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feel free to ask any member of the Worship & Arts Committee
if there is any area you feel unsure about. If you have problems
with the lighting, under the altar is an instruction sheet.
There is also a procedural booklet behind the sliding door cabinet
with the offering plates with ushering information.
We remind ushers scheduled for the first Sunday of the month
that you will be assisting with Communion. If this is your
first time with Communion and you have questions, please ask
Pastor Kathy prior to your scheduled Sunday.
If you are not able to usher on your scheduled dates,
we ask that you find a replacement.
- Ushers are an important part of the worship service and
should do their part to see that the service runs smoothly
and in a dignified manner. Thank you for offering to be
an usher.
- Ushers should be at the church 20 minutes before the
service begins.
- The Eternal Candle should be lighted 15 minutes before
the start of the service.
- On the first Sunday of each month, ushers will assist
with the serving of Communion. If this is new for you, please
check with Pastor beforehand to find out specifics.
- Sanctuary doors should be closed as soon as the ushers
begin. (Fifteen minutes before the service starts. This
will be meditative time for worshippers.)
- An adult usher should ring the Peace Bells at the proper
time. Use the light switches only as you have been instructed,
as changing some of them creates future problems. (Instructions
are on the wall next to the switches.)
- .Ushers should distribute the bulletins at the doors.
Please make sure that every adult who wants one receives
a bulletin. One usher should stay in the narthex immediately
after service starts to give latecomers a bulletin. Please
assist people with finding seats, ESPECIALLY when it is
crowded.
- Side ushers should make sure a count is taken in the
sanctuary and in the nursery and the total recorded on the
paper provided which should be placed on the office desk.
- One adult usher should sit near the rear to take care
of latecomers, or be aware of any disturbance in the narthex.
- If three or more people are in a pew, pass the offering
plate down the pew. If there are less than three, hold the
plate for the individuals.
- Two ushers will carry the offering plates forward at the
proper time and remain in the front for the offertory prayer.
- The usher who sits near the rear should open the sanctuary
doors when the minister comes down the aisle at the close
of the service.
- After the service has ended, the ushers should pick up
bulletins, paper, etc., and straighten the hymnals, making
sure hymnals are placed in the racks. Pull out the slip
for the current Sunday from the Friendship pads and place
them in the office.
- As far in advance as possible, an usher who must be absent
should find a replacement.
- Please dress appropriately, avoiding jeans, tennis shoes,
and sweatshirts, if possible.
- Please remember that being an usher is a gift of time
and service you are giving to the Lord and should be treated
with dignity and respect.
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