Weekend Celebration

Another weekend to celebrate for the drama team! Brad, Phil, Sammy, and Billie were rocking in the Heir Force room for the 2nd-5th graders, I was upstairs, and Leslie was storytelling for the little ones! Another great weekend to serve on the team! Well done, everyone!

Charlotte's Web at Bethel

Tonight's your last chance to see Bethel's production of Charlotte's Web, starring Becki Visker (our very own Belle from Christmas Carol) as Mrs. Zuckerman. Lauren and I and her friend Alayna caught it last night. It's a great cast filled with many of my former students from last fall. The acting, costumes, set, and makeup are tremendous! If you have kiddos, or even if you don't, and want to catch a great show, run over to their last performance matinee today at 2:00pm or in the evening at 7:30pm!

Feild Trip!

Our very own awesome boat driver Kelly Geisel is driving a new boat as assistant musical director for South Bend Civic's Seussical production coming up April 9-11th. They have a Sunday matinee the 11th at 3:00pm. Would anyone like to meet Lauren and I at the church and head out for lunch at 1:00pm and then carpool over to the theatre by 2:30pm to meet those who can't make it to lunch? Fun family field trip to support Kelly and see a great show! Buy your tickets ahead of time (see info. at http://www.sbct.org/ ) and let me know if you're coming!

And the Oscar Goes to.....

Being involved in local community theatre and spreading the influence of the kingdom in local arts is a part of God's plan for this team, and we're taking steps in the right direction! Our improv team was asked to perform at a local community Theatre Awards night Saturday night, and we had a blast doing it! Wish you all could have been there! Thanks for playing your part in our team that is spreading a light and joy in our community.

MC3 Creates Some Drama!

Paul, Lauren and I had a blast teaching some improv games to the kids in the MC3 after school program today. In this computer age, the thing that sets humans apart (and gets us employment!) is our imagination, improvisation, education and problem-solving skills. And we're committed to helping the kids at Monroe Circle take steps toward a brighter future. And we had SO much fun doing it! We started off with "Spacewalk" and "Energy Ball" then Paul read the book "Looking Like Me" by Walter Dean Myers and we played "the rhythm game" to review the concepts in the book to help them with their literacy program. We finished off with "One WOrd Story" and "Duck Duck Animal". We will be doing this on the third Thursday of every month from 4-4:45pm. Hope you can make it next time to play with us!

Glenn Close Night on the town!

Diane, Dalene, Mary, Paul, Jen, Julie, Lisa and I got a chance to attend a lecture given by Glenn Close last night at St. Mary's. It was an increidble experience, rich in depth of our craft and helpful tools as well as just getting to know a great fellow artist. Some of the memorable quotes were "If you scratch an actor, you find a child." and "In every good thriller, blood must be spilled before you can achieve catharsis, hmmm, not sure she meant it this way, but it certainly reminds me that Good Friday and Easter are just around the corner. We had a great time, and good news! They bring in a star to lecture once a year, so next year you can join us!

Congratulations, Kyle and Jeannette!

A Report from Kyle:

"Jack Kyle was born at 10:04am this morning 8lbs 6oz 20" long. Doin great just needs a little oxygen."

I'm sure you all remember when played Jack Bauer in our 24 series and talked about all his "daughters"...well, now he'll have to add his "son" who is aptly named! : )

We Have A Dream

My Dream for Granger Community Church from Granger Community on Vimeo.

Hey, amazing team!

Mark Beeson and the Senior Management Team need your help and long for your input! I love that we go to a church that wants to dream together, a church that recognizes creativity and collaboration, aren't you? Well, dream big with us!

Visit:

http://www.gccwired.com/mydream for more info.

fill out a cool form that help you organize your thoughts:
http://www.gccwired.com/attachments/myDream_conversationTool.pdf

or e-mail your responses to:

mydream@gccwired.com


Let's dream big together!

Unwraveling

Unraveling from Granger Community on Vimeo.

Dalene and Cayla took the stage this weekend in their first mother daughter performance on the main stage. They were not only brilliant in the performance but in the writing as well! Nothing beats authenticity and talent working together to create real moments that open our hearts for the message God has for us. And what a message it was! Rob was phenomenal, the song/drama was phenomenal and the closing song ' A Living Prayer' reminded us what it's all about. Great weekend, team!

Women's Event Hilarity

The Gcc Improv team provided the entertainment for the women's event and there was plenty of laughter in the auditorium Friday night! Butch, Brad, Paul, Julie, Jen, and I had a blast playing improv games with 400 women. Butch serenaded a women named Stephanie from the audience while Paul and Brad did a hilarious interpretive dance. Jen and Julie gave some messy cooking lessons as "Paula Lean" with Julie speaking and Jen as her hands. They all did an amazing job and reminded me of the freedom of play in improv. Great job, team!

Happy MONDAY, Leslie!!!!!

Today is Leslie Koczan's first day of feeedom! Her last day at work was Friday. Happy retirement and happy Monday, Leslie! If you want to e-mail her and wish her happy retirement, her new e-mail is LAKoczan@aol.com.