Board of Junior Deacons Greenfield Hill Church - Handbook 2019-20 - Greenfield Hill Congregational

Board of
Junior Deacons

Greenfield Hill
   Church

    Handbook
     2019-20

Junior Deacon Handbook 2019-20
Thank you for your willingness to serve as a Junior Deacon!
You are now part of a tradition that goes back many decades
at Greenfield Hill Church. Each year, the Church Council
nominates high school teens to serve as Junior Deacons, who
are then elected by the entire congregation at the Annual
Meeting.

The youth who are elected (a) are confirmed members of the
church, (b) are actively involved at GHCC, (c) have
demonstrated that they are committed to serving the church
faithfully and lovingly. So, first: Congratulations on being
elected!

This document will fill you in on the duties and responsibilities
that await you! There is also a list of all of this year’s Junior
Deacons at the end of this handbook, with contact information,
so that you can be in touch with people when you need to!

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2019 events that Junior Deacons will
          organize or do:

1 -Easter Egg Hunt for Church School
                Kids
    Saturday, April 20, 10:00 a.m.
   2 -All-Church Deacons Picnic
Sunday, September 8, following the
           10:30 worship
     3- Service Sunday for kids
    Sunday afternoon in the Fall
         (early November)

and anything else the Board decides!

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Sunday Morning Duties
 There are four things that you may be assigned to on a Sunday!

  1 – Greeter/Carillon Duty
       Greeting at the door, ringing the church bells
  2 – Church School Duty
       Helping lead Church School classes
  3 -Chancel Duty
       Helping David/Alida lead worship, by reading
       prayers and scriptures
  4 – Communion
       Helping the Deacons prepare and serve Holy
       Communion)
Note: If you are unable to cover your Church School or
Greeter duties, you are responsible for finding a sub!
But for Chancel or Communion, please tell Alida, and
she’ll find a sub for you.

       Here are the details for each of these jobs
1 – Greeter/Carillon Duty:
   1- Arrive at church 20 minutes before worship.
   2- Immediately go up in the balcony. Ring the bell 4 or
       5 times.
   3 - Then you start the 'carillon' -- the music that
       plays from the steeple. Locate the remote control
       which is on top of the cabinet next to the bell rope.
       Press button #3 really hard and let go fast. After
       about 10 seconds the music will begin. (If you don't
       hear it after a loooong pause, push the button hard
       again). It will stop itself automatically.
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4.   Now that you've rung the bell and started the music,
        go back downstairs to the front door. Get a
        nametag from the top drawer of the chest of
        drawers, and put your name on it.
   5.   Stand by the front door and greet people coming
        to worship!! Smile sweetly, extend your hand, shake
        their hands warmly, make them feel so so happy that
        they came to church this morning!!!
   6.   Right before worship is scheduled to start, go back
        up to the balcony! As soon as the organist stops
        playing the organ 'prelude', ring the bell 4 more
        times! This signals the beginning of worship.
2 - Church School Duty:
   Arrive at the Church House by 8:50 a.m.              Marcia
   Carothers will direct you to a Church School Class. Your
   task will be to assist the teacher however they need help …
   anything from helping kids with an art project, to assisting
   with games, to going one-on-one with a child who needs
   some extra care!
3 – Chancel Duty. Very important duty!
   Alida will be in touch with you ahead of time with complete
   instructions about what your role in worship will be. You
   and one other Junior Deacon will be leading the prayers,
   reading the scripture lesson, and passing out the offering
   plates to the ushers. You will need to be at church 15
   minutes before worship.
4 – Communion: Also a very-important duty!
   You will be preparing the bread and juice trays with the
   Deacons, and then sitting with them during worship. You
   will be distributing the bread and juice to the congregation.
   Arrive at church a half-hour before, to help with
   Communion set-up
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JUNIOR DEACON ROSTER 2019-20

First Name   Last Name     Year   Cell Phone     E-Mail
Zachary      Amendola      2021   203-414-1992   amendolaz21@stlukesct.org
Witt         Badger        2020   203-343-4748   wtbadger@gmail.com
Maddy        Baker         2020   203-895-0269   mkbaker20@aol.com
Maggie       Burns         2020   203-767-8365   maggieeburns@yahoo.com
Brooke       Byrne         2021   203 763-9265   bbyrne1993@gmail.com
Harry        Chandler      2021   203-692-5472   harrychandler38@gmail.com
Maddy        Crawford      2021   203-814-6513   maddyc302@gmail.com
Elizabeth    Cutler        2020   203-767-6305   ebrookscut@gmail.com
Ava          Derbyshire    2020   203-545-2290   arderby@icloud.com
Casey        Dies          2020   203-818-9680   diescasey@gmail.com
Kate         Duffy         2021   203-540-7007   kduffy323@gmail.com
Cooper       Eckert        2020   203-231-3520   p20ceckert@fairfieldprep.org
Clare        Edminster     2021   203-450-8273   claree44@optonline.net
Eloise       Gacetta       2020   203-818-9222   eloisegacetta@gmail.com
Helen        Glover        2020                  hglover344@gmail.com
Liam         Hawley        2020   203-400-3509   p20whawley@fairfieldprep.org
Ella         Holland       2020   203-212-1418   ellagraceholland@gmail.com
Hudson       Houghton      2021   203 957-0244   hudson.houghton@hotmail.com
Abby         Jacobs        2021                  abbyjacobs10@gmail.com
Andrew       Jones         2021   203-814-4578   andrew@ctjones.com
Meghan       Lajeunesse    2020   203-895-4454   meghanlajeunesse@gmail.com
Erik         Langeland     2021   203-803-8822   elangeland25@gmail.com
Cole         Markham       2020   203-360-4744   cmarkham20@students.hopkins.edu
Kerry        McKeon        2021   203-418-0240   kmmckeon27@gmail.com
Sophie       Nightingale   2020   203-343-6394   sgnight@me.com
James        Richard       2021   203 751-3803   jrichard@fairfieldschools.net
Alyvia       Ronning       2021   203-394-3068   lyvi.ronning@gmail.com
Olivia       Savino        2020   203-522-1657   olivia.ann.savino@gmail.com
Charlie      Simon         2020   203-260-0088   charliesimon29@gmail.com
Hope         Smith         2020   203-231-4520   hgsmith2002@gmail.com
Ben          Steele        2020   475 470-2830   steeleben14@gmail.com
Mackenna     Tormey        2020   203-913-6328   mtormey2002@gmail.com
Severin      Tormey        2020   203-913-3958   sjtormey@gmail.com
Hunter       Vogel         2020   646-589-5856   huntervogel9@icloud.com
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Emily     Wegener   2021                  emily.wegener@er9.org
Will      Whelan    2021                  willwhelan18@gmail.com
Devenny   Widmer    2020   203 727-7444   devennywid@gmail.com
Skylar    Wingate   2021   646-894-0221   skylarwingate@gmail.com
George    Wyckoff   2020   203-343-6482   ghwyckoff@gmail.com
Chloe     Yoder     2021   203-814-9267   chloeyoder@gmail.com

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The Bylaws of Greenfield Hill Church:

Board of Junior Deacons - The Board of
Junior Deacons will consist of such
number of active Church members as may
be elected by the congregation at the
Annual Meeting. The Junior Deacons will
have the following responsibilities and
duties.
  A. Serve at Church services in the

     chancel and as greeters under the
     direction of the Diaconate.
  B. Assist with Church school activities.

  C. Assist in coordinating youth activities

     in the Church.
  D. Participate in and promote service and

     mission projects.
  E. Assist the Diaconate as requested.

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