Find a place to give your time/talents/gifts to our congregation.
Here are current volunteer needs in the congregation. For questions or to contact team leads contact Rev Sara Lewis, Director of Community and Faith Development.
Opportunities Within the Community Life Ministry
Ushers and Greeters Team
What: Greeting people on Sundays and serving as ushers for the worship service
When/How: Team of 3-4 people at every service. Aim to arrive about 40 minutes before service starts
Skills needed: Slight technical skills helpful (google spreadsheet and email), general friendly and welcoming attitude, can count money
Time Commitment: 0-2 hours on Sundays, would be ideal to volunteer for 1 Sunday per month with flexibility
Contact info if interested: Jen Sabel,
Visitor Greeting Team
What: the team reaches out to contact recent visitors by email or phone, with a friendly greeting and offer to answer questions and/or help get people connected.
When/How: this team all work on their own time, from home, using a shared google spreadsheet that contains the visitor information.
Skills Needed: Some familiarity with OUUC, slight technical skills (google spreadsheet and email), general friendly and welcoming attitude.
Time Commitment: 0-1 hours per week, flexible schedule
Contact: Sara Lewis
Cookie Brigade (This is a new group that got started for the Installation of Rev. Mary)
1. What: Bake your best cookies.
2. When/How: Bring them to memorial services, soirees, other get-togethers. We might start a Holiday Cookie Fundraiser.
3. Skills needed: You need to have skills with sugar
4. Time Commitment: The time it takes to make 2 dozen cookies. You choose the events you want to attend.
5. Contact info if interested Melanie Ransom
Memorial Receptions Team
1. What: Help the families of deceased loved ones with receptions following memorial services.
2. When/How: We typically do about 5 memorial services per year, plus the Ritual of Remembrance event in the summer.
3. Skills needed: Work with the family to create the reception. Organizing volunteers to do tables set-up, food/drink arrangement, flowers, clean-up.
4. Time Commitment: Typically 2-4 hours per memorial service.
5. Contact info if interested Melanie Ransom
Opportunities Within the Faith Development Ministry
Adult Education Team
What: The team looks for new classes that are likely to interest adults at OUUC, recruits leaders for classes, and assists the leaders in scheduling and presenting classes, either via Zoom or in-person.
The team also responds to inquiries from OUUC members and others who may be interested in leading classes.
When/How: The team normally meets monthly on the fourth Thursday at 2:30 on Zoom, and it also conducts business by email.
A team member assisting a class leader helps schedule and publicize the class and sends reminder notices to those who have registered to attend.
For Zoom classes, the team member reserves a Zoom account and hosts the Zoom session (or arranges another host).
For in-person classes, the team member assisting the class leader helps in reserving a room at the church and setting up the room and any AV equipment, as well as opening and closing the building if needed.
Skills Needed: Familiarity with Zoom and with AV equipment is helpful, but the necessary skills can also be learned. It is also helpful, but not essential, to have the physical ability to set up and take down tables and chairs in classrooms.
Time Commitment: 0-1 hours per week, flexible schedule
Contact: Gary Worthington (chair)
Opportunities Within the Faith in Action Ministry
OUUC Food for Homeless Kid’s and Adults: The Blue Apron Team
What: Two ways to help feed homeless Kid’s,Teens and Adults in our
community:
When/How/Where:
Each third and/or fourth Wednesday between 4:00 and 5:15 p.m., bring a
main or side dish to feed between 8 and 10 adults to the parking lot of the
Unity Common adult shelter.
…and/or each third and/or fourth Wednesday between 4:00 and 5:15 p.m.,
bring shelf stable foods to the parking lot of Unity Commons for the Food
Bank’s weekend backpacks for kids and teens in need.
Time commitment: One or two Wednesdays a month to prepare and
deliver a Shelter main or side dish, and/or shopping for shelf stable foods
and delivery to the Shelter.
Contact: Jo Ann Young
OUUC Representative on the Interfaith Works Community Council
What? OUUC representative on the Interfaith Works Community Council
When? Each third Tuesday of the month—7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Where? Summertime: on Zoom. Fall: Hybrid—Zoom and/or in person
Time Commitment: One meeting, once a month
Contact: Jo Ann Young