accessibility
acolyte (children, youth)
adult forums
advocacy / organizing
affordable housing
African Pastors’ Fund (connection with the dioceses in Bukoba, Tanzania)
aging issues
altar guild (communion preparation and clean-up)
anti-racism work
artistic
assisting minister (reads, prays, serves communion during worship)
baking (e.g., bars or cookies for funerals, weddings, special events)
big ideas and questions
biking
bowling
brewing / distilling
Bright Stars of Bethlehem (partner organization)*
bulletin art
CAIR MN (partner organization)*
cantor in worship (singing)
capital campaign leader / helper
capital improvement / renovation projects
celebrating staff milestones / accomplishments
celebration
children’s activities (e.g., Family Fun Nights, prayground in the sanctuary)
childcare (occasionally during meetings)
choir: children
choir: teens
choir: adult
choir: pop-up
choir: bells
Church Council leadership
climate action
closer
coffee hour treats on Sunday morning
Community Church articles
communion server in worship
computers
contemplation
Confirmation: helper
Confirmation: teacher
Confirmation: retreat/trip chaperone
cottage meetings: hosting
cottage meetings: scheduling and inviting
counting (Sunday morning offerings – basic addition is only skill necessary)
CPR / First Aid (trained)
CPR / First Aid (interest in attending basic training at Red Cross)
creation care
crucifer (carrying the cross in worship – can be youth or adult)
Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha / CTUL (partner organization)*
database entries
dishes (Everybody wants a revolution, but no one wants to do the dishes. – Dorothy Day)
dusting
editing written materials / proofreading
education: children
education: teens
education: adults
ELCA World Hunger (partner organization)*
evaluating programs
facilitating groups
financial stewardship
food: cooking
food: serving
funeral luncheon: leader (on occasion)
funeral luncheon: server (on occasion)
funeral usher (on occasion)
gardening
graphic design
handyperson projects
hospitality / greeter
immigration issues
Indigenous rights
intercultural understanding
interfaith conversations (in the home)
interfaith dialogue (in community)
intergenerational gatherings
ironing linens (e.g., communion linens)
knitting / crocheting
lay communion ministry
legislative work
LGBTQIA+ conversations
library
Longfellow Alternative High School (school for pregnant and parenting teen moms)
Lutheran Social Service of MN (partner organization)*
maintenance work
marketing
Meals on Wheels
meals for members (e.g., birth of baby, death, sickness)
metalworking
Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light (partner organization)*
Mother St. James AME Church (partner organization)*
mowing
Music in the Garden: set up / food prep / pizza helper / clean up
music filing (e.g., choir music – note: you need not know anything about music!)
musical (please name preferred instruments in the space at the end of this section)
new member welcome
nominating committee to identify Church Council members
office filing (on occasion)
office mailings (on occasion)
office phones (on occasion)
Our Whole Lives Sexuality curriculum
painting
Palestine / Israel issues
personnel
photography (could even be on your phone!)
plant care (indoor)
policies and procedures
prayer: at home
prayer: writing Sunday morning worship prayers
prayground organization (e.g., crayons, toys)
presider (if needed in pastors’ absence)
public speaking
racial justice
reading books
reparations
retirement / TH!RD ACT activities
retreats: attending
retreats: helping to organize / lead
self-compassion
sewing (e.g., stitching, hemming, zipper care)
small groups
social gatherings
social justice
social media
sorting and organizing
spiritual growth
spiritual direction
sports
Soup for You!: come to eat
Soup for You!: come and volunteer
Sunday School: greeter
Sunday School: helper
Sunday School: substitute teacher
Sunday School: teacher
support / prayer for our seminarians
synod connections (with other Lutheran congregations)
Synod Assembly (annual meeting of Minneapolis area Synod Congregations – attendees)
teaching
team building
telephoning
theater / acting
Tiwahe Foundation (partner organization)*
Travel / study trips
ushering
Vacation Bible School: helper
Vacation Bible School: meals
Vacation Bible School: music
vacuuming
vestment care (e.g., washing albs)
video creation
visiting others
visitor welcome
washing dishes
website review
wedding helper
Wednesday Evening Children’s Choir Family Meal (cook and serve single meal for 20)
weeding and watering (outdoor)
window washing
woodworking
worship livestream (operating the equipment with training)
worship livestream hospitality (serving as a greeter online)
worship visuals – including space design and / or creation of pieces
worship planning
writing
yoga
young adults