Service Opportunities
Worship Servers
Worship Servers help serve during all of our worship services in a variety of different rolls. CLICK HERE to see all the different types and learn how to sign up.
Altar Guild
The Altar Guild is an organization whose purpose is preparing the sanctuary for worship services. The Guild is divided into four weekly groups who gather in the sacristy on Saturday mornings to clean and polish silver and brass and set up for that Sunday’s services. Laundry duties include each week’s purificators (linens used on chalices for communion) and other linen items, as needed. Each group has designated members to clean up and reset after every service and to clean up and return to storage cabinets all vessels used for communion after the last service. The processional Cross and torches are also returned to the Sacristy.
Contact: Anne Parker
Funeral Guild
The Funeral Reception Guild is a community of parishioners whose mission is to honor and support family and friends experiencing grief after the death of a loved one through a reception following the funeral service at St. John’s. The purpose of the Funeral Reception Guild is to prepare for and host the reception in keeping with the family’s wishes and desires, as deemed appropriate by the clergy. This involves communication with the Priest assisting the family and other involved staff members, setting up for the reception, serving during the reception, and cleaning up following the reception. All parishioners are invited to join this special Guild, one committed to offering care and support to bereaved families of St. John’s with compassion, kindness, and sympathy during a difficult time.
Contact: Charlotte Pfeiffer
Youth (EYC) Volunteers
There is a wonderful team of adults who give their love, talent, and energy to making youth ministry possible at St. John’s. This group of EYC advisors engages in the relational ministry necessary to build meaningful relationships with youth. They also help with the logistical needs of the youth program (driving, chaperoning, etc.). If you have a heart for working with teenagers, enjoy serving in a dynamic and fun ministry, and want to help shape the next generation of Christians, consider becoming a youth advisor at St. John’s.Contact: Rachel Shelton
The Parish Shop
The St. John’s bookstore, located on the second floor near the Nave, has a wide assortment of books, cards, crosses, silver jewelry and gift items. Volunteers staff the bookstore on Sunday mornings from 8:30am to 12:30pm, 2nd and 4th Sunday evenings 5:45-7:30pm, and Wednesdays from 10am to 1pm and 5pm to 7pm. Contact: Samantha Farnham
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Receptionists
Volunteers answer the phone, assist the staff and act as receptionist during office hours: mornings, Monday through Friday (9-12:30) and afternoons Monday through Thursday (12:30-4:00).Contact: Jamey Graves
Kitchen Helpers
If you enjoy cooking and have always wanted to spend time in a big commercial kitchen, St. John’s has a wonderful opportunity for you to have fun and serve others at the same time. Volunteers are always needed, and appreciated, to help cook, serve and clean up for the many parish occasions when we share meals and fellowship. The Sunday morning breakfast team hopes to grow its ranks. From 6 to 7:30 am you can be a ‘Prep Cook’, at 7:30 to 9:30 am you can cook and serve or help in the dish room and with clean-up. On Wednesday evenings during the school year, you may volunteer from 6 to 7:30 pm in the dish room or help with cleaning up the Parish Hall and kitchen.
Periodic deep cleaning of the kitchen is done several times each year, and helping hands are needed to scrub, wipe down, and make the kitchen clean and fresh. As well, many parishioners have given beautiful silverware to St. John’s, and help is needed to polish it periodically. No special training needed for any of these activities, just time and patience.
Contact: Janie Wooten
Church Committies
All committees of the church are open to visitors in their meetings. Dates and times for meetings vary within each committee. CLICK HERE to check the church calendar.
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The Vestry of the church is the group of elected parishioners, headed by the rector, who acts as the canonical authority of the parish and oversees the finances, vision, and committees of the parish. The committees appointed by the vestry or rector are listed below:
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The Preschool Committee oversees the needs and offers advice to our preschool. See Jenny Taylor for more information.
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The Property Committee oversees the property of the church including the buildings and grounds. See David Dwyer for more information.
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The Finance Committee oversees the finances of the church and makes recommendations to the vestry regarding budgeting and investing. See Merrill Gowdy for more information.
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The Endowment Board is not a committee of the vestry but is a separate entity whose members are appointed by the vestry. This board oversees the church endowment. See George Shield for more information.
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The Garden Committee manages, cares for, and oversees the memorial garden of the church. See Shelley Bonnin for more information.
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The Personnel Committee provided advice to the rector regarding the parish staff. See Peter Floyd for more information.
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The Columbarium Committee oversees the needs of the church columbarium. See Don Lassiter for more information.
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The Outreach Committee oversees the outreach ministries of the church, and with the vestry's oversight, manages its budget. See Matt Williams for more information.
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The Fellowship Committee oversees various fellowship events. See Jamey Graves for more information.
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The Worship Committee oversees the needs of our various worship services. See Peter Floyd for more information.
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The Youth Committee assists in the oversight of our EYC program. See Rachel Shelton for more information.