Worship Ministry Update: 12/23/08

2009 Vision: Serving the Community Through the Arts and Acts of Kindness

 

    2009 is almost here!  I'm inviting everyone in the worship ministry to join us for the Worship Ministry Vision night on Sunday night, January 18 (during the regular choir and orchestra practice).  We'll be sharing the details of the vision for 2009: serving the community through the arts and acts of kindness.  My prayer is that %100 of the worship ministry will be there!

 

Choir & Orchestra for the new year: begins Sunday Night, January 11!

 

    We invite everyone (8th grade and older) to come out and join us!  We'll be doing some modern worship music, along with Easter Sunday and performing for the "Right to Life Banquet" on April 16!  No tryout is needed and childcare is provided for every practice.

 

Christmas Musical on Fox 7

     Remember, the Christmas Musical will be on Fox 7 at 6:00 A.M. & 6:00 P.M. Christmas Day!   Guy (our media director) let me see a sneak peak of it, and he and the media team did a phenomenal job!  

    Also, DVD's of the Christmas Musical will be ready in January. You can order through signup sheets at the Connection Center. They are $10 each, payable when you pick them up in the library. We’ll announce the date they’ll be available.

Value for the Month: "Invite Them" 

    Our Christmas Eve service is this Wednesday at 5:00 P.M.  As you know, Christmas is a wonderful season to invite people to worship.  It's pretty simple, really, just invite them to come and worship with you, or invite them to come hear you sing/play, etc.

    Merry Christmas to one and all!

Phill Foust

Minister of Worship

First Christian Church of Newburgh

4544 State Rd. 261

Newburgh, IN 47630

 

Office phone: (812) 858-5000

Cell phone:    (812) 449-3474

Fax:              (812) 858-5001

www.fccn.org

Pfoust@fccn.org

 

Worship Ministry Update: 12/16/08

Christmas Musical: Thank you!

 

    My goodness!!!!  You all really outdid yourselves this year.  This email would be ten pages long if I copied all the encouragement emails I have recieved about it.  Thank you all for all your hard work!  Last weekend's musical will be something that I will always cherish: it was a great worship experience for me, and I had so much fun being with all of you. 

 

    By the way, thank you for inviting so many people!  We had the 2nd highest weekend worship attendance ever here at FCCN (Easter 2007 had about 150 more).  I saw so many people I did not recognize, and many said they would be back in the future.  My prayer is that they will not just "attend church" but eventually become fully devoted to Jesus!  You all did a great job with our value of the month: "invite them." 

 

    Speaking of inviting, everyone who helped with the musical along with their immediate families are invited to to Freddie & Melinda Pipes' house this Sunday night, Dec. 21 from 6:00-7:30 P.M. for some food and fun!  Everyone including their immediate families are invited.  The address is 7622 Arbor Ridge Dr. in Newburgh.   

 

    If you haven't already, please RSVP to me by tomorrow so they know how much food to prepare.      

 

Christmas Musical on Fox 7

    The Christmas Musical will be on Fox 7 at 6:00 A.M. & 6:00 P.M. Christmas Day!  I look forward to waking up, eating a good Christmas breakfast and watching you all do your thing!   

1st Quarter Praise Team Schedule: Due today! 

    Praise team (band & vocalists) please send me your dates that you can serve for praise team today!  This will cover January, February & March of 2009.  Thanks!

Phill Foust

Minister of Worship

First Christian Church of Newburgh

4544 State Rd. 261

Newburgh, IN 47630

 

Office phone: (812) 858-5000

Cell phone:    (812) 449-3474

Fax:              (812) 858-5001

www.fccn.org

Pfoust@fccn.org

 

Worship Ministry Update: 12/8/08

Christmas Musical

 

    We're getting down to the end!  I'm so proud of you all for working so hard, and I believe God will bless your efforts!  Here's the remaining schedule:  

 

        Wednesday, Dec. 10 (Dress Rehearsal)

 

        Friday, Dec. 12 (video taping for T.V.: shown on Fox 7 Christmas Day morning)

 

   The Christmas Musical is at 7:00 P.M. Saturday night.  Call time for everyone involved is at 6:00 P.M. in the High School Room.  On Sunday morning, call time will be at 8:00 A.M. in the Worship Center.

 

Tearing Down the Christmas Musical Set

 

    Already?  Well, not till Sunday Night. :)  We'll be tearing down the Christmas Musical Set this Sunday night, Dec. 14 from 6:00-7:30 P.M.  Meet in the Worship Center.  It takes a lot less time to tear it down than to put it up! :)

 

Christmas Musical Party!

 

    We want to extend a big "thank you!" to everyone who helped with the musical.  So everyone is invited to Freddie & Melinda Pipes' house on Sunday night, Dec. 21 from 6:00-8:00 P.M. for some food and fun!  Everyone including their immediate families are invited.  But please RSVP to me if you are planning on attending.   

Ernie Haus & the Signature Sound Concert

    Erie Haus will be be in concert on Thursday night, January 15 here at FCCN.  They could use 5 people to help load in at 10:00am and 5 people to help load out after the concert at 9:45 or 10:00pm on Thursday night January 15^th, 2009. Brian said if they need to they would pay $15.00 per hour for this help.  Please contact Gary Hopwood (facility manager) at ghopwood@fccn.org if you are interested in helping. 

1st Quarter Praise Team Schedule

    Praise team (band & vocalists) please send me your dates that you can serve for praise team by next Tuesday, Dec. 16.  This will cover January, February & March of 2009.  Thanks!

Value for the Month:  Invite Them 

 

    This week is an important week!  Grab a few Christmas Musical invite cards and ask your unchurched friends, neighbors and coworkers to the musical!  They are available at each welcome center.

 

    Merry Christmas everyone!

 

    Phill

   

Phill Foust

Minister of Worship

First Christian Church of Newburgh

4544 State Rd. 261

Newburgh, IN 47630

 

Office phone: (812) 858-5000

Cell phone:    (812) 449-3474

Fax:              (812) 858-5001

www.fccn.org

Pfoust@fccn.org

 

Worship Ministry Update: 12/1/08

2009 Vision: Serving the Community through the Arts and Acts of Kindness

 

    Attached is a picture from Sean Ferguson, the Marketing Director for Simon Mall.  He said you all were amazing!  Thanks again for helping "serve the community through the arts and acts of kindness."  I look forward to doing that more in 2009!

 

Christmas Musical

 

    Schedule

 

        For this Wednesday's practice, I would like the choir, orchestra & media team to meet in the worship center.  But I would like the drama to meet in the chapel for the first 20 minutes or so.  We'll go over some last minute directions, and then the drama team will meet us in the worship center, and we'll begin running the musical from the beginning. 

 

        Below are the dates for the remaining practices. (Every practice is from 6:00-7:30 P.M.) 

 

        Wednesday, Dec. 3

 

        Friday, Dec. 5

 

        Sunday, Dec. 7          

 

        Monday, Dec. 8 (Dress Rehearsal)

 

        Wednesday, Dec. 10 (Dress Rehearsal)

 

        Friday, Dec. 12 (video taping for T.V.: shown on Fox 7 Christmas day morning)

 

 Remember that childcare is provided for every practice.

 

   Set Construction

 

    Set construction  is looking awesome!  They'll still be working out in the bus garage this week.  Contact Mike McCool if you are interested in helping out. mmcool@standardextile.com

 

    Set Painting

 

    We will begin painting the Christmas musical set very soon!  Mike and his crew are building some amazing sets and it will be fun to paint them.  Please contact me if you are interested in helping with that. 

 

Value for the Month:  Invite Them 

 

     You will be amazed at the number of people who will come to FCCN simply because you invite them.  You can say, “I’m playing in the band next week, why don’t you drop by and listen this Sunday morning?”  Many people have either never attended a worship service or quit going.  They may be surprised that they might enjoy the experience!  Sometimes, all it takes is a simple invitation from you or me! 

 

    The invite cards for the Christmas Musical will be available at each welcome center.  Please give them to your unchurched friends and neighbors.  You never know what God will do!

    God bless,

 

        Phill 

 

Phill Foust

Minister of Worship

First Christian Church of Newburgh

4544 State Rd. 261

Newburgh, IN 47630

 

Office phone: (812) 858-5000

Cell phone:    (812) 449-3474

Fax:              (812) 858-5001

www.fccn.org

Pfoust@fccn.org

 

Worship Ministry Update: 11/25/08

2009 Vision: Serving the Community through the Arts and Acts of Kindness

 

Choir, thanks for doing a spectacular job at the mall Sunday!  You all sounded great, and I had a blast directing you.  I know that so many people enjoyed hearing us, and it was great to be out in the community with all of you!

 

  I wanted to send you a note of encouragement from our bus driver: :)

   

Hey, Worship Choir...

 

WOW...you guys sounded awesome on Sunday night.  Thanks for letting me drive the bus for you...it was a lot of fun.  I am so thankful that each one of you is using your gifts and talents to serve Jesus and glorify him!  Your time, energy and effort do not go unnoticed.  I am proud to be one of your pastors.  Have a great Thanksgiving!

 

Brad

 

Christmas Musical

 

    Schedule

 

        We will NOT be practicing this Sunday night.  Next week's practice schedule is:

 

        Wednesday, Dec. 3 from 6:00-7:30 (Choir, orchestra, media team, drama).

 

        Friday, Dec. 5 from 6:00-7:30 (Choir, orchestra, media team, drama).

 

        Remember that childcare is provided for every practice.

 

    Christmas Musical Invite cards

 

        Invite cards for the Christmas musical are available at each welcome center.  This is our main source of advertisement, so please invite your unchurched friends, family, coworkers and neighbors to a wonderful Christmas experience during the weekend of December 13-14.

 

    Set Construction

 

    Set construction has begun for the Christmas Musical!  They'll be working out in the bus garage this week.  Contact Mike McCool if you are interested in helping out. mmcool@standardextile.com

 

Value for the Month: Memorization

 

    Once you have memorized something, maintenance is still important.  I went through the book of Jonah today while I was working out: because if you don't use it, you'll loose it.  So continue listening to your CD, even if you feel you are ready. 

 

    One last note of encouragement: choir, you had your music memorized by Nov. 23, and you deserve a big shout out!  I could tell you worked hard to memorize everything for Nov. 23.  I so appreciate you!

 

    God bless,

 

        Phill

   

Phill Foust

Minister of Worship

First Christian Church of Newburgh

4544 State Rd. 261

Newburgh, IN 47630

 

Office phone: (812) 858-5000

Cell phone:    (812) 449-3474

Fax:              (812) 858-5001

www.fccn.org

Pfoust@fccn.org

 

Worship Ministry Update: 11/18/08

2009 Vision: Serving the Community through the Arts and Acts of Kindness

 

    The Choir will be singin at the mall this Sunday!  We'll meet first at FCCN for our regular practice at 6:00 (in the dining room).  Then we'll board the FCCN bus around 6:45.  We'll be singing in the food court of the mall from 7:45-8:15.  You all are welcome to shop until the bus leaves at 9:00 P.M.

 

    You do not have to take the bus: you are welcome to carpool if you want.  But I'll be riding the bus since it would be a long walk for me with no vehicle. :)

 

    Please remember the FCCN dress code for the evening. :)

 

    We will be providing a ticket for everyone in the choir.  If you have any children with you, they will get in free!  But if you have any teenagers or adults, please purchase a $10 ticket at the welcome centers this Sunday morning or at the Sunday night practice.

 

    Since we will be inside the mall in the cafe court, the orchestra will not be joining us.  (Fooey, I'd much rather have live music!)  We'll be using a CD instead.  

 

    We will also have some invite cards to the Christmas musical to hand out to people in the food court.

 

    Remember why we are doing this: we'll sing some quality music, and then invite them to come and worship with us at FCCN.  Who knows how many people will eventually become Christians because we extended grace to them in the community.  In short, we'll be "serving the community through the arts and acts of kindness." 

 

Experiential Worship,  this Saturday night!

 

    Scott Lehman & Eric Rudisill would like to invite you all to a great night of worship!

 

    Anyone and everyone in the church is invited to a time to gather and worship together this Saturday night, November 22, at 5 pm. We'll pack in the high school room upstairs by the gym. Bring a carry-in dish and some plates so we can all "break bread" together, and then we'll sing and have some high-energy (read: sorta loud) worship. Bring the kids along. You may even hear from a couple people in the body about what has been on their hearts as of late. Questions, or want to help? Email or call Eric Rudisill (550-5302) or Scott Lehman (402-0933).

 

 Orchestra  & Rhythm Section 

 

     Since you all will not be joining us at the mall, Fran has requested that you all practice one more time together.  For this Sunday night practice only, you will be practicing in the chapel since the drama will be in the worship center.   

 

    I look forward to playing music with you all in December!

 

Value for the Month: Memorization

 

    One of the best tricks I've found in memorizing is to take it "piece by peice." Start with a small "gulp" at a time.  Don't try to memorize the entire chapter or even the entire verse at a time.  One phrase at a time will do.

 

    When trying to memorize music from a CD, try the same thing: rewind the same part over and over again.  It sounds a little strange, but it works.

 

Phill Foust

Minister of Worship

First Christian Church of Newburgh

4544 State Rd. 261

Newburgh, IN 47630

 

Office phone: (812) 858-5000

Cell phone:    (812) 449-3474

Fax:              (812) 858-5001

www.fccn.org

Pfoust@fccn.org

 

Worship Ministry Update: 11/12/08

2009 Vision: Serving the Community through the Arts and Acts of Kindness

 

    The Choir will be singing at the mall Sunday night, Nov. 23 at 7:45 P.M.!  It is part of the "Simon Evening of Giving" sponsored by Deaconess Hospital and many other not-for-profit organizations.  It benefits the Simon Youth Foundation, which "helps at-risk kids in Simon mall communities nationwide earn high school diplomas and scholarships to realize hopes of going to college." (www.syf.org)

 

   Since we will be inside the mall in the cafe court, the orchestra will not be joining us.  (Fooey, I'd much rather have live music!)  We'll be using a CD instead. 

  

    Remember why we are doing this: we'll sing some quality music, and then invite them to come and worship with us at FCCN.  Who knows how many people will eventually become Christians because we extended grace to them in the community.  In short, we'll be "serving the community through the arts and acts of kindness." 

 

Melissa Epley is Moving this Saturday at 9:00 A.M.! (408 Locust St., Newburgh)

 

    Speaking of acts of Kindness, Melissa Epley (who sings in the choir) is moving (locally) this weekend, and has asked the gentleman to help (and ladies if you want, I don't want to exclude you from the fun :)

 

     We'll meet at her house at 9:00 A.M.   Bring your truck!  Her address is 408 Locust St. (close to downtown Newburgh).  You can "Google map" the address.

 

Experiential Worship, November 22

    Scott Lehman & Eric Rudisill would like to invite you all to a great night of worship!

 

    Anyone and everyone in the church is invited to a time to gather and worship together this Saturday night, November 22, at 5 pm. We'll pack in the high school room upstairs by the gym. Bring a carry-in dish and some plates so we can all "break bread" together, and then we'll sing and have some high-energy (read: sorta loud) worship. Bring the kids along. You may even hear from a couple people in the body about what has been on their hearts as of late. Questions, or want to help? Email or call Eric Rudisill (550-5302) or Scott Lehman (402-0933).

Ushers

 

    Rick Williams would like to let you all know about a serving opportunity at FCCN:

 

For a while now the Deacons at FCC have been working to redefine their role within FCC while at the same time opening ministry opportunities for members of the church body.  With this in mind and with the approval of the Elders, a new volunteer position at FCC is being created for men and women at FCC. 

We are calling the new position "Ushers" which is misleading since the volunteers will be responsible for the  majority of activities surrounding the Sunday Service in the Worship Center.  We are looking for 24-30 volunteers who would serve one service per month with four individuals serving each service. Scheduling can be flexible within reason.

The specific duties of the Ushers would include:

• Unlocking and locking the worship center prior to and following services
• Moving communion trays to and from kitchen prior to services and clean up following second service.
• Supervising communion servers during service
• Conducting attendance counts
• Assisting individuals in the Worship Center
• Assisting Deacons on duty as needed.

These duties are critical to the Sunday Service and therefore Ushers will need to be very dependable with a deep sense of responsibility.  Individuals volunteering will begin training by working under the supervision of the Deacons but ultimately will become largely self-supervising. 

The other Deacons and I would appreciate it if you could let the people in your ministry know about this.  Again, this is an important new volunteer position at FCC for men and women who wish to step up to a higher level of serving within the church.  If you or any of your group members have a question, please feel free to contact me. rickwilliams@wowway.com or (812) 858-0333 ext. 2

 

 Choir & Orchestra

 

    This Sunday night, we'll begin in the worship center.  We'll do prayer groups first, then the choir will go to the chapel to work on the music for the mall along with the CD.  The orchestra and rhythm section will stay in the worship center and practice their music.

 

    Choir, since we have a half an hour to sing at the mall (7:45-8:15), we'll be singing the following songs:

 

        How Can I Keep from Singing

        Do You Hear What I Hear

        Sing Noel

        One King

        O Holy Night

        My Soul Does Magnify the Lord   

                    

I look forward to seeing you all this weekend!

 

    Phill

 

Phill Foust

Minister of Worship

First Christian Church of Newburgh

4544 State Rd. 261

Newburgh, IN 47630

 

Office phone: (812) 858-5000

Cell phone:    (812) 449-3474

Fax:              (812) 858-5001

www.fccn.org

Pfoust@fccn.org

 

Worship Ministry Update: 11/4/08

2009 Vision: Serving the Community through the Arts and Acts of Kindness

 

    This Saturday, Louis Rose, James Geisler & I will be performing at the health fair this Saturday, November 8, here at FCCN.  We'll start around noon in the dining room.  There will be tons of people on our campus, and this will give them a chance to hear some music and hopefully want to come back on Sunday.  So come by, grab a bite to eat, and hear some acoustic groovin', harmony soothin', percussion boomin' muzak. :)

 

 Choir & Orchestra

 

    Thanks for doing a great job again Sunday!  You all are such an encouragement to me.  Here's something that was sent to me from Suzy Dayvolt:

 

Phill,

 

Wow!!!  What more can one say after the singing on Sunday by the choir.  They sounded great!  The song was super!  I can't wait to see the Christmas cantata!

 

Susy

   

    I hope to see you all this Sunday night @ 6:00!  We will have no more sectionals, so we'll be together as a full group for the entire practice time.  Here's the practice schedule:

 

    6:00-6:05 Prayer and memorization pep talk!

 

    6:05-6:45: practice the following songs as a full group:

        "Do You Hear What I Hear"

        "Little Town"

       "Sing Noel"

        "O Holy Night / O Come All Ye Faithful"

 

    6:45-7:05 Prayer Groups

   

    7:05-7:25     "One King"

       "My Soul Does Magnify the Lord"

 

    FWI: We will be singing all of these songs at the Eastland Mall on Sunday evening, Nov. 23, along with "How Can I Keep from Singing" & "Let the Worshippers Arise."   

 

Costumes for the Christmas Musical

 

    Doreen Robertson, our costume director, would like to give the following info to the men in the choir:

 

    "I need old ball caps, something you don't expect to wear as it will not be returned: you may put your name in them if you wish."  Doreen will need the hats to make headdresses for the musical.  You can give them to me or Doreen on Sunday.

                     

Value of the Month: Memorization

 

    I've heard it a million times: "I can't memorize."  Hmmm.  May I ask a question: what's your favorite movie?  May I ask one more question: can you quote a few lines?  I'll be you can quote more than a few lines, and here's why: you've seen it many times. 

 

    That is the first key to memorization: repetition.  Listening to your CD, repeating the lines, reading the Bible: hearing the same thing over and over will help you memorize it.  To be honest, that's how I memorized Jonah: I played the CD over and over while I exercised.  It wasn't really difficult, it just took time.  I invite you to try it for a week: you'll be quoting before you know it. :)

 

Phill Foust

Minister of Worship

First Christian Church of Newburgh

4544 State Rd. 261

Newburgh, IN 47630

 

Office phone: (812) 858-5000

Cell phone:    (812) 449-3474

Fax:              (812) 858-5001

www.fccn.org

Pfoust@fccn.org