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Volunteer Opportunities

Here are a few ways you can volunteer to make a difference in our community of faith. Please call the church office at 650-325-5659 to be referred to the following individuals if you'd like more information. For additional volunteer opportunities, check out the list on Micah's Call.

• Innvision Breaking Bread
Meal Preparation and Serving
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Contact Joy Sleizer or Derrick Kikuchi
Help prepare and serve the meal for folks in need. In Fellowship Hall on Wednesday evenings.

• Food Closet Volunteer -
Contact Ellen Forbes
Bring a can or bag of food to donate to the Food Closet in downtown Palo Alto. Or volunteer to take weekly donations of food from the church to the Food Closet.

• Cool Planet Committee Member -
Contact Susan Chamberlain
Meet after church once a month to plan events that promote an ecologically-aware lifestyle.

• Christmas for Others Volunteer - Contact Holly Brady or Sally Nordlund
Volunteer to assist in collecting clothes, gifts, and food for needy families in the community during the Christmas season. This program is a parnership with Ecumenical Hunger Program of East Palo Alto.

Choir Member - Contact Brad Croushorn
Add your voice to musical offerings during Sunday worship.

Sunday Greeter/Host/Usher/LIturgist - Contact John Zlatnik or Gordon Craig.
Greet church members and friends, and welcome newcomers, before Sunday services. Ushers provide bulletins, help visitors find their seats and take the colleciton. Liturgists participate in the service.

Church Grounds Gardening -
Contact Javier Hernandez
Help care for the gardens that surround the church.
See a slide show of the most recent landscape renovation here.

Sunday Coffee Hour Volunteer -
Contact Joy Sleizer
Organize and bring treats for coffee hour and fellowship after Sunday services

Office Volunteer - Contact Sarah Clementson
Assist in numerous administrative tasks during the work week.

Share-a-Ride-to-Worship Volunteer -
Contact Frances Young
Agree to pick up church members or friends who are unable to get to church on their own.

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