+ Opportunities to Serve
Opportunities to Serve the...
...the Local Church ...the Local Community ...the World
Contact Kathy for more information
Church and Society
Food Shelf (1st Monday of the month) Meals on Wheels – deliver meals to the homebound. 3-4 times per year. Churches United—interview and refer clients. 4 hours per month Adopt-A-Highway Soup Kitchen Meal Coordinator (5th Thursday of the Month) 4 times per year, when Bemidji UMC serves the meal. Soup Kitchen Meal Helper – prepare, serve, or clean up meals. sHabitat for Humanity Blood Drive—August and December Christmas Tubs of Love - December
Youth
Driver for events Provide snacks for meetings Chaperone an event Fundraising events
Fellowship/Special Events
(Contact Kathy as the event nears.)
Fall Dinner – September
Secret Prayer Partner - October
Festival of Light - December
Palm Sunday Dinner/Easter Egg Hunt - March
Relay for Life – Summer
Water Carnival Parade Picnic – July
VBS - August
Mission
Serve on committee
Help plan and organize projects - Local Beyond Minnesota
Help with Bemidji Area Christmas Tubs of Love
Worship
Reader Usher Greeter Nursery Communion—once a month Set Up Serve during worship Choir Coffee Fellowship
Lay Speaker – attend training session to become a certified lay speaker in the Methodist Church (the church will pay for your training).
Learn how to operate the sound system
Nursing Home Service
1st Sunday of the month,
2:30 PM at Havenwood Nursing Home
Fellowship—serve coffee and treats after the service.
Music—provide music during the service.
Visitation
Visit homebound and nursing home residents. Serve communion to homebound
Education
Co-Teacher - Preferred Grade Level: ________
Substitute Teacher - Preferred Grade Level: ________
Vacation Bible School teacher (August)
Vacation Bible School helper (August)
Christmas Program
Teen Time - Devotion Leader
Adult Bible Study Leader
Adult Bible Study Participant
Secret Prayer Partner
Homeless Awareness Ministry
UMCOR Coffee Project - Fair Trade Coffee and Products
Administrative Council
Meets 4 times per year
Recording Secretary—record minutes from meeting and submit to church office.
At Large—represent the congregation on the Administrative Council.
Finance Committee
Meets monthly
At Large—represent the congregation on the Finance Committee.
Staff Parish Relations Committee
Meets monthly
Member—meets monthly to oversee pastor and staff.
Lay Leadership/Membership
Meets monthly August—November
Member—recruit congregation members to serve on committees. Audit membership list.
Trustees
Meets monthly
Member—oversee physical plant, insurance coverage and building use by outside groups.
Interior Care Painting Electrical Plumbing Cleaning
Exterior Care Leaf Raking Lawn and Shrubbery
Administrative / Office
Publication Assembly Newsletter, once a month, fold and label for mailing. Bulletin, once a week, assemble Mailings – 4 times per year, assembly mass mailings for Stewardship, Thanks giving,Christmas, and Easter letters. Photographer – take photos of special events for bulletin board and newsletter. Vacation Coverage – cover during vacation time for church office secretary. Answer the phone and other simple tasks.
