Why Volunteer?
Every Parish relies on an army of volunteers to make things happen. Each service needs volunteers to ensure its smooth running and every activity from social Coffee mornings to Lent groups relies on cheerful volunteers to help and care for others.
Every parish church is governed by its Parochial Church Council (PCC), which has the responsibility for ‘co-operating with the Vicar in promoting the mission of the Church in the parish’. Our PCC fulfils this through the work of four operational working groups. Each group consists of volunteer members of the PCC as well as members of the congregations with relevant skills or interests. Click here for more information about the four operational working groups: Buildings & Grounds: Finance: Children & Youth; Communications
Our Parish has lots of other volunteer teams doing all sorts of work, lots of vounteers on rotas to manage the routine tasks of church life and volunteers joining working groups that interest them.
Can I Volunteer?
Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
Isaiah 6:8
Each of us has unique skills and talents and our Parish relies on volunteers carrying out all sorts of tasks to support and enrich our Parish and community. There are many areas where help is occasionally or regularly needed. Here are just a few ideas, could you do any of these tasks? Could you help in any way? Training will be provided where needed.
- Being part of one of our working groups, perhaps:
- Children & Youth opportunities to support our youth work
- Supporting the communication of the parish through writing the newsletter
- Comms -Website support
- Comms-social media
- New fundraising and revenue generating initiatives.
- Running a social event
- Helping with event catering
- Managing the kitchen
- Junior church leader or helper
- Sides persons
- Church cleaning
- Car park assistant for major events
- Reading to ‘Babes and Tots’
- Delivering Parish cards at Easter and Christmas
- Helping in church services such as reading, prayers, serving
- Flower arranging
- Opening and closing our churches
- Systems help - support with PC's, microsoft 365, church suite
- Live streaming and sound on Sunday am
- Office support
- Gardening
- Organising and mending the choir robes
- Making coffee or catering - weekdays, Sundays, or at events
Our Volunteer Co-ordinator is Hilary Newman, to whom all offers of Time and Talents will be directed. Volunteer Form
We understand that your time may be limited, or that you may not wish to have a regular commitment. We aim to organise volunteering in a happy and sustainable way so that responsibilities are shared.
It is well known that volunteers say they feel happier, have reduced stress levels, and have been able to meet more people and have fun through the time they have been able to give to positive and constructive volunteering. Please do consider and pray about how you can help and serve your parish.
God of mercy,
unite your Church in the Holy Spirit
that we may serve you with all our hearts
and work together with unselfish love.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Our stewardship is a call to give generously of our Time, our Talents and our Tributes, to get involved, to help further God’s work in our Parish.