Posted by kat on April 18, 2002 at 17:23:15:
In Reply to: Naked ducks posted by Pastor Steven on April 17, 2002 at 16:41:03:
: : What can we do to help you Steve? To lesson the burden of the every day stuff?
: There are a number of things that need to be done to set up the church each week (G does most of it now), and then clean up the church after the service. Of course it involves coming early, or working afterwards while everyone else talks. Mike Cleary will certainly need help coordinating and facilitating the whole sign painting thing and anyone who wants to put themselves at his disposal in this endeavor would be most appreciated. I will think about other things...
: : I think my husband had a great idea about having fellowship at someone's home occassionally. This would be a great cost savings and a chance to share a different kind of gathering.
: It think it's a great idea to have a gathering at someone's home, although it really would not be a cost-cutter. The church bills remain constant no matter where we meet (the cost of the child care workers excluded). The problem with doing it at regular service times is that we will be advertising the service (we really need to do this, and always planned to), and so there is a substantial chance someone could show up to find an empty building some Sunday afternoon. This is the kind of thing that would really bother me. (Knowing me, you know this.) I am loath to even advertise a gathering until I know it is really something, and I have some idea what it is trying to be. Now that we have a clue about the "what," and we will begin advertising it, I could not bear to have people visit and not find us. Perhaps we could do the fellowship at a different time/day?
I was assuming that Paula was suggesting fellowship/dinner after church at homes instead of restaurants occasionally. In that way it would (as someone mentioned) eliminate the need to choose either dinner at an establishment or giving financially to the church as some might not have the finances to do both. If we planned it ahead everyone could bring a dish to share (remember covered dish dinners) And if we use paper plates and plastic forks the cleanup problem is much diminished!