Usher Activity Checklist

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Head Ushers: Please make sure your team takes care of the following tasks prior, during and after the service.

Pre-Service

1. Unlock church.
2. Pick up loose trash outside of main entrance and dispose in pail in Narthex.
3. Ligth candles and put two glasses of water in pulpit for Pastor.
4. Turn sound system on.
5. Turn Sanctuary lights on.
6. Open windows as necessary.
7. Two ushers shoould be at entrance to Sanctuary by 9:00am handing out service bulletins.

During Service

1. Take attendance and enter total count on form.
2. Collection of offerings (see bulletin).
3. Contact someone with Church office key and place offerings into file cabinet "Counter" drawer.
4. Open Fellowship Room doors during closing hymn.

Post Service

1. Straighten Bibles, Hymn Books and yellow pew cards.
2. Remove all trash from pews and check Sanctuary for cleanliness.
3. Extinguish candles.
4. Turn sound system off (Ushers closet).
5. Turn Sanctuary lights off (Ushers closet).
6. Turn ceiling fans off (Ushers closet).
7. Dispose of pulpit water.
8. Dispose of baptismal water (as necessary).
9. Close windows (as necessary).
10. Lock Ushers closet.
11. Lock Sanctuary.
12. Lock entrance doors during coffee hour (entrances on Merrick Road and Ocean Ave).
13. Check choir loft and lock door.

Thank you!