Staff: Rev Don Brown, Head of Staff
Dan Bruno, Director of Music
Elder chair: Debbie Smith
Elder: Mike Archer
Elder: Angel Jackson
At-large member: Leah Davis, Jim Hardy, and Mike Smith
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How
Many Presbyterians Does it Take to Put on a Worship Service? |
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Ministry |
Gifts/Experience |
Time
Commitment |
Contact |
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Worship Committee
Member Oversee
worship and music program and budget to ensure quality experience.
Explore creative ways to increase or improve opportunities to
experience God. |
·
Leadership; wisdom |
Monthly
meetings usually 2nd Sun. after worship. May
have outside assignments. |
Debbie
Smith |
Chancel Choir
Adult
choir providing music for Sunday and special worship.
Sept to mid-June |
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Music ·
8th grade or older |
7:30
– 9 on Wednesdays Sunday
Worship |
Dan
Bruno |
Bell Choir
Ring
out beautiful music for worship services.
Quarterly or for special worship. |
·
Music ·
Ability to count |
7:30
– 9 on Thursdays; some Sundays |
Dan
Bruno |
Carol Choir
Young
children’s choir sings for Sunday worship about every 6 weeks |
·
Desire to sing ·
Pre-school through 3rd
grade |
6-6:30
on Wednesdays; some Sundays |
Dan
Bruno |
Youth Choir
Middle
school choir sings for Sunday worship about every 6 weeks. |
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Desire to sing ·
Grades 4 through 8 |
6-6:30
on Thursdays; some Sundays |
Dan
Bruno |
Gospel Choir
Adult
choir specializing in gospel music. Sings
for 2-3 Sunday worship services and for Community Day. |
·
Music ·
Desire to sing Gospel |
Weekly
rehearsals in the summer |
Dan
Bruno |
Acolytes
Bring
the light of Christ into & out of the worship service. |
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Up to grade 6 |
Once
or twice a month |
Lisa
Wilfong |
Liturgists
Worship
leader who leads liturgy and reads scripture. |
·
Service ·
Ability to speak clearly |
Sunday
morning as scheduled |
Don
Brown |
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Moment for Children Present
3-5 min. children’s message during worship. |
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Teaching ·
Ability to communicate with
children |
Pre-
worship prep (on your own); Sunday worship once or twice a quarter |
Pauletta
Beehler |
Signers
Interpret
the worship service for deaf participants. |
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Knowledge; service ·
Experienced ASL signer |
Sunday
worship with prep time before and evaluation after the service |
Cathy
Lynch |
Graphics Team
Responsible
for the use of the video projector during worship. Currently monthly but may increase. |
·
Service ·
Adept with Graphics and
PowerPoint |
Preparation
as a team via e-mail. Set
up and tear down before and after the service. |
Tom
Hertneky |
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Communion Teams Responsible
for preparing and serving communion.
Each team requires a leader to coordinate activities and
responsibilities for that day. |
·
Service ·
Ordained elder or deacon |
3-4
times a year |
Debbie
Smith |
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Sanctuary
Coordinators Prepare
the sanctuary for worship; ensure service runs smoothly. |
·
Service ·
Training provided |
Once
or twice a month during worship services |
Gary
May |
Sound technicians
Run
the sound board during worship |
·
Service ·
Training provided |
Needed
during all worship services |
Gary
May |
Collection takers
Meet
at the back of the church to collect the offertory |
·
Service ·
Can be anyone but typically
youth grades 6-12 |
Sunday
during offertory |
Gary
May or Debbie Smith |
Tape ministry
Duplicate
tapes of the worship service and provide them to shut-in members |
·
Service |
Weekly |
Dick
Kraft |