Altar Guild Association website
- National Altar Guild Association Prayer / Oración del Asociación Nacional del Gremio de Altar
- Disaster Kits for Eucharist
- Green Cleaning Tips for Altar Guilds
