- Help with Transition: Ushers from the 8:30 and 9:30 service need to help transition the worship space. The musicians from 8:30 will take care of their instruments. You will need to help reset the pulpit and the lectern. Sherri Dees is usually handling the transition and can tell you what to do.
- Be a welcoming presence, especially for those who are new to our church.
- Be available to help worshipers when needed: with seating, directing people with children to the basket at the bottom of the elevator-side stairs that contains activities for children and Beanie Babies. If people are new, offer our blue church brochures. Stay on duty during the entire service.
- Count the congregation during the first hymn (or song) by walking down the side aisles. Include all tech people, choir, pastor, and children. Write the count in the usher folder on table in the narthex near the organ. Update the count if latecomers arrive.
- Receive the offering. Before the service starts, ask other people to help receive the offering. There should be four ushers; two down the center aisle and one on each side. After the offering is collected, sort out any prayer request cards. These should be taken to the office after the service and put in the secretary’s inbox. Offering plates or baskets will NOT be brought forward once the offering is collected. See further instructions in the office.
- On communion Sundays (usually the first Sunday of the month), check the lounge to see if there are worshipers who wish to receive communion and let the serving elders know.
- After each service, STRAIGHTEN UP THE SANCTUARY. Pick up any items that were left behind in the pews including bulletins, beanie babies, papers and pencils, crayons, etc. Put friendship pads, hymnals, and bibles back in the pew racks.
- After the last service: Turn off all lights (including any in the sacristy—the room behind the front of the sanctuary), BLOW OUT CANDLES, close up elevator and turn off light, pick up attendance sheets from the red friendship books and attendance count from usher folder. (Please leave these in the secretary’s inbox in the office).
Thank you for serving as an usher. Your welcoming presence is a vital part of our church’s ministry. We appreciate your willingness to serve and your help in creating a friendly, welcoming presence to all who attend these services! Please take the extra time to MAKE SURE THE SANCTUARY IS LEFT IN GOOD WORKING ORDER FOR THE NEXT SERVICE and ALL CANDLES HAVE BEEN EXTINGUISHED. Thanks so much for all you do.
IMPORTANT – When you get your usher schedule, please check the date you are scheduled to serve. If you are unable to serve on your scheduled Sunday, please check with other ushers on the list to see if you can switch Sundays. When you switch, please notify the church office. If you are not able to switch, please contact the leader of the Usher Ministry Team as soon as possible.
Usher Ministry Team Leaders – Jim and Gretchen Holder
(rev. 6/2007)
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