Greeter/Usher Duties

·         Please arrive between 10:15 and 10:30 to the Narthex, as there are some who arrive early to church.  The doors to the street will be opened promptly at 10:30.  The bulletins will be set out for you on the Narthex tables.

·         A lanyard nametag is provided for you on the table.  Please wear this while you welcome people and distribute bulletins.

·         From 10:30 to 10:45, please keep the middle doors closed, and direct people to use the side doors to enter.  The sign directing people to do this should also be placed in front of the double doors.  This is to keep some of the noise from Franklin out of the Sanctuary, so that those who arrive early can enjoy a quiet space.

·         At 10:45, move the sign, and open the middle doors for the main entrance into the Sanctuary.

·         When the service starts at 11am, please close the middle doors and direct any latecomers to enter through the side entrances. 

·         The custodians will close both the middle doors to the street.  Place the “use side aisles” sign in front of middle doors in the narthex, while leaving 1 door on each of the sides open.  One usher (not head usher) should remain by the doors until 11:15 to catch any latecomers.  However, the head usher should take the church’s welcome brochures and stand down in the front on the right.  During the Welcome time of the service, one of the pastors will direct the head usher to walk up the aisle and distribute the brochures to anyone who would like them.

·         When the Offertory singing begins (unless told otherwise), the 4 ushers will take the offering plates (which will be in the back on the floor) down the middle and side aisles, and pass them up and down the rows.    Often times, our handicapped congregants sit in the back out of the rows, so please be sure they are included during the offering.  Also, please designate one of the ushers to go up to the balcony if there are congregants up there.  Once the Doxology starts, all of the ushers will come down the center aisle and hand the plates to the pastors.  Once the prayer after the Doxology is done, you may return to the back of the Sanctuary, or to your seats.

·         For head usher…During the sermon is the best time to do your head count.  Be discrete and make sure that you count as accurately as possible.  The counter will be left for you on the narthex table w/ your lanyard, and can be returned w/ your lanyard to the Welcome Table.  An accurate count helps with the number of bulletins to print for Sunday services, as well as keeping an accurate record of attendance.  Please write down the number of adults in the service and hand it to Barbara Sloan afterwards, who will be in the office.  The Sunday School teachers, and Rev. Kathy will count and record the number of kids who are in the Sanctuary, and in Sunday School.

·         During the last verse of the last hymn, the 2 ushers should walk down to the front left and move the small communion table from the corner to the front of the center steps.  This is the communion that is used for after the service.

·         Open all doors of the Sanctuary both center and aisle when the benediction is being done.

·         After the service, please return your lanyard nametags to the Welcome Table.

On Communion Sundays (First Sunday of Month)

·         In addition to the regular usher duties, during communion, 2 ushers will stand in the middle aisle and let rows out to go down to communion.  The ushers will take communion after all congregants have been served.

·          The other 2 ushers will take communion at the beginning, and then stand in the front corners with the communion offering plates, already set there.  At the end of communion, the “offering plate” ushers walk up the side stairs along w/ the servers, and place the offering plates on the altar.