Volunteer Opportunities

** ALTAR GUILD NEEDS A FEW GOOD WOMEN (AND MEN)!

The Altar Guild is the ministry of preparing and maintaining the altar, sacred vessels and vestments for our worship services. Members of the Altar Guild perform a silent or hidden ministry to our Parish so that we may worship and glorify Christ. Members are trained and assigned in a cycle to be responsible for the services during a given week.

Preparations for weddings, funerals, and baptisms are also the responsibility of the Altar Guild. The Altar Guild cares for the linens, communion silver, liturgical hangings, candles, and vases, which are used in the various services. The changing vestments and altar hangings remind us of the progression of seasons in the Christian calendar, and they accent special services throughout the year.

The Altar Guild works closely with the Rector, complementing the ministry of the Word and sacraments. If you feel called to serve our Lord, you may find the Altar Guild to be a place where you can serve and grow spiritually. Membership in the Altar Guild is open to men, women and couples of any age.

If you are interested in serving on the Altar Guild, make your desire known to the rector or Sandra Wyatt.

** New Lay Readers Needed To Assist With Services

Lay readers play an important part of our public worship at Christ Church, lending voice to many parts of our liturgical experience. We are in particular need of readers for the 8 am services.

The Lay Readers of Christ Episcopal Church are a dedicated group of men and women who volunteer to assist in our worship service. They are lay persons licensed by the bishop to lead public worship under the direction of the member of the clergy in charge of the congregation. This ministry is licensed under the provisions of the canon for licensed lay persons.

The lay reader must be a confirmed adult communicant in good standing and recommended by the member of the clergy in charge of the congregation. Guidelines for training and licensing of lay readers are established by the bishop. Licensed lay readers may be commissioned for this ministry with a form provided by the Book of Occasional Services. Lay readers have traditionally held an important place in the American church, dating from colonial times when clergy were scarce.

There are three orders of lay reader: Lector, who reads the lessons and prayers; Eucharistic Minister, who reads the lessons and prayers and assists at the Eucharist; and Eucharistic Visitor, who reads the lessons and prayers, assists at the Eucharist, and takes communion to the ill, using the reserved Sacrament.

If you feel called to this ministry, please contact the Rector or Milt Hayes for more information.

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