As the number of new members in the church continues to grow, so has the number of new members to the Usher’s Committee.  Presently, there are 20 serving as ushers at the 10:30 a.m. service and 8 serving as ushers at the 8:30 a.m. service.  Even with this excellent group of ushers, we always welcome any member of the church (male or female) who would like to serve on this committee.  The responsibilities of the ushers can cover many different areas of church activities, from greeting, offertory, and ushering at Sunday services, to helping set up and assist at special services and functions.  If you have an interest in serving as an usher at either service, give me or the church office a call and we’ll gladly work to get you on board! 
Wayne Averett

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The Memorials Committee

The Memorials Committee is designed to instigate and oversee projects relating to the enhancement of our liturgy services primarily through physical improvements to the sanctuary and chapel.  Some of our efforts are quite obvious – the stained glass windows, baptismal font, chapel restoration, credence table…others are less obvious – repair, refinishing of crosses and that sort of maintenance.  This description probably sounds self-limiting but it is definitely not.  Our house of worship, like any house, always needs something.  Unfortunately, like most home projects that yield impressive results, ours usually take a great deal of cash.  We are not funded through the parish budget, nor do we solicit funds – relying instead on the generosity and superior intelligence of all who honor or memorialize loved ones by a gift designated – Memorial Fund.  This is a slow process (amassing enough to tackle something really big), so we have no set schedule of meeting times, but rather work furiously while we’re in the midst of a project, then sit back and wait for the coffers to fill.  We have an extensive “wish list” with varying price tags that we do keep our eye on, so gifts of any size are always put to good use.  If you have any questions, comments or expertise to offer, please ... contact Melissa Oakes (Chairperson)

Your acolytes continue to do a great job!  We will have several new acolytes “coming on board” this summer or in the fall.  We will be losing several acolytes to high school graduation.  We have had a number of experienced acolytes graduate over the last three years and it is very important that we not only have new acolytes come forward but that our current acolytes take on more responsibility.  One of the most important parts of this is parental and family support.  We have encountered a few problems with acolytes not obtaining substitutes or being late but we have, and will continue to, overcome these problems; each acolyte family can help by paying special attention to the acolyte scheduling.  Thanks to acolyte parents for their continued assistance and thanks to our acolytes for their diligence and commitment.  If you are a young person in grade 6 or above, and are not currently serving as an acolyte, but would like to, please contact David Sparks
--David Sparks, Nathan Duncan & Albert White 
Vergers & Acolyte Masters