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