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The Worship Committee
is a session committee, and its chairman and vice-chairman are to be
members of the session. The
committee should have a minimum membership of 15 and may have
representatives from the session, board of deacons and at-large church
members.
The general
responsibilities of the committee are to oversee regular and special
worship services, musical ministry, ushering, funerals and anything else
that relates to the continuing worship of the congregation.
At the beginning of each year the committee should evaluate the
work done toward goals set the previous year and set new goals.
The committee is to be
organized into subcommittees with the following responsibilities:
1. Sunday Worship Assistance
- Work with the pastor to seek ways to make the regular
and special worship services even more reverent, meaningful and
beautiful.
- Oversee the taping of Sunday worship services,
duplicating and delivery of the tapes to shut-ins.
- Secure layperson willing to assist in filling the
pulpit when the minister is away. This occurs normally 4 Sundays each
year and usually requires 3 to 4 persons for each service.
- Make monthly greeter assignments for both the Fifth
Street and Roanoke Avenue entrances.
The greeter assigned to the Roanoke Avenue entrance should be
an elder, and he I she should attend this door at the close of the
service.
- Secure lay participants when the minister wishes help
during the service for the children92s sermon or the Old Testament
scripture reading.
- Make sure that the paraments displayed are of the
color specified by the church calendar. A copy of the church calendar
is attached to the top of the storage box in the choir room.
- Make sure that the guest sign-up booklets at each pew
have blank sheets. Additional
copies of the sign-up sheet may be made in the church office.
- Periodically check to make sure that the sanctuary
pews are properly equipped with Bibles and hymnals.
- Make periodic checks of the receivers for the hearing
impaired to insure that they are in good working condition.
- Secure families to provide after service refreshments
during the summer time.
- Oversee the ordering of candles for the brass
candlesticks used in the sanctuary.
- Make sure the baptismal fount is filled with water
when there is to be a baptism.
- Prepare a schedule for Communion preparation by an
elder. The elder
responsible for the preparation is to go with the pastor to serve the
sacraments to the shut-ins. Directions
for preparation of the bread, wafers, juice and cloths are posted on
the door of the sink in the Sacristy.
Sally Ray Warren will provide the small loaf of bread used in
the Communion service. A
schedule of those to prepare Communion should he mailed to Sally Ray.
- Recommend for session approval alternative times for
worship service during the summer time.
2. Music
- Oversee the purchase of music for the choir with the
choir director within budget constraints.
- Work with the choir director to recruit new choir
members and be attentive to the needs of the choir.
- Plan and carry out an annual Choir Appreciation event.
- Secure the director and director assistants for the
children’s choir and be available to provide assistance to the
director.
3. Ushering
- Make assignments for ushering duties for all regular
services and those special services where needed.
Maintain, and update, as needed, the ushering responsibility
list.
- Make Sunday morning checks of the church campus to see
that the proper doors are unlocked, proper lights are on and the
heating or air conditionings are functioning. After the service reverse the procedure.
The initial check should be made prior to 9:00 AM
4. Special Worship Service
- Coordinate special worship service with the pastor for
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas Eve and
Lenten services.
5. Weddings
- Work with prospective brides, making sure they have a
copy of the Wedding Guidelines. Be
available to assist with any questions the bride or her director may
have.
- Make sure that a Wedding Coordinator is available for
each wedding held in the sanctuary.
6. Funerals
- Arrange for ushering as required.
Check to see that the sanctuary is tidy and the heating / air
conditioning system is properly set.
- Make certain that the paraments displayed are white.
- See that the pall is available if it is to be used,
and make sure that it is returned to storage after the funeral
service.
- Provide information to the funeral director as needed.
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