Volunteers in Worship and Welcoming
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: Melissa Anne Rogers, 734-662-4466, ext. 390, mrogers@firstpresbyterian.org (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: Cindy Lambrides, Worship Committee, clambrides@sbcglobal.net, 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: Diane Knibbs, dbreckle@med.umich.edu
