PRACTICE REMINDER

Reminder:

Friday:
We are doing a sound check at 7pm. We do not need bgv's. Terryl can check the guitars. Aaron, you may be the only who wants to be there to make sure the drums are dialed in.
Saturday:
The only practice on Saturday is at 5:30 pm.

YOU ROCK!

WHAT TO WEAR ON EASTER

If you are wanting to purchase something for Easter (NO PRESSURE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY ANYTHING NEW!), purchase a new pair of jeans. It's time for me to search for a new pair of jeans. If you haven't since our dress change, it's time for you, too!

The choir is wearing black with bue or yellow.
All others on stage...WEAR JEANS!

BGV's, please bring a choir outfit and an outfit with jeans as we are unsure of placement until the stage is completely finished.

WE WANT ALL BGV'S ON STAGE THIS SUNDAY!

RC Live

Jr. High Worship

So I thought that I would share with you all my experience with the first ever Jr. Worship. You ready for this? It was....AWESOME! So I was kind of nervous to do this being as how I would be the only person singing up there, dont get me wrong, I love leading songs and what not but usually there are multiple people singing on stage with me but Rachel told me a quote that said: "when I "feel" nervous, that it's not nerves, it's the anointing" and this helped me out a lot so props to her and her sound advice. Ok so back to the service, the first song we did was "For who you are" and the words weren't up on the screen so a lot of the kids had the "Deer in headlights" look going on just starring at me. I was like, uh oh, i hope this isnt how it's going to be the whole time. The second song was "The Stand" but before we went into it i said a prayer and spoke to the young people about worship and what it meant to worship God. When we went into the chorus of The Stand I opened my eyes and every student had either their hands lifted high or their eyes close giving God genuine worship. It was AMAZING! I wish you all could have been there to witness it. I am so excited for you other BGV's that will be leading a service soon, it's so much fun and I could tell that the young people were excited to have their own worship. Just wanted to share that with you all. Much Love.

COMMENT I JUST RECEIVED

Hi Pastor Melinda ~

I have been meaning to send you a note about this for a couple months… I just wanted to say that I think worship has been absolutely phenomenal lately! (not that it hasn’t always been phenomenalJ) I really feel like it has stepped up a few levels, and just when I think it can’t get any better, it does! I really appreciate all the hard work that I know you and the whole team put into the excellence that is happening every single week. I know that you are all putting in hours every week and each person’s dedication has paid off in the form of an unbeatable worship experience. Thank you to the whole team for your obedience and sacrifice.

TONIGHT

Great job tonight, team! I really thought we all pulled together after last night and were not going to allow a feeling or lack thereof to dictate how our night went. That showed a great amount of maturity for which I am very proud of each of you.

Great sensitivity and teamwork. Every heart on the stage wanted to do the right thing, desired to flow as a team and really worshipped God. That is a huge win in my book!

Thank you for your loyalty and dedication!

As an aside, make sure to limit your extra curricular activities so as to not be too drained for service in God's house and on this team! You are all important and it's just not as fun without ya!

SHOUT OUT!

This week's shout out goes to Dan Warren. He is an energetic and passionate bgv. He continuously alters his work schedule so he can give of his time for the team. He will be leading our first Jr. High worship time.

Dan, you are an absolute blast to lead with. You jump, laugh and go out of your way to express your worship. Thank you for your loyalty and your heart for the vision and God's people.

BAND CAMP

I have been praying about doing a BAND CAMP this summer. it would probably be a few hours a day for a week. Instruments and vocalists. The logo would be retro-type.

It's about multiplication, baby!

Be praying about this. Thanks!

Saturday Nights

Hey there,
so for the record this is my first blog ever other than myspace (which really doesnt count). so yay. I am mass excited for the worship team to be leading worship for youth on saturday nights. Bringing this element in is really going to raise the level of worship in our youth! All you guys( and girls) who are doing both saturday and sunday I just want to commend you! The Fray's how to save a life will be really powerful, I am so excited to practice it tomorrow....I know it will pretty much be twice as cool as the original version cuz you guys rock.

Thats about it! in the words of Kipland Ronald Dynamite - Peace Out...

SNEAK PEEK AT SERVICES LEADING TO EASTER...

Here's a sneak peek at the services leading up to Easter. We just had a staff meeting and discussed the next three weekends.

GET EXCITED!!!

This weekend, we are doing "How to Save a Life" by The Fray.
Next weekend is an acoustic service. The stage will be mostly clear to aid in the effort of the total stage redesign happening for Easter.
Easter weekend we are going to have a full sound check on Friday evening at 7pm (tentative). Because the stage will have been torn up, we'll need one!
There is an Easter Eggstravaganza for the kids in the afternoon. We are purchasing glow sticks to pass out during the last song of the set. It will be sooooo cool!

Choir practice is at 4:30 pm each Saturday. The final one being a run-through of the Easter service.

Our Easter service times are: 9, 10:30 am and 12:00 pm. THREE. It will be off the hook.

As of right now, we are shortening our Easter service so we won't be doing a cover song. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR DYNAMIC DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE BEEN HAVING. WE WILL BE DOING COVER SONGS!!!

BEAR WITH ME AS YOU MAY BE CALLED UPON TO SING OR PLAY WITH LITTLE NOTICE.
Questions? Post 'em.

OPEN FOR NEW SONGS

This is a post for new songs. If you have a suggestion, put it here!

WEEKEND SERVICES...DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU BELONG?

I want to give an update on our weekend services and how our team fits.

Practices will be held at 6:30 pm for the services.
If you are on the schedule for a particular Sundaym you will be ministering on the Saturday night as well (unless otherwise notified or listed).
Jr. High services with live worship begin next weekend...April 1st. BGV's, you will be notified of the weekend you are leading. Yeah! How exciting is that?

Post or let me know if you have questions or something is unclear!

SHOUT OUT!

This week's SHOUT OUT goes to the Nashman! He plays keys, strategically creates great brainstorming sessions as well as gives his lovely wife to minister!

Nahshon, congratulations to you on your graduation from the Art Institute of Seattle! Wow. Thank you for giving endless hours to your passions and not forsaking the ministry or the giving of your time on the music team. It is an honor to serve with you. You provide wonderful and valued input.

Congrats to you!

ok...a joke

What do you call a cow without any legs?



GROUND BEEF

Song Submission

Hey I think it would be cool if we had a little area where we could submit new songs that we think would be cool to do. I know that everyone out there has different styles and tastes so I'm sure we would have a huge lists of suggestions. Just an idea to get the creative juices flowing and for you all to be looking, or should i say listening, for cool new songs.