Category Archives: Lay Ministries

Member Welcome and Incorporation

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As seen at a blog that’s a must read: Small Membership Churches: Member Welcome and Incorporation

This looks like a good pick for the Welcoming team, as that’s one area we’ve been working to improve.

Beyond the First Visit: The Complete Guide to Connecting Guests to Your Church

This book will be especially helpful to any congregation seeking to develop an INTENTIONAL plan for welcome and incorporation. It is filled with interesting facts (ex: A person makes eleven decisions with in the first seven seconds of arrival), step-by-step instructions (ex: a four step plan for follow-up, page 121) and suggestions (loose the word visitor and replace it with guest, drawing a metaphor between how we plan for a guest at our home vs. how we receive a visitor).

Food Pantry For All 6PM-730PM 1st and 3rd Wednesdays

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The Second Family supplemental food pantry is open every first and third Wednesday from 6pm to 730pm at St Nicholas. Anyone is welcome to come and take a few bags of groceries, with no residency requirement, and no waiting period.

The evening-hours pantry benefits those whose work schedules prevent them from visiting other area pantries.

St Nicholas welcomes all to donate bags of groceries via our well-known “doorknob” food drives; if you find a bag at your door, please fill it the following Sunday with non-perishables, leave it out where it can be seen, and we’ll pick it up. Thank you!

Third Saturday Healing and Eucharist at Asbury Court

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St. Nicholas offers an Ecumenical Communion or occasional Anointing for Healing service for all residents of Asbury Court Retirement Home at 10:30 am every third Saturday. This service takes place in the chapel area at Asbury Court, 1750 South Elmhurst Road (corner of Oakton and Elmhurst) in Des Plaines. Music is provided, with service bulletins printed in large type.

We offer this service to honor the memory of the late Carmen McCall, member of St Nicholas and resident of Asbury Court, and for the glory of God.