ALDERSGATE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Ministry Opportunities
As members of the body of Christ, we are all called by the grace of God to be
Christ's ministers in the church and in the world. Please prayerfully consider
how you are being called to share your time and talents in specific ways.
This document is a listing of various opportunities for you to live out your
commitment as a disciple of Jesus Christ at Aldersgate United Methodist
Church and through Aldersgate Church in the world. A separate Participation
Form will be used to communicate the commitment of your prayers, pres-
ence, service, and witness.
The three-digit number beside the various opportunities will be used to mark your
Participation Form.
Each member of a family should use a separate Participation Form.
All individual commitments will be acknowledged in writing and someone will con-
tact you at the appropriate time.

The Mission Statement of Aldersgate Church

Our mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation
of the world.
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JESUS CALLS DISCIPLES TO PRAY

Disciples understand the importance of prayer for their spiritual formation, as prayer leads
us into relationship with God (as we speak and listen to God), with our church family,
and the world.

001. Commit to Pray

We Respond To Jesus Call 002. Commit to Pray for Aldersgate Church

003. Commit to Pray as a Member of the "Caring for One Another" Email Prayer List
Children, Youth and Adults
2017-2018
 JESUS CALLS DISCIPLES TO BE PRESENT TO GOD AND OTHERS
004. Commit to Attend Sunday Worship
005. Commit to Reading and Studying God's Word
006. Commit to Participating in Virginia Conference Bishop Sharma Lewis' Challenge
to read through the Bible in 2018 in Chronological Order
Commit to a Small Group
including Sunday School, Children, Youth, Young Adult or Adult Small Group
or Bible Study
Children's Small Group Participant
007: Attend Childrens Sunday School at 10:00-10:45am.
008: Attend Children's Church after children's message at either the 9am or 11am services
009: Attend a Children play group: We are forming groups now. Please indicate your interest.
010: Attend Vacation Bible School the week of June 24-28, 2018.
Youth Small Group Participant
011: Attend Youth Sunday School at 10:00-10:45am.
012: Youth Group: Participate in Youth group from September-May, special events in summer.
High School - Meeting at 5:00pm6:15pm (Dinner offered at 6:15pm)
Middle School - Meeting at 6:45-8:00pm (Dinner offered at 6:15-6:45pm)
Young Adult / Young Professionals Group Participant
013: Attend periodic Young Adult / Young Professional Gatherings
Adult Small Group Participant
014: Attend Adult Sunday School. Choose from various classes.
015: Adult Long-term Study Participant: Participate in a 30-34 week video-based in-depth Bible
study. Includes daily readings and once-a-week group gatherings. Begins in early September and
ends in May.
___ Disciple I, II, III, IV (you may circle more than one on your Participation Form)
___ Christian Believer
___ Jesus in the Gospels
(Participation in Disciple I prerequisite for all others)
016: Adult Short-term Study Participant: Participate in a short-term Bible study.
JESUS CALLS DISCIPLES TO SERVE AND WITNESS
Communications
017: Computer/Network technical support: Be willing to share your knowledge of operating sys-
tems used by the church and provide technical support when needed.
018: Write, edit, and submit articles and/or photos to United Methodist publications: prepare
and send articles and/or pictures to one or more of: the Advocate (Virginia Conference), the Ambas-
sador (Charlottesville District), Aldersgate Alive (Aldersgate Church), and/or CVAUMC.ORG
(Aldersgates Website).
019: Digital Photography: In addition to taking pictures at special events such as the church picnic,
Vacation Bible School, etc., volunteers are needed to take pictures of new members and baptisms
before worship services, as well as document the life and ministry of Aldersgate Church.
020: Communications Ministry, Member At-large: Be an active participant in the Communications
Ministry. Help facilitate communications throughout Aldersgate Church and to the local community.
Finance Committee
021: Finance Committee Member at Large: Be an active participant in the Finance Committee of
Aldersgate Church and the management of church funds and financial processes. Meetings are usu-
ally held at 6:00pm on the third Monday of every month.
022: Financial Audits: Be willing to serve on the Auditing Committee to audit financial accounts
once annually; audits for the previous year are completed by June.
023: Tellers/Counters: Count, record & deposit Sunday offerings. One Sunday or less per month.
024: Stewardship Committee: The Stewardship Committee is a work-group of the Finance Com-
mittee and responsible for funding the mission and ministry of Aldersgate UMC. The committee
works together to promote a year round program to help the congregation focus on the mission of
the church. The main program starts in early summer and culminates with Commitment Sunday,
which is usually held in late October. The main goal of stewardship is to place before each member
the opportunity to pledge their financial support as part of the overall worship of God in their life.
Each member promises their financial support when they join the church. Stewardship is being
mindful that we should be good stewards of all that God has provided us and to give the church that
portion of our income, the tithe, as we are able. The Stewardship Committee meets monthly for one
and half hours and is open to all members who feel a call to go beyond numbers in a budget and be
able to clearly state how lives can be changed because of the gifts of time, talent, and treasure of-
fered by members.
Building and Grounds Maintenance (Trustees)
025: Lawn Maintenance: Teams of volunteers are developed to cut and trim the church grounds.
Each team usually mows 4 times a season (AprilOctober.)
026: Help with Church work projects: Volunteers are called on an as-needed basis to help keep
the building and grounds in good order. If you have any work skills you are willing to share with the
church including painting, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, landscaping, and others.
Member Care and Hospitality
027: Help with church social events (church picnic, Advent brunch, church potlucks, etc.):
Help plan and promote church-wide fellowship activities and assist with the set up, serving, and
clean up.
028: Send cards and holiday packages to our college students: Packages are prepared twice a
year.
029: Be a member of a care group who assists families following a memorial service with a
reception, etc.: Aldersgate extends to bereaved families an invitation for the church family to host a
reception or event, based on the needs and requests of the family.
030: Contact first-time visitors by handwritten note: Receive names and addresses from weekly
visitor list and send a handwritten note to first-time visitors. Guidelines are available and a schedule
is set up for a rotation of volunteers.
031: Sip n Chat host and hostess: Provide light refreshments in the Reed Room after one of the
services. Individuals, families or other groups welcome. Sip 'n Chat after each service provides a
wonderful opportunity for members and guests to greet one another and share in fellowship in a
welcoming atmosphere.
Fellowship of Friends
The Fellowship of Friends is a service group that helps to connect our homebound church members
with our church family. We also reach out to include all seniors in our church for fellowship through
social events. We are now expanding to include a congregational-wide Visitation Team.
Opportunities to serve are as follows:
032: Card Ministry: Mailing 2 cards a month to our homebound. There is a coordinator for this min-
istry and names are provided to you each month. A 15 minute time requirement once a month and
this can be done any time of the month.
033: Distribute Church Service DVDs: A simple process of copying the sermon DVD provided to
us by the Audio-Video staff and then mailing it or dropping it off to the receivers. A one-hour time
commitment once a month. Training provided.
034: Distribution of the Sunday Church Flowers: Picking up the flowers after church and deliver-
ing them to a homebound or hospitalized member. One hour every month, depending on the need.
035: Home Communion: Serving communion to our members who want to receive this sacrament
once a month. Training provided.
036: (NEW) Visitation Minister: Laiy who Visit to share the love and grace of God and of our church
family will be made to both church members and non-members. Visits will be made to persons in
hospitals, rehab centers, independent living facilities, and homes. A training course will be provided
and choices of where you are called to visit will be given. The amount of time spent will vary by your
availability. You are asked to commit to at least one visit a month, but it can be more. Visits will be
from a few minutes to less than one hour.
Stephen Ministry
Stephen Ministers are congregation members who are recruited, selected, trained, and commis-
sioned to provide one-to-one lay caring ministry to persons in crisis or with other needs for care.
Stephen Ministers care for those in moderate difficulty. The Stephen Minsters care helps the care
receiver resolve the difficulty and achieve growth.
037: Take 50-hour training to become a Stephen Minister: Training sessions for Stephen Minis-
ters are held as needed. When completed, you are commissioned to carry out the work of a Stephen
Minister.
038: I am a Stephen Minister and called to serve as a Stephen Minister at Aldersgate Church.
Missions
039: AIM (Alliance for Interfaith Ministries): AIMs purpose is to provide temporary emergency
assistance to families threatened with homelessness, loss of power or fuel, or other temporary finan-
cial crises. It seeks to keep families from being evicted or losing their electricity, to provide access to
much needed medical care and to help with essential living and work-related expenses.
AIR (Action In Reading): meets every Thursday afternoon during the school year from 2:30-3:30pm
to encourage an interest in reading. Volunteers pair up with the 15-20 elementary-aged children at
Mallside Apartments (across street from Aldersgate) for reading activities, crafts, and selecting books
to take home. No experience needed just a love of children! A 20-minute training to demonstrate
techniques used to support reading and book selection is offered to volunteers. Needs include:
040: Cookie Bakers 2 dozen any week
041: Volunteers on a weekly basis
042: Substitute Volunteers as needed and for special events
043: Back to School Supplies: School supplies are collected and purchased for underprivileged
children at Greer Elementary School. Volunteers are needed to assist with shopping, sorting, bag-
ging and transporting of filled bags to the school. Shopping can be at the convenience of the volun-
teer. The bagging and transporting of supplies is held the Saturday before school starts. Time com-
mitment is usually one hour on that Saturday. This school supply drive occurs once a year during the
summer months.
044: Weekend Backpack Program: At 6pm on Wednesday evenings during the school year, volun-
teers go to Greer Elementary School and pack bags of food for underserved families within the Greer
community. In less than 30 minutes, volunteers assemble 150 bags of food. Each Friday morning
teachers and other school staff deliver the bags of food to the students classroom to take home.
This food helps to support those families who may not have sufficient food over the weekends. Typi-
cally, four teams of volunteers cover one Wednesday each month (There is no limit to how many
teams one can join; there is also a substitute list for those who just want to fill in when needed).
045: Food Drives: Aldersgate has food drives three times a year for the following agencies: (1) Blue
Ridge Area Food Bank - Collects food and monetary contributions and delivers food to pantries,
soup kitchens and shelters, (2) Emergency Food Network - Prepares food packages for families who
are unable to purchase food on their own, (3) Loaves & Fishes - Provides groceries at no cost to low-
income families in the Charlottesville area. Volunteers are needed to assist with these food drives, to
publicize and set up displays at the two entrances. Volunteers may also be called to assist in delivery
of food to the organizations receiving the food.
046: Gleaning: The Society of Saint Andrew team brings buckets to the Charlottesville City Market
to collect donations of produce and foodstuff from vendors. They distribute the food to shelters and
other facilities in the Charlottesville Area. Aldersgate helps with this project by collecting food the
second Saturday of the month from April to October.
047: Habitat for Humanity: Habitat for Humanity is a national and international organization that
believes that everyone, everywhere, should have a healthy, affordable place to call home. Al-
nd
dersgate volunteers partner with Habitat on the 2 Friday of each month to help build homes for low
income families in our community. Everyone 17 years old and older is welcome. No special skills are
needed. The shift is from 7:30am until 3:00pm. Tools and training are provided.
048: Heart Havens: Heart Havens and the Charlottesville District of the United Methodist Church
are working together towards building an integrated residential community in the Charlottesville Dis-
trict for adults with intellectual disabilities. This will allow them to have their own spaces and live their
own lives while receiving the support they need to be successful. Ongoing fundraisers continue
throughout the year.
049: International Missions: Aldersgate supports three international missionary efforts:(1) Clara
Biswas, Cambodia, who works with street children in the capital, Phnom Penh, (2) Fred & Ruby
Amoah-Darko, AFCI (Ambassadors for Christ International), Accra, Ghana, who work to plant new
churches and train pastors and other church leaders throughout sub-Saharan Africa, and (3) Oleg &
Marina, New Hope Eurasia, Moldova (Eastern Europe), who work to improve the conditions of youth
in the poorest country in Europe and offer summer camps and refuge homes for youth, in an effort to
erase human trafficking. Volunteers are needed to communicate with our missionaries and host them
when they visit Aldersgate.
050: LOVE INC Ministry: Love In the Name of Christ is a ministry that helps meet the needs of the
local community. Throughout the year, various needs arise and volunteers are needed to donate
time and/or materials for their neighbors in need. Love, INCs vision is to mobilize the members of
local churches and ministries and provide them with opportunities for service. Volunteers are con-
tacted to meet these needs.
051: PACEM (People And Congregations Engaged In Ministry): An interfaith group of churches
and synagogues who provide meals, shelter and service to the homeless in our community. Volun-
teers are needed for set-up and take-down, food preparation, visitation, and overnight stay. This pro-
gram is held during the PACEM season which runs from November through early April. Aldersgate
hosts both the women and the men, for a week each during the season. Time commitment can be
from as little as one hour to as much as you like during the weeks which Aldersgate hosts.
052: Project Linus: Project Linus provides love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children
who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new handmade blankets
and afghans, lovingly created by volunteers. It also provides these volunteers with a rewarding and
fun service opportunity. Aldersgate Church participates in this activity once a year.
053: Salvation Army Angel Tree Coordinator (November/December): Work with Salvation Army
and Golden Living to obtain the Angel gift requests. Arrange for the Angel Tree display in the church
narthex. Help coordinate a team of helpers to work at a registration table on the Angel Tree Sun-
days. This collection of gifts occurs the weekend after Thanksgiving and runs for two weeks.
054: Wesley Foundation Dinners: One or more times a semester, dinner is provided for approxi-
mately 30 UVA students that attend the Wesley Foundation at UVa. Volunteers are needed for food
preparation, serving, and a time for fellowship.
055: Westview on the James Camp Coordinator: Be responsible for the publicity of the camp by
having brochures available in the church and by visiting Sunday school classes. Notices are placed
in the church bulletin and Aldersgate Alive. Westview has summer camps available for the youth of
our church. Scholarships are available. Coordinator also communicates with Westview administra-
tion about possible work projects, and coordinates teams to perform such projects (can be in con-
junction with United Methodist Men).
056: Other Opportunities: There are other opportunities for members at Aldersgate to serve. For
example, we support one member of the committee who goes on a mission trip with a medical team
to Haiti each year. Other examples - we have packed dehydrated foods for Rise Against Hunger
(formerly known as Stop Hunger Now). We also sell concessions during the summer theater ministry
to raise money for school supplies, or our missionary in Cambodia for her Christmas Program.
057: Missions Ministry, member at-large: Active participant in mission projects and meetings.
Meetings are usually held at 7:00pm on the fourth Monday of every month.
Spiritual Growth
Support Children's Spiritual Growth
*Childrens Sunday School 10:00-10:45am
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Provide support in our Preschool through 5 Grades Sunday School program. Teachers are given
prepared lesson plans and materials needed weekly. On the separate Participation Form, please
check grade and position preferred:
058: ___Teacher ___Assistant ___Substitute
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___ Preschool / Kindergarten ___ 1 / 2 grade ___ 3 / 4 / 5 grade
*Be a Summer Childrens Sunday School/Childrens Church Each class needs two volunteers,
each week, to fill in for regular teachers and assistants. Teachers are given prepared lesson plans
and materials needed weekly. On the separate Participation Form, please check grade and position
preferred on Participation Form:
059: ___Teacher ___Assistant ___Emergency Substitute/Assistant
st nd rd th th
___ Preschool / Kindergarten ___ 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 grade
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*Childrens Church: This ministry program provides support with our Preschool through 5 Graders
following the Childrens Message. Prepared lesson plans and the materials needed weekly are pro-
vided. Please check grade and position preferred on the Participation Form:
060: ___Teacher ___Assistant ___Substitute
st nd rd th th
___ Preschool / Kindergarten ___ 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 grade
Vacation Bible School
Provide support for the Vacation Bible School program from Sunday, June 24 through Thursday,
June 28, 2018. There are many opportunities to serve in the preparation, presentation and/or follow-
up for VBS. Each night there is dinner, Bible stories, music, crafts, recreation, and snacks. Partial-
week commitments are welcome. The following are some positions that are needed. Other positions
may be needed, depending on curriculum:
061: *VBS Director/Co-Directors: Responsible for sharing the vision of the selected five-day curric-
ulum with the church, encouraging others to participate in the ministry, and providing opportunities
for others in the church to support the weeks events through frequent communications. Training ma-
terials are provided on How to be a VBS Director and Staff is available to support and assist as
needed in the process of planning, training, and program implementation.
062: *Crew leader: Take children in groups of 5 to 8 children to different activities. Crew leaders do
not have to prepare anything, just show up each day and guide your crew to each station activity.
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____Preschooler ____K-5 Grade
063: *Assistant Crew Leader: Assist crew leader with various duties as needed.
064: *Arts & Crafts Station Leader: Assist the children in making crafts relating to VBS theme and
Bible Verse of the day. Ideas are provided in the curriculum.
065: *Snack Station Leader: Prepare snacks for children. Ideas are provided in the curriculum.
066: *Recreation Station Leader: Lead games relating to the VBS theme and Bible Verse of the
day. Ideas are provided in the curriculum.
067: *Music Station Leader: Lead and teach children songs relating to the VBS theme. Music is
provided in the curriculum.
068: *Bible Story Time Leader: Read/perform dramas to groups of children using VBS theme and
Bible Verse of the day. Ideas are provided in the curriculum.
069: *Lead Open and Closing Programming during VBS week.
070: *Perform support roles for the director such as administration, decorations, publicity, tech-
nology and photography.
071: *Nursery workers: Provide child care for VBS volunteers: infants and toddlers.
Support Other Children Ministries
072: *Nursery Volunteer: Work with paid staff and/ or other trained church members. Responsible
for providing support to infant, toddler and preschool-aged children in the nursery. This is a critical
position for meeting our Safe Sanctuary Policy. A teen assistant can help when scheduled in ad-
vance and when 2 adults are present. Please indicate availability on Participation Form:
___Once a month ___ Twice or more a month Other: ______________
*According to the Child Safety/Safe Sanctuary Policy of Aldersgate UMC, you must be a
member of the church or actively involved for at least six (6) months to work with children or
youth and take the Child Safety/Safe Sanctuary training course.
Adults Supporting Youth Sunday School
Youth Sunday School: Provide support in our Middle or High Youth Sunday School program.
Teachers work with Youth Coordinator to determine particular program and lead group discussions.
The assistant would lead the class when the teacher is unavailable. Please check grade and posi-
tion preferred on Participation Form:
073: *Middle or High School Teacher
074: *Middle or High School Assistant
Adults Supporting Youth Ministry
Adults are a very important part to the success of any Youth Ministry!
Below you will see opportunities for adults to share the light of Christ with the youth of our church.
075: Sunday Evening (6:15 pm) Meal: Provide a simple meal and dessert for 15-20 youth one or
more times. Stipend Funds available to off-set cost.
*Assist with weekly Youth Group meetings (Small Group Leader): Assist with one or more Sun-
day evening weekly meetings. Help with large group activities or assist with a small group (Mid-
dle/Senior High) discussion questions or activities provided by the Youth Coordinator. Please check
grade and position preferred on Participation Form:
076: ___Teacher ___Assistant ___Substitute ___ Activities
___ Middle School ___ High School
077: Coordinate a single activity for Youth Activities/Projects: Support Youth Ministry and Coor-
dinator by volunteering to prepare information, logistics and administrator support for a specific min-
istry event (For example: River Tubing trip, End of Year Pool Party) OR help with logistics for local
service projects identified by youth and youth coordinator.
078: Music for Youth Meetings (guitar playing, song leading): Lead youth in Praise Music for
various occasions.
079: *Help with Youth Activities/Projects: Participate in fun activities and local service projects.
080: *Driver for Events/Retreats: Drive and/or pick up youth for various functions and retreats.
081: *Chaperone Events/Retreats: Provide adult supervision for an event or retreat.
082: Assist with Fundraisers: Coordinating or participating on a fundraiser activity.
083: *Participate on Mission Projects Teams: Work with youth on day-long or weekend-long pro-
jects in Virginia.
*According to the Child Safety/Safe Sanctuary Policy of Aldersgate UMC you must be a
member of the church or actively involved for at least six (6) months to work with children or
youth and take the Child Safety/Safe Sanctuary training course.
Adult Sunday School and Other Small Groups Leadership
Adult Small Group Leader
Adult Sunday School: Provide support in our Adult Sunday School classes in one of two ways:
084: Teacher: work with classes to determine curriculum and lead discussions.
085: Assistant: lead class when the teacher is unavailable.
086: Long-term study leader: Provide leadership in a 30-34 week video-based in-depth Bible
Study. Lead group discussions at weekly gatherings. Begins in early September and ends in May.
___ Disciple I, II, III, IV (You may circle more than one on Participation Form)
___ Christian Believer
___ Jesus in the Gospels
087: Short-term Study Facilitator: Provide leadership in a short-term Bible Study.
Spiritual Growth Committee Leadership
088: Chair, Spiritual Growth Ministry: long-term short and long-term planning and training of
leaders
089: Spiritual Growth Ministry, Member at-large: Be an active participant in the Spiritual Growth
Ministry. You and others will stay in touch with team coordinators and help on an as-needed, part-
time basis. The number of volunteers needed is unlimited.
Home Small Group: Organize and lead a small group in your home.
090: Leader: long term once a week with some preparation time
091: Assistant: long term - once a week with some preparation time
Music Ministry Participant
092: Aldersgate Ringers Handbell Choir Member: Our year begins in September (the week of
Labor Day) and ends in June. We rehearse weekly on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 7:15
p.m., and we provide our musical offerings about every six weeks. All ages are welcome. Experi-
ence is preferred, but not required.
093: Chancel Choir Member: Rehearses on Wednesday evening from 7:30-9:00 pm. This choir of
post-high school adults provides music for the 11am worship service.
094: Soloist (Vocal or Instrumental):- Vocal and instrumental soloists and ensembles are a wel-
come addition to music in our services.
095: The Praise Band: Rehearses Thursdays 7:00-8:30pm in the Sanctuary. This multi-
generational group of musicians helps to lead the 9:00am Contemporary Service with uplifting Praise
and Worship music. The Praise Band is open to a variety of instruments, vocalists and skill levels.
The Praise Band is active through the entire year.
096: Instrumental Ensemble Member: Rehearses on Monday evenings from 6:00-7:00pm in the
Sanctuary. This group invites youth through adults with at least one year of playing experience and
is active September through May.
097: Youth Choir: The Youth Choir is for middle school and high school students during the months
of September through May. Rehearsal time will be set each fall.
098: Youth Praise Band Member: The YPB is for high school and middle school students who sing
or play guitar, bass, drums, etc. The YPB is active throughout the school year, with breaks during
summer and major holidays. Rehearsals are on Sunday afternoons from 3:15-4:45 pm in the Sanc-
tuary.
099: Sing with the Joyful Noise Singers - The Joyful Noise Singers choir is for boys and girls in
grades 2-5. The choir sings approximately every 4-6 weeks. Rehearsal is at the beginning of Chil-
dren's Sunday School at 10am.
Witness
Summer Theater Ministry
The Summer Theater Ministry begins about the middle of June and ends the second week of August.
There are a number of both short-term and long-term opportunities to serve. All are welcome and for
most ministries no experience in needed.
100: Actors: Long-term: mid-June through second week of August: Acting is a two to three nights
per week commitment with a stretch from mid-July until the end of every night rehearsals. Some ex-
perience with acting and singing is good but not necessary.
101: Assistants: short-term or long-term assist the director in cuing actors and being a gopher.
102: Costume sewing: short-term or long-term requires sewing skills
103: Set Design: short-term or long-term requires some stage design and stagecraft experience.
104: Set Construction: short or long-term some knowledge of construction good, not necessary.
105: Set Painting: short and long- term both simple painting and artistic painters are needed.
106: Parking lot greeters: short-term any performance night welcoming guests helping them
park and locate entrance.
107: Door Greeters: short-term: any performance night: welcoming guests to Aldersgate with a
smile.
108: Concession sales: short-term: any performance night: help to stock and sell concessions.
109: Kitchen help: short-term: dinner theater evening: helping to cook, serve, and clean up.
 Worship
110: Acolyte: Participate in worship as a Crucifer or Acolyte by carrying the cross or lighting and
extinguishing the candles at 9am or 11am worship services. Training is provided. Following training
acolytes serve 1 time every four to six weeks or as their schedule allows. Fall training is provided for
Middle and High School Youth, and spring training is provided for 4th grade and up. This is a lead-
ership development ministry for the youth of our church. Youth-led and adult-supported.
111: Assistant Acolyte Coordinator: Support the Acolyte Coordinator during training events, pro-
vide support on Sundays as needed when the Coordinator is unable to provide needed support dur-
ing a worship service. Also support all efforts to meet Child Protection/Safe Sanctuary Policy.
112: Advent Candle Presenters: During the season of Advent, families or groups are invited to pre-
sent a short reading and light the Advent candles on the Advent Wreath during Sunday morning wor-
ship.
113: Altar Guild Member: Altar Guild members care for the altar area in the sanctuary including
filling the altar candles on a weekly basis, changing the paraments on the altar and lectern according
to the Liturgical calendar, and periodically change banners. You may assist with preparing sanctuary
for special services and seasons such as Advent and Lent. Brief training required.
114: Childrens Message: Periodically provide a gospel message to the children during Sunday
morning worship.
115: Communion Server: Holy Communion is one of two sacraments in the United Methodist
Church. Although the pastor leads the Communion Service, lay members assist the pastor in serving
the bread and the cup to the congregation during communion services on Sunday morning and at
special services. Youth and adults who have been confirmed or made professions of faith are re-
quested. Training provided.
116: Communion Service Coordinator: The Communion Coordinator schedules Communion
servers at various services when Communion is celebrated. Member of Worship Ministry leadership.
117: Communion Steward: Periodically sets up communion elements and communion ware prior to
worship and cares for elements and ware following worship. Training provided.
118: Dramatist: Present monologues, sermon sketches, and other theatrical selections during wor-
ship services. Open to adults, youth, and children.
119: Greeters: Prior to worship or after worship, greeters welcome or thank members, regular at-
tendees, and guest for their presence with a smile, a handshake or hug, and seek to help guests find
the locations and needed services within Aldersgate Church. Open to all ages.
120: Lay Readers: Lay readers read scripture and lead other elements during worship at either of
the Sunday Worship services. The commitment is flexible and at the readers availability. Adults and
youth are encouraged to participate. There is a training manual and individual training is available.
121: Liturgical Interpretation / Dance: Interpreters and dancers use rhythmical movement to ac-
company a reading or sacred music. Open to all ages.
122: New Member Shepherd: Support individuals and families who join the Church through Chris-
tian friendship, encouragement, and facilitating new members' involvement in the life of Aldersgate. .
123: AV Skills - Audio/video taping: Be part of a group of volunteers to audio and video tape the
worship services on a rotation schedule.
124: Media Support Ministry Member: Worship media for song lyrics, liturgy, sermon slides, vide-
os, and more facilitate the worship of God on Sunday mornings. Media support members rotate with
other members to setup and play media elements during worship. Training provided. Some comput-
er skills helpful.
125: Sound Technician: Assist the media support members by running the sound board to manage
sound for media and worship leaders. Training provided.
126: Provide Special Music /Arts: Do you have a special talent you would like to share with the
congregation during worship? Specify on response sheet.
127: Worship Committee, Member at-large: Attend the monthly meetings held at 7:00 pm on the
second Monday of each month. Help prepare the sanctuary for the Christmas and Easter holidays
and assist with other ministry activities.
128: Ushers: Ushers warmly greet members, regular attendees, and guests, hand-out bulletins and
fliers, assist with the collection of the offering during worship services, counts attendance, and re-
trieves attendance sheets following worship. In addition, ushers may assist with other elements in
the order of worship including Holy Communion.
Office Volunteers
129: Answer phones/Volunteer Receptionist: Volunteer a day or two each week or less frequently
to answer phones from 11:30am-2:30pm.
130: Prepare Mailings/Publications: Help stuff envelopes, attach mailing labels, sort large mail-
ings, etc.
131: Help with Special Projects: Assist the Administrative Assistant with assembling special publi-
cations and projects.
Camp Young At Heart
Camp Young at Heart is an annual ecumenical camp for adults of all ages that occurs the last week
in August on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and is planned by an ecumenical committee. It has
been hosted by Aldersgate United Methodist Church the past few years and the following are oppor-
tunities for you to serve:
132: Liaison between church and planning committee
133: Member of planning committee
134: Hospitality workers
135: AV support for presenters/teachers
Other
136: Indicate particular service interests on the Participation Form that are not included
above.