Rideau Park United Church
Volunteer Opportunities
OFFICE HELP is needed regularly, especially on Friday afternoons. Our Administrative Assistant is in need of helpers to stuff inserts and fold bulletins. There are other times
when we need to mail out letters, newsletters, or other normal congregational communications. If you can help with bulletins and/or mailouts, please call
the Administrative Assistant at 613-733-3156 ext. 229.
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CHURCHPOST is Rideau Park’s
newsletter. Published four times a
year, it is a reminder to congregants that they are part of a community, and puts forward reminders of key events. If you could help to label, fold, mail, etc., please call the Administrative Assistant at 613-733-3156 ext. 229. Please send ideas for articles to the Editor, Marcia Gosse, by email or by calling her at
613-731-2281.
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COMMITTEES: The ongoing work of the congregation is undertaken by a number of committees. Each of the committees needs sitting members, as well as volunteers:
- Pastoral Care: visit the sick and shut-ins, be a mentor for newcomers.
- Christian Development: provide childcare on Sunday mornings, teach Sunday School, be a youth leader.
- Music and Worship: help shape the style of worship and the direction of our music during regular services and special events.
- Stewards: count offerings on Sunday, be a weekday evening duty officer, help with fixer-upper or gardening tasks.
- Stewardship Campaign: help request, process, or celebrate donations.
- Volunteer Resources: engage people in reflection on their Time and Talent offerings.
- Nominations Sub-committee: recruit and support volunteers for key congregational positions.
- Social Action & Outreach: help with Sunday Fun, Christmas Cheer, Harmony Club and Group for Friends; deliver donations to a Food Bank; be a member of the Refugee Committee
- Environmental Action: organize public awareness events, help create and promote environmental policy recommendations.
If you can offer some of your time, please contact the committee Chairs (as listed on the Committees page).
THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION takes place throughout the church year. Volunteers are needed to help prepare bread, grape juice and serving trays on the Saturday before Communion. They are also needed to restock the trays between the services on Sunday mornings and wash and dry the communion glasses after services. This is a job which most people don’t even think about but is a ministry which is essential to our Christian worship. If you would like to help, please call Kay Irvine (613-733-2469). |
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COUNTERS are needed on Sunday
mornings and after special events. If you would be interested in working on a
counting team (on a rotating basis) please contact
Andrew Jeffrey (613-822-4463).
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FELLOWSHIP & COFFEE TIME between
the services requires the help of
volunteers to welcome folks into Beecroft
Hall. Call Jessie Weldon-Gibb (613-828-1923) if you
can help with greeting at the door.
There is
also a need for people to volunteer
to make coffee and/or juice to be
served on Sundays between
the services. Training will be
provided. Call Barry Dewis (613-521-1304) if you can help with preparing
and/or serving refreshments
occasionally.
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FLOWER DELIVERY: Every
Sunday, volunteers deliver
the Sanctuary flowers to shut-ins
and/or others in need of some spiritual refreshment.
Call Mabel Bannerman (613-731-5865) if you
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SOUND SYSTEM: At each Sunday service, a volunteer monitors and runs the sound system from the balcony. If you are interested in working for a service occasionally, call Norm Edwards (613-733-3144). Training provided.
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| SUNDAY SCHOOL: Rideau Park
is blessed with a large and active Sunday School. Children
join in the first 15 minutes of the 9:30
worship service and then, after the
theme conversation, they head off to
their classes. Our Sunday School
requires lots of volunteers: caregivers
for infants and toddlers, teachers for
toddlers through to teens, Sunday
morning duty officers who circulate
through hallways and classrooms,
musicians who provide occasional
music, and helpers who assist with special
projects like the church picnic and
our annual Advent Happening. Our
Sunday School provides an important
ministry to our children and youth. If
you would like to help out, please
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SUNDAY MORNING DUTY OFFICERS are needed to help to direct traffic, answer
phone calls and field questions each
Sunday morning. People can
volunteer to help at either service.
The telephone system is set up so
that the church service can be heard
by pressing the Music button on the
phone set. If you can help in this way,
please call Kathy Mayes (613-731-9730).
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 Back to top | PASTORAL CARE VISITATION: The members of the Pastoral Care committee visit the sick and shut-in of our congregation. They provide a valuable link between the church and those, who by circumstances or age, are no longer able to participate in the activities of the congregation. The volunteers on this committee provide visits to those in hospital, nursing homes, and individual homes. If you are interested in being a Pastoral Care visitor, please contact Judy Paré (613-523-0098). |
NEARLY NEW AND BOOK SALE: Twice a year we have a Nearly New Sale, once in the fall and once in the spring (accompanied by our Spring Book Sale). The Nearly New Sale is a chance for you to clean out your unwanted items and pass anything that has been gently used on to the church. The Nearly New and Book Sales are always looking for volunteers, so if you are interested, please contact the church office at 613-733-3156 ext 229 or look for the note in the Rideau Park News.
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EASTER EGGS: A time-honoured tradition at Rideau Park. Hand-made Easter eggs go on sale during the season of Lent. These are wonderful gifts for children of all ages. We are always looking for volunteer "bunnies" to help with a wide variety of tasks, including production of eggs, advertising, and sales. If you are willing to help, please contact the office (613-733-3156 ext 229).
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CHRISTMAS TREASURES BAZAAR: This bazaar will be held on Saturday, Novermber 7th from 1-4 pm. This is a UCW undertaking and many donations will be requested through the bulletin in October. For more information about donating items to the bazaar and volunteering at the bazaar, please contact Ruth or Peter Scobie(613-738-9551).
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SANCTUARY DECORATION volunteers are needed to help decorate the Sanctuary for special occasions such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. If you are interested in helping, look for announcements in the Rideau Park News.
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LAY READERS are required to read scripture each Sunday. You can volunteer to read at either of the two services. Training is provided. Contact Cathy Hollands (613-738-9763).
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USHERS at our Sunday services provide a warm welcome and important information to all who attend Sunday worship. If you would be interested in joining a team of ushers, please contact Steve Shipley (613-723-0465).
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DUTY OFFICERS: Every Monday to Thursday evening from 6:30 pm until the church activities end, a person sits at the duty officer’s desk to answer questions and phone calls, and attend to the security of the building. Rob Blake (613-738-1604) produces this schedule. Training provided.