AMANDA BRADLEY (Altar Server, St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church): Whenever I came to Mass, I thought it was so cool that they got to be up there and light the candles, get involved. I thought, "Wow! I want to do that when I get older."
KATHRYN FUENTES (Altar Server, St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church): I like lighting the candles. I think that's one of the best jobs.RYAN SHEA (Altar Server, St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church): It's kind of like I'm giving back to the community for all the stuff it's given me.
PATTY SCHUTZ (Altar Server, St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church): And, I always thought Mass was boring and that it might make it more fun.
RYAN: I like carrying the cross a lot. It's actually heavy and you're carrying the cross, which represents our faith -- something important. Without the altar servers, the Mass would be a lot longer and a lot harder on the priest.KATHRYN: It's really cool how you get to go on stage and everybody looks at you.
PATTY: Sometimes you have an itch on your face and you're not supposed to move, your hair gets in your face and you're not supposed to move.
KATHRYN: The boring part is probably the gospel because you just, like, stand there and you're supposed to stand very still and not do anything, so it's really boring for me.
RYAN: It's a possibility that I might want to be a priest. It's something to think about -- a priest is something that you really know you're helping people.
Fr. SAKOWICZ: Never have I had a parent say to me, "I will not let my son or daughter serve because of the whole sexual abuse scandal."
AMANDA: When I'm up there I feel special in a way, like I am helping the Lord and the Lord is going to protect me when I'm older. I just feel very comfortable.
