{"id":5278,"date":"2024-12-27T14:08:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T19:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/?p=5278"},"modified":"2024-12-27T14:08:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T19:08:25","slug":"a-manual-for-altar-guilds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/?p=5278","title":{"rendered":"A Manual for Altar Guilds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/11B-A-Manual-for-Altar-Guilds-book-cover-pic-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/11B-A-Manual-for-Altar-Guilds-book-cover-pic-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5279\" style=\"width:296px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/11B-A-Manual-for-Altar-Guilds-book-cover-pic-2.jpg 490w, https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/11B-A-Manual-for-Altar-Guilds-book-cover-pic-2-208x300.jpg 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I just had the joy to read <em>A Manual For Altar Guilds<\/em> by The Rev. Robert Picken. This is a wonderfully funny and in-depth look at what it really means to be a \u201cminister of the altar guild.\u201d The level of detail makes it a good read for seasoned guild members as well as those just starting out! A great read for all involved in or around the sacristy and sanctuary. There are real life situations (and disasters evaded) depicted and overcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I recognize some of the contributors from their content; I have great respect for these folk. There are great diagrams, examples, and sample schedules including excellent starts for newbies or those who need to revamp their practices. This is a must read for all sacristans and clergy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>David A. Hawley-Lowry, President, NAGA<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Manual For Altar Guilds by The Rev. Robert Picken is a wonderfully funny and in-depth look at what it really means to be a \u201cminister of the altar guild&#8221;[&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5280,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,13],"tags":[24,163,104,119],"class_list":["post-5278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book-reviews","category-community","tag-altar-service","tag-book","tag-book-review","tag-training"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5278"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5281,"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5278\/revisions\/5281"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalaltarguildassociation.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}