ARRIVE : Be ready at the rear of the Sanctuary by 9:15

LIGHTS : Turn on Narthex & Sanctuary lights

DOORS : Set outside door locks open and open & set stops for Sanctuary doors.

COFFEE : Make coffee in Upper Room & place pots on hotplates in Narthex. 

BEFORE THE SERVICE STARTS

P.A. SYSTEM: Turn both MAIN & VOCAL ON.

CANDLES: If there is no acolyte (check with Pastor), light both altar candles and the center Pascal candle.

WORSHIPERS – Greet them with a smile and by name, if you can, and hand them a bulletin.  Watch for late arrivals after the service starts.

DURING THE SERVICE

SANCTUARY DOORS: Close rear and side Sanctuary doors when service prelude music starts.

SANCTUARY LIGHTS: (Press remote buttons for no more than One second at a time) If Pastor uses projector, dim lights with remote control (Press ‘PROJ’ button)

COMMUNION: (By Table): 6 persons maximum per each side. Fewer is OK. Try not to split families. – Do not wait - Start persons for the next tables forward as soon as Pastor serves the last person on left side table.  Do not wait -  Start persons forward for the next table as soon as the Communion Servers begin to serve the persons at the rail. With four servers it goes rather quickly.  If one side of pews finishes first, invite remaining persons to commune at other side’s table. Ushers commune with last tables.

OFFERING: As Offering hymn starts, come forward to receive plates from acolyte or Pastor.  Gather offerings and wait until the offering hymn ends and then bring plates forward in center aisle as the Offertory music starts.  Return by side aisles.

FELLOWSHIP FOLDERS: Be ready and, as soon as Pastor begins the Sermon, pass them out, from the side aisles, front to back

WORSHIP ATTENDANCE COUNT: Count every breathing soul present– including pastors, choir, musicians, babies, all persons in nursery and the Sunday School. Enter the count in red book kept in the usher’s closet.

REAR & SIDE SANCTUARY DOORS: At the end of the service, latch them open as last hymn is sung & the pastor comes to the rear of the sanctuary.

AFTER THE SERVICE – Before leaving

PEWS AND HYMNAL RACKS: Check & straighten hymnal racks, remove trash from pews & floor. Remove the Fellowship folders & place them in the usher’s closet.

OFFERING SECURITY: Place offerings into the marked bag in the Sacristy & place it in the lock box in the Sacristy.  Return offering plates to the shelves behind the altar.

CANDLES: Extinguish all candles after the service.

COFFEE: Turn off the hot plates and empty & rinse pots into the sink in the Upper Room.

DOORS: Close all upstairs doors.  Set latches to lock outside doors.  Check to see that all downstairs doors are latched.

LIGHTS:  Turn all lights OFF including those downstairs and in stairwell.  If altar team has not yet finished, Press ‘ALTAR’ button on Sanctuary dimmer remote control so that the altar lights will remain ON.  They will turn them off later.