Sometimes, when I am sitting in the Meetinghouse waiting for service to begin, when I should be preparing myself for worship, instead I get to wondering who dusts the chandelier?

Who rings the bell which calls us to Service every Sunday? What bell?
Who waters the plants? Who prepares the Sunday services? Who records it for broadcast over the internet?
Who will be reading for the service this week? How do I get to be a reader?
Who bakes the communion bread? Who collects the communion cups?
Who makes sure there are refreshments for Fellowship/Coffee? How do I sign up to host Fellowship?
Who provides nursery care? Where is the nursery?
Where do the children go after Thought for Young Minds?
Who are those people in the Parish Hall on some Sunday evenings?
Who collects the communion cups? Who bakes the communion bread?
Do the flowers stay in the meeting house all week? Is there anyone in the meetinghouse during the week?
Who plans the children’s musical service in May?
Who teaches the children?
Who publishes and edits the e-newsletter? Who can write for the Meeting House Times?
Who takes the food we donate to Corner kitchen?? What other non-profits do we support?
Do we have other “sister churches” besides Bridgeport and Torrington? What does “sister” church mean, anyway?
Who are all those people in the Parish Hall on Mondays and Wednesdays?
Who decides when it’s time to paint the church again and to put in a new accessible sidewalk?
Who locks up at night?
Who counts the money from the Light of Service collection?
Who cleans the bathrooms? Who vacuums the rugs?
Who cleans the kitchen? Who, besides us, uses the kitchen?
Who tunes the piano? Do the choir members take their robes home? How do you get to be in the choir?
Why do we sometimes have service at Silver Lake Conference Center? What is Silver Lake? Where is Silver Lake?
Who rings the bell which calls us to service on Sunday? How? What bell?
Which tasks are volunteer and which are paid?

I don’t know the answer to most of these questions, I just know I am grateful that there are so many opportunities to participate in my church community.

Theresa Carroll, on behalf of the Community Building Team 2026

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