NOTE: Instructions for all the serving duties are listed immediately after the schedule.

Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

Worship Schedule

27 November 2011 – 15 January 2012

	November 27	December 4	December 11	December 18
8:00
Chalice	Loretta Tingle	Gale Garner	Loretta Tingle	Gale Garner
Lector	Charlotte Roberts	Gale Garner	Loretta Tingle	Jeanie Gottrich
11:00
Acolyte	Samantha Doscher	Morgan Williams	Jessica Doscher	Jay Tucker
Chalice	Graham Lawrence	Luke Hindman	Emerson Duke	Julia Peters
Lector (NT)	Emerson Duke	David Doscher	Joe Knighton	Ann Doscher
Oblations	Alice & Katherine Hill	Ben & Nancy Knighton	June & Tom Goodrich	Stan & Donna Coster
Counters	Heather Smith Ken Tucker	Ann Doscher David Doscher	Claudia Geagan Dennis Geagan	Kim Burns Tony Burns
Altar Guild	Don & Judy Greer Julia Peters Clara Puras	Louise Krainer Marion Coster Loretta Tingle	Barbara Burns Carole McMahan Paula O’Brien	Ralph Clement Gale Garner Karen Tucker
	December 25	January 1	January 8	January 15
8:00
Chalice	Only service at 11am -	Gale Garner	Loretta Tingle	Gale Garner
Lector	Mike will arrange servers	Gale Garner	Loretta Tingle	Jeanie Gottrich
11:00	Dec 24^th: Christmas Eve:
Acolyte	Mikayla Cooper	Makayla Williams	Samantha Doscher	Morgan Williams
Chalice	Bill Hindman	Ken Tucker	Heather Smith	Ginny Grisard-Van Roey
Lector (NT)	Dan Draper	Claudia Geagan	JT Hewitt	Ed Krainer
Oblations	Teri Denman & Family	Carole McMahan, Paula O’Brien, Christine Barlow	Bette & Bill Schabot	Fred & Pat MacGregor
Counters	Asa Hill Katherine Hill	Emerson Duke Joe Knighton	Heather Smith Ken Tucker	Ann Doscher David Doscher
Altar Guild	(+24^th) Don & Judy Greer Julia Peters Clara Puras	Louise Krainer Marion Coster Loretta Tingle	Barbara Burns Carole McMahan Paula O’Brien	Ralph Clement Gale Garner Karen Tucker

NOTE: Instructions for all the serving duties are listed immediately after the schedule.

Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

Worship Schedule

22 January to 11 March 2012

	Jan 22	Jan 29	Feb 5	Feb 12
8:00
Chalice	Loretta Tingle	Loretta Tingle	Gale Garner	Loretta Tingle
Lector	Charlotte Roberts	Mike Schnatterly	Gale Garner	Loretta Tingle
11:00
Acolyte	Jessica Doscher	Jay Tucker	Mikayla Cooper	Samantha Doscher
Chalice	Graham Lawrence	Luke Hindman	Emerson Duke	Julia Peters
Lector (NT)	Tony Burns	Emerson Duke	Louise Krainer	David Doscher
Oblations	Claudia & Dennis Geagan	Ann & David Doscher	Julia Peters	Margaret & George Gunn
Counters	Kim & Tony Burns	Claudia Geagan Dennis Geagan	Asa Hill Katherine Hill	Emerson Duke Joe Knighton
Altar Guild	Don & Judy Greer Julia Peters Clara Puras	Gail & Lewis Reeves	Louise Krainer Marion Coster Loretta Tingle	Barbara Burns Carole McMahan Paula O’Brien Christine Barlow
	Feb 19	Feb 26	Mar 4	Mar 11
8:00
Chalice	Gale Garner	Loretta Tingle	Gale Garner	Loretta Tingle
Lector	Jeanie Gottrich	Charlotte Roberts	Gale Garner	Loretta Tingle
11:00
Acolyte	Jessica Doscher	Jay Tucker	Mikayla Cooper	Samantha Doscher
Chalice	Bill Hindman	Ken Tucker	Heather Smith	Ginny Grisard-Van Roey
Lector (NT)	Joe Knighton	Ann Doscher	Claudia Geagan	JT Hewitt
Oblations	Connie & Gene Groves	Jan & Pat Kennedy	Don & Judy Greer	Ginny & Yves Grisard-Van Roey
Counters	Heather Smith Ken Tucker	Ann Doscher David Doscher	Claudia Geagan Dennis Geagan	Kim & Tony Burns
Altar Guild	Ralph Clement Gale Garner Karen Tucker	Don & Judy Greer Julia Peters Clara Puras	Louise Krainer Marion Coster Loretta Tingle	Barbara Burns Carole McMahan Paula O’Brien Christine Barlow

(The banner carrier, crucifer, and chalice bearer need to be in the sacristy approximately 10 minutes before the service begins.)

Chalice Bearer instructions:

• Make sure the Gospel is in the Sacristy.
• Check that the lectern readings are on the correct readings and that the microphone is turned on.
• Make sure there is a program, 2 hymnals, and 2 Book of Common Prayers in the pew by the credence table for the banner carrier and the crucifer.
• Check the prayer list used in the Prayers of the People.
• Place the Gospel upright on the altar during the processional.
• Sit to the right of the priest.
• Read the Old Testament reading, unless a youth has been assigned.
• Process the Gospel if the crucifer is not trained for it.

o Get the Gospel from the altar as soon as the singing begins for the Gospel hymn.

o Hold it high during the procession, and then lower it so the priest can read it.

o After the reading has ended, hold it high as it is processed back to the altar.

o Place it flat on the altar.

• Pray the Prayers of the People.
• When reading the names on the prayer list, only use the first names.
• Invite people to offer their own intercessions, aloud or silently.
• Kneel at the lectern for the confession.
• Exchange peace with the priest.
• Return to the chair beside the organ.
• Following the offertory sentence:
• Reverence the cross.
• Enter the sanctuary.
• Stand to the right of the Bishop’s chair.
• Stand from the time of the Offertory until administration of communion.
• During the Eucharistic Prayer, participate – bow your head and make the cross when the priest does, bow when the priest genuflects.
• Commune the priest and follow with chalice to leader and choir.
• Perform ablutions as follows:
• When you finish, consume the wine at the credence table, rinse the chalice with water, and place the purificator across the top of the chalice (not inside the chalice).
• Place the lavabo bowl and towel on the shelf under the altar.
• Place the cruets of wine and water (with handles facing the window) on the far right of the credence table.
• Place the ciborium of unblessed wafer in the center of the credence table.
• Place the paten in the center front of the credence table.
• Place the chalice on the far left of the credence table.
• Recess after the banner carrier.

Additional responsibilities: serve as crucifer if one is not there

Crucifer instructions:

• When putting the cross in the holder during the processional, make sure the cross is facing the congregation (so that it can be seen).
• Sit on the side of the pew next to the wall (beside the credence table).
• If trained, participate in the Gospel procession:
• Process the Gospel:
• Get the Gospel from the altar as soon as the singing begins for the Gospel hymn.
• Hold it high during the procession, and then lower it so the priest can read it.
• After the reading has ended, hold it high as it is processed back to the altar.
• Place it flat on the altar.
• Stand from the time of the Offertory until administration of communion.
• Receive the oblations after closing the rail.
• Place oblations on the altar as follows:
• Ciborium of wafer to the priest’s left (crucifer’s right).
• Wine cruet on the priest’s right (crucifer’s left), water cruet in the middle.
• Place the handles facing the priest.
• NOTE: The cruet with the wine will have a small mark on the lid near the handle.
• Get the alms basins from the banner carrier and hand them to the oblationers.
• During the Eucharistic Prayer, participate – bow your head and make the cross when the priest does, bow when the priest genuflects.
• During the Eucharistic Prayer, hold the bowl and pour the water over the priest’s hands.
• Get reserved sacrament of wine cruet and ciborium of wafers from aumbry and place them on the corporal.
• Get the cross as soon as the banner carrier gets the banner.
• Begin recessing immediately after you get the cross.

NOTES: Participate in the service. There should be a Book of Common Prayer and a hymnal on the pew for you to use so you can follow along with the service. When the congregation is kneeling, you kneel or stand. When the congregation is receiving communion, you should be seated (make sure to keep your feet out of the way so the priest and chalice bearers can get past you). During communion, be especially conscious of the need to be still and quiet (this is an especially sacred time for the people receiving).

Banner Carrier instructions:

• 5 minutes before the service, light the candles from behind the altar, facing the congregation. The Epistle candle is first (candle on your left), then the Gospel candle (candle on your right).
• Bring banner back into the Sacristy after lighting the candles.
• When the prelude music ends, ring the bell 9 times.
• Sit on the side of the pew next to the organ.
• Stand from the time of the Offertory until administration of communion.
• After the crucifer has place the oblations on the altar, get the alms basins and give them to the crucifer.
• During the Eucharistic Prayer, participate – bow your head and make the cross when the priest does, bow when the priest genuflects.
• Open the gate as soon as the singing begins on the recessional hymn.
• Extinguish the candles, Gospel candle first.
• Get the banner for the recession.
• Recess after the crucifer.

NOTES: Participate in the service. There should be a Book of Common Prayer and a hymnal on the pew for you to use so you can follow along with the service. When the congregation is kneeling, you kneel or stand. When the congregation is receiving communion, you should be seated (make sure to keep your feet out of the way so the priest and chalice bearers can get past you). During communion, be especially conscious of the need to be still and quiet (this is an especially sacred time for the people receiving).

Order of Procession:

• crucifer
• banner carrier
• choir
• chalice bearer – holding the Gospel
• priest

Oblationers’ instructions

• At least one oblationer should be in the Narthex 15 minutes before the service to hand out bulletins.
• During the service, sit in the last pew on the left, where the vessels for Communion have been place by the Altar Guild.
• When taking the wafers, wine, and water to the altar, wait until the choir begins singing the hymn (after the exchange of the peace) to start walking. Hand the vessels to the crucifer. Take the collection plates from the crucifer.
• When you are finished collecting the offerings, stay at the back of the church until the Doxology begins.
• After you hand the collections to the crucifer, you may return to your seat (you don’t have to wait for the Doxology to finish).
• You may wish to go for Communion just after the choir if you need to finish setting up for coffee hour. If both of you leave after receiving Communion, open both sets of doors to the Narthex unless the weather is cold or bad.
• Coffee hour instructions:
• Use 4 scoops of grounds when making coffee.
• Fill the plastic pitcher up to the line with water and pour it into the coffee maker. Make sure there is a coffee pot in the maker because the coffee pot will start filling as soon as you pour in the water.
• Use the serving trays, if you like, for the snacks (they are on the kitchen counter).
• Fill the coffee dispensers with regular, decaf, and hot water (as marked on the dispenser).
• Put the snacks, coffee, drinks, basket with coffee/tea items, cups, napkins, saucers, and stirrers on the large table
• When finished, wash the serving trays used, coffee pots, and coffee dispensers
• Take the trash out of the kitchen, bathrooms, big room, and nursery and put it in the garbage cans outside

NOTES: You are responsible for the day's hospitality. The church provides the coffee, but you provide any food and additional beverages.

Counters’ instructions

• Collect the money from the collection plates (usually 2) to the right of the alter.

• Collect the money from the drawer in the sacristy (from the 8:00 am service).

• The supplies, (stamps, pledge sheet and deposit slips) are located in the top left-hand drawer of the desk.

• It is best to count the loose plate offering first and set it aside.

• When filling out the pledge sheet (found in the manila folder in the drawer), post the amount of the contribution next to the individuals name. If it is cash, mark “cash” next to the amount. If the individuals name is not on the pledge sheet, list the individuals name, amount and address on the back of the pledge sheet. If the contribution is made by check and has the address on it, you can make a copy of the check and attach it to the Pledge Sheet.

• If the contribution has a designation (i.e. a special fund or memorial), do not record the amount next to the person’s name on the front side of the sheet. Write the giver’s name, the designation, and the amount in the section designated for it on the back of the sheet. It is important to save any notes, cards and envelopes with the address of the donor so acknowledgements can be sent to the donors. Sometimes it is necessary to make a copy of check if it contains the address.

• Stamp the back of each check with one of the deposit stamps.

o For checks over $200, use the one that says the following:

“This Is A Receipt For Contributions For

Which The Organization Has Provided

No Goods Or Services To The Donor”

For Deposit Only Church of the Good Shepherd

o For checks under $200, use the one that says the following:

For Deposit Only Church of the Good Shepherd

• Any cash contributions that have no name associated with them go to the PLATE total on the back of the Pledge Sheet.

• When listing the checks on the deposit slip, put the last name of the Individual and first initial who wrote the check in the space to the left of the amount of the check.

• Total up the categories in the bottom left of the back side of the pledge sheet. This total must agree with the total on the deposit slip.

• Sign and date the sheet.

• Put both copies of the deposit slip, monies and checks in a Good Shepherd envelope in the deposit bag. DO NOT PUT PLEDGE SHEET IN DEPOSIT BAG. PUT PLEDGE SHEET SEPARATELY IN THE TOP DRAWER OF THE FILE CABINET SO THAT POSTING OF PLEDGES CAN BE DONE ON MONDAY MORNING.