Worship

The Worship Committee is comprised of the clergy and lay representatives from the congregation. Its mandate is to:

• develop policies and guidelines regarding marriages, funerals, and baptisms;
• share in the planning of worship for the Church year, in consultation with the clergy;
• receive feedback about worship;
• provide worship and communion for those unable to be present at regular Sunday worship services, and to arrange services in nursing homes;
• recruit greeters and readers for Sunday services;
• recruit communion servers;
• prepare the communion elements;
• decorate the sanctuary in accordance with the Church year;
• promote ecumenical or community worship services such as World Day of Prayer, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Remembrance Day, Advent, and Good Friday;
• explore and initiate new forms of worship;
• prepare the annual worship and music budget for the finance committee;
• arrange for supply ministers and musicians;
• prepare a written annual report and written monthly reports for Council; and
• keep the roll of membership for the congregation.

Updated and approved February 2017

Chair – Cynthia Bruce
Secretary – tba