WORSHIP MINISTRIES

Guild of Ushers:
    A special ministry of hospitality, the Guild of Ushers welcomes worshipers to St. Luke’s by serving as hosts for both Sunday services, as well as all holiday and special services. Currently, more than 40 well-trained parishioners volunteer for these duties, which include managing seating, distributing bulletins, receiving and presenting the gifts of the people, guiding the flow of traffic to and from the altar rail and tidying up the church after the services. Volunteers are sought who are willing to undergo a training class and to usher at least once every six to eight weeks. For more information, contact Cindy Vallier, Guild of Ushers Warden.

Lay Readers and Lectors:
    Lay readers at St. Luke’s participate in both Sunday services at St. Luke’s in a spirit of joyful, reverent worship and service. Their role, which is licensed by the Bishop, is to read one or both Scripture lessons, lead the Psalm, Nicene Creed and Prayers of the People, and to assist the Clergy in the administration of the chalice during Holy Communion. More than 15 men and women volunteer for these duties as part of the Guild of Lay Readers, also known as Lay Eucharistic Ministers/Chalice Bearers, which is led by Guild Warden Kathy Davidson.
    Lectors, who typically read the first Scripture lesson during the 9:30 am service, are parishioners who enjoy occasionally taking an active role in the worship service. They are chosen from the parish-at-large and periodically asked to perform this duty, schedule permitting.
For more information or to volunteer, please contact Kathy Davidson (Lay Readers) or Valerie Kent (Lectors).

Worship Committee:
    An advisory committee to the Rector, this group is charged with considering any and all matters concerning worship at St. Luke’s. These include music, liturgy, and the interior of the church as it affects worship and the overall shape and content of Sunday mornings at St. Luke’s. The committee meets monthly and is composed of six lay members, along with four ex officio members, including the Rector, the Assistant Priest, the Deacon and the Organist. The Worship Committee welcomes feedback from the congregation; if you have comments, concerns or suggestions, please contact Richard Somerset-Ward, Chair.