St. Andrew & St. Charles has many opportunities for volunteering,
both within the church and within the community. Below are
some of the activities for which volunteers are always welcome.
Acolytes
Acolytes assist the clergy with weekly Holy Eucharist and special
liturgies. Training is provided and no previous experience
is necessary. You must be at least 10 years old to participate
in this activity.
AIDS Lunch Program
Help prepare lunch for the USC AIDS Clinic patients on the 1st Tuesday of each month. (Please see Community Life for more detailed information
on this wonderful program.)
Altar Guild
Preparation of the high altar, laundering of linens, polishing
of brass and silver, and care of vestments are all under the
direction of
Adele Krohmer and the Altar Guild.
Breakfast Club
Help prepare and serve breakfast to the parishioners during
the summer months between the 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. services.
Breakfast Club also helps prepare special meals throughout
the year, such as our annual BBQ and visits from local Bishops.
Choir
Lend your voice to our 10:00 AM Eucharist on Sundays, and
other special programs. Our Choirmaster, John Scott, leads
the choir in a variety of traditional and contemporary hymns,
with one of the finest organists around, Michael Griffin, providing
the beautiful background music for our choir. We also
have opportunities for those with other musical talents to
enhance our services, just let us know what you can do!
Eucharistic Visitor Opportunity
This is a rewarding opportunity to be of service by bringing communion to our parishioners that are ill, homebound, or
a hospital or convalescent home. for more information, please contact John Fricker.
Food Pantry
Bags of food items are distributed weekly to those in need on
Thursday mornings between 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. (Please see
Community Life for more detailed information on this wonderful program.)
Greeters
Help greet worshippers and make Church newcomers feel welcome.
Lay Readers, Eucharistic Ministers and Visitors
We have a wonderful corps of about 25 people who, under the
direction of John Fricker, read the scriptural lessons and
Administer Holy Communion during Sunday Eucharist. They also
make visits and administer communion to homebound parishioners.
Ushers
Help seat worshippers and make them feel welcome, distrubute weekly bulletins and services schedules, and help with collecting
food items for food pantry.
Vestry
Volunteer with one of our two Vestry Silos to work on various
committees serving the parish. Vestry terms run one, two or three
years, and meet twice monthly.
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