Serving the Church

Acolytes | Altar Guild | Bell Choir | Children's Catechist | Children's Choir | Choir | Coffee Hour | ECW | Evening Bible Study Group | Lay Eucharistic Ministers | Lectors | Men's Group | Nursery | Outreach | Tellers | Ushers

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Acolytes

The choir and acolytes processing to the church on Palm Sunday

Children ages 9 and older may serve as acolytes during the 11:00am Sunday service and on holidays. Adults serve during the 8:00am service.

Altar Guild

The Altar Guild is responsible for the set up and clean up of the altar vessels and linens for each service. A team of Altar Guild members or an individual serves monthly on a rotating schedule.

Bell Choir

Bell Choir Rehearsal There is a small group of ringers who make up the handbell choir. As more people become interested in handbells, the size of the group and the difficulty of the music will grow. We have been very pleased with the beautiful addition to worship that the handbells have contributed. The group plays at least once each month and rehearses at 6:30pm on Wednesdays.

Children's Catechist

The Children's Catechist leads the Children's Time during the 11:00am service. Following the gospel reading, the children join the catechist on the steps for a short bible lesson.

Children's Choir

As the size of the children's choir grows, the time and performance will grow with them. At present, the children rehearse at the beginning of the Sunday School class time (10:00am Sundays). The children meet in the choir stalls.

Choir

The Choir singing the Offertory on the Day of Pentecost

The Adult choir leads the music at the 11:00am worship service each week. In addition to leading the congregational singing, the choir also performs an offertory anthem, which is chosen to complement the other aspects of the service.

The choir rehearses each Wednesday evening from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. There is also a rehearsal each Sunday at 10:15 prior to the morning service, and immediately following the service there is an opportunity for those who will be away on Wednesday to have a brief rehearsal with the organist.

Coffee Hour

Each member of the church takes a turn setting up simple snacks for the fellowship time after the 11:00am service. The church provides coffee, lemonade and cookies.

Episcopal Church Women (ECW)

The ECW (Episcopal Church Women) is a social and service organization for the women of Grace Memorial. Women of all ages are invited to attend the meetings held the first Monday of the month (September – May) at 10:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

Every Christmas the ECW sponsors a needy family. The ladies set up a giving tree with gift ideas for the congregation to purchase.

Watch for the ECW’s yearly yard and bake sale at the end of April. The women collect “trash and treasure” items all year for this monster of a sale. The proceeds of the sale fund the ladies’ service projects for the year. Some projects include:

Contributions to

Evening Bible Study and Discussion Group

Meets Thursdays at 6:30 in the Parish Hall.

Lay Eucharistic Ministers

The Lay Eucharistic Ministers consist of a chalice bearer who serves the wine during communion and an intercessor who leads the Prayers of the People as well as serving as a chalice bearer.

Lectors

A lector reading a scripture lesson

Lectors read the Old and New Testement lessons during the Sunday services.

Men's Group

The Men's Group meets monthly on Saturday mornings for pancakes, fellowship, and upkeep of the church building and grounds.

Grace Memorial Men's Group

Nursery

A supervised nursery is provided during the 11:00am Sunday service. The nursery is located upstairs at opposite end of the glass hallway from the sanctuary. At the end of the glass hallway turn right. The nursery is the first door on the right.

Outreach

See our outreach page.

Tellers

A rotating group of volunteers counts the collection money after the 11:00am service.

Ushers

A team of two ushers greets visitors, hands out bulletins, helps with communion, collects the offering, and provides general assistance to the congregation.