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SCHEDULE FOR 2020
TEAM #1 TEAM #2
Robert Winterle, Captain Kevin & Sheri Kinney, Captains
John & Sharon Boehme Tim Hasko
TEAM #3 TEAM #4
Youth Group Members (young adults) Dave Wagner, Captain
Tim Hasko, Captain Mike Mueller
Tim & Paul Barthel
The captains of each team are responsible for the presence of the ushers on their team. They may substitute for any volunteer or other team member.
Ushers should be present 15 minutes before the service in which they have volunteered.
All the members of Pentecost surely do appreciate your efforts to make our services operate so smoothly. Thank you.
Usher Schedule
DATE TEAM # CAPTAINS
Usher Responsibilities
- Hand out bulletins before service (Adult & Child)
- If a Greeter is not present, please have one of the ushers act as a greeter by shaking hands with worshippers and saying, “Good Morning”.
- Light altar candles if Acolyte isn’t at church 5 minutes before service
- Turn on P.A. system (located in Cloak Room)
- Turn on all breakers (located on wall by Cloak Room)
- Make sure communion trays (For empty wine cups) and kneeling pads are out
- Close and lock back door to church (After service starts) Unlock after service ends.
- Seat people if necessary
- Please do not talk in the Narthex during service
- Take the offering at the appropriate time during the service. (Ushers start forward when they see Pastor go toward the offering plates)
- Make sure altar candles get extinguished at end of service
- Open windows for service (In warm weather) Close after service
- Check on nursery / encourage older kids (Above 5) to come up stairs
- Count and record number of people at service
- Make sure sidewalk and steps in front of church are salted (In winter)
Communion Procedures:
3 or 4 ushers are needed
○ 1 or 2 stand in the middle of the aisle at the front (acts as a gate)
○ The other 2 ushers dismiss people (1 on each side of aisle)
○ Ushers come forward as Pastor communes Assistant
○ The 2 dismissing ushers release entire pews at one time
○ Center usher is responsible for counting
○ Keep families together-(It’s better to have open spots at the rail than to divide families)
○ Stop between families if next family will overfill rail
○ Count children as a spot at the rail no matter how old or how small the children are. It’s better to have
an open space at the rail than not enough space.
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