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"Worship the Lord in the
beauty of holiness: Come let us adore him."
The Book of Common Prayer,Pg 81
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Acolytes
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From the opening procession to the recessional hymn, our
acolytes are actively involved in all aspects of every church service. All
confirmed parishioners are welcome to be trained as acolytes. There is
usually a group of 32 acolytes that are through trained and scheduled by
the lay person in charge. They are fully vested and assist the rector at
every service.
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Chalice Bearers
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Assisting the rector with the Celebration of the
Eucharist during most services, lay persons licensed by the Bishop administer
the Chalice to the communicants. They are fully vested and participate by
ringing the sanctus bell, directing the acolytes, and greeting all
parishioners after the service. More than a dozen men and women are trained
and scheduled throughout the year by the lay person in charge.
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Ushers
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Representing Christ Church as a warm and caring
congregation, there are usually four ushers serving at both services every
Sunday and during all special services. They greet everyone,distribute
bulletins, receive the offering and assist the infirm and elderly at the
altar steps during the Eucharist. This group of 36 men and women are also
trained and scheduled by the lay person in charge.
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Greeters
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To welcome all newcomers and visitors to our church, a
"Greeter" is assigned to each service. The Greeter is identified
with a name tag and greets everyone as they enter and leave. The Greeters
make sure the newcomer/visitor's book is signed and they follow up with a
visit to the newcomer's home by delivering the traditional welcome gift of
a loaf of bread and a packet of parish information.
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Visitors
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Parish Visitors make regular weekly visits to those in
the parish confined to home, hospitals or nursing car facilities. Their
ministry of pastoral care includes the delivery of the Sunday bulletins and
altar flowers. It is the ministry of visiting and listening that is the
heart of their important endeavor. There is also the "Portable
Pantry"; food pre-pared and delivered to the parishioners who are ill
or temporarily unable to prepare meals for themselves.
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Counters
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Each Sunday morning and on special occasions, a team of
counters will gather the alms from each service, open all collected
envelopes and credit each contributor against the contributor's envelope
number. There are five, two-person teams and each team rotates on a monthly
basis.
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