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Worship and Services

The worship portfolio leader is the minister.

The portfolio involves the Worship committee and the Services Team.

The Worship Committee is lead by the minister which meets twice a year. It

  • plans the content of future services

  • prepares preaching programme

  • makes proposals to the Leadership Team and Church Council on service format and arrangements

The people involved include

  • Church Service stewards

  • Local Preachers

  • Worship leaders

  • Musicians

The Services team is lead by the senior services steward. It

  • Ensures all services run correctly and smoothly

  • Manages all services, including

    • Sunday

    • Mid-week

    • Baptism

    • Funerals

    • Weddings

  • Producing procedures for administration of services

The people involved include

  • a small team of Service stewards to oversee services

  • Communion stewards

  • Door stewards

  • Flowers arrangers

  • Audio-visual controller

  • Worship coffee rota members

  • Crèche coordinator

Notes on Procedure for services

10:30 service

All preachers receive a copy of the Preaching Programme and a letter detailing the nature of the 10:30 service.

The nominated Worship leader will contact the preacher to discuss the whole service either in the preceding week or, if a new or visiting preacher, well in advance of the service.

If necessary, the Worship leader contacts

·         nominated Service steward

·         the Organist

·         the Readers

·         the Audio visual team

with any special arrangements.

Readers will have been arranged beforehand by the Senior Services steward developing a rota.

The nominated Services steward should phone the preacher towards the end of the week to advise of any pastoral issues affecting the congregation.

When necessary, the nominated Service steward is responsible for arranging with the Treasurer suitable travelling expenses for visiting preachers.   

9:00 and 6:00 services

The nominated Services steward contacts the preacher to discuss the service requirements.

The nominated Services steward then contacts

·         Organist with the hymns

·         Readers with the readings

When necessary, the nominated Service steward is responsible for arranging with the Treasurer suitable travelling expenses for visiting preachers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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