The background story is this:
There's a gentleman who lives in the retirement home across the street from our church. He started coming to our church after he began 'dating' one of the other ladies in the retirement home who came to our church. He (and his daughter) were eventually baptized ... and he and Carolyn (his date) came to church together every Sunday for months. Now, Carolyn's health is declining ... and she hasn't been to church with him in 4 or 5 weeks. But he still comes most every Sunday alone.
He walks around the church neighborhood and church parking lot in the mornings about the same time I arrive to work, and take Bon Jovi (my dog) on his first walk of the day. The gentleman's name is Jim. Jim and I see each other most mornings on our walks. We stop and chat a bit. I ask him about Carolyn. Not good, he says... Then this morning he asks: "What do you do here all day?" (chuckling to myself, thinking there are probably a lot of people who wonder what I do). But the fact is, I have a lot of things to do on a weekly basis. Tasks divided up among the four days I work each week. Most of what I do is preparing for Sunday, but there are other basic secretarial and treasurer type things I do, too. So I told him - secretarial duties, typing the bulletin, paying the bills, and creating the slide shows for Sundays. He seemed satisfied...
Then I get into the office, and one of the college students wrote on her membership card: "Thank you, Deiga, for all you do on a weekly basis!"
What do you do here? ...
(Answer the phone, general copy work, open and distribute the mail, attendance, type visitor list and letters, send lists to elders, send emails to those serving in the Sunday assembly, type and print the weekly announcement sheet, email to absentees, create song and announcement slide shows, copy songs for praise team and song leader, create and print monthly church calendar insert, prepare materials for the Praise and Worship Design team, print and compile annual church directory, order office supplies, keep bulletin board and budget board up to date, maintain keys, and master church calendar, order flowers for funerals, activate phone tree when directed, maintain computer membership program, send new member and baptism letters, write payroll checks and pay bills, reconcile bank statement, prepare monthly financial statements, oversee mission funds, pay employee taxes monthly online and quarterly by mail.)
Thank you for all you do on a weekly basis.
There's a gentleman who lives in the retirement home across the street from our church. He started coming to our church after he began 'dating' one of the other ladies in the retirement home who came to our church. He (and his daughter) were eventually baptized ... and he and Carolyn (his date) came to church together every Sunday for months. Now, Carolyn's health is declining ... and she hasn't been to church with him in 4 or 5 weeks. But he still comes most every Sunday alone.
He walks around the church neighborhood and church parking lot in the mornings about the same time I arrive to work, and take Bon Jovi (my dog) on his first walk of the day. The gentleman's name is Jim. Jim and I see each other most mornings on our walks. We stop and chat a bit. I ask him about Carolyn. Not good, he says... Then this morning he asks: "What do you do here all day?" (chuckling to myself, thinking there are probably a lot of people who wonder what I do). But the fact is, I have a lot of things to do on a weekly basis. Tasks divided up among the four days I work each week. Most of what I do is preparing for Sunday, but there are other basic secretarial and treasurer type things I do, too. So I told him - secretarial duties, typing the bulletin, paying the bills, and creating the slide shows for Sundays. He seemed satisfied...
Then I get into the office, and one of the college students wrote on her membership card: "Thank you, Deiga, for all you do on a weekly basis!"
What do you do here? ...
(Answer the phone, general copy work, open and distribute the mail, attendance, type visitor list and letters, send lists to elders, send emails to those serving in the Sunday assembly, type and print the weekly announcement sheet, email to absentees, create song and announcement slide shows, copy songs for praise team and song leader, create and print monthly church calendar insert, prepare materials for the Praise and Worship Design team, print and compile annual church directory, order office supplies, keep bulletin board and budget board up to date, maintain keys, and master church calendar, order flowers for funerals, activate phone tree when directed, maintain computer membership program, send new member and baptism letters, write payroll checks and pay bills, reconcile bank statement, prepare monthly financial statements, oversee mission funds, pay employee taxes monthly online and quarterly by mail.)
Thank you for all you do on a weekly basis.
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