St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Parish Assistant / Bookkeeper Job Description
The Parish Assistant/Bookkeeper for St. Mark’s Episcopal Church works 10 – 20 hours per week, at least three days in the office. The remainder can be done remotely. Responsible tasks include the following items:
- Greeting visitors and answering the phone or phone messages appropriately
- Preparing the worship bulletins as needed. This includes gathering the information needed (Scripture readings, music, announcements, list of ministers, etc.), creating the bulletin (in Microsoft Publisher), copying the bulletin, and seeing that the bulletins are assembled.
- Preparing certificates of Baptism, Marriage etc. as needed
- Maintaining the Parish Directory and providing copies to the parishioners on an annual basis
- Coordinating the use of the Community Building with the various church and non-church organizations and contacting them regarding any usage problems
- Providing office support for parish ministries (e.g. Vestry, Stewardship)
- Prepare and send out the weekly publication of The Lion’s Tale constant contact emails.
- Order supplies for the parish
- Recording contributions to the church (in Realm Accounting Software)
- Print and distribute quarterly contribution statements (in Realm Accounting Software) for our parishioners
- Pay the bills, and taxes (monthly, quarterly and annually).
- Record the income and expense transactions in the Realm Accounting Software.
- Working as needed with the bank to reconcile any problems that occur
- Working with the Treasurer in creating a monthly financial report to the Vestry
- Supporting the annual work of the Audit Committee
- Handling other periodic duties as needed
Interested? Send resume to st_marks@ameritech.net.
Questions? Call us and leave a message at 937-256-1082.
