The primary activities of the deacons include:

• Providing congregational care through personal visits, phone calls, and birthday and holiday cards to neighborhood members;

• Providing congregational care after worship services through the "Deacon in the Parlor" program;

• Publishing "Deacons’ Corner" articles in the Lamplighter to highlight their activities and introduce themselves;(click here to visit our "Meet Your Deacon" page)

• Ensure ongoing communication with church elders by attending the monthly session meetings;

• Providing meals to the sick and elderly;

• Celebrating newborns with a rose on the chancel during worship, and providing the rose and a CD to the families;

• Maintaining a list of volunteer drivers who are willing to transport Congregational members as needed;

• Providing care in the case of a death of a family member or friend of Kirkwood, and working with the Women of Kirkwood and the pastor in cases where memorial services and receptions are held in the church;

• Co-leading and participating in the Prayer Rings;

• Coordinating their shepherding activities with other church organizations to enhance their joint effectiveness in providing congregational care;

• Providing the congregation with the resources as needed to address their concerns as a result of events affecting us as Christians and as a congregational family.

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