MATTHEWS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Greeter/Usher Activities for a Worship Service

Last Updated:   01/20/2006

 

 

TIME

ACTIVITY

WHO?

 

****  WEAR YOUR NAME TAG!!!  ****

 

20 min prior to service

- Pickup bulletins from Office/Reception area and put some out on table, keep some to give out.

- Stand at Sanctuary doors and welcome people and hand them a bulletin

Greeters

 

- Ensure all Greeters/Ushers are there;

- Assign two people to take a headcount;

- Assign two people to collect the friendship pad sheets;

- Assign Offering lineup positions

Captain

 

 

 

When Prelude starts

Close doors to Sanctuary for quiet meditation prior to start of service.  At the end of the Prelude, you can sit down.

Greeters

 

 

 

After Choir has processed forward and is seated

Take attendance (a headcount) – You can do this from the balcony and/or the back of the Sanctuary.  Include the children in the nurseries.  Do not include the ministers, organist, or Music Director.  Ensure the count gets on top Friendship Pad sheet.

Attendance Ushers

 

 

 

Just before Tithes & Offerings

Move to the back and lineup for Offering Collection quietly.

Ushers

 

 

 

After the Service

- Collect Friendship pad sheets

- Mark service date, time, and headcount on top sheet (don’t forget balcony, choir loft)

- If this is the end of the first service, straighten sanctuary (get rid of trash, put stray hymnals, bibles in back of seats or end of row chairs which don’t have a chair in front of them - side rows only)

Friendship Pad Ushers,

Attendance Ushers