Volunteer Opportunities

Most of the tasks listed below have been done in the past by staff members.  You can help us move ahead by taking on one or more of these tasks.  If you can serve click on the links to send  Patti or Pastor Greg an email and let us know.  Thanks!

Office

□ Reception/Support - Answer phones, welcome guests, mail retrieval/sorting, errands, get out materials for classes/groups, misc. projects.  (A minimum of one hour's help is needed for each day, preferably at least two. Days can be hectic or quiet.)

□ Monday - Daily tasks above, plus straighten up church, help with attendance, provide support as needed to Financial Secretary.

□ Tuesday - Daily tasks above, plus develop/coordinate schedule of Sunday volunteers.

□ Wednesday - Daily tasks above, plus take phone messages during staff meeting, provide support to Scrip volunteers.

□ Thursday - Daily tasks above, plus copy materials needed for worship (bulletins, inserts, children's bulletins, friendship pads, etc.)

□ Friday - Daily tasks above, plus help with any final tasks for Sunday morning preparations.

Accounting/Database

□ Bookkeeping - Several volunteers have already stepped forward (thanks!).  Let us know if you are interested in helping also.

□ Contributions Data Entry - Enter information supplied by Financial Secretary into database.  (30 minutes per week, preferably early in the week)

□ Computer Backup - Perform a weekly incremental computer backup, storing records off site.  (15 minutes per week)

□ Electric Bill Calculation - Review electric bill for whole building, and calculate portion used by the church.  (20 minutes per month)

Shopping/Delivery

□ Office and Classroom Supplies - Shop at OfficeMax to stock church with needed supplies.  (Approx. 3 hrs. per month as needed)

□ Hospitality and Custodial Supplies - Shop at Sam's Club to stock church with needed supplies. (Approx. 4 hrs. per month as needed)

□ Food to the Food Pantry - Deliver food to the Food Pantry (two blocks away), and occasionally deliver items to De Pere Christian Outreach (two miles away).  (Approx. 30 minutes, 2 or 3 times per month)

Maintenance

□ Pastor's Office Movers - Relocate Pastor Greg's "rolling office" between the weekday location in the Nursery and the weekend location in the AV Room.

      □ Friday night or Saturday morning (30 minutes weekly)

      □ Sunday afternoon (20 minutes weekly)

□ Snow/Ice Removal - Shovel and salt entry, and use church's snow blower to clear sidewalk and west side of building (1 hour for typical snowfall)

□ Mowing/Weed-eating - Cut grass on north and west sides of property, and trim weeds (1 or 2 hours per week)

□ Coordinate Snow/Grass Volunteers

□ Change Light Bulbs - Check indoors and outdoors weekly, replacing bulbs before Sunday (15 minutes per week)

□ Custodians - Our church is cleaned entirely by volunteers.  You could be one of them!  (Regularly or occasionally, as you are available)

Worship Support

□ Communion Stewards - Purchase and prepare bread and juice, set up at altar prior to 9:00 a.m. worship, check on elements before 10:30 a.m. worship, clean up afterwards, wash communion linens with bleach, press linens.  (2 hours monthly for the first Sunday of each month)

□ Offering Stewards - Transport offering plates on Sunday mornings to the safe.

□ Friendship Pads Organizing - Retrieve forms from front and back of clipboards, alphabetize, take to office.  (15 minutes weekly)

□ Worship Visuals Production - Prepare the visuals for the screens using ProloguePlus presentation software (training provided).  (3 hours per week, preferably on Thursday or Friday)

Hospitality

□ Kitchenette Organizer - Keep supplies, equipment, and food organized.  (30 minutes per week except for major events)

□ Sunday Coffee Prep - Prepare coffee pot in advance for plugging in on Sunday morning, plus get out supplies (sugar, creamer, napkins, etc.).  (15 minutes weekly)

□ Meal Volunteers - Help with meals as needed.

□ Wash Towels/Tablecloths - Wash dishtowels and tablecloths as needed.

Communications

□ Newsletter Production (2 hours, beginning of each month)

      □ Copying      □ Folding/Mailing   □ Photos   □ Articles

□ Community Bulletin Boards - Input information about our church's activities onto online bulletin boards.  (1-2 hours per month)

□ Photo Manager - Download photos from church's camera into our photo database.  Select and print pictures for our bulletin boards.  (1 hour per month)

3/3/11