Saturday
On arrival
- Enter through the tower door.
Preparations
- The order of service should already be in the vestry. If not, check with the print team.
- Put lapel microphone batteries on to charge.
- Change pillar candle over the Aumbry door in the Chapel.
- Check candles at Madonna and on windowsill.
- Remove all old candles from the votive stand, and check that there is a supply of new ones and wooden tapers. Clean old wax from votive stand, and remove burnt taper remains.
- Check oil in all candles. If there are black marks on candles, wipe with a damp cloth.
- Remove top cloth from the Altar. Fold and leave in the vestry.
- Prepare the three smaller chalices by placing an unfolded purificator on top with pall. Place in silver cupboard.
- On Sundays when incense is used (usually 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays, as well as festivals) place an order of service in the vestry for the thurifer. Find Gospel reading in thin, red Gospel book a d leave closed on stand.
- Open the large red book at the correct reading and place open on the lectern.
- Lay out vestments of appropriate colour on chest in inner vestry.
- Remove girdles of appropriate colour from the chest drawer in the inner vestry (the colour of the girdle can be checked from the lectionary in the inner vestry). Place girdles neatly on the top of the chest in the vestry.
- Make sure that the bells are on the far side.
On days where there is a wedding or other event in the chuch on Saturday afternoon/evening, no other books or papers other than the closed Gospel book must be put in the Sanctuary. Leave them in the Vestry ready for Sunday morning.
Leaving
- Make sure the silver cupboard is locked.
- Switch the water heater off.
- Make sure any room heaters are switched off, unplugged, cool and put away.
- Lock both inner and outer vestry doors.
- Switch off all lights.
- Leave through the tower door, and lock it behind you.