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Volunteer Role Descriptions

Volunteer Role Descriptions

Are you interested in volunteering at St. Peter?  There are many ways in which you can volunteer and serve, please see below for brief descriptions on volunteer opportunities along with links to sign up as a volunteer.  Thank you for serving at St. Peter!

Soundboard volunteers are needed for 10:30am Sunday worship service and the 6:30p.m. Wednesday Worship service. The 10:30a.m. worship service role is the most basic of our soundboard operation, with minimal adjustments required. There is no live-stream or video use involved, instead only slight adjustments to volume level of microphones would be required. You are even able to sit with your family near the soundboard and do not have to sit at the soundboard. This role is intended for adults or older teens who must have training (will only take about 15 minutes) prior to volunteering. The 6:30p.m. Wednesday night worship service role will require minimal sound adjustment, use of PowerPoint to display slides on the projector, and occasional CD usage.  There is no live-streaming involved in this role but it does require the ability to multi-task. This role is intended for adults or older teens who must have training (will only take about 30 minutes) prior to volunteering.

  • First time volunteers may call the church office at 515-986-3077 if you are interested in serving in this way, returning volunteers can sign up using the following links:
  • 10:30a.m. service: https://signup.com/go/hQAYafU
  • 6:30p.m. service – Contact the church office if you would like to help in this way.

Coffee & Fellowship Hosts Thank you for your interest in serving as a Fellowship & Coffee Host. This role serves coffee and treats to our members between the 8:00am and 10:30am worship service. (During summer services, the host provides coffee & treats following the 9:00am service.) Instructions will be available by the coffee maker in the kitchen.  Rob Ridnour and Jay Brewer are also available to assist you with set-up if you need. Hosts purchase & serve snacks on their Sunday. Receipts can be turned into the church office for reimbursement or supplies may be donated. (Coffee supplies are provided and can be found in the kitchen.) *Set-up can take place prior to the 8:00a.m. service or 30 minutes before the 8:00 service ends. Clean up takes about 30 minutes once serving is complete.

Creation Station is held during the 8:00am & 10:30am worship services. Creation station volunteers are needed during Sunday morning worship services at St. Peter.  Creation station occurs during the message portion of the worship service and allows young children the opportunity to create a craft based on the day’s gospel reading.  Creation station allows young children to connect with the gospel in an age appropriate activity while allowing their parents the opportunity to listen fully to the day’s message.  The creation station craft is prepared for you and all supplies are set up and ready to go each Sunday.  (All volunteers who work with youth/young children at St. Peter are required to complete a background check prior to serving as a volunteer, contact the church office for a copy of the form.)

  • First time volunteers may call the church office at 515-986-3077 if you are interested in serving in this way, returning volunteers can sign up using the following link: https://signup.com/go/CwrXJph

Greeters and Ushers “Worship Hosts” are needed at all worship services at St. Peter. Duties as a worship host would include welcoming people to church, directing people towards supplies and available seating, and completing an attendance slip to place on the church secretary’s desk.

  • You may sign up to serve as an Usher/Greeter “Worship Host” by following this link  https://signup.com/go/HtgxDax and selecting the service(s) for which you are available.

Communion servers are needed on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays and the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month.  Communion servers may also be needed at other special services such as: Christmas Eve, Easter, Maundy Thursday etc.  Communion servers distribute either the wine/juice or the bread/wafer during the service.

  • You may sign up to volunteer as a communion serve by following this link https://signup.com/go/djGpMCYand selecting the service(s) for which you are available.

Communion preparers are needed on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays and the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month.  Communion preparers may also be needed at other special services such as:  Christmas Eve, Easter, Maundy Thursday etc.  Communion preparers fill the goblets/cups with wine/juice, place the wafers/bread on trays and then place these on the altar for the service.  The communion supplies are checked and refilled as needed between the 8:00am and 10:30am services on Sundays.  The communion preparer also cleans and puts away the goblets, trays following the services.

Coffee and Fellowship volunteers are needed on Sunday mornings.  Volunteers prepare coffee to be served between service.  In addition, you are asked to bring donuts/donut holes or other pastries and juice to supplement the coffee. Please remember to wash, dry and put away in the appropriate storage locations all items that we use for our coffee service.

Assisting Ministers are needed on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th Sundays of the month. Assisting ministers sing part of the liturgy each Sunday. Volunteers will be sent the music each week prior to their commitment so that they can practice.

Sunday School teachers & shepherds are needed every Sunday from September through April.   Teachers lead Bible story lessons, crafts, and Science – no experience necessary! Everything is prepped and ready in the classroom Sunday morning! Shepherds greet children in the Sanctuary, sit with them during music and lead them to their classrooms.  All volunteers who work with youth/children at St. Peter are required to complete a background check prior to working with children.

Scripture Readers are needed every Sunday.  Scripture readers read the 1st and 2nd lesson during the worship service.

  • You may sign up to serve as a scripture reader by following this link and selecting the service(s) for which you are available. https://signup.com/go/hRUBOpe
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