Celebration of Thankfulness
We have a roving reporter videotaping and interviewing people as they enter the church
What things are they thankful for?
Order of service
Welcome & opening prayer
Open with a congregational song
Show video clip of one or two pre-service interviews
While mass choir gets ready
Mass choir sings their song
Peace like a River
Show video clip of one or two more pre-service interviews
Transition from mass choir to bell choir
Bell Choir performs
Offering is taken
First scripture is read
John 16:33
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Roving reporter comes out with camera man and introduces the skit
Person who is having difficulty in being thankful is interviewed
Mother died etc.
Person who is full of thankfulness is interviewed
Person who is up north because of Catrina is interviewed
I get the person to play this part
Person who is thankful and hopeful because son is coming home from Iraq
I get the person to play this part
Second scripture is read
Hebrews 4:15
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Speaker to tie it all in
Annette Solo
Final congregational song
Closing prayer
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4 comments:
per Marv.
Lonnie and Kirk,
I have taken your rough draft and played around with it and offer the following as possible layout. Let me know what you think. I talked to my Youth Director about the pre-worship interviews. His suggestion is that we go to the mall, perhaps downtown, and do some interviews ahead of time. His thoughts are that in doing so we will have time to edit them and set them up so that they will come across well. His thinking is that if we do them just prior to the service it is a toss up as to 1. whether or not we will even get them to work, and 2. they will come across in such a way as they will be rough edged and ineffective. He said he would be willing to take one of the teens and hit the streets and get the material for us, edit it and have it ready for the service. We can the test it prior to Wed.evening. What do you think?
Take a look at my revisions, edit as you see fit and we will move forward with a finished plan.
Pre-service music
Perhaps the Pilgrim Music director can think this through
Welcome and brief opening prayer
Opening Hymn
On the Street Video (2 clips)
First Scripture Lesson
Community Choir
Thanksgiving Prayer
L. Lord, tonight we sit on the edge of yet another Thanksgiving season. We pray tonight
that our observance of Thanks will be more than momentary words. We know that true
Thanks is born out of a heart felt awareness of your goodness. So tonight we thank
you for....
P. the gift of this day and for each day of life we are blessed to receive.
We thank you for friends and family and the pure joy we receive from their love and
companionship. We thank you for the material goods which meet both our needs and
our wants. We thank you for the laughter of children and for a kind word spoken.
Lord, we thank you for Jesus, for his saving grace and eternal promise.
L. And Lord, we thank you for prayer and invite you to hear those who have gathered here
on this Thanksgiving Eve. as they pray together that precious prayer first spoken by
Jesus.
All. Our Father, who art in heaven....
Musical Response
"Spirit of the Living God fall afresh on me .....
On the Street Video Clips (2 clips)
Second Scripture Lesson
Offering
Skit
"What will you be thankful for this Thanksgiving?"
Bell Choir with Native Ameerican Flute if possible
Tie It Together
Solo
Brief closing prayer
Congregational Hymn
A Parting blessing (Benediction)
Let me know what you think?
Marv
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I agree with your idea of having someone go to the mall before-hand and interview so that we have time to edit it, and make sure its going to work.
I also talked to our keyboardist. If you are still interested in having her play with your native American Flutist we can also do that.
Just a point of clarification. You use the term Scripture lesson. Were you thinking that I should elaberate a minute or two on the point of the Scripture? Or did you just want me to read the Scripture?
I like the responsive prayer.
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Thanks!
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