Table Day!

The Table has begun! There will be tweaking and fine tuning, of course, but overall I am very pleased with how things went on Sunday. The singing in the 9:30 service was fantastic. The band sounded good and the people really sang out. There were several times when I was moved by it. This service housed 161 people, which means it now has some room to grow, but not at the cost of the feeling of momentum.

The Table is set to hold 133 people . The attendance was 90 (I think, I have to ask Theresa the number again).
Even at 90, though, it looked full and, as far as I could tell, the room had a nice feel to it.

The band was rehearsed and ready.And the service was begun without me.

Jeff even had slides of icons of Joanna (who was the subject of the sermon).

I was surprised by the shift from the 11 o'clock service to the Table. I've never just walked into a service and started preaching. That part was my least favorite part of the experience, but I suspect the shift will feel more natural as I get used to it.

This is shot of the original 11am service and it looks full from here, but he number on the attendance sheet was only 95. I demand a recount! Regardless, that means that we had 185 total adult worshipers during the 11am hour, which is good. ESPECIALLY when we consider that there was still space available in the parking lot. THANKS, THANKS, THANKS to those of you who have willingly parked off site. You are great.



Thanks to Lorna Crouch for taking the pictures. Thanks also to Jeff, Heather, and Theresa for doing the heavy lifting to make this day possible.