First Parish Church United

Sunday Morning Hospitality Instructions

2011 - 2012

 

Hospitality:

Two families are assigned to hospitality each Sunday.  Laurie, from the church office, will provide the name and phone number of the other family on Monday of the preceding week.  Please confer with each other during the week to divide up tasks.  These tasks involve set up, supplying food, and clean up.  Some families choose to divide the food by having one family bring juice and cookies for the children’s table and the other family brings snacks for the adult table. 

 

Please remember this may be the first time one family is helping with hospitality and may need extra assistance.  Instructions will be posted on the church web site. You may contact Marcia Stokes at 978.392.4434 with any questions. 

 

Plan on arriving at the Fellowship Hall by 10:00 a.m., to set up and start coffee perking before worship.  Be on hand to assist after service and then clean up when you are done.

 

Bring for the children: 

· [Optional] pretzels or other simple cracker and/or snack of your choice (Pepperidge Farm goldfish is peanut free!)

 

Bring for the adults:

·1 1/2 quarts of whole milk or half-and-half

· [Optional] Snack of your choice

*Note:  Please remember this is a snack offering and not a meal

 

ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND A DIAGRAM FOR HOSPITALITY CAN BE FOUND TAPED TO THE CABINET TO YOUR RIGHT AS YOU ENTER THE KITCHEN.  PLEASE BE SURE TO PUT ITEMS BACK SO THE NEXT HOSPITALITY TEAM CAN DO THEIR JOB!

 

 

Thank you for providing this important ministry!

 

BEFORE CHURCH SERVICE PLEASE:

1.    TABLES AND CHAIRS – please set up the room according to the diagram. Tables and chairs can be found in the two closets to the right when entering the fellowship hall.  Place a trash container by the children’s table and by the condiment table.  Do NOT put the snacks out until after the service is over.

 

2.   HOW TO MAKE COFFEE – put 55 cups of water into one of the large coffeepots.  Place the strainer inside and add 3 1/2 cups of EQUAL EXCHANGE regular coffee.  Put 40 cups of water in the other large coffeepot and place the strainer inside.  Add 2 1/3 cups of EQUAL EXCHANGE decaf coffee into the strainer.  Make sure the lids are on snugly and plug one on each side of the service window.  Make sure the pots have been turned on and are perking before you leave!  The light on one pot will go on immediately and the light on the other pot turns on after it has finished brewing!  The Equal Exchange coffee is in the labeled plastic containers.  There are additional bags if needed stored behind the plastic containers.

 

3.   TEA – the electric teapot can go into either plug in the service window.  It can also be turned on before church starts.

 

4.      CONDIMENTS – sugar, cream, stirrers, napkins and tea bags should be placed on the table to the right of the service window.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AFTER CHURCH SERVICE PLEASE:

 

CHILDREN’S TABLE – please put out:

·3 gallons of juice or lemonade

· [Optional] Pretzels or other simple cracker and/or snack of your choice

 

ADULT TABLE – please put out:

·1 ˝ quarts of whole milk or half-and-half

· [Optional] Snacks of your choice

 

 

AFTER COFFEE HOUR PLEASE:

 

1. TRASH – all trash barrels should be emptied and new liners inserted (janitor’s closet).  Bags of trash should be placed in the dumpster outside.

 

2. KITCHEN – should be left in 100% clean condition.  Coffeepots washed and returned to the cabinet.  Counter tops wiped down. Used towels should be taken home, laundered and returned the following week.

 

3. FLOORS – should be swept clean of large crumbs and wiped in area of spills.  Brooms and dustpans are in the janitor’s closet: the large dust mop is in the chair/table closet.

 

THANK YOU FOR MAKING OUR SUNDAY MORNINGS ENJOYABLE!