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Sunday Morning Hospitality Team

What is the Sunday Morning Hospitality Team?

The Sunday Morning Hospitality Team is a team made up of Greeters, Coffee Makers and Welcome Team, along with cookie providers, kids' treat servers, umbrella escort, coffee server/clean-up, and Hospitality Center host. All team members will greet and care for people in the narthex. The ushers will greet at the door to the sanctuary and care for people in worship service.

What does the Team do?

1. Bring people into the church building
2. Direct them to the worship center, FaithBuilders or Adult Education.
3. Make them feel at home after worship during the fellowship time
4. Provide information at the Hospitality Center
5. Encourage them to come back
6. Help them out to their cars

Who can be on the team and what will they do?

People of all ages can be on the team. The jobs are detailed in the Sunday Morning Hospitality Team binder at the Hospitality Center. The jobs are:

1. Host/Hostess
2. Coffee maker
3. Cookie provider
4. Kid's treats and juice server
5. Coffee server and clean-up
6. Umbrella escort
7. Hospitality Center host

How many people do you need for this team?

Since we will need 10-15 people each Sunday, 30-40 people are needed to rotate throughout the year. If people sign up for 2 to 4 Sundays every 3 or 4 months, that should cover our hospitality needs well.

How can I volunteer to be on the Sunday Morning Hospitality Team?

You can sign up in the binder at the Hospitality Center and write the dates on the Reminder Card in the front pocket to take with you. Or call Karol Jamison, Team Coordinator at 425-649-9292. The schedule will be in the binder at the Hospitality Center and posted on the church website.

Job Descriptions

The coffee-maker

1. Prepare the coffee and hot water for tea before the first service. Supplies, equipment and procedure manual are in the library cupboard over the sink.
2. Arrive 20-30 minutes before the service to allow time to set up.
3. You may leave the coffee set up and the coffee-servers will clean up after the coffee hour.

The cookie maker

1. Make or buy 3 dozen cookies, bars or breads for the coffee fellowship after worship.
2. Bring the cookies to the narthex 10 minutes before the service and put on the table in the narthex. Plates are available in the kitchen.
3. Please keep the cookies in a wrapped or boxed container for freshness until use between the services.

The children's juice and treats server

1. Arrive at the church about 20 minutes before the service and put on your "Host" badge located in the Sunday Morning Hospitality Team in the Hospitality Center.
2. Prepare the treats (animal crackers, small cookies, raisins, pretzels, fish crackers, etc.) by pouring them in paper muffin cups and putting them on the children's table in the narthex.
3. Supplies are in the cupboard below the sink in the library.
4. Set out the juice and treats immediately after the service.
5. Assist the children with their juice boxes and muffin cups of treats.

The host/hostess or umbrella escort

1. Arrive 20 minutes before the service and put on your "Host" badge located in the Sunday Morning Hospitality Team box in the Hospitality Center.
2. Escort people into the church building from the parking lot with an umbrella on rainy mornings. Umbrellas are in a labeled container in the Hospitality Center. If it's not raining, circulate in the narthex and downstairs at the back door to welcome people.
3. Show people to the places they need to go - nursery, Faith Builders, Adult Education, other classes.
4. Direct people to the sanctuary. The ushers will stand at the door to the small narthex to greet and give them a bulletin.
5. Make people feel at home after worship. Shake their hand, ask them their name and where they are from. Invite them to have a cup of coffee. Show the children the juice on the small table.
6. Thank them for coming. Encourage them to come back.
7. Help them out to their cars. The umbrellas escorts may be helping people between services to go back to their cars or come into the church.

The coffee server and clean-up

1. Arrive 15 minutes before the service and put on your "Host" badge located in the Sunday Morning Hospitality Team box in the Hospitality Center.
2. Make people feel at home after worship. Invite them to have a cup of coffee.
3. Pour a few cups of coffee to get things started.
4. Take a tray of cups, cream and sugar and pot of coffee and serve those who haven't come to the table yet or aren't able to stand. Offer refills.
5. Show the children the juice on the small table.
6. Take an empty tray to collect used cups and napkins.
7. Thank people for coming. Encourage them to come back.
8. After the coffee hour, store the extra cookies, kid's treats and juice in plastic bags or containers and put in the refrigerator or freezer in the kitchen downstairs. The storage supplies are located below the sink in the library. Then empty and clean the coffee pots and leave in the cupboard below the sink in the library.
9. Please write down how much coffee was left on the sheet of paper in the inside of the cupboard so we have an idea how much to make each time.
10. Place any donations into the envelopes provided in the cupboard over the sink and put through the slot in the workroom safe.

The Hospitality Center host or hostess

1. Arrive 10 minutes before the service and put on your "Host" badge located in the Sunday Morning Hospitality Team box in the Hospitality Center.
2. Make people feel at home after worship.
3. Offer a Visitor's Packet to visitors who stop by the Center.
4. Answer questions about sign-up opportunities.
5. Direct people who need to go to a class or meeting.
6. Thank them for coming. Encourage them to come back.