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Building Reminders

As we move from "construction phase" to fully using our new facilities, a few reminders are worth noting:

• Scheduling

  Holy Redeemer is blessed to have many activities and opportunities for ministry and fellowship—both in our building and in the community. These include long and short term opportunities, day and evening opportunities, as well as congregational and community opportunities. With the expansion of our facilities we anticipate being able to host additional events. In order to ensure smooth running activities, however, proper planning and communication are a necessity.

  When scheduling events for your committee or group, it is vitally important that you first check the church master calendar, to see if there are any conflicts. The office has a long term calendar on which planned events are written. Often, more than one group can have an event going on at the same time, but it is important that those responsible for planning ensure that other leaders are notified and aware of the situation. If there is more than one opportunity at a given time, people will be able to choose what they wish to participate in, but leaders being informed as to what others are doing is a necessary part of this process. It is also important that the staff be well aware of any plans, so that we can answer questions if they arise, and assist in scheduling as necessary. Last minute plans are difficult for all concerned.

  As we look forward to expanded opportunities to serve God and our community, open, timely communication and well-planned events are the key to providing stress-free blessings to all participants.

• Closing the Building

  Our new building expansion means there are additional lights to turn off and additional doors and windows to close when leaving. If you are the last person leaving the building, please be sure all lights are off (except for the security lights in the entryway, which are always on), and that the doors to the classrooms, youth room, offices, workroom, kitchen, fellowship space, sacristy and hallways, etc. are closed, as well as all windows. It is also always good to check to make sure the coffee pot burners are turned off, as well. If you need instruction on how to lock or unlock the entryway doors from the inside, please speak to Pastor Brenda. A reminder about these "closing the building" tasks will be posted by the front doors and in the education rooms/hallway.

• Nave Acoustics

  You may have noticed that our nave (worship space) is now very "live." That is, the acoustics make it such that every noise—every conversation, every bout of fussing, every musical offering, every "hard," noisy toy (toy cars, etc.) sound, every footstep—is amplified. This acoustical reality is good with regard to hearing the words or musical offerings of those participating in worship, but can be distracting when other sounds interfere with the service.

  Please keep this in mind when gathering for worship, as well as during the service itself. Conversations are best kept for before and after worship, and our newly expanded narthex provides plenty of room for this. We ask that you consider bringing only "soft" toys for worship, such as books or dolls. If a child has a bout of sustained chatter or crying, we urge you to make use of our new cry room, conveniently located near the offices. Whether it is during a Sunday service when youth are serving as attendants in the cry room or a Saturday service, this room is a good place to "re-group" for a few minutes if necessary. Feel free to get up and leave and return when your child has been comforted!

• Severe Weather Shelter

  Please know that in the event of severe weather, the fellowship space now provides an enclosed area to gather. Should this type of situation arise during worship, Sunday School, meetings, etc., we will proceed to this area.

• Mom Won't Do Your Dishes

  If you use a cup, glass, plate, etc. in the kitchen, please be sure to wash your dishes and put them away. Also, if you are the last person to use and turn off the coffee pot, please empty out any remaining coffee from the pot and discard the filter. Please do not leave these things for someone else to take care of!