So Many Ways to Get Involved!

 

There are many ministries and ways to give your time and skills through the Church.

A way that many people of the Church express their Christian faith is through volunteering. Some volunteer with local charities, others give their time to help out their neighbours, friends, and family, while others give their time and skill to the Church, and some do a mixture of these. This type of service is important and deeply appreciated.

 

Where do you see yourself volunteering? There are a number of ways you can share your time and skills.

 

It takes many volunteers for the organization and delivery of the various church services and outreach programs. At the Church, faith formation is supported by study groups and educational opportunities led by both clergy and volunteers.

 

Another aspect of ministry is the visiting of the sick and members of the congregation who can no longer attend services regularly. Other volunteer areas include different committees that ensure the upkeep of the Church building.

There are lots of ways to get involved. We believe serving is both a privilege and an act of worship. Through volunteering, we grow closer to our church family and become more like Jesus as we use our God-given gifts to bless Others.

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Greeter

Teams of volunteers assist on Sundays or at mid-week services and/or at diocesan services. A Greeter welcomes parishioners and newcomers, provides assistance and information, and assure the smooth flow of Holy Communion. 

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Hospitality Hour Hosts 
Prepares for the Coffee Hour for Sunday services and ensures clean-up. They organize cookies and squares, make and serve coffee and other beverages and tidy up afterwards. 

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Choir
Music is a vital part of the liturgy in Kokanee Parish. Members of the congregation are blessed to have very devoted and talented church choirs in our parish. 

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Reader

All members of the church are welcome to lead one of the readings during the service. Let us know if you would like to do this. 

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Licensed Lay Ministers (LLM)
LLMs are authorized by the Bishop in the Anglican to lead certain services or parts of services of worship, to preach and to carry out pastoral and teaching functions. They are formally trained and admitted to office, and they remain part of the laity, not of the clergy. Licensed Lay Ministers and Lay Ministers-in-training.

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Prayers of the People
The Prayers of the People provide a time of intercession and public prayer in worship using a well-defined sequence while covering specific content. The movement of the Prayers of the People is from the world and the universal Church to local churches and community, to individual and personal needs.  Should you be interested in leading the Prayers of the People you will be supported in where to find litanies in our liturgical books, to know where to find resources to help develop prayers of the people, be able to understand how to adapt litanies to add original content or write original prayers, and be able to cue congregational responses to prayers of the people.  

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Sunday School
Offered the first Sunday of the month at St. Saviour's.  Children are a key part of St. Saviour's. The 10:30 am service begins with the children’s talk during which children sit in a circle and are encouraged to talk and think (and often laugh) and then they are welcomed to head off to Sunday School with the Sunday School leader.

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Bible & Study Groups
A program of reflection and discussion of the Bible is essential for our growth in understanding as Christians. We offer Bible Study and seasonal Study Groups.

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Altar Guild 
This group welcomes volunteers to help with upkeep, and beautification of the church, including the care of holy vessels, linens, and the arrangement of flowers. Volunteers are always welcomed and appreciated on a weekly, monthly or annual basis. Come when you can, as there is always something to polish, dust, or launder.

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Community Outreach 
The Gospel spurs us to compassionate service, advocacy, and justice. Approaches to Outreach incorporate utilizing all our resources – our time, talents, skills, connections, passions, abilities, finances, and so forth as we are able. If you would like to be involved with Outreach initiatives of the Church please email the church office: kokaneeanglicans@gmail.com.

 

In Nelson at St. Saviour's Pro-Cathedral: 
1. Volunteer with others to prepare meals on a Saturday afternoon or serve the meals on Sunday afternoons at St. Saviour's Free Sunday Meal!

2. Volunteer Friday mornings at St. Saviour's Food Pantry!

3. Volunteer in the produce garden or grounds maintenance!

4. Visit care homes!

 

In Kaslo at St. Mark's:​

 

​Women's Guild

The women's guild meets monthly to organize various church social functions and create fundraisers.​

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Building and Maintenance Team

If you like to repair things, there are oppourtunities to work on this team to help with the upkeep of the building.

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Proclamation
Announcing what happens inside our church doors, to welcome visitors, to tell about the ministries within our parish. Those that have given of their time and talent to be involved in this ministry, help to fulfill this mission in various ways:
- Keeping our website up to date
- Updating the Parish’s facebook page 

- Compiling ‘welcoming’ and ‘informative’ material in various forms – booklets, brochures, posters, etc.
- Helping to organize, and announce publicly our Church Celebrations
- Discovering means of making the church more visible in the community
- Being happy to share our own stories of Life at Church 
 

It is a time for a renewed effort, not to ‘hide our light under the bushel, but to let it shine before all people.’ If you would like to help in this mission, but all means let your wish be known! Those involved meet as the need presents itself.