 Spiritual Formation
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Spiritual Formation is a structured outline topic by / for the council
and constitutes a "Chair" responsibility for chosen council members to perform oversight and guidance
duties.
The Spiritual Formation Committee acts as a liaison between groups that administer worship and educational functions, and the Church Council. These groups include youth ministry, adult education, worship services, music ministry, and chancel care. In addition, this committee works to recruit volunteers needed to perform these functions. The committee maintains a record of the responsibilities and duties that these volunteers perform as well as points of contact. Issues or concerns in any of these areas that require guidance of the Council should be brought to this committee. We generally meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 7-8PM after which there is a regularly scheduled Council meeting from 8-9PM.
Responsibilities
A. Education 1. Pre-K to 6th Grade Education a. Learning Circles (Pre-K-Grade 6) Beth Rappolt, Dir. of Children’s Ministries BLC office phone: 753-1026 x15 / Home phone: 944-3686 BLC e-mail address: brappolt@blcenc.org b. Camp (Grades 4-6) Coordination (Winter/Summer Retreats) c. Vacation Bible School(Pre-K to 6th) 2. Youth Groups (Grades 7-12) Jonathan Garman, Dir. of Youth Ministries BLC Office phone: 753-1026 x12 / Cell phone: 213-8606 BLC e-mail address: jgarman@blcenc.org 3. Adult Education None at present
B. Worship 1. Seasonal Decoration:See “BLC (Seasonal) Decorating Notes” for “To Do” lists and dates for current church year. This document defines the approximate number of volunteers needed to decorate the church and the approximate date that decorating should be completed. * a. Sundays of Advent * b. Christmas Concert/Eve/12 Days c. Epiphany/Baptism of our Lord d. Sundays after Epiphany/Transfiguration of Our Lord * e. Ash Wednesday/Lent/Palm Sunday/Holy Week i. Ash Wednesday & Lent ii. Palm Sunday iii. Holy Week iv. Easter * f. Pentecost * g. Holy Trinity Sunday /Summer Sundays Note: Also need to prepare table for Rally Day in Fall h. Reformation Sunday/Confirmation Service i. All Saints Sunday/Sundays in Nov./Christ the King Sunday See also “Liturgical Colors for Seasons” and current “Church Year Calendar” – in back of notebook
2. Replacement of Colored glass (altar): Loie Michael 942-9130 Heidi Welsh 944-7718 Julie Derouin 945-8301
3. Storage Areas:See also “BLC Decorating Information” list in notebook for details a. Banner Closet—Organize and Maintain b. Misc. Storage—Organize and Maintain 1. Attic—Boxes marked by season/stored in plastic as needed 2. Supply Cabinets a. near Main Office: World Hunger Relief box
C. Music Ministry 1. Music: consists of adult choir, children’s choir, and hand bells Monna Goetsch 753-1026 x28 or 858-794-8847
2. Teen Rock: perform on selected Sundays and special occasions Marilyn Stenoien
3. Audio: microphone and sound system requires trained volunteers. Monna Goetsch 753-1026 x28 or 858-794-8847
4. Hearing Assisted Devices: maintenance and battery replacement. TBD
THE FOLLOWING ARE WEEKLY SUNDAY WORSHIP VOLUNTEER AREAS: See “Responsibilities for Worship Service Volunteers” for full duties (need to be kept current) Note: We propose to provide training as needed / quarterly support to make sure these volunteers are comfortable
1. Worship Service Coordinators: oversee preparations before and after worship service. Assist the various worship service volunteers in their Sunday morning duties. Recruit attending congregational members to assist at worship service, as needed. The Spiritual Formation Committee will make regular contact with coordinators to thank them for their help and to listen to their needs. a. 8:00AM Service: Mike & Joan Lovell 436-9425 *Richard Hostin 753-4150 *Jon & Cha Cha Appel 632-1057 b. 9:00AM Service: Carol Naylor 753-4237 *Gary & Karin Kloehn 753-7161 *Wayne Yanda/Judy Foland 603-8645 c. 10:30AM Service: Roger Burrows 632-6653 *Nate & Patti Anderson 634-1775 * indicates backups
2. Font (Baptismal)/Fountain (entrance): the baptismal font and fountain in the Narthex need occasional filling to bring water levels up to nominal. ONLY distilled water is to be used. Approximately one bottle per week is needed. The 8AM Sunday morning worship coordinator is to check the water levels. Distilled water can be found in the Sacristy and is supplied by: Gary Kloehn 753-7161 Cleaning and maintenance of the baptismal font and Narthex fountain is done by: Shell Anderson Furniture 310-645-2061
3. Acolytes:attend to the lighting and extinguishing of candles in worship, assist in gathering offering, assist at Holy Communion. Acolyte volunteers provide training to acolyte candidates and assist in filling oil candles. Candle oil is ordered by the Office Manager, Judy Foland. Mary Hernandez 753-3715 Libby Koonce 439-4036 (758-1773) 4. Chancel Care (was Altar Guild): orders and stores supplies, prepares bread and wine for Holy Communion. Includes cleaning up after worship service and setting up for the next service, if necessary. Maintains supplies in the pew racks. Rhonda Houck 634-2946 Pat Gault 431-8408 Nancy Simm 632-0181
5. Ushers, Acolytes, Coffee Servers, and Lay Assistants:are arranged by the Office Manager, Judy Foland. As noted above, Worship Coordinators find substitutes if volunteers do not come as expected. Judy Foland 753-1026 x10 In addition, Stephen Ministry helps fill out the communion servers: Irietys Burrows 632-6653 Molly Hall 753-6259 Mary Tigue-Valardi 753-6875 Nancy Ingman 633-3544 6. Fair Trade Coffee Sales Arlene Skoor 943-1123
NOTES: 1 – unless otherwise specified all phone numbers begin with area code 760 2 – volunteer commitments confirmed by underline of name and phone number, ex: John Doe 456-7890
Last update Aug 2006 |
