GUIDE FOR GREETERS

As a Greeter, you are contributing to the mission of Resurrection Lutheran Church by performing an extremely important role for all worship services. For every worship service, the assigned Greeters serve as:

1) Cheerful Greeters welcoming all to worship

During the week prior to Worship Service:

¨ Read all the lessons for your worship service.

¨ Pray for guidance and inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

Before the Worship Service:

¨ Arrive 15 minutes before the service starts.

¨ Wear your name-tag.

¨ Go to the “welcome table” and check in with the council-person-of-the-day.

¨ Get a hot drink to warm your hands!

¨ Open both inner doors to the narthex with door-stops.

¨ Evaluate the weather, and open either one or both of the main outer doors with large doorstops. Visitors and parishioners should not have to open a door to get into church – these should be opened for them!

¨ Check the Visitors Log on the center table, and make sure pens and welcome materials are in-place and all is neat and orderly.

¨ Take station by the inner doors, ready to shake hands.

¨ Greet all with a smile and a firm handshake (or hug!) and a “Good Morning!” or “Welcome!” or “Glad to see you today!”

¨ Introduce yourself to anyone you don’t know.

¨ Direct all visitors to sign in at our Visitors Log on the center table, and show them to the welcome table for orientation by the council-person-of-the-day), or direct them to the ushers for bulletins as appropriate (early birds to the welcome table, just-in-time folks to the ushers).

During the Worship Service:

¨ Participate in worship.

After the Service:

¨ Rejoice! You have served well. Try to regret any visitors you may remember! Thank you!

¨ Pass on any concerns about worship to the Worship and Music committee.