Chapel Choir Breakfast – February 2010

Our Chapel Choir, Chapel Bells and Ring of the Redeemed will lead in worship this Sunday, February 28 in all 3 morning services.  Because they will be at the church so early, I would like to feed them.

Here are the needs and who is currently filling them:

• Dozen Doughnuts: Amy Goble
• Dozen Doughnuts: Kim Deisher
• Dozen Doughnuts: John and Dori Dean
• Dozen Doughnuts: Zoe Poston
• Dozen Doughnuts: Deanne Colley
• Dozen Doughnuts:
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket: Nikki Pyfer
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket:
• Gallon of Orange Juice: Debbie Dedman
• Gallon of Orange Juice: Leslie McReynolds
• Gallon of Orange Juice: Yolanda Cranford
• Parent for Setup:
• Parent for Clean Up:

Please complete the form below indicating what item you will provide.  You can send the item with your student on Sunday morning or bring it to the SI Room before 8:00 a.m.  The form will not automatically update, but please know that your submission was received.  It will be updated frequently throughout the day.

Breakfast Needs for Student Ensembles

Our Chapel Choir, Chapel Ensemble and PraiSingers will lead in worship on Sunday, December 20th in all 3 morning services.  Because they will be at the church so early, I would like to feed them.

Here are the needs and who is currently filling them:

• Dozen Doughnuts: Amy Goble
• Dozen Doughnuts: Kellie Meredith
• Dozen Doughnuts: Mary Sullivan
• Dozen Doughnuts: Kim Deisher
• Dozen Doughnuts: Zoe Poston
• Dozen Doughnuts:
• Dozen Doughnuts:
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket: Yolanda Cranford
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket: Susan Meadows
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket:
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket:
• Gallon of Orange Juice: Deanne Colley
• Gallon of Orange Juice: Rene Pyron
• Gallon of Orange Juice: Lisa Johnson
• Gallon of Orange Juice: Cindy Finstad
• Parent for Setup:
• Parent for Clean Up:

Please complete the form below indicating what item you will provide.  You can send the item with your student on Sunday morning or bring it to the SI Room before 8:00 a.m.  The form will not automatically update, but please know that your submission was received.  It will be updated frequently throughout the day.

Chapel Choir Breakfast – November 2009

Our Chapel Choir and Chapel Bells will be leading in worship this Sunday, November 8th in all three morning services.  Because they will be at church so early Sunday morning, I would like to feed them. 

Here are the needs and who is currently filling them:

• Dozen Doughnuts: Zoe Poston
• Dozen Doughnuts: Susan Meadows
• Dozen Doughnuts: Susan Freer
• Dozen Doughnuts: Karon Gopffarth
• Dozen Doughnuts: Mark Meredith
• Dozen Doughnuts:
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket: Yolanda Cranford
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket:
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket:
• Gallon of Orange Juice: Paula Olson
• Gallon of Orange Juice: Carolyn Cain
• Set Up:
• Clean Up:

Breakfast Needs for October 11th (Updated)

Our Chapel Choir and PraiSingers will lead in worship on Sunday, October 11th in all 3 morning services.  Because they will be at the church so early, I would like to feed them.

Here are the needs and who is currently filling them:

• Dozen Doughnuts: Nikki Pyfer
• Dozen Doughnuts: Zoe Poston
• Dozen Doughnuts: Cheryl Lescovensky
• Dozen Doughnuts: Mary Sullivan
• Dozen Doughnuts: Kim Deisher
• Dozen Doughnuts: Terri Russell
• Dozen Doughnuts:
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket: Carolyn Cain
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket: Michelle Stevenson
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket: Kevin Stevenson
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket:
• Gallon of Orange Juice: Paula Miller
• Gallon of Orange Juice: Lynn Wimberg
• Gallon of Orange Juice: Cindy Finstad
• Gallon of Orange Juice: Cathy Deaton
• Parent for Setup:
• Parent for Clean Up:

Needs for Back to School Fellowship

Parents – we need your help!  This Sunday afternoon, August 30th, at 5:00 p.m., we are having our Student Music Back to School Fellowship in the Student Impact Room.  Our first choir rehearsals of the year will wrap up around 4:55 and the students will head up to the SI Room afterwards.  We are going to have a blast getting to know each other a little better, watching some slideshows from last year’s tours, and playing some fun games.

We are also going to serve some Ice Cream Coke Floats.  If you are able to help us out, will you please indicate below if you can bring some ice cream, soft drinks, or help to serve? You can sign up for more than one item! Just fill out the form twice.

 Thanks in advance for helping to make this coming year a great success!

Here’s are the needs and who has signed up so far:

Gallon of Ice Cream: Kim Deisher
Gallon of Ice Cream: Jerry and Zoe Poston
Gallon of Ice Cream: Jerry and Zoe Poston
Gallon of Ice Cream: Susan Meadows
Gallon of Ice Cream: Lynn Wimberg
Gallon of Ice Cream: Linda Rice
2 Liter of Coke: Amy Goble
2 Liter of Coke: Cindy Finstad
2 Liter of Coke: Jerry and Zoe Poston
2 Liter of Coke: Jerry and Zoe Poston
2 Liter of Coke: Cathy Deaton
2 Liter of Root Beer: Dana Norman
2 Liter of Root Beer: Shelly Durrwachter
2 Liter of Root Beer: Deanne Colley
2 Liter of Root Beer: Clarissa Marchalk
2 Liter of Root Beer: Susan Meadows

Set Up: Amy Goble
Set Up: Cindy Finstad
Serve: Shelly Durrwachter
Serve: Kim Deisher
Serve: Cathy Deaton
Clean Up: Dana Norman
Clean Up: Deanne Colley

Adult Volunteer Opportunities

One of the most crucial elements of the FBC Keller Student Music Ministry is the interaction between our students and compassionate, concerned adult volunteers.  There are many ways for parents to be involved, and they don’t require a lot of time. 

We have the following ministry opportunities for parents:

• Food – it takes a lot of food to keep our students going!  Every time we sing on Sundays and occasionaly in rehearsal, we provide breakfast or snacks for our students.
• Rehearsal Attendance – we like to have a parent in each rehearsal to help with anything the director might need and to invest in the lives of students.
• Prayer Partner – the spiritual growth and development of our students is the primary focus of our ministry.  As a prayer partner, you will receive a list of students that you will commit to pray for on a regular basis.
• Planning & Publicity – it is important to help get the word out about upcoming events.  These volunteers will work with our choir officers and leadership in promoting Student Music events.
• Student Contact – it’s important that students are contacted regularly by our adults via mail, email, Facebook, text message, etc.  These parents will assist the leadership in communicating with students.
• Fellowships – we try to plan several fellowship opportunities where our high school and middle school students can connect.  If you would be willing to assist with these fellowships or would potentially agree to host one, please let us know.

If you are interested in serving in any of these areas, please complete the form below.

Chapel Choir Breakfast

Our Chapel Choir and Chapel Ensemble will be leading in worship this Sunday, March 29th in all three morning services.  Because they will be at church so early Sunday morning, I would like to feed them. 

Here are the needs and who is currently filling them:

• Dozen Doughnuts: Kim Deisher
• Dozen Doughnuts: Mary Sullivan
• Dozen Doughnuts: Amy Goble
• Dozen Doughnuts: Terri Russell
• Dozen Doughnuts: Shelly Durrwachter
• Dozen Doughnuts:
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket: Yolanda Cranford
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket: Susan Freer
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket: Susan Meadows
• Gallon of Orange Juice: Joy Huber/Belinda Kingsley
• Gallon of Orange Juice: Tracie Simon
• Set Up:
• Clean Up:

Student Tour Sponsors

We believe that healthy relationships between students and caring adults are absolutely critical for the spiritual, musical, and emotional development of our students.  One of the best ways to build these relationships is by serving as a tour sponsor on either our Middle School or Chapel Tour.  As a tour sponsor, you will build relationships, take care of trip details, and serve as a family group leader. 

If you are interested in applying to be a tour sponsor, please download the 2009 Tour Sponsor Application and return it to the Creative and Worship Arts Office by March 1, 2009.  You will not be required to pay a deposit at this time and will be notified shortly after March 1st if you have been selected to be a sponsor.

Thank you so much for your commitment to serve the Lord by caring and ministering to our high school and middle school students.

Breakfast for Student Ensembles

Several of our Student Ensembles will lead in worship on Sunday, December 21st in all 3 morning services. The Chapel Choir, PraiSingers, and Chapel Ensemble will have various responsibilities during the services. Because they will be at the church so early, I would like to feed them.

Here are the needs and who is currently filling them:

• Dozen Doughnuts: Cindy Finstad
• Dozen Doughnuts: Debbie Dedman
• Dozen Doughnuts: Janet Meyers
• Dozen Doughnuts: Paula Olson
• Dozen Doughnuts: Belinda Kingsley
• Dozen Doughnuts: Kim Deisher
• Dozen Doughnuts:
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket: Carolyn Cain
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket: Leslie McReynolds
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket: Yolanda Cranford
• Dozen Pigs in a Blanket: Linda Rice
• Gallon of Orange Juice: Susan Freer
• Gallon of Orange Juice: Cathy Deaton
• Gallon of Orange Juice: Lisa Johnson
• Parent for Setup: Kevin Stevenson
• Parent for Clean Up:

Help Your Student Make Wise Choices About Music

I came across this blog post last week by Bob Kauflin, author of the book Worship Matters and former member of the singing group GLAD (which you probably know, but your kids have no idea about!).  He provides some excellent thoughts about helping teenagers (and adults) make wise, biblical choices about their music.  I’m including the entire article below along with the full link.

Listening to Music for God’s Glory

By Bob Kauflin

Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of speaking to the parents and youth of my home church on the topic of listening to music for the glory of God. The parent/youth ministry is currently discussing the book, Wordliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World. My message was something of an adaptation of a chapter I wrote for the book, called “God, My Heart, and Music.”

I started out by saying God gave us music as a gift to direct our attention to him. In the Bible, music is connected with worship, weddings, funerals, work, play, and war. The basic elements of rhythm, melody, and harmony aren’t inherently evil or sinful. Non-Christians can write beautiful songs that are good for us. Christians can write terrible songs that are bad for us.

So how can something so good become something bad? Two reasons. First, there’s a sinful world outside us. Music, like any gift, can be abused, misused, and used wrongly. Those who make music – artists, record companies, marketers – aren’t primarily interested in caring for our souls or helping us avoid worldliness. They want us to buy their music.

Second, there are sinful desires inside us. Just as people can write music to communicate sin, we can listen to music to feed sin. And music amplifies the deceptive voices of the world. Listening to music is never neutral, because our sinful hearts are involved ( James 1:14-15). Listening to music without discernment and godly intent reveals a heart willing to flirt with the world. We get into trouble when we don’t THINK about the music we listen to.

I ended by offering six handles to help us think more concretely and biblically about the music we listen to.

1. Submission ( Prov. 19:20)
If you’re living at home, that means submission to your parents. If you’re an adult, that means submission to those who are spiritually mature and know you best. Listening to music is not a right. It’s a privilege to be earned.

2. Content ( Phil. 4:8)
If we listen regularly to ungodly lyrics, it’s only a matter of time until we become dull to sin or drawn by sin. Some Christians say they don’t know what songs are saying.  If we don’t listen to what’s being said, why don’t we find out? Christians, more than anyone, should know what the songs we listen to are saying ( James 3:8-10).

3. Associations ( Prov. 22:3)
Because music can’t be held, touched, or seen, it always associates itself with the things that surround it:  friends, concerts, clubs, radio stations, videos, websites, other artists. A “neutral” song can lead us to a variety of temptations.

4. Time ( Prov. 13:20)
The more time you spend listening to music, the more it becomes a friend that will affect you. Is your music a wise friend or a fool?

5. Fruit ( Prov. 14:14)
We should be aware of the kinds of emotions the music we listen to produces in us. How does it affect our relationships with others? What effect does it have on our attitudes, perspectives, and appearance? Is there any desire to deceive others about the music we listen to?

6. Conversion ( 2 Cor. 13:5)
An ongoing struggle with music and its effects could reveal that an individual has never been regenerated. Only a true worshiper of Jesus can appreciate music the way God intended it to be appreciated – not as an idol, but as a gift.

I ended by giving three ways to listen to music for God’s glory: intentionally, with others, and gratefully.

You can download or listen to the whole message at the Covenant Life website.

 

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