Volunteer Ministries

Our parish does not run itself! There are hundreds of people giving thousands of hours to organize and run the successful programs we have. Listed below are but just a few of the ways that you can get involved. If you are interested in any of these - or have ideas of your own - please give our volunteer coordinator, Jan Harris, a call at 831-2000 or send her an e-mail. Ready to dive in now? Then please complete a volunteer form.

Our volunteer program also works in reverse. If you or someone you know needs some help (i.e. yard work, transportation, small repairs, etc.) and would welcome a volunteer helper, please give Jan a call. This need could be within the church buildings / grounds, for a parishioner, or for someone in the community.

Acolytes - middle and high school youth who assist in services by carrying the crosses, torches and helping clergy to prepare the altar for Holy Eucharist.

Altar Guild - clean area inside of communion rail, set up area for each service, break down area after service, clean and properly store service silver.

Audio Tape Ministry - operate audio tape equipment to make tapes of services, duplicate them and ready them for mailing to shut-in parishioners, operate lighting and sound during services.

Chalicist - assist clergy by delivering Holy Eucharist wine to communicants during services.

Children's Ministry - Eggstravaganza!, Vacation Bible School, Christmas Pageant - all of these and more need helpers to make props, costumes, fix food, do receptions or teach for any of these wonderful events for our children. Need seasonal bulletin board help, too. No task is too big or too small !!

Church Office - 4 hour shift to answer phone and route calls; greet and direct visitors; assist with isolated, short-term projects (folding, collating, etc.)

Coalition / Warmth for Wake - with a group of church volunteers, cut and deliver firewood/bag and deliver coal to our neighbors in need.

Communications Committee - work with the committee to enhance the delivery of communications in a variety of ways to parishioners.

Congregational Care Committee - work with the committee to develop and implement plans to enhance the one-to-one care of parishioners during times of trial and joy.

EYC Advisor (Episcopal Youth Community) - assist Youth & Young Adults staff in working with our parish middle school and high school youth.

Fellowship Events - assist with the pre-event pick-up of equipment, preparation of food, set-up of tables, clean-up and return of equipment for Pig Pickin', Parish Picnic and Shrimp and Oyster Roast.

Flower Delivery (Sundays after 11:15 Service) - assist by delivering altar flowers to parishioners who are in the hospital or otherwise shut-in.

Gardening Guild - assist with the installation and care of plantings on church grounds and those inside the Parish Life Center, grounds pick-up, fundraising and publicity - green thumbs not required!

Habitat for Humanity - with a group of parishioners, assist with the building of houses for low income families or in the provision of lunch and drink for those doing the construction.

Handy Person - indoor or outdoors - assist parishioners who need help with chores in or around their homes and/or assist inside the church with carpentry and other small to medium sized jobs.

Kitchen Guild - assist with dishwashing, wiping down tables and sweeping the floor for church meal events, making sure adequate supplies are on hand in Shepherd's Hall kitchen.

Lay Eucharistic Minister (LEM) - deliver Holy Eucharist to parishioners who are hospitalized or otherwise shut-in.

Lector (Lay Reader) - assist in services by reading the Lesson appointed for the day.

Library Guild - shelve books, follow up with parishioners about books that have not been returned, catalog new books, assist parishioners in the library itself.

Lowe's Foods Pick-up (for the Shepherd's Table Soup Kitchen) - pick up of food items on Sundays from the Lowe's Foods Store on Strickland Road (near the Creedmoor Road intersection) and deliver them to the Shepherd's Table Soup Kitchen. This is a commitment of approximately 1 ½ hours on Sundays.

Meals on Wheels - delivery of a hot, prepared lunch along with a drink to shut-ins in the Raleigh area on the fourth Thursday of each month.

Migrant Farmworker Ministry - assist with events and the collection of needed items for a migrant farmworker camp in the greater Wake County area.

Mothers and Moms-To-Be - support and assistance for parishioners with new children and those about to have children.

Music Ministry - participation in any of the following: Youth Choir, Adult Choir, Handbell Choir, the playing of instruments for services and/or working in the music library.

Newsletter - 1 ½ hours / month on one Tuesday around noon needed to affix wafer seals and address labels to newsletters for mailing.

Nursery Guild - help paid staff care for children under 5 years old in the nursery during services and special church meetings.

Shepherd's Table Soup Kitchen - assist in the preparation, serving and clean-up for lunchtime meals each day Monday - Friday from the kitchen downstairs in the Parish Life Center.

Sunday School Teacher - prepare and assist in the teaching of our children, teens or adults during the Christian Education hour on Sunday mornings.

Teller - assist with the tally of the Sunday offering on Monday morning.

Transportation - help parishioners gain access to church services and events by transporting them to and from their homes.

United Thank Offering (UTO) - assist in the distribution and collection of this twice-per-year separate offering that is distributed by national grants to charitable causes.

Ushers - arrive at church at least 30 minutes prior to a service to assist with greeting parishioners, pass out bulletins, seat parishioners, collect the offering, guide parishioners to Holy Communion and pick up bulletins left in the pews after the service.

Vestry - the 12-member group that is entrusted with the ministry of lay leadership in making church business decisions on behalf of the congregation. There is a 3-year commitment and members are elected at the church's annual meeting.