Heather Hunt has done amazing things for our music program and choir in the almost two years she has been employed at Gethsemane. I recently sat down with her to talk about our 151st or is it our 152nd Palm Sunday concert. She has a great desire to do something exciting and fun, something than maintains the tradition of quality, but reflects the reality of the community and ministry of the present. We got to talking about the extraordinarily skilled people in the Garden and begin to imagine a grand concert. She is currently working on the details, but we came up with three pieces that we believe were essential for its success.
First, the music, she would like to engage the congregation's skills and talents in that creative arena, of which we have many talented singers, musicians and artists. Let's make a concert that is made up of us, she said, made up of us. She gets it, we do not need to depend on experts or other peoples skills and talents because everything we need we have right here in our community. Second we thought it would be good to have a little reception following the concert, a time to be together, bask in the glow of something done well and celebrate the many years of tradition that has been maintained. Finally, the third piece is a marketing, getting the word out, so to speak, so people will come.
We estimated this would cost us $1500. That is it, $1000 for music, guests and other music related expenses, $200 for the reception, with some volunteer help of course, and $300 for advertising. Will you help us make the Palm Sunday concert, our annual celebration of Gethsemane, our "Patronal Feast Day", a success? If you can, please consider making a contribution to the Church, with Palm Sunday Concert in the memo line.
God is at work in our midst, and let's take this chance to celebrate the gifts of the congregation, and celebrate them together on this great festival day.
Be well,
Aron
First, the music, she would like to engage the congregation's skills and talents in that creative arena, of which we have many talented singers, musicians and artists. Let's make a concert that is made up of us, she said, made up of us. She gets it, we do not need to depend on experts or other peoples skills and talents because everything we need we have right here in our community. Second we thought it would be good to have a little reception following the concert, a time to be together, bask in the glow of something done well and celebrate the many years of tradition that has been maintained. Finally, the third piece is a marketing, getting the word out, so to speak, so people will come.
We estimated this would cost us $1500. That is it, $1000 for music, guests and other music related expenses, $200 for the reception, with some volunteer help of course, and $300 for advertising. Will you help us make the Palm Sunday concert, our annual celebration of Gethsemane, our "Patronal Feast Day", a success? If you can, please consider making a contribution to the Church, with Palm Sunday Concert in the memo line.
God is at work in our midst, and let's take this chance to celebrate the gifts of the congregation, and celebrate them together on this great festival day.
Be well,
Aron
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