{"id":243,"date":"2016-12-13T19:01:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T19:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/congregationalucc.com\/website\/?page_id=243"},"modified":"2023-05-26T15:04:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T15:04:32","slug":"serve-inside","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/congregationalucc.com\/website\/serve\/serve-inside\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A few ways to serve inside the church building&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>&#8230; and there are more!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Choirs<\/strong> \u2013 Visit the choirs page <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/congregationalucc.com\/website\/about\/choirs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fellowship Hour<\/strong> \u2013 After Sunday worship we have a Fellowship Hour.\u00a0 We have good coffee and good food, prepared by church members on a rotating basis.\u00a0 If you would like to volunteer to assist, be in touch with<strong> <a href=\"ma&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#x3a;&#x6c;&#x73;&#x68;&#x61;w&#64;&#116;&#114;&#105;&#97;&#x64;&#x2e;&#x72;&#x72;&#x2e;co&#109;\">Laurie Shaw<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#116;&#111;&#58;&#105;dwh&#x36;&#x38;&#x36;&#x33;&#x40;&#103;&#109;&#97;il&#46;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x6d;\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ushers and Greeters<\/strong> \u2013 Every Sunday our ushers greet us with smiles and bulletins. Our ushers, currently ages nine to ninety, rotate and serve four months a year.\u00a0 If you would like to volunteer, contact the <strong><a href=\"&#x6d;&#97;&#105;l&#x74;&#x6f;&#58;o&#x66;&#x66;&#105;c&#x65;&#x40;&#99;o&#x6e;&#x67;&#114;e&#x67;&#x61;&#116;i&#x6f;&#x6e;&#97;&#108;u&#x63;&#x63;&#46;c&#x6f;&#x6d;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">church office<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Flowers<\/strong> \u2013 Frequently people give flowers for the Sunday worship service, as a way of honoring or remembering a loved one or a special occasion.\u00a0 If you would like to give, contact the <a href=\"&#109;&#x61;i&#108;&#x74;o&#58;&#x6f;f&#102;&#x69;c&#101;&#x40;c&#111;&#x6e;g&#114;&#x65;g&#97;&#x74;i&#111;&#x6e;a&#108;&#x75;c&#99;&#x2e;c&#x6f;&#x6d;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>church office<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nursery<\/strong> \u2013 Our nursery is staffed by a community service who provides our Nursery Attendant.\u00a0 We also have at least two volunteers helping as well, and who serve on a rotating basis.\u00a0 We require nursery volunteers to be active in our church for at least six months, and pass a background check.\u00a0 If you are interested in volunteering in the Nursery, contact <strong><a href=\"&#109;&#x61;i&#x6c;t&#111;&#x3a;&#112;&#x61;u&#108;&#x40;&#99;&#x6f;n&#x67;&#x72;&#101;&#x67;a&#x74;i&#111;&#x6e;&#97;&#x6c;u&#99;&#x63;&#46;&#x63;o&#109;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Davis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lay Readers<\/strong> \u2013 We have a lay reader almost every Sunday assisting in worship.\u00a0 We send you the readings the Friday before the service.\u00a0 If you are interested in serving as a lay reader, contact the <strong><a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x6f;&#x66;&#x66;&#x69;&#x63;&#x65;&#x40;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x6e;&#x67;&#x72;&#x65;&#x67;&#x61;&#116;&#105;&#111;&#110;&#97;&#108;&#117;&#99;&#99;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">church office<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few ways to serve inside the church building&#8230; &#8230; and there are more! Choirs \u2013 Visit the choirs page here. 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