Worship Commission
Enabling honest, heartfelt worship throughout the year
Chaired by Fr. Jeffery Packard at 582-2953 or rector@ChristChurchSpotsy.com
PURPOSE: To advise the Rector. Although the control of the worship in the parish is vested solely in the hands of the Rector, who is subject to the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church and the rubrics of the Book of Common Prayer, it is crucial to have the participation of the congregation if the church is to be "a kingdom of priests".
MEETINGS: See "RESPONSIBILITIES #1".
MEMBERSHIP: Rector, organist and choir director, altar guild director, Vestry representative, at least one licensed lay reader/lay eucharistic minister, a representative from the Ushers corps, and additional members from the congregation.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Meet with the Rector before the beginning of the church seasons to
plan the liturgical calendar (e.g. before Advent-Christmas-Epiphany, before
Lent, Eastertide, before early Pentecost, and before late Pentecost.)
2. Critique and note strengths, and offer suggestions for improvement in all area of our common prayer: music, hymnody, sermons, sung services, special services (Bishop's visit, consecration of new buildings or additions, etc.), the ministry of lectors, licensed lay readers, lay eucharistic ministers, ushers, the decoration of the church, and any other liturgical aspects of the parish.
3. Support the ministry of all sub-groups: Choir, Altar Guild, Ushers corps, Acolytes, Lectors and Lay Readers and Lay Eucharistic Ministers.
4. Serve as a council to advise the Rector on matters of liturgical change or the institution of liturgical guidelines.
5. Submit written summaries of meetings and annual budget requests to the Vestry.
6. Report orally or in writing at the Annual Congregational Meeting.
ELECTION/APPOINTMENT: Chairman recommended by the Rector and approved by the Vestry. Others members are recruited by the chairman and approved by the Vestry.
TERM OF SERVICE: Annual and renewable.
