Who is working behind the scenes?

Stewardship of Thanks

Have you ever thought about who does the behind the scenes work at St. Hilary? When there's a funeral and flowers die--who makes sure they are disposed of? For parish meetings, who takes care of the set up and tear down after? Who makes sure there are little papers and sharpened pencils in the pews for those who are new or forget their envelopes or need new information about St. Hilary?

Since today is Thankful Thursday I'm going to recommend that we take time to notice who does these things and say thanks--even if it's only once in a while. Say thanks if you notice someone preparing something. Send a note to someone that you notice does a great job, whether they're a volunteer or not. We all take pride in what we do more when it's noticed and attention is called to it!

Who disposes of dead flowers?
A variety of people tend to this, but mostly people that have a few extra minutes to compost the flowers and break down the arrangement. Some will pull out the dead flowers and leave the rest until it's no longer salvageable, other times the arrangement is broken down, composted as it's able and disposed of. Special thanks to Meg Hopp, who has been caught most recently helping with this task.

Who takes care of the set up and tear down for meetings?
This is a question is usually answered with the names of our maintenance staff: Wayne Weber, John Morris, Ryan Bisheimer, Adam Glaus, and/or Chuck DeWitt. 

Occasionally groups have it worked out to clean up or set up for themselves. One great example is the Charismatic Prayer Group that neatly stacks their chairs after they finish on Tuesday evenings to prepare for Catechesis of the Good Shepherd that meets on Wednesday mornings.

 

Who makes sure there are little papers and sharpened pencils in the pews for those who are new or forget their envelopes or need new information about St. Hilary?
Usually this task is done, lovingly, by three dedicated parishioners: Connie Donateli, Shirley Frater, and Lynda O'Neil. Every week Connie, Shirley, and Lynda meet and check the tiny pew card holders to be sure they are stocked with information and sharpened pencils. That's definitely a job that's important, but probably goes unnoticed most of the time. The pew card holders were donated several years ago by the Parish Foundation, so special thanks to them too!