Our Ministry Teams In Action!

New Song has a multitude of active ministry teams in our church and community. Get connected to God and others — join our

ministry teams and help us make disciples and make a difference!

“Centered in Worship, We Reach, Teach, Tend & Send”

Worship & Music:

Altar Design Team — designs and maintains altar displays, candles, other worship decorations. Contact Dorothy Harris.

     Communion Stewards — prepare and serve communion to the congregation during worship.
           9:00am — Reta Rabe
         10:30am — Jan Hicks/Jackie Van Ogtrop
     Drama Ministry Team — presents short skits and dramas during worship or at special times. Contact Dorothy Harris.

Liturgist Ministry Team (Readers) — Assist in leading worship, read scriptures at worship services. Contact Carolyn Garbacz.

      Music Ministry — Choir sings at the traditional services.
      Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings, 7:00pm—8:30pm from
      October thru mid-April. An informal Summer Choir sings the rest of the year. All singers are welcome. Contact David Norris.
      Special music for traditional service, contact Diane
      Christoffersen.

     Praise Team — sings at the Contemporary Service. Rehearsals
      are Thursday at 4:00pm. Looking to hire-volunteers welcome.
      Contact Pastor Galene.

Refreshments Ministry Team — provides coffee and other refreshments after worship. Need volunteer.

Audio/Video — Volunteers operate the sound board and
computer during worship services. Contact Joanne Cox.

     Usher Team — Ushers serve at all weekend services.
          9:00am Head Ushers — Reta Rabe
         10:30am Head Ushers — Charla Keene, Lila Dell’Aringa

     Wedding Ministry Team — helps plan and coordinate weddings in the church facility. Contact Sandy Maiers.

Worship Planning Team — meets monthly to help plan special worship services and other events. Contact Joanne Cox.

Church Growth & Guest Relations: (Needs volunteer).

Church Growth Team — responsible for church advertising, publicity and general church outreach. (Publicity Sue Zielinski).

Connectors Team—makes welcoming phone calls to first time
visitors. (Volunteer needed).

    Hospitality Teams: greet members and visitors as they arrive for worship.
          9:00am — Varies
          10:30am — (Volunteer needed)

   Christian Education & Spiritual Growth:

Adult Sunday School Class — meets Sunday mornings at 9:30am year-round. Contact Lynn Woosley.

Children’s Sunday School Teaching Team — teach pre-K thru junior high age level classes on Sunday mornings from 11:15am—Noon. One month commitment. Contact
Jan Hicks.

Library Ministry Team — maintains church library, purchases new books and videos. Contact Carol Blackston.

Marriage Encounter (& Engaged Encounter)—national organization providing week-end retreats designed to strengthen marriages. Contact George & Jan Caruso.

Nursery Ministry Team — provides childcare for all worship services and many church activities. Contact Carolyn Garbacz.

Pastor’s Bible Study — meets on Tuesday morning at 9:30am
& Tuesday evenings at 7:00pm at the church. Contact Rev. Mason.

     Vacation Bible School—An opportunity for youth from pre-school through 5th grade to learn more about Jesus, to sing,
     do crafts, play games and have refreshments for 3-4 days in
     June. Contact Jan Hicks.

Walk to Emmaus — national organization that sponsors week-end spiritual retreats. Contact Earl or Jan Hicks.

Fellowship: Need Volunteers
      All God’s Children—Is all about having fun with church mem-
      bers of all ages. Always different events. Contact Barb Fahy.

      Camp New Song Committee—Meets once a month, on
      Sunday at noon. Contact Sandy LeBlanc.
      Brown Bag Bookies—Women’s book discussion group. Meets 4th Monday at 11:30am. Contact Joyce Murdock.

Church wide Events—Nancy Campbell.

Dinner for Eight Ministry Team — organizes dinner groups that meet monthly for fellowship. Contact Carole Wheeler.

Family Ministry Team—plans activities for families with
younger children. Contact Church Office.

Forever Friends — designed for those 55+ who gather monthly
for fellowship and activities. Contact Jim & Myrna Bishop.

Kitchen Ministry— volunteers to keep kitchen, equipment,
supplies neat and orderly. Contact Ila Thayer.

New Song Youth — meet 2nd & 4th Sundays of every month @12:00pm. Additional activities are scheduled at other times.
Contact Jan Hicks.

New Song Red Hat Society — meet monthly; “Happy Hatters” meet the second Monday for lunch, the “Glad Hatters” meet the second Tuesday for lunch. Contact Arline Slocumb and
Kay McGarry.

Mature Singles — meet on the third Tuesday of the month at
11:00am. Contact Elton Tietz and Carol Gove.

United Methodist Men — meet monthly on the second Saturday at 8:00am at various locations for breakfast and pro
gram. Contact Ron Williams.

United Methodist Women — meet occasionally during the year for activities and programs. Contact Marge Heer.

Women’s Bible Study—Study and Christian fellowship every
Wednesday at 9:30am. Contact Laura Holloman.

     Young Adults — designed for singles and couples (graduated from High School through mid 20’s who meet periodically for
      occasionally for events, fellowship and activities. Contact
     Rev. Mason.

Care & Prayer: Need Volunteers

Cancer Support Group — for those who have cancer or who provide care for a cancer patient. (Needs volunteer).

Card Ministry — provides birthday, anniversary, get well cards and sympathy cards to church members. Contact Jan Mills.

Care Callers — provide host of services including emergency meals, transportation, hospital visits, etc. Contact
Betty Richardson or Charla Keene.

     Knit Wits—knits prayer shawls for shut-ins, those hurting from
     illness or bereavement, as well as for joyous occasions.
     Contact Marge Heer.

    Parish Nurse Ministry—Trained and licensed nurses offer blood
     pressure checks the first Sunday of each month prior to and after
     9:30 services; offers seminars on occasion. Contact Nancy Crabtree .

Prayer Chain — volunteers are contacted by e-mail at least weekly with prayer requests. Contact Kathy Norris.

     Prayer Force Ministry Team — coordinates prayer studies and activities. (Needs volunteer).
     Shepherd Ministries — increase communications within the
        church. (Needs volunteer).
     Stephen Ministry — trained lay people who provide confidential one-on-one care to persons in crisis. Contact Edna Ellis or Sharon Wiley.

Missions: Need Volunteers
Eve’s Place—Saturday morning food preparation for women and
children’s shelter—contact Judi Brawner.

Fiji Mission—helping rebuild a small Methodist Church in the
Fiji Islands with financial contributions. Contact Dorothy Harris.

Habitat for Humanity Team — volunteers help build homes for underprivileged families. Contact Dick Blackston.

Holiday Food Box Team— organizes food boxes and gifts for needy families with children at Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. Ron Williams (UMM) & Marge Heer (UMW) & Barb Fahy, Carmen Lervold.

Katrina Mission—helps with the rebuilding of the devastated
area through our financial efforts and work teams . Contact Jerry and Judi Brawner.

Local Family in Need Ministry — provides food, clothing, medicine and other essentials to a family in need. Contact Jim & Myrna Bishop.

New Song Needlers — meets monthly to make quilts and blankets for infants and children in crisis. Contact Betty
Richardson.

Nomad Ministry—persons with recreational vehicles share their time and skills to help those in need. Contact Gary and Phyllis Prichard.

UMOM (United Methodist Outreach Ministries) — provides clothing and other donated items to homeless families.
Contact Ila Thayer.

Westside Food Bank Ministry Team — coordinates volunteer work at the Westside Food Bank. Contact Jerry Brawner.

Building & Grounds:

General Repairs Team — meets periodically for general painting and repair work around the church. Contact Board of Trustees.

Grounds Maintenance Team — does landscaping, yard work and other outdoor property maintenance. Contact Rich Richardson or Donn Nelson.

Movers & Shakers Ministry Team — sets up and takes down chairs, tables, and other items for groups using the church building. UMM.

Administrative:

Church Council — meets monthly to set church policy, review finances and direct ministries. Members are elected or serve as result of leadership position in church. Contact Carol Fritz.

Board of Trustees — members are elected, meet monthly to oversee church property maintenance. Contact Dick Mayfield.

Leadership Ministry Team — provides leadership training and assistance to ministry team leaders to help them be successful in their ministries. (Need volunteer).

Money Counters — counts offerings every Monday morning and makes bank deposit. Contact Peggy Pepper.

New Song Notes — monthly church newsletter. Peggy Pepper, editor. Barb Smith, newsletter assembly.

Office Ministry Team — do variety of office tasks including answering phones, copying and folding weekly worship bulletins, monthly newsletter, etc. Contact Debra Osmussen.

Staff/Parish Relations Team — members are elected, meets periodically to oversee staff issues. Contact Ann Haggerty.

Directors of Ministry: Need volunteer

Director of Program Ministries: (Need volunteer) responsible for all the ministry teams in the church.

Director of Worship & Music: Joanne Cox resources and coordinates all the ministry teams in this area.

Director of Evangelism & Church Growth: (Need volunteer) resources and coordinates all the ministry teams involved in evangelism ministries.

Director of Christian Education: Rev. Tom Jelinek resources and coordinates all the Christian Education ministries for children, youth and adults.

Director of Nurture & Prayer: (Need volunteer) resources and coordinates all the prayer and care ministries of our church.

Directors of Mission & Outreach: (Need Volunteers).

Lay Leaders: Everett Heer and Tami Maas are the Lay Leaders of our church and are responsible for representing our congregation to the pastor(s) and on the major planning and administrative committees, and strengthening the lay involvement in the church. Contact Sandy Maiers.

Worship Planning Team — meets monthly to help plan special worship services and other events. Contact Joanne Cox.

Church Growth & Guest Relations: (Needs volunteer).

Church Growth Team — responsible for church advertising, publicity and general church outreach. (Publicity Sue Zielinski).

Connectors Team—makes welcoming phone calls to first time
visitors. (Volunteer needed).

    Hospitality Teams: greet members and visitors as they arrive for worship.
          9:00am —   Varies
          10:30am — (Volunteer needed)

Christian Education & Spiritual Growth:

Adult Sunday School Class — meets Sunday mornings at 9:30am year-round. Contact Lynn Woosley.

Children’s Sunday School Teaching Team — teach pre-K thru junior high age level classes on Sunday mornings from 11:15am—Noon. One month commitment. Contact
Jan Hicks.

Library Ministry Team — maintains church library, purchases new books and videos. Contact Carol Blackston.

Marriage Encounter (& Engaged Encounter)—national organization providing week-end retreats designed to strengthen marriages. Contact George & Jan Caruso.

Nursery Ministry Team — provides childcare for all worship services and many church activities. Contact Carolyn Garbacz.

Pastor’s Bible Study — meets on Tuesday morning at 9:30am
& Tuesday evenings at 7:00pm at the church. Contact Rev. Mason.

Walk to Emmaus — national organization that sponsors week- end spiritual retreats. Contact Earl or Jan Hicks.

Church wide Events—Nancy Campbell.

Dinner for Eight Ministry Team — organizes dinner groups that meet monthly for fellowship. Contact Carole Wheeler.

Family Ministry Team—plans activities for families with
younger children. Contact Church Office.

Forever Friends — designed for those 55+ who gather monthly
for fellowship and activities. Contact Jim & Myrna Bishop.

Kitchen Ministry— volunteers to keep kitchen, equipment,
supplies neat and orderly. Contact Ila Thayer.

New Song Youth — meet 2nd & 4th Sundays of every month @ 12:00pm. Additional activities are scheduled at other times.
Contact Pastor Tom.

Mature Singles — meet on the third Tuesday of the month at
11:00am. Contact Elton Tietz and Carol Gove.

United Methodist Men — meet monthly on the second Saturday at 8:00am at various locations for breakfast and pro
gram. Contact Ron Williams.

United Methodist Women — meet occasionally during the year for activities and programs. Contact Marge Heer.

Women’s Bible Study—Study and Christian fellowship every
Wednesday at 9:30am. Contact Laura Holloman.

Young Adults — designed for singles and couples (graduated from High School through mid 20’s) who meet periodically for
occasionally for events, fellowship and activities. Contact Jan Hicks.

Care & Prayer: Need Volunteers

Cancer Support Group — for those who have cancer or who provide care for a cancer patient. (Needs volunteer).

Card Ministry — provides birthday, anniversary, get well cards and sympathy cards to church members. Contact Jan Mills.

Care Callers — provide host of services including emergency meals, transportation, hospital visits, etc. Contact
Betty Richardson or Charla Keene.

     Knit Wits—knits prayer shawls for shut-ins, those hurting from
     illness or bereavement, as well as for joyous occasions.
     Contact Marge Heer.

Prayer Chain — volunteers are contacted by e-mail at least weekly with prayer requests. Contact Kathy Norris.

     Prayer Force Ministry Team — coordinates prayer studies and activities. (Needs volunteer).
       Shepherd Ministries — increase communications within the
        church. (Needs volunteer).
     Stephen Ministry — trained lay people who provide confidential one-on-one care to persons in crisis. Contact Edna Ellis or Sharon Wiley.

Missions: Need Volunteers
Eve’s Place—Saturday morning food preparation for women and
children’s shelter—contact Judi Brawner.

Fiji Mission—helping rebuild a small Methodist Church in the
Fiji Islands with financial contributions. Contact Dorothy Harris.

Habitat for Humanity Team — volunteers help build homes for underprivileged families. Contact Dick Blackston.

Holiday Food Box Team— organizes food boxes and gifts for needy families with children at Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. Ron Williams (UMM) & Marge Heer (UMW) & Barb Fahy,
Carmen Lervold.

     Katrina Mission—helps with the rebuilding of the devastated
     area through our financial efforts and work teams . Contact
     Jerry and Judi Brawner.

Local Family in Need Ministry — provides food, clothing, medicine and other essentials to a family in need. Contact Jim & Myrna Bishop.

New Song Needlers — meets monthly to make quilts and blankets for infants and children in crisis. Contact Betty
Richardson.

Nomad Ministry—persons with recreational vehicles share their time and skills to help those in need. Contact Gary and Phyllis Prichard.

UMOM (United Methodist Outreach Ministries) — provides clothing and other donated items to homeless families.
Contact Ila Thayer.

Westside Food Bank Ministry Team — coordinates volunteer work at the Westside Food Bank. Contact Jerry Brawner.

Building & Grounds:

General Repairs Team — meets periodically for general painting and repair work around the church. Contact Board of Trustees.

Grounds Maintenance Team — does landscaping, yard work and other outdoor property maintenance. Contact Rich Richardson or Donn Nelson.

Movers & Shakers Ministry Team — sets up and takes down chairs, tables, and other items for groups using the church building. UMM.

Administrative:

Church Council — meets monthly to set church policy, review finances and direct ministries. Members are elected or serve as result of leadership position in church. Contact Carol Fritz.