An altar server is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy uring a religious service. Altar servers attend to supporting tasks at the altar such as fetching and carrying, ringing a bell etc. An altar server usually has no formal training and holds no formal religious position; however, in some regions and religions, altar servers are expected to be recognizable through behavior and relation to others. and, in some churches, altar servers are trained. In the Traditional Roman Catholic Rite, still in use, the male-only server must respond in Latin for the prayers at the foot of the altar and other times during the Mass.