The Altar Guild is responsible for preparing the Chapel and the Main Sanctuary for Sunday worship and special
worship services. Rotating on a monthly basis, teams of two or three meet as needed, to check the candles and replace them as necessary, and to change the paraments (the fabric hangings on the altar and pulpit) and banners according to liturgical season. After each service, Altar Guild members straighten and evenly distribute hymnals and pew Bibles and remove bulletins and other items left behind. Periodically members meet to polish the sanctuary brass: the cross, candlesticks, collection plates, and candle lighters. These work meetings are a time of lively fellowship over busy hands. Women and men are welcome to join the Altar Guild.
For more information about the Altar Guild, please contact Cornelia Loftis. Call the Church Secretary Peggy Wade at 336-599-1193 to obtain Cornelia’s phone number and email address.
Others besides the Altar Guild also help prepare for worship. Custodians vacuum and dust. Communion Stewards prepare the elements for Holy Communion. Volunteers sign up to provide altar flowers on a schedule maintained by the Church Secretary. Audio-visual Technicians ready the microphones and operate the sound desk and the cameras for on-line livestreaming.
