Guild Medals Presented at St Joseph’s, Stonehouse

On Sunday 11th September 2011, two Altar Servers from St Joseph’s were presented with awards from the Guild of Saint Stephen for Altar Servers.

Father Bill Watson presented Bernard Gibbons (middle left in photo) with the Silver Medal of Merit in recognition of many decades of Altar Serving at St Joseph’s. Bernard serves mass during the week away from the limelight of a Sunday mass.

Matthew Crunden (middle right in photo) received the Silver Guild Medal for his dedication in serving during the week as well as on Sundays. He will be leaving the parish to go to University so the medal was presented to him on his last Sunday with us.

St Joseph’s joined the Guild in 1989 and have a good serving team. Currently they have thirteen servers of which six have received the Silver Guild Medal and two have received the Silver Medal of Merit of the Guild of Saint Stephen for Altar Servers.

Bernard’s son Andrew (top right back row) is Master of Ceremonies in the parish and is very proud of the serving team we have.

Archbishop Francis Bourne

Established in 1905 by the Catholic Archbishop Francis Bourne of Westminster, the Guild of St Stephen has one concern; promoting and supporting the highest standards of altar serving throughout the Catholic Church in Great Britain. The Guild understands the underlying importance of altar serving for people in the modern era, not just to know what needs to be done during the Church’s most sacred celebrations but also why. With this in mind the Guild provides unity and support between and through different parishes and diocese for humble servers of the altar. Faithful to the vision of Father Hamilton McDonald, the Guild constantly strives to serve God more worthily and with deeper understanding.

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