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 ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

   110 North Drew Street  |  Appleton, Wisconsin 54911  |  Phone 920-734-3656allsaintsapple@tds.net





   


                          Celebrating  our lives together in Christ

Acolytes/Servers: Children and adults who wish to assist in worship can offer their services as servers at Holy Eucharist.

Altar Guild: This group of women assists the rector in various ways by preparing the church for worship. This preparation includes caring for liturgical vessels, arranging flowers, caring for linens and vestments, and setting up for Holy Eucharist, weddings, funerals, and all other services.

Alternative Gift Fair: The purpose of this event, which takes place in November, is to direct our Christmas giving toward those in need. We work through cooperatives that use third-world craftspeople or agencies that give aid to the poor. Help is needed in setting up the display booths and in coordinating the event.

Chalice Bearers: Lay members of the parish administer the chalice at Eucharist.

 
Choir: The adult choir is composed of Lawrence University students and volunteers from the parish. All are welcome to come and sing.

Christmas Pageant: Older children and parents are needed to help oversee the children during rehearsal and at the pageant on Sunday, December 16, at the 10:00 a.m. service
. During Advent you can also help by sewing and altering costumes.

Coffee Hour Hosts: After all 10:00 a.m. services, refreshments are served. Parishioners are assigned to bring the food and serving tea and coffee.

Lectors: Lay members who feel they have talents for leading public worship can begin by becoming lectors, those who read the lessons.

Parish Nurse: A registered nurse who facilitates the holistic health of a congregation and in so doing reclaims the healing ministry of the church. The parish nurse (pictured) focuses on the spiritual, emotional and physical dimensions of persons as they strive to achieve wellness and to manage their illness. The parish nurse develops a practice in response to the unique needs and priorities of a congregation and its members across the life span. The parish nurse functions as an educator, a counselor, a referral agent and an advocate.

Prayer Group: This group meets weekly for group prayer and to update an intercessory prayer list, which members of the fellowship agree to use in their daily prayers.

Prayer Shawl Ministry: Shawls are knit or crocheted and given to those who are ill.
 
Stephen Ministry: Lay caregivers (called Stephen Ministers) provide one-to-one Christian care to the bereaved, hospitalized, terminally ill, separated, divorced, unemployed, relocated, and others facing a crisis or life challenge.

Sunday School Teachers: Sunday School meets every Sunday during the school year at 9:00 a.m. except for Palm Sunday and Easter; it includes children from nursery through the eighth grade There are also opportunities to help with special projects and to substitute teach.

Youth Group: Students in the Youth Group, 7th-12th grades, meet weekly for fun, fellowship, worship, and service projects. The youth are encouraged to invite friends who may not be members of All Saints. Adults are needed for special projects, trips, to provide food and to help with the meetings.

Ushers: Two ushers are assigned to serve at the 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. liturgies.

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Last modified: 8/3/07