Meteor.publish('card', cardId => { check(cardId, String); return Cards.find({ _id: cardId }); }); Meteor.publish('myCards', function() { const userId = this.userId; return Cards.find( { archived: false, $or: [{ members: userId }, { assignees: userId }], }, { fields: { _id: 1, archived: 1, boardId: 1, swimlaneId: 1, listId: 1, title: 1, type: 1, sort: 1, members: 1, assignees: 1, colors: 1, dueAt: 1, }, // sort: { // sort: ['boardId', 'listId', 'sort'], // }, }, ); });