{"id":2753,"date":"2015-12-04T11:05:45","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T17:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hopelutheran.org\/?page_id=2753"},"modified":"2023-09-18T12:22:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T17:22:06","slug":"worship-assistants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hopelutheran.org\/church\/worship-assistants\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship Assistants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; top_divider_style=&#8221;slant2&#8243; top_divider_color=&#8221;#003478&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;slant2&#8243; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;#003478&#8243;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Acolytes&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Acolytes are youth who assist in worship services and school chapel by lighting and extinguishing the candles in the chancel. 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