We can't remember how many years we've been ushering at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church. Suffice it to say, it's more far more than a decade. I sometimes wonder what would happen if no ushers appeared. I've decided that the service would progress with little interruption. Worshippers could grab a service bulletin on the way in. Parishioners would sort themselves out for communion. The offering could be collected by a priest at the end of the service.
Ushers:
- provide a friendly greeting to new and returning worshippers
- give the priests a break in organizing parishioners for worship, offering and communion
- answer questions
- leave the church clean and orderly for the next worshippers
- recycle the service bulletins
- expand the church community
Though the worship service would progress according to protocol - without ushers, it would be a little less welcoming, a bit more intimidating to visitors, a tad more disorderly, and an iota less engaging.
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