Ushers

No meetings, training provided

Sunday mornings, funerals and memorial services

Volunteers are trained to welcome those attending worship, receive the morning offering, and a variety of other tasks around worship services. Ushers are requested for special services during the Lenten season, for special musical concerts by our church choir, and at all Christmas Eve Services.

Contact: Bill Austin, 663-5281, baustin@umich.edu

Greeters and Welcome Center Volunteers

No meetings

Sunday mornings, greeters stand at the doors to the worship service and welcome visitors and members, and may also pass out the morning bulletin. Greeters are needed for all worship services, and it is a wonderful way for new members to meet other members. Individuals, couples, and families are all welcome!

Welcome Center volunteers cover the center between services, help direct those with questions, and provide a friendly, hospitable welcome to our members and visitors. We also need greeters to welcome our visitors to the Coffee Hour, held after the 9:30 worship service.

Contact: Robyn Robeson, robynlr@comcast.net, 662-1819 (greeters)

Barbara Mueller, bnbmueller@aol.com, 663-1118 (welcome center volunteers)

Lay Readers Guild

No meetings, training offered yearly

Volunteers of all ages who are willing to read scripture in worship. Training is provided annually.

Contact: The Worship Committee, Dave Nerenz, Chair, 668-0097

Communion Servers

No meetings, one training and occasional serving of communion

This group of volunteers is comprised of ordained Presbyterian officers-- elders, deacons, and pastors--who are willing to serve communion in worship or to shut-ins. Training and ordination are required, but servers need not be ordained at First Presbyterian Church or currently serving on either Session or the Board of Deacons. Training is arranged through a pastor.

Contact: Dody Blackstone, Worship Committee, dodyblac@umich.edu, 434-9257, or Rev. Melissa Anne Rogers, mrogers@firstpresbyterian.org, 662-4466, ext. 390.

Memorial and Funeral Reception Committee

No meetings, irregular service schedule

Women gather to provide receptions after memorial services and funerals held at First Presbyterian Church. Donations for these receptions are given to the mission work of the Presbyterian Women. Servers and cookie-bakers are welcome. No experience is necessary.

Contact: Barbara Black, 663-6289, boblack@comcast.net

Cookie Bakers Guild

No meetings, cookie-baking 2-3 times per year

This group of volunteers, contacted by phone and email, are scheduled to provide a delicious service to the church through baking homemade cookies for the Sunday coffee hour. Bakers commit to baking 4 dozen cookies when assigned, and leaving them at the church for Sunday morning. New volunteers are always welcome, and can sign up at any point to be schuduled.

Contact: Carol Smith, psmith6641@aol.com, or 426-2032