Great Weekend Upstairs and Down!

What a great weekend with "Coffee Conversations" upstairs and "Buggliacci" downstairs in the Penguin room. Great job, Paul, Dave, Julie, Dalene, Diane, Leslie B., Billie, Sissy, Leslie K., Ryan and Phil! Way to go, team!

More pics here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/laurengb4/June2728drama#

http://picasaweb.google.com/laurengb4/June2809drama#

Celebrating Together!

In a time of plenty of bad news, our pal Chip got some good news worth sharing! He is taking a new job that won't take him away from us or his family any more than his current job but that will give him a significant raise, in fact a raise double what he originally thought it would be! So happy for Chip and his family! Let's celebrate and thank God for this blessing together!

"Shared Joy is double joy; shared sorrow is half sorrow." Swedish Proverb

What a Meeting!

You missed an incredible meeting! We got a sneak preview of the drama called "Buggliaci" that will debut in the Penguin Room this weekend, talked about some upcoming elements and series, heard an AMAZING monolog by Fletch about identity, and laughed, cried, and prayed together. If you ask anyone who attended, there will be no denial of the presence of God throughout the course of the night. We had too many "concidences" to deny the Holy Spirit at work in our lives and our relationships to each other. Sad for those of you who missed it, but excited about the fall when we'll have more chances to meet and experience God together with more able to come!

Here's what's coming this weekend:
Penguin Room: Phil is directing Leslie K, Ryan, and Diane and her three girls Sissy, Billie and Leslie in the bug drama called "Bugliacci" that teaches the kids about the dangers of gossip.
Main stage: Dalene is directing Paul, Dave, Julie and I in "Coffee Conversations" that we all collaborated on writing based on our monologs from the last meeting and life experience.




Important dates coming up:
Please Note: The Creative Arts picnic has been moved from July 17th to August 7th. Unfortunately, this is the only time all year I’ll be out of town for a family reunion, so I won’t be able to be there now that the date is changed. So we will not have any meetings or get together’s in July. However, we will have our own Drama Team Fall Kickoff party (pic from last year above) once again in my back yard on Friday August 28th at 7pm. More details coming soon!

Turning Point All Stars Still Turning!

Luke Richey, Ryan Lutz and Brad Miller did a great job tonight in a drama for the Turning Point All-stars kids. A great lesson on how God takes care of us no matter what our circumstances...hmmm, sounds a little familiar...Andy Stanley? : ) Great job, team!

Bugs Still Buzzin' right along!

This weekend, Sherry narrated and directed a great bug drama about the power of words to hurt and heal. Johnny Johnson and Sammy Petersen did a great job as the "yuck bugs" who say mean words and learned how much they can hurt when they're on the receiving end. Kelly Geisel was the beautiful "Utterfly" who pops in to show them the power of healing words of encouragement. It's already sparked great conversation between Lauren and I. Thanks, team for giving of your time and talent to help raise the future generation by teaching them Godly principles. It makes a difference!

Bugzzzzz R Off 2 a great start!

Sierra, Cayla, and Jake kicked off the first of six bug dramas in the Penguin Room this weekend under the direction of Dalene. This is going to be an awesome summer of crazy bugs, and it started off with a bang! Great job, team!

Small Parts

Baptism in India 2009 from Gene Ort on Vimeo.

There's a saying in the Theatre "There are no small parts; only small actors." Watching this video of baptisms in India humbles me. The excellent art we produce as a team helps to compel people to give to the cause of furthuring God's kingdom in India. Our tithes, our time, our talents, are small parts in the big things God is doing. What a privilege!

Willow Creek Arts Conference

"What Used to be True" from eyemotion on Vimeo.

My Story from Granger Community on Vimeo.

Hey guys, Just got back from the Willow Creek Arts Conference! These two videos (above)won at the film festival! These two below were also shown and almost won in their categories... (over 140 entries and they picked FOUR of ours to show!)

More Than from Granger Community on Vimeo.

Out of Sync from Granger Community on Vimeo.

Other churches are wondering and buzzing about how we find all our talent! So proud of all of you!

You Missed a Great Show!

"slide show"
"Paper Chase"

"One Voice"

"Gibberish Dating"

"Typewriter"

Sorry you missed our hilarious improv show! Dalene, Tom, Paul, Brad, Jen, Julie and my husband Cody and I had a blast playing some games and entertaining a small but great audience. Sorry you missed it. Hope we can do it again sometime. It was an awesome night!

Behind the Scenes

Four Words from Granger Community on Vimeo.

Paul, Dave, Greg, Shelley, Marlene and unbelievable job in the first wed. media about the four word: take, bless, break and give. Unfortunately, I don't have any cool snapshots of them in action, but I do have some fun shots of a couple of weeks ago when a few cool ladies and their daughters took some time to hang out with Lauren and I to make the wall! I love those behind the scenes people just as much, don't you? Thanks to Sarah, Madison, Michelle, Maddie, Whitney, Belle, Dalene, Dawn, Breanna, Theresa, Lexi, Lauren and the countless number of people who contributed to this awesome project! What a cool illustration of the beautiful mosaic of the church both in product and in process! Way to go, team!

Improv Show This Saturday!

Don't forget that Osceola Community Theatre's fundraising "Entertainment Extravaganza" Weekend is this weekend, Friday and Saturday, June 5 & 6. The event is going to be held in the Moran Elementary School Auditorium located at 305 N. Beech Road in Osceola, IN. Friday is the Variety Show and Silent Auction and Saturday is the Improv Show. Both shows start at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $12.00 for each show, or you can purchase a weekend pass and see both shows for only $12.00. OCT Cookbooks will also be on sale at both events.

For more info. or to pre-purchase tickets go to:
www.osceolatheatre.com