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getting involved
Here are just some of the opportunities, with contact links, that are available: Sunday Morning During The Service Caring Task Signups If you would be willing to help out on a Sunday as an usher, welcome table staffer, or fellowship hour host, click here to be taken to an on-line sign-up sheet or to check the schedule. Ushers Every week, members and friends greet worshipers and hand them a bulletin. The ushers should arrive at the Meeting House fifteen minutes before the service starts. During the service, they count the number of congregants and, at the appropriate time during the service, collect the offering. click here to be taken to an on-line sign-up sheet or to check the schedule. Chalice Lighters Every week, members and friends light the flaming chalice of Unitarian Universalism and offer a personal dedication. Families, individuals, and Sunday School classes - all are welcome. Contact person: Pat Bianco Choir Our choir, a mix of volunteer and professional voices, adds to our service through the glory of music. The choir rehearses every Sunday at 9:30 before the service. All singers are welcome. Contact person: Pat Bianco Flowers Floral arrangements are needed for every service. Please feel free to volunteer if you would like to provide flowers. Otherwise, others in the congregation will be happy to make the arrangement for you. These arrangements often honor individuals or are given in memory of loved ones. Contact person: Sharon Prehn Fellowship Hour, After the Service at the Parish House Coffee Hour Hosts Following the service, congregants gather at 14 Main Street to share coffee and conversation. Hosts are needed to provide snacks, pour the coffee, as well as to clean up. click here to be taken to an on-line sign-up sheet or to check the schedule. Welcome Table Staffers Greet, welcome, and help visitors to information following the service at Coffee Hour. Collect their information, if they would like to share it. click here to be taken to an on-line sign-up sheet or to check the schedule. Other Opportunities, during the year Adult Presentations Occasionally, a member or friend will volunteer to present ideas on a timely topic or a project on which this person has been working. These presentations usually begin immediately after coffee hour and are open to all. Contact person: Rev. Edmund Robinson. Community Days Several times a year, members and friends are asked to help clean the grounds, or to help with some mailings. Generally, a lunch is served after a worship service before the work begins. Contact person: Elaine Gomez Annual Events Merrie Market This special December bazaar & cafe features a sale table of treasures from the attic, baked goods, gift baskets, crafts, used books, CD's, DVD's, children's toys, a silent auction, gingerbread house raffle, and the highpoint: spectacular holiday wreathes, created by Old Ship members. Contact person: Diane Elliot May Breakfast Another long-time tradition, May Breakfast (generally held the first Saturday in May) features a pancake and sausage breakfast and a vibrant spring plant sale. People from throughout Hingham partake of good food and company. Contact person: Diane Elliott Second Saturday Suppers and Congregational Dinners These social evenings, held either at the Parish Hall or at somebody's home, are wonderful ways to share fabulous food, fellowship, and fun. Contact person: Sharon Prehn Office Support The office would be delighted to have people help with newsletter writing and folding, publicity, or to serve as librarian, or historian, contact the office. Committees Click here for the extensive list of committees that carry out the work of the church. How would you like to get involved? |
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