Opportunities to Serve

OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE

The mission of St. John’s: To make disciples (Matthew 28:19) and to do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus (Colossians 3:17).

Community

• Explore opportunities to reach out to our community at city festivals, the Senior Center, at Farmers’ Market, etc.
• Community canvassing
• Program to help those in need/the indigent
• Live Nativity (contact: Kathy Evers and Milli Taddy)

Soul Care (contact: pastors)

• Mentor new members
• Assist visitors in worship
• Remember those serving in the military
• Implement a College Student Care program
• Cradle roll (contact: Nicky Funk)

Visitation

• Visit shut-ins (contact: pastors)
• Volunteer at the Hamilton Home (contact: pastors)
• Visit new members (contact: Stewardship Committee)
• Visit straying members (contact: Evangelism Committee)
• Deliver bulletins/worship tapes

Christian Education

• Teach or assist in Sunday School (contact: Andy Backus)
• Teach or assist in Vacation Bible School (VBS) (contact: Kelly Rohrer and Laura Jaeger)
• Reach out to community children at Christmas and Easter
• Assist in St. John’s pre-school (contact: Laura Jaeger)
• Recruit families for St. John’s pre-school (contact: Laura Jaeger)
• Teach or attend Financial Peace University (contact: Kelly Rohrer)
• Teach a Bible study (contact: pastors)
• Recruit for Bible studies (Men’s Breakfast, Women’s Breakfast, other)
• Assist with youth group (contact: Amy Cook and Kelly Rohrer)

Worship

• Usher at a worship service
• Train ushers
• Greet before a worship service (contact: Julie Rosado)
• Tape sermons to put online or for shut-ins (contact: Pastor Stelter)
• Tape worship services for streaming
• Run the soundboard and computer for worship services (contact: Tom Stoeger and Jim Flessert)
• Volunteer in the nursery
• Organize/coordinate “on-call” nursery staff
• Provide valet parking for elderly worshippers
• Serve on the Altar Guild (contact: Ginny Willis and Mary Ellen Spaeth)

Music

• Sing in the adult choir (contact: Ryan Jaeger)
• Choir instrumentalist (contact: Ryan Jaeger)
• Worship instrumentalist (contact: pastors)
• Worship vocalist (contact: pastors)
• Play in the handbell choir (contact: Amy McCargar)
• Direct the handbell choir (contact: Amy McCargar)
• Coordinate special choirs: men’s choir for Good Friday; Christmas Eve choir, etc. (contact: Ryan Jaeger)

Committees

• Evangelism (contact: Andy Simon)
• Stewardship (contact: Larry Shambeau)
• Congregational Life (contact: Jim Marshall)
• Finance (contact: Joe Cook)
• Called Workers’ Care (contact: Judy LaGrow)
• Building and Grounds (contact: Jim Ernst)
• Christian Education (contact: Keith Nelson)

Clerical/Office (contact: Sue Gabel and Nicky Funk)

• Make phone calls
• Volunteer at the reception desk
• Assemble newsletters
• Count money
• Help in the school library

Computers/Technology (contact: Pastor Arndt)

• Maintain/troubleshoot church and school computers and network
• Design and support the church/school website
• Produce powerpoint presentations
• Produce worship music videos

Photography (contact: Pastor Arndt and Kathy Evers)

• Photograph new members and update the bulletin board
• Take pictures for the church pictorial directory
• Take photos for use in videos and presentations
• Chronicle congregation events for website and social media

Publications (contact: Pastor Arndt)

• Design and produce the monthly newsletter
• Design publications for special events
• Publish a pictorial directory
• Serve as media liaison

Cleaning (contact: Kathy Evers)

• Clean the church
• Schedule/coordinate the volunteer church cleaning crews

Food Preparation/Serving (contact: Doris Mueller, Renee Prausa, Bonnie Monka)

• Funerals
• Advent soup suppers
• Lent soup suppers
• Live Nativity “Oasis Cafe”
• Easter breakfast
• Confirmation breakfast
• Congregation potlucks

Outdoors (contact: Tom Peters)

• Cut lawn
• Shovel snow
• Maintain the flower beds
• Maintain the outdoor learning classroom and nature trail (contact: Kelly Rohrer)
• Maintain the soccer field and softball diamond

Arts/Crafts

• Decorate the church for the various seasons (contact: Kathy Evers & Milli Taddy)
• Serve on the banner committee (contact: Ginny Willis & Mary Ellen Spaeth)
• Repair/Clean robes (contact: Ginny Willis & Mary Ellen Spaeth)
• Arrange flowers for worship (contact: Rhonda Allie)
• Create bulletin boards (contact: Beth Messman)
• Create baptismal napkins and banners
• Create prayer crosses (contact: Jeff Pagels)
• Construct parade floats (contact: Dennis Evers)
• Construct props/buildings for the Live Nativity (contact: Dennis Evers)

Social

• Church picnic (contact: Preston Jones)
• Coordinate “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” (contact: Pat Marshall & Kathy Marshall)
• WELS booth at the county fair (contact: Dave Wiesner)
• Men’s Club (contact: Preston Jones)
• Ladies’ Afternoon Fellowship
• Organize special congregation trips and events, such as Brewer games, visit to the seminary, visit to WLC, etc.
• Head-up/organize Men’s Conference @ SJS (contact: Pastor Arndt)