Orarion
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The Orarion is the distinguishing vestment of the deacon and subdeacon in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches and Eastern Catholic Churches. It is a narrow stole, usually 10–13 cen
Greek Orthodox deacon in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, wearing the double orarion over his sticharion. On his head he wears the clerical kamilavka.
Slavic Orthodox deacons are depicted wearing the older form, single orarion.
A deacon holds his orarion extended, pointing towards the Gifts in the Anaphora, a sacred moment in the Orthodox Divine Liturgy
Slavic Orthodox subdeacons walking in procession. The subdeacon on the right is seen wearing a black skufia, clerical headwear as permitted by his bishop.
Altar server
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An altar server is a lay assistant to a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy. An altar server attends to supporting tasks at the altar such as fetching and carrying, ringing the altar bell,
A Czech altar server
Fifty altar servers, during a celebration of a 50-year-old church, Gennep, Netherlands, September 2004
Since the 1990s, girls may serve at the altar in the Catholic Church. The Evangelical-Lutheran Churches have female altar servers as well.
An altar server carrying a thurible is called a thurifer