Grubby Sunday is September 15th After Worship
August 29, 2024, 10:34 PM

A few times a year we come together to give our church building and grounds a thorough cleaning and decluttering. Let's get our building ready for our fall programs and have fun together doing it! 

Grubby Sunday Chore List

Prayer Garden 

  • Trim away volunteer trees and weed 
  • Pick up sticks and limbs, place on blue tarps for removal 
  • Pick up all trash and debris (recycle or trash) bag accordingly 
  • Clean benches with light soapy water 
  • Spray the poison ivy 

Pine Trees/Labyrinth/RainGarden 

  • Pick up all trash and debris (recycle or trash) bag accordingly 
  • Pick up sticks and limbs, place on blue tarps for removal 

Sanctuary 

  • Inspect all hymn racks for trash, organize hymnals and bibles 
  • Repair broken hymn racks 
  • Use magic erasers on marks found on the pews 
  • Use wood oil for Pulpit, Baptismal fount, alter table 
  • Wash interior windows and dust all windowsills 
  • Inspect all baseboards and clean, sweep away cobwebs 

Narthex 

  • Inspect and spot clean all furniture, focus on smudges, chair &n table legs  
  • Deep clean dust everywhere, baseboards, blinds 
  • Wash interior windows and dust all windowsills 
  • Repair knob on dresser in entry way 

Choir Area 

  • Inspect all blue chairs, toss trash (recycle as much as possible). 
  • Thoroughly vacuum risers and all-around sound equipment and organ 
  • Organize Hymnals and music neatly 

Portico/Trash Cans 

  • Sweep away all cobwebs from ceiling and windows 
  • Clean all windows and wash sills with light soapy water as necessary 
  • Clean out outdoor trash receptacles – hose out and dry, bag all trash 
  • Empty cigarette receptacle 

Restrooms 

  • Clean walls, baseboards, light switches – things not normally cleaned on a regular basis 
  • Inspect for cobwebs and sweep away. 
  • Clean outsides of toilet bowel, concentrating on the area around the floor 
  • Install an air freshener pack behind each toilet 
  • Notify Prop Ops to any problems with the bathrooms 

Gathering Room 

  • Move all furniture away from walls and sweep/mop as necessary 
  • Tidy cabinets, drawers – seek guidance from fellowship for where things go. 
  • Razor scrape glue that is oozing up from the floor tiles 
  • Clean out the refrigerator