June Contemporary Worship report

The contemporary service continues to go well. We said goodbye to Josh and Sarah Lange whose new baby has left them too sleep-deprived to be committed to the music ministry (and who are moving next month anyways); they have been replaced by Kelly Petrie (vocals) and John Gast (drums). We also added a new violin/bongo player, Amy Bidell, who has been a great addition, though we now need to look at investing in a microphone suitable for a violin.

We have been looking at ways to expand our ministry beyond Sunday mornings: on the Fourth of July we will be coordinating an all day event at the church including a joint worship service at 10:30 (with no 9am service) and a concert in the evening before the fireworks. We're hoping to make this an outreach event as well and are planning on advertising the concert and firework viewing in the dispatch and with flyers in the apartments across the road- depending on resource availability we may also advertise the picnic, at least the dinner time portion of it. We're also starting to make plans for an evening of music and refreshments for VBS parents- we would pass out flyers to parents dropping off their kids for VBS throughout the week and, on one of the last evenings, have another concert (with refreshments available) during the the VBS time (so parents can drop off their kids and stay instead of leaving). We are also open to other ministry suggestions.

The finance committee asked about our financial needs (specifically regarding the proposed additional spending for this year)- I am currently working on a budget proposal for the addition of a new line in next years budget, but in the meantime some of our equipment should be replaced and there are several items that would be very helpful if purchased; we would appreciate whatever the church can spare for us. (And, I'll try to have some concrete figures for more pressing needs/desires in mind at the meeting.)

-Nate