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Before You Decide
It may help you to read one woman’s inspirational story (PDF) of 35 years of volunteering, be inspired by a preschool for children with multiple handicaps, one amazing grandmother passing on the gift of volunteering to her grandchildren and join volunteers as they bring ministry in a woman's prison.
NEW: Read the story of Evergreen Drop In Centre volunteers Betsy Pellowe and Heather Beard.
You can also read more about stewardship and view on our screening process for volunteers in our Responsible Ministry Pamphlet (PDF).
Lay Ministry Opportunites
Opportunity Details: Contact/Sign Up: Church School
Anyone who loves working with kids is welcome to volunteer with Church School. We need volunteers for the summer and 2008-09 session:
- Workshop leaders and assistants for Bible Story Theatre
- Teachers for the Kindergarten program
- Helpers in the infant and toddler rooms (one volunteer per room each Sunday).
Please contact Lesley Lint @ lesley.lint@gmail.com for the Toddler room and Susan Moore for our church school program.
ESG Library Committee We have a wonderful library in a beautifully furnished room in the North Studio and are looking for a small group of people to help with the development and up-keep of this great resource for personal and congregational use. Help is need in updating information, ensuring books are returned, processing new books, promoting the use of the collection and considering what new titles are needed to reflect the ministries and interest of the congregation.
Please contact Barbara Buchanan
(416-481-1141 ext 260, barbara@esgunited.org) if you are interested.Communications Committee The ESG Communications Committee is seeking some additional members. This is an energetic committee that is making a big difference in our life as a congregation through wonderful visual and other forms of communication. Posters, web site, Newsletter, Annual Report are just some of the products of this committee’s work. Experience in graphic design would be a plus, but if you are willing to help in any way, contact Joan Pope at 416-483-4118 or Barbara Buchanan
(416-481-1141 ext 260, barbara@esgunited.org) if you are interested.Web Site Proofing Needed volunteers to surf our site in search of broken links, incorrect spelling, etc. If you have an eye for detail please volunteer some surfing time today! Top of Page Sound Booth Operators Sunday services at Eglinton St. George’s are the work of many hands. Those who operate the sound booth ensure that we can all hear and they record the service to share with those who can’t be with us in person each Sunday. We are looking for a few more volunteers to help out, about one Sunday a month. There will be a training session on Sunday November 25 after church.
If you are interested in becoming part of the team please contact Barbara Buchanan
(416-481-1141 ext 260, barbara@esgunited.org) if you are interested. or George Leslie, geo.con@sympatico.ca.Greeters Greeters are an important part of the warm welcome we all feel when we come to church on Sunday morning. Six are on duty every Sunday to greet, help people find a seat, welcome new people and connect them to church school, coffee and introduce them to others, take up collection and many other small actions that build community and hospitality at Eglinton St. George’s. We are always looking for new folks to participate in this way. Gail Horrick is the Coordinator of the Greeters and will give you lots of support and guidance. If you can greet every Sunday for a month or a few Sundays throughout the year, please contact Barbara Buchanan
(416-481-1141 ext 260, barbara@esgunited.org) if you are interested. Families are welcome. It also helps if you can let us know what is the best time of year for us to schedule you.Concert Committee We are seeking members to serve on a Concert Committee responsible for producing two or three Eglinton St. George’s Concerts each year in cooperation with Peter Merrick and the Choir.
Promotion, ticket sales, ushering, lights, sound, set-up and take-down, and refreshments for the performers will be the responsibility of the committee. This is a fun
way to contribute to the musical ministry of the
congregation.Please contact Barbara Buchanan
(416-481-1141 ext 260, barbara@esgunited.org) if you are interested.Counters We are looking for more people to be part of our counting teams on Monday mornings. You will receive training and support from our bookkeeper and more experienced team members. If you can commit a couple of hours on Monday mornings for a month at a time or periodically, please be in touch with Betsy Anderson.
Please contact Barbara Buchanan
(416-481-1141 ext 260, barbara@esgunited.org) if you are interested.Bulletin Assembly We are looking for people to add to the team who help with periodic mailings and weekly bulletin assembly. Bulletin Assembly takes place 10:00-12:00 am at the church on Friday mornings. Newsletter and other mailings are scheduled as needed. If you have helped with this in the past and are willing to do so again please let Eva or Betsy know. Please contact Barbara Buchanan
(416-481-1141 ext 260, barbara@esgunited.org) if you are interested.Yorkminster Park Meals on Wheels Volunteers Urgently required volunteers drivers to deliver Meals on Wheels in this community during the months of July and August. Meals are delivered between 10:30 am and 12:30 pm daily, Monday to Friday.
If you can help with volunteer hours or financial donations, please contact Linda Jackson, Volunteer Chairman, at 416 922-1167 or call 416 482-0549 if you can spare two hours to help. Compiling an Email - Christian Education Resource for Families Along with Connie Capes Leslie and the Christian Development committee you will identify family-friendly Christian resources use at home. These can be websites, articles, movies, books, chat rooms etc. Initially this communiqué will be focused on Advent/Christmas and Lent/Easter. This can be done from home and is a good job for someone with interest in Christian education and a facility with computers. Please contact Barbara Buchanan
(416-481-1141 ext 260, barbara@esgunited.org) if you are interested.Writing Book Reviews for the Newsletter Read and review books identified by the ministers, congregational members, Christian Development Committee or other committees for the Eglinton St. George's Newsletter. A 500 word article five times a year. Please contact Barbara Buchanan
(416-481-1141 ext 260, barbara@esgunited.org) if you are interested.Hospitality at Funerals and Memorial Services Volunteers are needed to provide a friendly presence at the time of funerals or memorial services at Eglinton St. George's United Church. Assisting family members in welcoming and directing folks when they arrive, helping folks trying to find their way in a strange kitchen, making coffee and tea, serving and cleaning up are potential aspects of this job. Food is a mark of hospitality and we often receive requests to provide refreshments following the service. The hospitality team would help with set-up, tea and coffee, serving and clean-up. We have requests for assistance with about 10 funeral receptions per year ranging from between 30-75 people Funerals are an occasion of significant pastoral care for folks who are already members of our congregation as well as others who know us through the neighbouring community or friends and family. Please contact Barbara Buchanan
(416-481-1141 ext 260, barbara@esgunited.org) if you are interested.Secretary of the Centennial and War Memorial Bursary Committee This committee meets two or three times a year to make decisions about bursaries for theological students and to support the congregation's funding of theological students at the Ecumenical Theological Seminary of the United Church of Christ is Baguio City, the Philippines. The Secretary works with the Chair and Church Secretary to circulate the availability of the Bursary to United Church theological schools and receives applications as well as preparing correspondence and Minutes for the committee. This is an interesting but not heavily time-consuming job. Current members of the Bursary Committee are Flo Morson (Chair), David Pretty, Betsy Pellowe and Craig Brown. Please contact Barbara Buchanan
(416-481-1141 ext 260, barbara@esgunited.org) if you are interested.Last updated: February 02, 2009
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