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Time and Talent Opportunities
for 2003-2004
There are many ways to serve God and our neighbors at St. Andrew's Church.
To make a pledge of Time and Talent to any of these ministries,
please contact Edie
Dolnikowski.
If you want to post a Time and Talent opportunity on our bulletin board,
please contact Edie Dolnikowski
Community
Building Ministry With Youth
Ministry Beyond the Parish
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St. Stephen's Food Pantry--Volunteers Needed
We need some new volunteers for the Food Panty at St. Stephen's.
The primary need is for people who can drive into St. Stephen's and help distribute food on Thursday mornings, 9:00 a. m. to noon. You could be working with an experienced partner.
We could also use more people to pick up bread and pastries from BJ's Wholesale and deliver them to St. Stephen's on Thursday mornings. This could be done before your workday starts. |
Finally, we could use some more helpers on an "as needed" basis for tasks such as bagging rice, bringing in and sorting food from two to three drives each year, making up bags of meal ingredients each Thanksgiving and Easter, and taking food into St. Stephen's. These are tasks done on weekends.
If you can help, please contact Jim Peters at 781-237-3848 or Ralph West at 781-431-1941. The work is fun, rewarding and
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Calling All Acolytes (and their parents)
All 7th through 12th graders who wish to be acolytes should call Daniel Viggiani at the parish office (781-235-7310).
There is room on some regular teams for new acolytes and 7th graders are needed for the fifth Sundays. It is a great way to help St. Andrew's.
Sunday Greeters
A wonderful way to say hello to old friends and newcomers at St. Andrew's is to greet them before the Sunday 10 am service. We encourage individuals, couples and families (especially for the All Parish Eucharist on the third Sunday of each month) to sign-up for this important role. The new Greeter Board for sign-up is located on the stair landing at the Denton Road entrance. You will receive a reminder call a few days in advance. On the Sunday you are greeting, please arrive at the church Narthex by 9:45 am. Help us to extend a warm welcome to St. Andrew's and sign-up soon for a Sunday this fall. If you have any questions, call Lynne Tirrell, Membership Chair at 781-235-2779.
Ushering
Service at St. Andrew's includes ushering at all Sunday and special holiday services. All are welcome to consider helping out as an usher one Sunday per month. If you would like to join an ushering crew, please contact Adams Carroll at 508-653-1545 at your earliest convenience. You can also serve as an "alternate", i.e. help out when regular ushers cannot make their appointed Sunday.
Lay Liturgical Ministers
Are you interested in coming a Chalice Bearer or Lay Reader? Though St. Andrew's has a strong group of Chalice Bearers and Lay Readers, we are always willing to add more if you would like to serve the church through this participation in the Sunday services. Training is easy and fast. Please call Julie Carson at 781-235-7310 to learn more about these ministries.
Office Volunteers
Experience the "nuts and bolts" aspect of the Parish Office by volunteering your time and talent to help answer phones, assemble mailings, using the copier and folding machines, and in general, assisting the Parish Secretary in her varied duties. If you are interested, call Janet Ellis, Office Volunteer Coordinator, at 781-237-0665 or Rose Erler in the Parish Office at 781-235-7310. Many new friendships are made while sitting across the table from one another, working on a parish mailing!!!
For the Many to Bear the Burden of the Few- Providing Meals for St. Andrew's Parishioners
Here at St. Andrew's our community is rich in both outreach and inreach programs. We have, during the past year, endeavored to feed the flock in another way: to provide food for those experiencing short-term crisis. How can you help? Please call and give us your name and telephone number and how many times a year you could provide a meal for a parish family in temporary need.
Call the parish office (781-235-7310) if you would like to
help.
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Altar Guild
The Altar Guild prepares the altars for worship services during the week. Members serve on teams working for one week per month. Duties include dressing the altars, setting out silver and glassware, laundering linens and vestments and straightening up after each service. Training is provided for anyone who wishes to serve on the Altar Guild.
Flower Guild
The Flower Guild arranges flowers for the altars each Sunday. It also decorates the church for the festivals of Christmas, Easter, Pentecost and St. Andrew's Day. A love of flowers, some knowledge of floral arranging, and a commitment of one month each year is all that is required to join.
Lay Reading
Lay Readers assist in worship services by reading lessons or leading the congregation in the prayers of the people. Lay readers are assigned to each service according to a rota and copies of readings are sent to readers in advance.
Eucharistic Ministry
Lay Eucharistic Ministers assist the clergy in preparing elements for communion and in administering the chalice. Sometimes Lay Eucharistic Ministers take the Sacrament to those who are sick or shut-ins. Some training is required for this ministry. Lay Eucharistic Ministers are assigned to services according to a rota and serve approximately once every two months.
Coffee Hour Hosting
Coffee hour hosts and hostesses provide hospitality after each 10:00 a. m. worship service on Sundays, when parishioners and visitors gather in the parish hall for coffee, light food and conversation.
Coventry Suppers
Over 100 parishioners-couples and singles participate in this supper group program at St. Andrew's each year. Groups of six to ten are formed in the fall and gather monthly in homes for a simple shared meal. Groups meet on both weeknights and weekend evenings from October to June.
Pastoral Care
Pastoral Care ministry provides assistance and support for members of the St. Andrew's community. For more information about opportunities for offering pastoral care call Gwen Buehrens (781-235-7310).
Service League
The Service League supports and contributes to parish life through a variety of ministries and events. They oversee the upkeep of church kitchens and the Harvey Room; coordinate coffee hour hosts and hostesses; provide receptions following funerals and other special events; sponsor monthly luncheons Church Women United events; and organize fund-raising events such as the Silent Auction.
Bargain Haul
The Service League sponsors this weeklong effort in May as its major fundraising event. Volunteers are needed to sort, price and sell donated goods.
Stewardship Volunteers
Contact Volunteers assist in St. Andrew's stewardship process by calling on parishioners in November. Training and support are provided for this important ministry.
Stewardship Committee
Parishioners assist the planning and execution of our ongoing program of Christian stewardship at St. Andrew's Church.
Gardens
Parishioners assist the sextons in maintaining gardens on church property.
Maintenance
Parishioners assist the sextons by helping with routine maintenance chores, recycling and parish cleaning.
Recycling
Volunteers are needed to take office paper from the Annex Office to the Wellesley Recycling Center on a weekly or bi-weekly schedule.
Office Support
Parishioners help the staff prepare large mailings, such as the newsletter, and answer the telephone when staff members are in meetings or otherwise absent during weekday hours.
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Acolyting
Acolytes assist in worship by leading processions and performing other duties assigned to them during worship services. Acolytes are assigned to teams that serve one week per month.
Greeting
Greeters meet and assist parishioners and newcomers before and after the 10:00 Sunday service. Greeters sign up on a board that is located on the bulletin board in the stairway down to the parish hall.
Ushering
Ushers assist parishioners and newcomers at both Sunday services and at special services by distributing leaflets, helping people find seats, taking the collection and directing people to and from the altar during communion. Ushers serve in teams and are assigned according to a rota.
Sunday Evening Worship Planning and Leadership
Between September and June, there is a worship service every Sunday at 5:00 p. m. To participate in the planning or the leading of these services, call Addison Hall (781-235-7310).
Senior Choir
Rehearsals for this group are held on Thursday evenings at 7:30 p. m. and on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. The senior choir sings every Sunday from mid-September to mid-June, on major feast days, at occasional evensongs, and gives choral concerts with orchestra and vocal soloists each fall and spring. The senior choir is open to any adult parishioner high school age or older who loves to sing.
Beginners Choir
This choir rehearses on Thursday afternoons at 3:45 p. m. and occasionally performs during Sunday worship. It is open to children in kindergarten through second grade. Adults who wish to assist in children's music are encouraged to participate.
Junior Choir
This choir rehearses on Thursday afternoons at 4:30 p. m. and performs at All-Parish Eucharists and on other special occasions. It is comprised of children in third through ninth grade. Adults who wish to assist in children's music are encouraged to participate.
Family Choir
Family choir rehearsals take place at 9:00 a. m. on the third Sunday morning of each month. The family choir sings at All-Parish Eucharists. All members of the parish are welcome and encouraged to participate.
Instrumental Talents
Member of the parish who play an instrument may offer talents either as a soloist or as an accompanist to choral music. If you would like to offer such a talent, please speak to Bob Johnson
(781-235-7310) or Jane Money (617-825-0674).
Adult Education
Adult Education comprises programs throughout the year including Parish Forums, Bible Circles and the Men's Bible Study Group which meet monthly; the Adult Study Group and Education for Ministry which meet weekly; and the Lenten Study Series and occasional Quiet Days. Volunteers can also assist in the maintenance of the Library.
Membership Committee
This committee welcomes new members and visitors to St. Andrew's and helps all parishioners become involved in the life of the parish. It helps recruit volunteers to greet people before the 10:00 a. m. Sunday worship service, organizes Coventry Supper groups, and hosts social events throughout the year.
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee takes responsibility for managing the financial resources of the parish. Parishioners with experience in financial matters may serve on the Finance Committee or perform tasks for the Finance Committee.
Personnel Committee
The Personnel Committee advises the Rector and Wardens on matters concerning the paid staff of the church. The Personnel Committee prepares and maintains job descriptions and an employee handbook; recommends salary levels and adjustments; investigates benefits options; and assists in the hiring of new staff members. |
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Church School Teaching
The Church School at St. Andrew's provides weekly classroom instruction for children through ninth grade on Sunday mornings between mid-September through mid-June. The Church School also provides worship for children, prepares them for Communion and Confirmation and organizes special projects and events for children. There are many opportunities to participate in St. Andrew's teaching ministries. Teaching is done in teams set up before each semester. Teacher training and support sessions are offered throughout the year. Past teaching experience is not required.
Church School Support
In addition to teaching, parishioners may support the Church School as teaching assistants, special events coordinators, chaplains, musicians and administrative helpers.
Childcare
Each Sunday care is offered for infants and toddlers by teams of parent volunteers. Additional volunteers for this ministry are always welcome.
Senior High Youth Group
Parishioners in High School and their friends meet about once every three weeks to plan for fellowship events and outreach projects. To learn about ways to support the work of the senior high
youth group, call Daniel Viggiani (617-884-7460) or Addison Hall (781-235-7310).
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Junior High Youth Group
Sixth, seventh and eighth graders make up the junior high youth group. Adult leaders organize monthly fellowship events and outreach projects. To learn about ways to support the work of the junior high youth group, call Daniel Viggiani (617-884-7460) or Addison Hall (781-235-7310).
Beginners Choir
This choir rehearses on Thursday afternoons at 3:45 p. m. and occasionally performs during Sunday worship. It is open to children in kindergarten through second grade. Adults who wish to assist in children's music are encouraged to participate. For more information, contact Jane Money (617-825-0674).
Junior Choir
This choir rehearses on Thursday afternoons at 4:30 p. m. and performs at All-Parish Eucharists and on other special occasions. It is comprised of children in third through ninth grade. Adults who wish to assist in children's music are encouraged to participate. For more information, contact Jane Money (617-825-0674). |
MINISTRY
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Cooking for Rosie's Place
Once a morning a month volunteers meet at the church to prepare a meal for Rosie's Place, a shelter for women in Boston. Later that week volunteers deliver and serve the meal.
Habitat for Humanity
St. Andrew's Church has joined with other local parishes to fund and build a house in the Boston area. Construction and fundraising events are scheduled throughout the year.
Ministry with the Homeless
St. Andrew's sponsors a variety of service projects with the homeless through two diocesan programs, CityReach and Ecclesia Ministries in Boston. These programs provide opportunities to worship with and minister to the homeless
El Hogar Service Projects
St. Andrew's sponsors several boys attending the El Hogar School in Honduras. Service projects for El Hogar include letter writing, and sending clothing and supplies to the School.
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Christmas Party for Children
Every December the Service League gives a Christmas party for children living in Wellesley's subsidized housing. Many volunteers from the parish, along
with their children, help with planning and giving this party.
Walk for Hunger
Every May we organize a group of members from St. Andrew's to participate in a sponsored 20-mile walk from Boston Common. Donations support Project Bread, which helps to feed the homeless in the greater Boston area.
Ministry to St. Stephen's
St. Andrew's maintains a food pantry that helps to support the community near our sister church, St. Stephen's in Boston. St. Andrew's is also active in joint ministries for and with the people of St. Stephen's |
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