During week prior to the service:
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Confirm 2 ushers from Diaconate. No greeters.
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Pick up a key to the church so you can get in early.
Arrive at least one hour before the service on Friday:
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Check switch to automatic door closers is on.
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Parking signs: (use your judgment – get help if necessary)
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Handicapped Parking sign(s) out front on sidewalk.
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Parking Behind Bank place out front or across the street on the sidewalk corner.
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Sign on Narthex doors to balcony, "The Baclony is closed for Holy Week Services."
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This is because we have special lighting set up in the balcony, and it cannot be roped off.
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Confirm hymn #s on board are same as printed in the bulletin.
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Switch on all lights in Sanctuary (switches on wall next to organist).
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Switch on lights in Baldwin Hall and Bathroom areas, if an evening service.
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Remove piano cover. Do NOT try to move the piano.
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Place offering plates on two small tables, one on each side, set just inside the sancutuary doors.
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New offering plates are in Sacristy, in the maroon bag.
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Check pews are neat & tidy, hymnals and bibles neatly stored. Remove left-over bulletins from Maundy-Thursday.
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Bibles in center, hymnals to the outside edges, all books upright with binder on left.
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Usher badges/flowers on table in Narthex, and…
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Log greeters and ushers in the Log book.
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Hearing aids – place on table in the Narthex.
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NOTE: *** These only amplify the pulpit microphone, not the entire service.***
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Review duties with ushers when they've arrived.
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Be mindful to be quiet in the sanctuary, especially after Kristi starts the prelude.
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Turn on sound system, if necessary. Power is turned on by a single orange switch, at lower right of equipment stack.
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Check power on for single speaker next to choir seating.
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Turn on pulpit light.
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Turn down carillon volume. Key to carillon door is hanging on nail in door frame behind carillion.
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NOTE: *** The altar candles are not lit during the Good Friday service.***
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NOTE: *** Do not ring the bells on Good Friday.***
During the service:
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Count attendance: include choir, any readers, recording operator, balcony, and yourself, and late arrivals if any.
Complete attendance form provided, found in Deacon of the Day box.
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Bring signs inside. Good idea to close the 2nd set of doors to Narthex from outside to muffle noise if done during the service.
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Patrol the first floor and be available anywhere for emergencies.
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Lock the office door.
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Be prepared to call 911 on office phone in an emergency.
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Remember, you have key to the outer office, is on the blue-green wrist strap.
Following the Service:
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Turn carillon volume back to normal, number 6 on the dial.
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Extinguish alter candles, and power off the recording system if still on, and the choir speaker too.
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Single orange power button, on the lower right of the recording system.
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Turn off sanctuary lights, and the pulpit light.
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Save unused bulletins, leave on table in Narthex.
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Clean up pews, check that Bibles and hymnals are in order.
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Place cover on piano. Cover is labeled underneath on the keyboard end.
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Clean up Narthex…
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Update the Deacon of the Day notebook with names Ushers if not already done.
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Collect badges & lapel flowers from ushers and put away in office.
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Put listening aids back in office.
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Return empty collection plates to the maroon zippered bag in the Sacristy.
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Turn off switch to automatic door closers.
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Lock both front doors, one door has deadbolt and the other has veritcal lock rod.
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Check entire floor and turn out lights, don't forget Baldwin Hall and bathroom area.
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Lock Baldwin Hall doors and exit there.
Thank You
Record any notes below to discuss at next Deaconate meeting: