Volunteer Opportunities

Many St. John’s parishioners lend their time and talents to ministries and organizations working to improve our church, our community, and our world. Please reach out to the assigned contacts below to inquire about volunteering with the following ministries and organizations:

Tent of the Beloved, a chance to share conversation, coffee, prayer and love with whoever comes by, Tuesdays, 1-3, outside All Saints, North Adams – Jim Kolesar, jimkolesar60@gmail.com

 Friendship Center Food Pantry, providing groceries once a week in North Adams – Bill and Adrienne Wootters,  Adrienne.wootters@gmail.com,   wwootters@williams.edu

 Wheels for Wellness, giving rides to neighbors without the means to get to medical appointments – Jim Kolesar, jimkolesar60@gmail.com.

 Altar Guild, meeting Saturdays at 9:00 to set the altar for Sunday services – Adrienne Wootters, Adrienne.wootters@gmail.com

 Coffee Hour, providing coffee and food after the 10 o’clock service – (not the contact person, but to answer questions) Mary Pierson, mdpierson@gmail.com

 Gardening Team, keeping our grounds beautiful and eco-friendly – Robin Lenz, robinlenz230@gmail.com

 Choir, rehearsing on Thursday evenings and singing at 10:00 on Sundays (during the program year) – Tim Pyper, music@stjohnswilliamstown.org

 Emmaus, providing a meal for college students for their weekly Sunday evening gathering (during the school year) – The Rev. Nathan Leach, curate@stjohnswilliamstown.org

 Take and Eat meal delivery, cooking, baking and delivering a monthly meal to elders – Alison Kolesar, Alison.kolesar@gmail.com

 Church School Volunteers, providing education and activities for children and young people. The Rev. Nathan Leach, curate@stjohnswilliamstown.org

 Friday Folding, folding and assembling the leaflets for Sunday services and helping Dawn with other office projects – Rosemary Mangun,   rosemarymangun@gmail.com

  Healing Prayer team, praying in pairs as requested after communion at the back of the church – Mary Pierson, mdpierson@gmail.com

  Giving Tree, providing gifts for local children at Christmas – Amanda Wilcox, awilcox@williams.edu

  Let Us Pray, daily prayer for those who request it, each member of the team praying once a week – Linda Hughs, lhhughs@gmail.com

  Facilities Committee, overseeing care of our physical plant – The Rev. Nathaniel Anderson, rector@stjohnswilliamstown.org

  Lay Eucharistic Visitors, taking communion to shut ins – The Rev. Nathaniel Anderson, rector@stjohnswilliamstown.org

  Worship assistants (LEMs, lectors, intercessors, ushers) – The Rev. Nathaniel Anderson, rector@stjohnswilliamstown.org