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What is the Deaconess Ministry?

The role of the deaconess is to serve the body of Christ as Elder-appointed hostesses and handmaidens of the church, ready to serve any need as it may arise. We assist the ministering staff and organize volunteers in the following areas of practical service:

• Visitation and Comfort for our members experiencing crisis through personal visits, phone calls, sending flowers and cards, providing food or performing other needed tasks;
• Prayer for the various needs expressed by the ministering staff and church family;
• Assisting the Social Committee in interrelated church functions (e.g., business meeting potluck dinners and other celebrations);
• Assisting with Baptisms and Communion;
• Serving on the Kitchen and Fellowship Committees;
• Organization of biannual blood drives, gifts for needy families and those needing encouragement during the holidays, and school supplies in the fall for needy children participating in our ministries;
• Providing Wedding Coordinators;
• Volunteering in the areas of platform décor and outdoor gardening

Deaconesses:
Marilyn Belt, Dori Bermudez, Lori Broadbent, Thay Danielson,Vivienne Dawkins, Mary Pat DeChant, Patti Jones (chairperson), Barb Karnath, Marilyn Konrath,  Charlotte Kroot, Sandra Long, Joyce Lowman, Purita Lynn, Lemita McCarthy, Nancy Neff, Jodie Sawyer, Michelle Sargis, Sigrid Schultz, Enosha Simmons, Sonya Valeff, Mimi Wagner, Phyllis Watkins, LaVerne Webb, and Virginia White.

Opportunities for involvement
We rely on and welcome volunteers!  Please prayerfully consider the ways you might assist our church family in the following areas of service.  To volunteer, or for questions, please contact Aimee in the church office at 312.943.0466 x1043.

• Back-to-school back-pack & school supply project (July-August)
• Christmas Gift Bag project for those in need (October-December)
• Crisis care for families and individuals in need (health issues, death in family, etc.), includes delivering prepared meals, grocery shopping, or errands
• Wedding coordination
• Sunday platform - assistance in set up
• Food preparation (assistance), serving, and clean up for church banquets and luncheons
• Decorating (assistance) for banquets, luncheons, holidays, and events in the church and Christian Life Center
• Plant care and gardening
• Kitchen care and maintenance
• Blood drive