Thank you for serving as a Worship Assistant
at Sugar River. We feel this is possibly the most important
job of the worship team! You are the first reflection of our
congregation that new visitors to SR will see, so your duties
are vitally important to this ministry.
Please arrive by 8:00 am to greet for the 8:30 service and
9:45 to greet for the 10:15 service. A greeter should be stationed
outside the entrance of SR whenever possible. Open the door
for people, greet each person warmly and welcome them to Sugar
River as they arrive. Please stay at your post until approximately
8:35 (10:20), or later if you see people still arriving in
the parking lot.
During this time, you may choose to have one person (or a
couple of family members) at the front door and one person
(or a couple of family members) to be at the entry door of
the sanctuary to pass out bulletins, or you may all be at
the front door and then place the bulletins on a stand for
people to pick up as they enter the sanctuary.
During the first song, light the candles on the altar.
Be sure people arriving late receive a bulletin.
Assist those who need to leave during the service as
needed.
Count the attendees of the service during the message
(an easy time to count as people are not usually moving
and kids are in their respective areas) and record on
the “Attendance Record” sheet. Be sure to include all
children (including those in the nursery), nursery staff,
and members of the band. Also count children in the youth
room, Sunday School in the lower level and the adults
in the Conference room. An accurate count is critical
as we prepare reports for the conference.
Assist with passing the offering plates (1 usher on
each side and 1 usher in the middle). Ask someone to serve
as 3rd usher to help collect the offering.
Assist with serving the bread and grape juice as needed
for communion on communion Sundays
Extinguish candles during the last song of the service.
Remember to light the candle lighter wick from the last
candle before extinguishing it, then carry the flame out
of the sanctuary before extinguishing the flame.
After the First Service:
Please replace the Bibles and Fellowship pads to the
center aisle.
Please straighten supplies on the family tables.
Please collect all extra papers and bulletins and throw
them away.
Please place the offering baskets in the safe, located
inside the office print room.
After the Second Service:
Please replace the Bibles and Fellowship pads to the
center aisle.
Please straighten supplies on the family tables.
Please pull completed sheets from the fellowship pads
and give them to Pam Millmann or another WAVE team member.
Please collect all extra papers and bulletins and throw
them away.
Please give offering baskets to Darryl Graham or Dan
Day. Place attendance form in offering basket.
Please count the leftover bulletins and write the number
on the white board in the copy room.
