Ministry Month @ Good Sam

This week we focus on many of our Prayer - Give - Serve Ministries - primarily those ministries that focus on our buildings and grounds, fellowship, finance, and community care. 

Love, Active Caring, and Servanthood are the core of who we are, and we share these with one another so well (and with our neighbors beyond Good Sam - focus on our Outreach ministries is still to come!).

Please take a moment to hear from those who are already participating in these ministries as they share where they find joy in their service - and invite you to do the same - and then prayerfully follow the link to sign up:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUzzBs8ER_MGsv25N1Wh5trbSQPITWC8OYzVEwWqA4gCRXtw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Prayer, Give, Serve Ministries

Building & Grounds Team

Ministry of care for our campus and grounds. Weedeat outside. Dust and change light bulbs inside. Big projects and small - something for all ages.

Listen to Joe Parker reflect on serving on the Buildings and Grounds Team.

Fellowship Team

Ministry of holy connection, fun, and food. Events and opportunities for the community to gather throughout the year. Plan. Set up. Serve. Clean up.

 Listen to Katherine Smithwick reflect on serving on the Fellowship Team. 

Coffee Hour Team

Ministry of caffeine (decaf if you must) and community. Preparation of cups, coffee, creamer, and tea kettle to be enjoyed after church as people gather and greet one another. Clean up too. 

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Elizabeth Parker offers a reflection on serving on the Coffee Hour Team:

Honestly, anything that involves coffee is going to catch my attention. But after thinking about it more, I realized this was a way I could serve in a new church without a lot of face time with new people, which I was nervous about. This may seem like a small part of our time at church on Sunday morning, but coffee and tea allows for communion with your fellow church members. You get to know each other during those moments met at the coffee machine. We are able to ask about each other's families and lives. The more we get to know each other as a church family, the better we are able to serve each other. It may seem like an insignificant contribution, but I have found that I feel useful serving my church community in this way. Serving on the Coffee Team doesn't take much time out of your day. You were planning to come to church anyway. Just come a little early and fill a pot with water and put a bag of coffee in the basket. Simple, yet gives me joy.

Supper Club

Ministry of dinner and fellowship. Opportunity to meet new people and also celebrate long-held friendships. Enjoy good food and company.

Listen to Mark Downing reflect on the joy of Supper Club. 

Stewardship Team

Ministry of planning for the fall stewardship program. Finance, fellowship, and fun. 

Listen to Kristen Sanders reflect on serving on the Stewardship Team. 

Card Ministry

Ministry of connection and care. Celebrate birthdays and anniversaries in the community by sending cards.

Listen to Alice Towery reflect on serving in the Card Ministry.

Eucharistic Visitors

Ministry of sacramental connection and care. Visit those who cannot be with us on Sunday morning and share the Eucharistic meal. One Bread. One Cup. One Body. 

Listen to Jan Travins reflect on serving as an Eucharistic Visitor.

Funeral Reception Team (Bereavement Committee)

Ministry of support and love. Prepare food for funeral receptions. Also set up and clean up. 

Listen to Sharon White reflect on serving on the Funeral Reception Team.

Secret Friends

Another ministry of connection and care - but with a touch of whimsy. Receive the name of one “Secret Friend” and send cards, notes, and little gifts throughout the year.  

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Sabra Parish offers a reflection on the joy of Secret Friends: 

Please participate in the Secret Friend

ministry—send cards (or small gifts) to a recipient

from our list of parishioners who are homebound or who have experienced an illness or loss. 

Several years ago, a beloved parishioner

expressed her sadness over her broken camera on FaceBook. Imagine her surprise when her “secret friend" sent her a small replacement camera.

Bringing joy to these "secret friends" is a wonderful ministry.