Our acolytes assist the priest and deacon at the altar during our worship services. Both adults and children are welcome to be an acolyte. They also get to wear cool robes! Some training is required, but all are welcome to participate in this role.

Our dedicated and hard working Altar Guild sets up, cleans up, and decorates our sanctuary for each of our worship services. They also care for the priest vestments, vessels and linens used in our services. We ask that Altar Guild members be prepared to take some items home to launder, and then bring them back. Some training is required, but we welcome everyone to participate in this role.

Our beekeepers tend the beehives on our property, and harvest honey for our community every year. The honey harvest is one of our most anticipated annual events! A safety training is required to participate in this role. Children are welcome to participate under the supervision of an adult.

Our chalice ministers help our priest and deacon to administer Communion during our worship services. Some training is required, but we welcome everyone to participate in this role.

Our choir performs during our worship services and some special events. But our choir is not just for singers! We welcome musicians of all kinds. Our choir members play all sorts of instruments, including piano, percussion, guitar, banjo, and accordion! We ask our choir members to arrive one hour prior to worship services for practice.

Our coffee hosts have the very important job of preparing coffee and light refreshments to be served during our coffee hour after Sunday worship services. We provide the coffee and some basic snacks, such as cheese and crackers. We only ask that the coffee host set everything up, and then clean everything up. An orientation of our kitchen is required for this role.

Our dedicated and hard working Garden Guild keep our gardens looking beautiful! They plant and harvest a variety of fruits and vegetables, and they harvest fruit from our orchard. Our Garden Guild is active throughout the year, and all are welcome to participate as they are able.

Greeters have the important job of welcoming people into our sanctuary and helping with the flow of our worship services. Some training is required, but all are welcome to participate in this role.

Our kitchen helpers make the magic happen at any of our events that involve food, like meetings, baptisms, funerals, community celebrations and potlucks. An orientation of our kitchen is required for this role.

Our lectors read the bible lessons and lead the Prayers of the People in our worship services. This is a very important role, because having community members read the lessons represents our belief that the Bible belongs to the people.

Our dedicated and hard working Sexton’s Guild helps to maintain our building and grounds. They mow the lawn, perform minor repairs, and generally help out to keep the property looking great. If you’re interested in learning how to perform any of these tasks, we encourage you to reach out, and we’d be happy to train you!

The vestry is the elected board of directors of Saint Ambrose. The vestry members work closely with our clergy to provide leadership and vision for the congregation. Vestry members are required to attend monthly meetings, and are sometimes asked to participate in working groups and committees.