Worship

Ministry teams exist to enhance our worship services so that those attending become active participants in glorifying God and experiencing Christ in their everyday lives.

 

Ministry

 

Description

     

Service
Time

 
 

Acolyte Coordinators

  

Schedule acolytes for worship services & notify Communications Director. Advertise & provide training for new acolytes twice a year.

      

*
             
 

Acolyte Coordinators
Assistant

   Assist the Acolyte Coordinator with scheduling and helping acolytes prepare for worship (usually assigned by service preference)      

*
               
 

Advent /
Christmas Decorating Coordinator

  

Decorate church for Advent and Christmas; design, plan and shop for new decorations, ornaments, etc. and remove decorations and prepare them for storage after the New Year

      

 

*
             
  Advent /
Christmas
Decorating
Team		   Provide support for decorating church for Advent and Christmas and remove decorations and prepare them for storage after the New Year      

*
             
 

Altar Flower Delivery

  

Coordinate with Associate Pastor in choosing individuals from our Heartbeat to receive altar flower arrangements after Sunday services are over; team members make the deliveries on Sunday afternoons

      

*
             
 

Communion Coordinator

 

Buy and prepare elements for Communion; schedule Communion servers and train servers; help acolytes with their Communion duties

      

*
             
 

8:15
Communion
Server

   Serve elements during worship service in the sanctuary; clean up after service      


*

             
 

9:45
Communion Server

   (see 8:15 Communion Server description)      

*
             
 

11:05
Communion Server

   (see 8:15 Communion Server description)      

*
               
  the hub Communion
Server 		  Serve elements during worship service in the hub; clean up after service      

*
               
  the hub
Hospitality 		  Prepare Sunday morning coffee and refreshments for the hub; including set-up and clean up      

*
               
 

Lay Reader
Coordinator

 

Schedule lay readers for each sanctuary service; provide readers with the scripture for the week; train lay readers

      
*
               
 

Lay Readers
8:15

   Read Biblical scripture during the worship service in the sanctuary      
*
             
 

Lay Readers
9:45

   (see 8:15 Lay Reader description)      
*
             
 

Lay Readers
11:05

   (see 8:15 Lay Reader description)      
*
               
 

the hub
Lay Readers

   Read Biblical scripture during the worship service in the hub      
*
               
 

the hub
Prayer Team

  Meet Sunday mornings to pray for the hub      
*
               
 

Sanctuary
Care Coordinator

  

Schedule times to prepare the sanctuary for Sunday worship services and other events held in the sanctuary. Order supplies, clean paraments, and train new altar guild members.

      
*
             
  Sanctuary
Care Team
Member		   Prepare Sanctuary for worship, care for paraments, straighten and resupply info in pew racks, maintain Baptismal font, polish brass, maintain candles, dust furniture in Sanctuary      
*
             
  Usher
Coordinator		   Schedule and train worship service ushers for sanctuary services      
*
             
  8:15 Usher   During sanctuary services, greet people; distribute bulletins; assist in finding seating, assist elderly, assist with special needs and equipment, maintain order during service, collect offering, direct flow of Communion, record attendance, deliver attendance sheets to workroom      
*
             
  9:45 Usher   (see 8:15 Usher description)      
*
             
  11:05 Usher   (see 8:15 Usher description)      
*
               
  the hub
 Usher		   During the hub, greet people; assist in finding seating, assist elderly, maintain order during service, collect offering, record attendance      
*
               
  Visual Implementation Team   Design and create visual displays, altars and arrangements for special worship services (e.g., Baptism of the Lord, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Advent, Silent Night, Christmas Eve)      
*
             
  Worship Drama Team   Offer your talents in set design, lighting, sound, costumes, props, choreography, acting, directing, writing and singing to produce and present drama in worship settings      
*
             
  the hub
Drama Team 		  The team provides monthly drama pieces for the hub      
*
             
  Worship Design Group   Meet periodically with the staff worship planning team to design special series and services and plan for Lent and Advent - also join in discussing and preparing for changes in worship design, order, etc.      
*
               
  the hub Set Up / Design Team   Work with staff members to create chair and stage configuration for the hub and determine placement of tables, altars, candles, moveable walls, etc.      
**

* = time commitment varies
 ** = limited time commitment of 1 – 2 hours per week
*** = moderate time commitment of 2 – 4 hours per week

 

 

 

For more information

about

Worship and

Worship volunteer opportunities

visit the church website at

www.cumcsl.org

and the

Worship Volunteer page