Company of Servers explained

The Company of Servers (CoS) is a society within the Anglican Communion for lay people whose vocation includes serving at the altar.^[1] It was inaugurated on 24 January 2009 at Southwark Cathedral.^[2]

It is formed of many chapters based on diocesan boundaries, with the first chapters being inaugurated in the dioceses of Norwich, Exeter, and Ripon and Leeds.

Each chapter appoints a chaplain who is a member of the Society of Catholic Priests and members of the Company uphold a rule of life which includes:

• centre their spiritual life on the Eucharist, by sharing in the celebration this sacrament on Sundays and Principal Feasts and Principal Holy Days
• devote a period each day to private prayer
• make use, as appropriate and according to conscience, of a spiritual director and the sacrament of reconciliation
• befriend other members of the Company and attend all meetings of their chapter and central festivals, unless prevented by good reason.^[3]

External links

• Company of Servers

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Us.
2. http://www.scp.org.uk/uploads/media/Purpose_of_meeting.pdf{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
3. http://www.scp.org.uk/uploads/media/CoS_Constitution_Sept2009_CG_Omega.pdf{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}