Ministry Opportunities...ways to serve.
Parish Ministries:
Children's Ministry: Our children's ministry needs help with set up and take down as well as those willing to assist/teach on an alternating basis. Contact: Mary Gonzalez.
Scripture Readers: If you are interested in reading scripture during worship, please contact Hope Grant.
Prayers of the People: If you’d like to offer the prayers of the people during the worship service, please contact Steve Lake.
Altar Set Up and Take Down: There is a rotation for altar take down and if you’d like to be included on a once a month or once every six weeks basis, contact Sandy Oyler.
Sound: We have a rotation for the sound board. If this is something you are experienced in or would be willing to be trained, contact Alan Savage.
Banners/Aesthetics: We are continually moving toward making our worship space more esthetically beautiful as we follow the church year in our worship. If you have artistic gifts and a desire to help in this way, contact Cindy Bunch.
Music/Worship: We are in the process of building worship teams. If you sing, play an instrument or have experience leading worship, please contact Erin Hollaar.
Ushers/Greeters: If you sense a gifting in hospitality or helps, we invite you to participate in either greeting or ushering. Contact: Heather Gandy.
Ministry of Helps: We invite anyone who is able to sign up to help clean Faith Community Church. We have the responsibility of cleaning once a month on Saturday morning. It takes two people about 2-2 ˝ hours to complete the task.
Outreach Ministries:
Habitat for Humanity: We are forming teams to be involved in the Habitat building project in West Chicago. Contact: David Kaufman.
Feeding Northwest DuPage: We are setting up volunteers to assist at the food pantry located at St. Mary’s Church in West Chicago. We also collect needed items and donate monies toward the purchase of food for the pantry. Contact: Mickey Kaufman.
Clothing Closet Ministry for West Chicago: This ministry is open to the public the second Saturday of each month at St. Michael's UCC. We are seeking volunteers to give just 3-4 hours a month to sort, hang and/or faciltate pick-ups. An informational meeting will be held on Thursday, February 11, 2010, before it opens for business on Saturday. February 13. Contact: Hope Grant.
DuPage PADS: (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) We have volunteers that serve on shifts for an interim overnight housing site in West Chicago. Commitments typically involve one shift per month, from October - May. There are openings for volunteers. Contact: Heather Gandy.
DuPage County Jail: One of our members is a regular volunteer at the local jail. Opportunities are opening for others to be involved. Contact: Linda Richardson.
Creation Care: We have a vital interest in the conservation of the earth God has created for us. We learn about creation care through education and we encourage care of the environment. Contact: Kendra Juskus.
Operation Christmas Child: In cooperation with Samaritan’s Purse, each year we participate in filling shoe boxes with gifts for children around the world.
Our retreats and workshops are open to all and we see these as a means of outreach and as an opportunity to share the Good News with those outside the parish.
For more information, contact Linda at deacon@friendsofthesavior.org or 630.346.2668.
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Colossians 3:17