Kitchen Steward – Do you love having a clean, functional, well-looked-after kitchen here at the church? Our church kitchen is where weekly coffee hours, monthly Teen Feed meal preparations, and many various special event preparations happen throughout the year. Email Gretchen Hayslip if you are interested in helping as a kitchen steward. gretchenh@saintandrewsseattle.org
OFFICE VOLUNTEERS
Filing – From time to time, we need help with filing and archiving. Do you love organizing and getting rid of things that aren’t needed? This is the job for you!
Substitute Office Person (when the parish administrator is away) – Respond to voicemails and emails in the parish administrator’s absence. You would also be available to support staff if they had a task, such as printing and assembling mailings, etc. You would not necessarily have to work in person in the office, or during regular opening hours, although that may be appreciated.
Send an email to saintandrews@saintandrewsseattle.orgor call the church office to discuss your interest in any of these volunteer roles! 206-523-7476.
Vestry Member – The Vestry is responsible for the financial well-being of the parish and the care and maintenance of our buildings and grounds. However, at St. Andrew’s, the Vestry is often consulted about other matters pertaining to our parish vision, mission, and outreach. Each Vestry member is elected at the Annual Meeting and serves a three-year term. Meetings are once per month for 90 minutes. There may be other duties of leadership and oversight required as determined by the Rector and Vestry. An ideal Vestry member is a person of faith who is willing to exercise leadership and oversight in the parish. We need a variety of skills and perspectives for a functional Vestry. Please consider serving your parish in this important way. For more information, please contact Senior Warden Cheri Peele at cherilpeele@gmail.com, Junior Warden Charles Stahl at chas1954@comcast.net, or Father Kendall Haynes at fatherkendall@gmail.com. Your name will then be considered by the Nominations Committee for inclusion on the slate of candidates at the next Annual Meeting.
Teen Feed Cooks & Volunteers – We are looking for volunteers for the Teen Feed program at St. Andrew’s. Teen Feed is a program that provides a hot, nutritious meal and other services to teens in need in the University District. St. Andrew’s participates by providing a meal once a month (every third Wednesday). Volunteers are needed every month to help with meal preparation and transport. Please contact Gretchen Hayslip at gretchenh@saintandrewsseattle.org if you have questions or are interested in volunteering.
Lay Readers, Prayer Leaders, and Healing Ministers – We welcome lay readers and eucharistic ministers, prayer leaders, and healing ministers. We are always welcoming to new people getting involved in these ministries, no experience necessary; we provide training. Let me know of your interest. Thank you! Sharon Wilson, thuja8@comcast.net
Usher Ministry – The first person one often encounters when arriving for Sunday worship is the usher. We definitely welcome new volunteers to this important ministry. We especially encourage younger members. If you’re interested, contact me at van.bobbitt@gmail.com. – Van Bobbitt
Creation Keepers – Creation Keepers welcomes parishioners who are concerned for the environment to join us. Let the office know if you are interested in helping: saintandrews@saintandrewsseattle.org