July 12, '09

Hey - See below...

Ensemble: DOVE
Eric (A. Guitar, Keyboard, Voice)
Josh (Percussion)
Lynea (Voice)
Missy (Voice)
Tom (B. Guitar, Voice)
Wendie (Voice)

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Gathering Song – "I Will Call Upon The Lord" (D)
Opening Songs:
- "Amazing Grace (Peaceful Easy Feelin')" (D)
- "Open The Eyes Of My Heart" (E)
- "They'll Know We Are Christians" (Em)
Offering Song - "I See You" (E)
Closing Song - "Your Love Is Amazing" (G)

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I've put together a calendar for the next two months (July and August) which have all of the ensembles "locked" into place for the next 9 weeks. While these calendars forecast who's playing in the weeks to come, you must check the blog to make sure you know when you're expected to sing/play/etc. The "FULL" ensemble is not a "set" ensemble, but a group of players pulled from the general "pool" of musicians in the worship team. In other words, "FULL" can mean anyone. This also opens up opportunities for us to try more unique combinations of instruments/voices that we've not tried before. Another reason to check the blog often. The "roster" for the upcoming "FULL" ensemble will be posted two weeks in advance. If you have any questions about this procedure please feel free to e-mail me. We're just trying it out for now and will re-evaluate it come the end of August. If it works well then we'll continue into the fall at which point we'll forecast the entire school year. That should help to overcome some of the scheduling difficulties we've encountered. I hope this is helpful to you.

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The Worship Team has been asked to play music on the church's float for the Covington Days Parade. This is no small deal. The Parade is on July 18th. If you'd like to play in the Parade I need you to e-mail me ASAP and let me know. (I'll include this info in the e-mail coming out this afternoon.) We won't have space on the trailer for everyone, but we'll need enough people to commit to make it worthwhile. We'll also be limited by the amount of power we can draw from the generator. I imagine we'll be able to support 1 Keyboard (w/ amp), a few singers (not sure how much draw 3 or more mics would create - could have many singers sharing mics, of course), and 3 Guitars (w/amps) with the power available. The drums won't take any power, obviously. We'll prepare a 30-minute set; all very familiar and singer-friendly stuff. We'll rehearse that music after rehearsal on the 16th. If you'd like to sing/play in the Parade you must be at that rehearsal. Any questions? I'll send out more info about that as the date approaches. Ok...wow...a lot there. Please watch your inboxes for an e-mail later today.

See you Thursday @ 6:30! - E.T.