Service Opportunities

• Elders are called to lead and govern within the church, nurturing the faith and life of the congregation. They are nominated by a committee and voted in by the congregation to represent the people of the congregation.
• In conjunction with the pastor, they form the Session, which is the governing body of the church, making decisions about the life and work of the congregation and the business of running the church, including its finances.
• Elders are involved in various areas of church life, including:
  • Membership and pastoral care
  • Worship
  • Christian education
  • Stewardship and mission
  • Relating to presbytery, synod, and General Assembly
  • Leading the congregation in fellowship and mission
  • Deacons and Elders serve on Sunday morning, greeting people in the narthex, alternating months as assigned. Concerns and celebrations shared with the Deacon should be communicated to the Pastor and to any other church leadership that might be involved. The Deacon or Elder in the Narthex also remains in that space throughout the service to address any situations that may arise.

The ministry of Deacon as set forth in Scripture is one of compassion, witness and service, sharing in the redeeming love of Jesus Christ for the poor, the hungry, the sick, the lost, the friendless, the oppressed, those burdened by unjust policies or structures, or anyone in distress. Persons of spiritual character, honest repute, exemplary lives, brotherly and sisterly love, sincere compassion, and sound judgment are chosen for this ministry.

• RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Send Birthday and Get-Well cards
    • There are several web sites featuring ecards that can be used to reach out to people in the Shepherd Groups. DaySpring, Cross Cards, Canadian Bible Society, Jackie Lawson ecards, and Clover Valley are just a few.
  • Check weekly pastoral concerns for people in assigned neighborhood and connect with them to determine if they need help from the church.
  • Take donated Sunday Worship Service flowers to those who are ill, grieving, or celebrating. . The flowers are donated by congregation members and the Deacon will be notified by the Coordinator if the flowers may be taken.
  • Phone members to express sympathy and care as needed
  • Prepare and/or deliver meals as needed
  • Drive member to doctor appointment, grocery store, or pharmacy as needed
  • Organize periodic gatherings of neighborhoods and oversee certain church events like funerals.
  • Deacons and Elders serve on Sunday morning, greeting people in the narthex, alternating months as assigned. Concerns and celebrations shared with the Deacon should be communicated to the Pastor and to any other church leadership that might be involved. The Deacon or Elder in the Narthex also remains in that space throughout the service to address any situations that may arise.

Reports to: Chair, Building and Grounds Committee

Description: Mow the grass at church (weekly)

Duties include: The lawns at CITP are mowed by volunteers during the mow season. The church has a self-propelled push mower and riding mower. The lawn is mowed weekly prior to Sunday services, typically Saturday, by a member of the team. This rotates among the members such that a person mows only once over several weeks (depends on the number of mowers on the team).

Reports to: Remembrance Garden Coordinator

Description: Provides regular weeding in the remembrance garden.

Duties include: The Remembrance Garden is divided into 8 sections. Each Garden Angel is responsible for weeding a section on a regular basis.

Helpful Experience: Weeding, cleaning, mulch spreading.

Duties include: Building and Grounds has usually two workdays a year, one in the spring and one in the fall. Tasks could include: window cleaning, sanctuary floor cleaning/conditioning, spreading mulch, weeding, planting plants.

Description: General weeding at CITP (does not include the Remembrance Garden) .

Helpful Experience: Weeding, plant knowledge (what is a weed).

Duties include: Weeding the plant beds at the entrance, around the church (Fellowship Hall, Sanctuary, Educational wing). This does not include the Remembrance Garden as this task is provided by Remembrance Garden Angels which is another opportunity

Reports to: Chair, Building and Grounds Committee

Description: Weed control of drainage and parking lot

Helpful Experience: Spraying environmentally friendly agent

Duties include: Spraying drainage ditches, gravel parking lot and other areas to assure proper drainage and weed control of the Chapel in the Pines grounds. This is done typically two to three times a year during the growing season.

Description: Write and edit a range of items including news, social media (separate opportunities there) flyers and PowerPoints presentations. Writers can choose assignments. Opportunities arise monthly.

Helpful Experience: Like to write, able to edit for grammar and spelling. This is easy and fun. You will be able to work with people from other committees and with staff.

Duties include:

• Speaking with others to understand details and requirements
• Writing long or short items as needed
• Providing second drafts if needed
• Sometimes pairing images or photos with your work

Description: Chooses, creates and posts items such as images, links, videos, news and quotes. Working with Facebook or YouTube create and curate social media channels that are valuable to the congregation. Bring your ideas!

Helpful Experience: Familiarity with social media channels, especially the one(s) you want to work with. Writing or creative expression in any form. Familiarity with style suggestions. This is quick, fun, and creative and offers collaboration with other volunteers.

Duties include:

• Speaking with others to understand details and requirements
• Create, write posts as needed
• Select images or photos
• Able to meet deadlines when they are provided

Obtain analytic information to share upon request (A few clicks of a button)

Description: Creates graphically designed works such as flyers, mailers, brochures, signs and banners. Work with writers and staff to learn the goals and requirements and unleash your creativity!

Helpful Experience: An eye for artistic expression. Familiarity with online tools such as Canva, Paint, or Adobe Creative Cloud helpful.

• Speak with others to understand details and requirements
• Brainstorm ideas and create initial designs
• Pair text and photos/ images to create the right tool for the job: postcard, poster, flyer, sign, etc.
• Use selected vendors or others for production

Description: Takes photos at events or upon request to support other communication endeavors. Uploads and shares digital images on CITP Google Drive and works with team members to document events and get that right shot. Assignments are largely scheduled with advance notice.

Helpful Experience: Comfortable taking pictures of people and at events. An eye for artistic expression.

• Speak with others to understand details and requirements

• Arrive at event or location in advance to scout best angles and lighting
• Direct people as necessary; shoot multiples of an image to get it right
• Upload and share images with colleagues.
• Meet deadlines when they are provided.

*You will need your own camera or your camera phone. We do have some tripods. You may work with a videographer at an event, or one person may accomplish both tasks.

Description: Takes video at events or upon request to support other communication endeavors. Uploads and shares video on CitP Google Drive and works with team members to document events and get the necessary video. Assignments are largely scheduled with advance notice and videographers may choose them or decline them.

Helpful Experience: Comfortable taking videos of people and at events. An eye for artistic expression. Familiarity with Google drive or other methods of sharing and curating video clips. Familiarity with equipment including tripods, lights and microphones is welcome.

Duties include:

• Speaking with others to understand details and requirements
• Arrive at event or location in advance to scout best angles and lighting
• Direct people as necessary and shoot multiple takes of video to get it right
• Use microphones and lighting to get the best result
• Upload and share video clips with colleagues. Manage the shared clips folder as needed.
• Ability to meet deadlines

* The church has some tripods and external microphones but does not own cameras. Newer smartphones have the capability to capture the quality we need.

Reports to: Communications Committee Chairperson

Description: Produces and edits videos to help the church tell its stories. Some are documenting events, others may be to craft a story for an internal or external audience, such as telling the story of our mission work. Videos can be long or short, easy to create, or open to much more creative expression. You may work with a colleague to meet requirements or may be asked to come with your own vision. Video is becoming more important to us. Help us bring our stories to life.

Helpful Experience: Video editing, scriptwriting and video production are all helpful. Familiarity with a video editing software is recommended. Able to tell short stories 30 seconds -2 minutes or longer ones.

Duties include:

• Speaking with others to understand details and requirements
• Working with videographers to capture footage
• Direct people as necessary and shoot multiple takes of video to get it right
• Structure a story and script write or work with writer where necessary, or determine how to tell a story through existing footage
• Secure stock photography if necessary
• Ask drone operator to shoot photography
• Edit video to standards, such as using branded graphics and ensuring permissions and copyrights

* The church does have a video editing suite software outside of what comes with the Windows Office Suite.

Reports to: Communications Committee Chairperson or Web Manager

Description: Edits website, posts new content in WordPress Site several times per month

Helpful Experience: Website editing or managing, writing. Sizing images. Experience is not needed. WordPress is easy. There is no coding.

Duties include:

• Posting new content updates, removing old ones
• Adding photos and links
• Helping design new pages and sections

Reports to: Chair, Communication Committee

Helpful Experience: Experience with providing guidance to an organization when making decisions about what technology it uses.

Duties include: Assist the committee and office staff when minor technical issues occur

Description: Using equipment in sanctuary, live stream the 11 am (or second Sunday 10 am) worship services on YouTube after receiving training. Help to train volunteers as needed.

Helpful Experience: running Zoom or Google Meet; familiarity with Microsoft Teams; any video production or mixing experience. Training provided by experienced streamers on Sunday mornings, on a date(s) convenient for you.

• Arrive one hour before worship on days when streaming the service.
• Setting up, checking camera angles, etc.
• Live stream the service on YouTube on days for which you volunteer.
• Help to train other volunteers after you gain experience.

Reports to: Director of Children’s and Youth Ministries

Description: Volunteer to be the supporting second adult (as prescribed by the Chapel in the Pines Child Protection Policy) at the Sacred Art Table.

Time: Sundays during the 9:15am and/or 11:00am service. This work may be scheduled in advance. Once trained, you may be tapped to serve in the moment to support the staff.

Helpful Experience: Comforting and Nurturing skills. Experience working with children four+ years of age. Volunteers are required to

• Have a background check completed every 3 years
• Complete Child Protection Policy Training & Ministry Safe Training
• Be fully vaccinated for Covid19

Duties Include: Some types of activities that the volunteer may help with (but are not limited to) include passing out supplies, helping children with crafts, reading related children’s books, and providing positive role models for children who attend Sacred Art Table.

Reports to: Coordinator of Youth Ministries

Description: Volunteer to be the supporting second adult (as prescribed by the Chapel in the Pines Child Protection Policy) in the nursery during the 11:00am service. This may be scheduled in advance, or availability to be asked the day of, depending on volunteer preference and staff needs.

Helpful Experience: Comforting and Nurturing skills. Experience working with children 0 – 4 years of age and families. Volunteers are required to

• Have a background check completed every 3 years
• Complete Child Protection Policy Training & Ministry Safe Training
• Be fully vaccinated for Covid19

Duties Include: Some types of activities that the volunteer may help with (but are not limited to) include leading play activities with children, interacting with families during drop off and pick up, ensuring safety of children in the nursery, caring for children’s needs (Such as diaper changes, separation-from-parent comforting, redirecting attention, etc.), and other childcare related responsibilities.

Reports to: Director of Children’s and Youth Ministries

Description: Volunteers to help with tasks that encourage children to participate in the life of the church and help prepare church staff for Sacred Art and Nursery.

Helpful Experience: No experience required.

Duties Include: Volunteers can complete requested tasks during church office hours. Tasks may include (but are not limited to) restocking coloring pages, photocopying, filling sidewalk chalk bags, preparing crafts, maintaining the playground, restocking supplies, and other tasks as requested by the church staff.

Reports to: Director of Children’s and Youth Ministries and Pastor

Description: Volunteers to work with our Youth who will be confirmed in the Faith. Someone of mature faith who can serve as a guide and companion on this important part of their journey of faith.

Helpful Experience:

• Nurturing skills
• Be able to encourage your confirmand to express his or her faith and questions openly.
• Be able to listen and recognize that he or she is still exploring and growing in faith.
• Have a background check completed every 3 years
• Complete Child Protection Policy Training & Ministry Safe Training
• Be fully vaccinated for Covid19

Duties Include: Meeting and working with the youth confirmand to answer and explore questions about Faith. Attend confirmation sessions and services with the confirmand. Being available for the confirmand as needed throughout the process.

Reports to: Director of Children’s and Youth Ministries

Description: Re-stock instructional materials after an activity

Helpful Experience: Enjoys organizing materials.

Duties include: After instructional activity the left over “kits” and surplus materials are to be re-stocked to reduce waste and to avoid duplicate purchasing of instructional materials. This activity can be performed at any time post the activity such as a day or two after the activity. This individual will work closely with the Director of Children’s and Youth Ministries to organize the materials for easy access and re-stocking post an activity

Reports to: Fellowship Committee Chair

Description: Participate (when available) with Kitchen and Fellowship Hall setup and/or clean up after an event.

Duties include: Helping to set up for the event, warming food, making coffee, washing dishes, wiping tables, sweeping floors, taking trash, loading and unloading dishwashers, putting dishes away.

Reports to: Fellowship Committee Chair

Description: Set up and Cleanup for special events (Fellowship Events, Funeral/Memorial Receptions, Workshop Luncheons, etc.)

Duties include: Helping to set up the Hall for the event, warming food, making coffee, washing dishes, wiping tables, sweeping floors, taking trash, loading and unloading dishwashers, putting dishes away, washing table linens and kitchen towels.

Reports to: Chair, Stewardship Subcommittee

Description: Stewardship Campaign

Helpful Experience: Experience in orchestrating a comprehensive communication strategy to focus attention on stewardship during the annual campaign.

Duties include: Participate as a member of the Stewardship Campaign team in developing, and carrying out, the overall plan designed to assure successfully reach the financial goal set by the committee in cooperation with the Finance & Administration Committee and Session. Involves a seven-month commitment beginning in June and ending in December. Summer and early fall involves attending a monthly meeting with a more extensive time commitment during the actual campaign itself. Shorter-term opportunities would include envelope stuffing, mailings and sending thank you cards.

Reports to: Chair, Endowment and Planned Giving Subcommittee

Description: Participate in overview of, and communications for, the Church’s Endowments and Planned Giving program.

Helpful Experience: Planned giving, tax, or fundraising experience is helpful but not
required.

Duties include: Be part of a team which assists carrying out the Church’s Endowments
and Planned Giving program.

Reports to: Chair, Gifts Subcommittee
Description: Reviews gift-in-kind requests and make recommendations regarding acceptance of gift-in-kind. Oversees gift acknowledgment process for all types of gifts (cash, stock, estate, trust, gift-in-kind, etc.) to ensure that donors are properly thanked.
Helpful Experience: Financial background and writing skills are helpful but not required.
Duties include: Be part of a team which assists in carrying out the Sub- committee’s duties.

Reports to: Chair, Finance & Administration Committee

Description: Review the Financial Records of CITP

Helpful Experience: Accounting or Business Experience

Duties include: Joining a 2-4 person team who perform a year-end review of the Church’s financial records. This typically takes place in the spring or summer of the year and involves a half-day meeting and then participating in the writing of the report.

Committee oversees church’s finances and administration. Meets monthly to review treasurer’s report, accountant’s financial reports, discuss ongoing financial matters, make financial and administrative decisions and makes recommendations to Session as needed. Reviews and recommends the annual Operating Budget for Session’s approval, discusses in-kind gifts and other financial and administrative matters. Supports Accountant and Office Manager.

Reports to: Chair, Finance & Administration Committee

Description: Count the offerings collected during the two Sunday services.

Helpful Experience: Good math skills.

Duties include: Be a part of a two-person team which performs this task at the completion of the last morning service. Time commitment is roughly one-half hour.

Reports to: Office Manager

Description: Provides assistance to Office manager

Helpful Experience: Typing skills, organizational skills.

Duties include: Assistance to the Office Manager which may include filing, helping to prepare Sunday bulletin, making copies and similar activities.

Reports to: Chair of Welcome and Membership Committee

Description: Greet visitors at both Sunday Worship Services.

Helpful Experience: Willingness to extend a warm welcome.

Duties include: Arriving early before a Sunday Service. Help with the setup for the service (bulletins are out, other handouts are out, blank name tags are available, etc.). Wear Greeter name tag (magnetic). Greet attendees as they arrive. Encourage new visitors to prepare name tags and to fill out the visitor green card or use the QR code in the worship bulletin to leave their contact information.

Reports to: Chair of Welcome and Membership Committee

Description: Recruits and schedules church members to serve as New Visitor Greeters for the 9:15 and 11 am services. Maintains a Greeter checklist of duties and a list of on-call substitutes. Sends reminder emails to Greeters. Maintains an up-to-date schedule of Greeters.

Helpful Experience: Organizational and interpersonal skills.

Reports to: Chair of Welcome and Membership Committee

Description: Help a new member to feel at home and engaged in the life of Chapel in the Pines.

Helpful Experience: Willingness to extend a warm welcome.

Duties include: Engaging a new member in life of CitP. Some possible examples would be:

• Share at least one meal
• Invite them to a church event
• Introduce the new member to at least 5 other members and have a non-trivial conversation
• Plan a Sunday to serve together as Greeters
• Help new member find service opportunities, classes, events, committees, that match their interests and participate with them a time or two to help them get comfortable.
• Learn the names of the new members’ immediate family
• Remember the new members on their birthdays and anniversaries with a text, a call, a note, or just a mention at church.
• After six months, check with the new member on their experience

Reports to: Chair of Welcome and Membership Committee

Description: Writes cards to visitors to say thank you for visiting.

Helpful Experience: Willingness write note cards on a timely basis and a desire to extend welcome

Reports to: Chair of Welcome and Membership Committee

Description: Prepares new member packets on an as-needed basis.

Helpful Experience: Ability to work in the church office area to prepare the packets. Materials will be provided by church office staff. Might need to use a copier. Training provided.

Duties include: Gathering and sorting materials that go into new member packets. Obtaining updated materials when needed. Removing out-of-date materials when necessary. Can prepare packets ahead of time leaving room for just the latest information closer to a new member joining date (typically the second Sunday of a month).

Reports to: Mission & Service Chairperson. Will coordinate with personnel at The Farm at Penny Lane garden (located just outside the Briar Chapel subdivision). Also, questions can be answered by Barbara Strange or Jeff Olson). Find available times, register to volunteer, obtain waiver form at Farm’s URL:

https://www.xdsinc.org/farm-at-penny-lane

Description: Help with various gardening tasks. Matt provides leadership on tasks needed. Other volunteers are often helping. Volunteer times are typically Mondays 10am-Noon, Fridays 3-5pm, and selected Saturdays 10am-Noon.

Helpful Experience: A slightly green thumb is helpful, but certainly not required. Tools provided. Bring your own gloves if you wish. Supervised youth are welcome.

Duties Include: Garden bed preparation, planting, weeding, thinning, harvesting and other tasks as needed. Duties change seasonally. A waiver form is required for first-time volunteers.

Reports to: Barbara Strange / Jeff Olson and/or a soon-to-be-named representative from HomeLink (a partner of The Farm at Penny Lane).

Description: Transport cooked food from restaurant, portion into individual meal amounts in containers, load into fridge, return transport containers to restaurant.

Helpful Experience: Ability to carry kitchen-sized pots of cooked food and transport them. ServSafe certification in Food Handling and Preparation is required. (It is an online course and test — takes ~2 hrs and costs $15 — call us).

Duties Include: Pick up cooked food from the Breakaway Cafe (just outside Briar Chapel subdivision). The pick-up volunteer must have a vehicle. Transport food to The Farm kitchen, portion helpings into individual biodegradable meal boxes, load fridge with boxes, return the empty pots to the Breakaway Cafe. These duties are currently performed on Wednesday afternoons.

Reports to: Led by a Chatham Chuckwagon leader/chef at one of the partner cooking or distribution sites. The CITP Champion is Mike Mannshardt.

Description:

1. Typically on Mondays: Help prepare food, cook entrees, vacuum seal portions, and pack into freezer(s) for later distribution – to be distributed about in 8 days.
2. Typically on Tuesdays: Distribute the frozen entrees to clients who come to one of the Chuckwagon partner locations in Pittsboro.

Helpful Experience: Food cleaning, chopping, cooking skills are helpful but not required. A lead cook/chef will be part of each team (or maybe 5 to 8). ServSafe certification in Food Handling and Preparation is required. (It is an online course and test — takes ~2hrs and costs $15 — call us).

Duties Include: 1. Prep, cook, portion and vacuum seal entrees for freezing. 2. Distribute frozen entrees to clients at a partner Pittsboro location.

A waiver form is required for first-time volunteers.

Reports to: CitP Habitat Champion

Description: Perform various volunteer tasks at a home built by Habitat.

Helpful Experience: Gardening, carpentry, taping, painting, and related skills.

Duties Include: Duties will vary with each house and the phase of development of each build, the weather and the volunteer’s specific skills. Duties may include: staging constructions material to near where trades will need them, light carpentry, hanging and taping drywall, priming and painting, tile installation and/or grouting, clean up, and other building activities. A release form is required and can be completed at the worksite.

Communion Coordinator: Recruits and schedules church members to serve communion and prep communion elements

Duties include:

• Reaching out to church community and asking for help.
• Maintaining, posting, and updating the communion volunteer schedule online and on display at the church.
• Reporting to Worship committee and receiving info on additional communion services or changes to the church calendar

Communion Server/Prep

• Description: Serves communion during worship; can also help prepare communion elements for worship services; element prep person does not necessarily have to be a server, and vice versa.

Duties include:

• • Servers: attend worship on communion Sunday. Offering bread or juice to worshipers as they come forward. In some instances, may take the elements to folks outside the sanctuary. Help with cleanup after the service.
  • Element Prep: purchases and slices bread for the service, loaves for the liturgy, and juice. Places elements in the proper bowl/pitcher/chalice for the service and places the serving ware on the communion table prior to service. Cleans up after the service. Instructions are posted online and in narthex kitchen.
  • Depending on the response, this could involve 1-3 Sundays a year, or more if desired

Lay Reader coordinator: manages the recruiting and scheduling of lay scripture readers for worship services.

Duties include:

• Recruit lay reader volunteers via in-person service announcements, outreach to new members, written communication, and/or volunteer recruitment events.
• Create, maintain, and circulate training and resource material to readers.
• Quarterly emails to volunteer readers to request preferred services for reading,
• Circulate final schedule to readers, CITP office manager, Worship Committee, and pastor.
• Provide lay reader status updates to the Worship Committee Chairperson.

Lay Readers: Lay readers read scripture during worship services.

Duties include:

• Willingness to read scripture during worship services 1-2 times per quarter.
• Respond within a few days to quarterly communication from lay reader coordinator with schedule availability. If unable to volunteer or need more time prior to providing availability, communicate this as soon as possible with the Lay Reader Coordinator.
• Communicate promptly with the Lay Reader Coordinator with any schedule changes or other concerns.

Specific duties for assigned lay reading Sundays:

• During week prior to reading Sunday, look for email from CITP office manager with assigned reading.
• Select Prayer of Illumination of choice from resource material provided by Lay Reader Coordinator.
• Practice reading scripture at home prior to the service.
• On assigned Sunday, bring printed Prayer and scripture reading (printed NRSV scripture, or may use a pew or personal bible). Arrive at church 15 minutes early to check in with pastor. Check microphone prior to the service.

Usher Coordinator: Recruits and schedules church members to serve as ushers for the 11am service. Two ushers are needed. Maintains an usher checklist of duties and a list of on-call subs, and posts those on the display board in the Narthex. Uses feedback from ushers to update or improve the ushering process.

Helpful Experience: It’s helpful to have observed the ushering process and duties during worship services and know the more regular attendees for recruiting purposes, but it’s not necessary.

Duties include:

• Reaching out to the church community and asking for volunteers
• Maintaining, posting, and updating the usher schedule on the display board in the Narthex
• Maintaining and posting a one page Usher Checklist and a list of on-call subs on the display board
• Reporting to Worship committee and responding to any changes to the church calendar that affect ushering

Usher: Help prepare Sanctuary for the service, stand at the Sanctuary doors to greet worshippers, hand out bulletins, take up the offering, count heads, and do a quick clean up afterwards.

Helpful Experience: No experience is needed. A checklist is posted with the duties, and as there are two ushers scheduled, and other experienced people are around, volunteers will quickly learn the ropes. A cheerful and friendly demeanor is all that’s required, plus standing for about a half hour.

Duties include:

• BEFORE THE SERVICE:
  • Place 1C water into pitcher on communion table (for font) (pitcher in Narthex kitchen)
  • Prop doors open around 10:50 am
  • Greet, hand out bulletins, assist with seating if needed
  • Gently close door at start of service

• DURING THE SERVICE:
  • Count heads; email to admin@chapelinthepinespc.org
  • Pass baskets during anthem; present at altar during Doxology
  • Stay in Narthex and open/close doors as needed (Minimum of 2 people in Narthex at all times)
  • Adjust volume on speaker to hear service if in Narthex
  • Prop doors open when pastor comes up aisle

• AFTER THE SERVICE:
  • Snuff candles
  • Empty font (device in kitchen) & pat it dry (Don’t lift font!)
  • Pick up any trash and put bulletins in recycle; put away hymnals
  • Set HEPA filter units to zero (top button)
  • Hit ALL OFF light button; close doors to Sanctuary

Usher Coordinator: Recruits and schedules church members to serve as ushers for the 9:15am service. Two ushers are needed. Uses feedback from ushers to update or improve the ushering process.

Helpful Experience: It’s helpful to have observed the ushering process and duties during worship services and know the more regular attendees for recruiting purposes, but it’s not necessary.

Duties include:

• Reaching out to the church community and asking for volunteers
• Maintaining, posting, and updating the usher schedule online
• Reporting to Worship committee with feedback, and responding to any changes to the church calendar that affect ushering

Ushers: Greet worshippers, assist w/ chairs if needed, count heads, & handle donations.

Helpful Experience: No experience is needed. A cheerful and friendly demeanor is all that’s required, plus some standing, and if the usher is willing, some lifting and carrying for outdoor service

Duties include:

BEFORE THE SERVICE:

• Arrive around 9am and put on an Usher badge/name tag.
• Bring the table outside that Greeters use, set up with bulletins (make sure they are the 9:15 version and not 11), name tags, and other CITP information.
• Stand near edge of area: greet people and direct them to the Greeter table.

DURING THE SERVICE:

• Count heads; email to admin@chapelinthepinespc.org
• Render assistance to anyone needing it
• Maintain “awareness” of surroundings, evaluate anyone approaching the area

AFTER THE SERVICE:

• Say goodbye and thank those who attended
• Pick up area; assist with equipment, table if needed
• Take donations to Sanctuary and place in the baskets there for the 11am service

Flower Signup Coordinator: Recruits and schedules members to donate floral bouquets/arrangements for placement in the Sanctuary each Sunday. At Christmas, poinsettias are provided at CITP expense, as are the flowers at Easter.

Duties include:

• Promotes sign-up via:
  • Reminders in the bulletin
  • Speaking periodically at a Sunday service to appeal for donations
  • When possible, standing by the sign-up board after the service to encourage/talk up donations

• Maintains the Flower Sign-up spreadsheet:
  • lists the date, donor name, and occasion (anniversary, in memory of, etc.) for each Sunday
  • adds the names of the flower deacons for each Sunday
  • arranges for a CITP funded arrangement if no one signs up for a specific Sunday, and
  • gets reimbursed
  • monitors the Bulletin to see that proper recognition is given to every donor

• Arranges for a “second” use for each Sunday’s bouquet:
  • Coordinates with the Head Deacon to know the names of each Sunday’s designated Flower
  • Deacons, who will deliver the flowers after the service to a home-bound or ill member
  • Maintaining the current list of Flowers Deacons – this is also done on the Flower Sign Up spreadsheet
  • Coordinate with the Deacon to know who the current Floral Delivery volunteers are to take flowers to home bound or ill church members that have been identified for that week

Flower Donors: Volunteers to provide a floral bouquet/arrangement for placement in the Sanctuary on a specific Sunday, usually in honor of a significant event (anniversary or birthday) or in memory of a loved one. The flowers can be as elaborate or simple as the donor desires.

Reports to: Flower Coordinator

• Purchases or obtains the bouquet or arrangement from whatever source the donor desires: florist shop, grocery store, previously used at a memorial service or wedding, etc.
• Provides information for the bulletin if donor desires
• Brings the arrangement to CITP on assigned Sunday in time for placement before the service

Reports to: Worship Committee Chair

Description: Oversees the creation, vetting, installation, and maintenance of artwork in CITP’s narthex, sanctuary, halls, and classrooms.

Helpful Experience: Artistic ability and appreciation.

Duties include:

• Annually updates the inventory of liturgical arts owned by CITP: banners, pulpit paraments, and other materials, pictures, etc.
• Updates the Liturgical Arts Guidelines as needed, with input from the Worship Committee.
• Ensures the two painted angel banners for the Sanctuary are installed and taken down according to the schedule: Easter and Advent.
• Ensures the correct color paraments are hung from the pulpit according to the Liturgical calendar.
• Recruits skilled artisans to make new pieces of art/banners for CITP as needed.
• Vets all art given to or made for CITP, before it is installed or hung.
• Ensures all art is hung in accordance with local Fire ordinances and rules.
• Undertakes or manages art projects resulting in a more beautiful and pleasing appearance of the CITP sanctuary, narthex, halls, and classrooms.

The CITP Choir likes to say “anyone can sing” and there are no wrong notes on Sunday. The choir practices on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 and on Sunday mornings before 11:00 service during the regular season which follows the public-school calendar. During the summer, the choir becomes a pickup choir that practices only before Sunday church service.

Description: Participate in adding handbells to worship in a variety of ways

Helpful Experience: Previous experience with handbells is helpful, but wanting to learn is all that is required. Open to all in 6th grade and up if you can commit to regular, weekly rehearsals

Duties include: Regular rehearsals from late August through May are generally on Wednesday evenings. Other rehearsal opportunities will become available as more ringers are interested in participating. Handbells provide music for services during the year