UUSM - Getting Involved - Task-Oriented Volunteer Opportunities
Task-Oriented Volunteer Opportunities
Task-Oriented Volunteer Opportunities are the kinds of pitching-in-to-get-the-work-done
jobs for which you can sign up once or as many times as you like, without committing
to long-term membership or leadership on an ongoing committee or council. Instead,
you can simply lend a hand with specific administrative chores, or at various
kinds of special events or activities (often during Sunday coffee hours)…which
is a great way to get involved, meet new friends and find a niche in our congregation.
"Ask Me"
Contact: Melinda Ewen
Available during Sunday coffee hours, to help newcomers learn more about our
church. Volunteers should be long-term UUs and enjoy talking to people.
Audio Taping Services & Special Events
Contact: Church Office
Tape services and prepare tapes for sale at church Book Cart.
Book Cart
Contact: Sandra Trutt
Present and sell books and CDs on Unitarian-Universalism, religious freedom
and philosophy from the book cart in Forbes Hall, after Sunday services.
Bulletin Boards & Literature Management
Contact: John Fels
Assist church administrator with organizing, posting and coordinating contents
of church bulletin boards.
Child Care
Contacts: Director of Religious Education, Church Administrator
Provide care for infants and toddlers on Sunday mornings and at selected church
events.
Choir
Contact: Steve Wight
Sings at 11:00 worship service, rehearses Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings;
off first Sunday of each month and two months of summer.
Coffee Hosts
Contact: Ellen Boag
Prepare and serve coffee, tea and refreshments at social hour once a month.
Includes clean-up duties.
Dining for Dollars Hosts
Contact: Helen Burns
Host, prepare and serve a themed meal for our major fundraising event of the
year. Once a year we auction off places at about 50 such meals to the highest
bidders among the congregation. Past events have included ethnic meals, sailboat
brunches and murder-mystery dinners.
Enrollment Team
Contacts: Ron Crane, Ofelia Lachtman
Help enroll new members for the church.
Greeters
Contact: Grace Phillips
Once a month, provide a warm welcome to all who attend Sunday services, with
special attention to visitors.
Newsletter
Contact: Dayla McDonald
Need writers, graphic designers, editors and proofreaders for monthly publication.
Takes between several hours and several days during one week each month.
Office
Contact: Anne MacQueen
Be on call to help collate, fold and stamp materials (including monthly newsletter)
for mailing to church members. Weekdays, on occasion.
Pilgrims Feast
Contact: Melinda Ewen
Help to organize, publicize, set up and clean up after our annual turkey potluck
dinner, held the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
Religious Education
Contact: Janet Goodwin
Work with children on Sunday mornings, in our Way Cool Sunday School program.
Sound & Lights
Contacts: Warren Mathews
Operate sanctuary lighting and sound systems for various church events.
Telephone Outreach Program
Contacts: Anita Brenner, Michael Eselun
Make phone calls to other UUs in our congregation who live alone and are socially
isolated or frail, to help enhance their connection to the church community
and brighten their days.
Ushers
Contact: Edward (Ned) Wright
Greet and help seat attendees at Sunday services, count heads for attendance,
hand out Orders of Service, and collect offerings. One Sunday a month.
Provide backup service for church webmaster; may be responsible for regular
maintenance of one or more pages on church website. (Requires solid HTML skills.)
(NOTE: To reach the contact person for any of these groups, see your church
directory or contact the church office at office@uusm.org)
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