Part of the reason my writing has been sparse in the last couple weeks is that I've been working with some colleagues on a fairly major project. Folks are still dotting I's and crossing T's so I don't want to give a full-blown announcement right now, but it's important for us to start considering this before everybody heads to summer vacation and loses track of how quickly fall will descend upon us.
There's a very good chance--read: almost a certainty--that we're going to be welcoming a few hundred new friends to worship in Genesee on Sunday, September 15th. The hows and whys I'll leave for later, but we need to start thinking about the logistics of that kind of operation. It's going to be a big, big deal...worship, fellowship, food, the works!
People will bring stuff with, so it's not up to us to supply everything. But we need to plan ahead for hosting that many people in an unforgettable day. If you know things we'll have to think about--tables and chairs for one, but there are more--let me know. If you have brilliant solutions, so much the better!
This is exciting. Maybe the most exciting thing that will have happened to our church (and many other people) in a long time. And it's only the beginning. As Jennifer Parkins sings from time to time: People, Get Ready!
--Pastor Dave (pastordave@geneseelutheranparish.org)
The first thing I thought of was bathrooms...., then chairs and food.
ReplyDeleteYup! Folks will bring food likely but chairs, places to have the food, ways to warm the food...we'll have to get creative about all of this!
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