Altar Cleaning Instructions
Basic Information:
- Cleanings are scheduled for First Friday afternoons and Friday evening or Saturday mornings before or after Mass and should take about an hour
- Coordinate with your cleaning team a convenient time for all of you, consider splitting duties and times.
- The person identified with an asterisk, *, is responsible for getting the key. Coordinate with parish office, 703.729.2287 for pick up. Please note during the winter months the church building is frequently open on Saturdays for basketball - you may not need the key. Again, coordinate with the parish office, 703.729.2287
- The Stations of the Cross - do not use any cleaners, they were a special gift to the church and are museum quality artifacts. Please be extra careful with them.
- Cleaning supplies behind the right side of the altar (when facing the altar) in a large blue box just inside the double-doors to the right of Fr. Guest's confessional
- If you notice we are running low on anything or missing something, please contact me as soon as possible at 703.729.4973 or fanievin@yahoo.com
- If you have a conflict with a scheduled date, please contact another volunteer to substitute or trade. If you can not find a replacement, please contact me at 703.729.4973 or fanievin@yahoo.com
Vacuuming and Sweeping:
- Vacuum altar and steps
- Vacuum confessionals
- Sweep church common areas - from the curtains to the altar
- On a 4 person week:
- Vacuum pew seats
- Sweep church common areas and underneath pews
Dusting:
- Dust all wood surfaces on altar: use Endust as needed
- Dust Organ/Piano
- With the Feather duster:
- Dust statues on altar
- Dust baptismal font
- Dust confessionals
- Dust the Stations of the Cross -- PLEASE be very careful with these!
Straightening Up:
- Wash black Holy Water fonts by back doors - poor old dirty holy water into the grass, clean out and replace with new holy water
- Wash Finger tip bowl on altar and replace with fresh water (NOT Holy Water)
- Spread out Mass/music books at least 3 to a holder
- Pick up trash/food from the book holders
- Pick up crumbs/trash/food from the pew seats
- Wipe up spills or marks on the pews
- Place the stool, located on the altar, that is used by the students during the week, behind the right altar by our blue box
First Friday Duties:
- Vacuum as needed
- Sweep church common areas
- Dust where needed
- Wash black Holy Water fonts by back doors - poor old dirty holy water into the grass, clean out and replace with new holy water
- Wash Finger tip bowl on altar and replace with fresh water (NOT Holy Water)
- Spread out Mass/music books at least 3 to a holder
- Pick up trash/food from the book holders
- Pick up crumbs/trash/food from the pew seats
- Place the stool, located on the altar, that is used by the students during the week, behind the right altar by our blue box