We are hoping many people will want to help with decorating the chancel for services throughout the year. You can check below to see what dates are open for your ideas and creativity.
Please review the Altar Guild Guidelines in planning your decorations. And also please review the materials we already have on hand (by holiday and/or season) and what materials we would like to add to our collection. (Note: The chancel is sometimes also referred to as the altar area, the area behind Sunday morning speakers.)
We also suggest you consider tying your decorations to the season, a holiday, and/or the topic of the service. Many holidays are listed below for your convenience. Service topics for upcoming Sundays are available here. If you have any questions -- or if you want to volunteer for a particular Sunday (or let us choose a Sunday for you) -- please contact Katie Carson-Asher at kasher@ix.netcom.com or Patricia Gregoire. Note: Providing flowers/decorations for the chancel is a lovely way to honor an anniversary or someone's memory.
Thank you for volunteering for this work. It is an important part of our spiritual nourishment.
2008-2009 Altar Guild Calendar (Chancel Decorating Opportunities)
June – Worship theme: Being Present
Father's Day, 15th; 1st day of Summer, 20th
1 Available
8 Available
15 Available Father’s Day
22 Available
29 Gay Pride Weekend – Kristin Montan
July - Independence Day, 4th; Summer
6 Available
13 Available
20 Available
27 Available
Aug - Summer, Harvest, Bounty
3 Available
10 Available
17 Available
24 Available
31 Available
Sept - Worship theme: Home
Rev. Kathy Returns, 7th; Labor Day, 1st; Ramadan, begin 1st; Autumn begins 22nd, Rosh Hashanah, 30th
7 Available -- Decorating team needed for the welcome back party
14 Available
21 Available
28 Available
Oct - Yom Kippur, 9th; Columbus/Native American Day, 12th; Sukkot begins,14th; Gay Pride Day and UN Day, 24th; Halloween/Day of the Dead, 31st
5 Available
12 Available
19 Available
26 Available
Nov - Veterans’ Day, 11th; Thanksgiving, 27th
2 Available
9 Available
16 Available
23 Available -- Christmas Decorating “CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES” meeting following both services to pick a theme for the holiday decorations, check what we have and see if anything else is needed.
30 Holiday Decorating today following services
Dec Hannukah begins 22nd; Kwanza begins 26th
7 Available -- Just tweek & checks, make sure lights are on etc.
14 Available -- Just tweek & checks, make sure lights are on etc
21 Available -- Just tweek & checks, make sure lights are on etc
28 Available Holiday Decoration Take-down/pack-up after 11:15 service;
Kwanza decorations?
Jan 2009
4 Available
11 Available
18 Available
25 Available
Feb 2009 - Valentines Day, 14th
1 Available
8 Available
15 Available
22 Available