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Usher TeamsUshers offer hospitality, service, and support before, during,
and after the 10:30a worship on Sunday morning, and at all special
services during the liturgical year. We hope to soon start smaller
teams for the 8:30a service.Comprising men and women of all ages, Usher
teams rotate through a regular schedule, not serving more than one
Sunday per month. There are currently twenty Ushers serving at Arriving fifteen minutes prior to an assigned Church service,
an Usher team of four individuals provides those entering our Church
for a service with a friendly Saint Barnabas-style welcome and a copy
of the service bulletin, offering old-timers as well as newcomers a
greeting and a smile. Immediately before the service, one of the Ushers
rings the Church bell. During the service, the Ushers remain near the back of the
Church to assist anyone needing help. We quietly open and close the
rear Church doors to assist late-comers or those who must exit for
emergencies. We also take a head-count of all attending so that the
clergy know how many wafers to consecrate for the service. At the
Offertory, Ushers bring the wine and bread wafers to the front of the
Church and then take up the collection among the congregation. At the
Communion, two of the Ushers provide from the center aisle an orderly
procession of communicants to the Church altar rail. The remaining two
Ushers send word to the Nursery staff and children so they, too, can
come and receive Communion and blessings. Near the end of the service, the Ushers open the rear doors
for the exit of the congregation after which they check the pews
for discarded bulletins and replace the prayer books and hymnals in the
pew racks. Two of the Ushers go to the sanctuary where they count the
collection offerings and tabulate them. Certainly, a friendly, generous disposition is an attribute of
our Ushers. Attentiveness and a willingness to serve others – all the
while, remaining in the background – might be the only prerequisites to
participating in this ministry. For more information, contact the Usher Coordinator, Jack
Ferstel: jferstel@yahoo.com,
or (337) 207.8490.
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