Tuggeranong Presbyterian Church
Community Carols by Candlelight
Sunday 8 December 2002
Start Time : 7:00pm
Program, Management Plan & Review
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Preparations | ||
| 5:00 | Set up | Rod H David B TPC Band Scott & Rod |
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Preliminary Items | ||
| 7:00 | Sausage Sizzle | Linda Preston |
| Face Painting | Roanna & Oumaya | |
| Christmas Music | TYG (Tanya) | |
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Main Program | ||
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Items |
Music |
Leader |
| Welcome | John Harper | |
| 7:30 Opening Bracket | 1. Happy Christmas 2. Mary’s Boy Child 3. Silent Night | TPC Band |
| 7:40 Item | 4. Puppet Intro 5. School Band | QuizWorx Cheryl Greentree |
| 7:50 Second Bracket | 6. Baby Lying in a Manger 7. Away in a Manger 8. Hark the Herald Angels Sing 9. We Three Kings | TPC Band |
| 8:00 Skit/Songs | 10. School Recorder Band 11. KFC Play | Cheryl Greentree Lexia |
| 8:15 Third Bracket | 12. Angels from the Realms of Glory 13. The First Noel 14. While Shepherds Watched | TPC Band |
| 8:25 Item | 15. Lord’s Prayer | Talitha Smallwood |
| 8:30 Fourth Bracket | 16. Christmas Isn’t Just About Santa 17. Joy to the World | TPC Band |
| 8:35 Message | 18. Puppets | QuizWorx |
| 8.55 Fifth Bracket | 19. Jingle Bells 20. Deck the Halls 21. Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer | TPC Band |
| 9:05 Item | 22. Tuggeranong Youth Band | Tanya |
| 9:20 Sixth Bracket | 23. Drummer Boy 24. O Little Town of Bethlehem | TPC Band |
| 9:25 Song | 25 Home School Band | Tim |
| 9:30 Seventh Bracket | 26. O Come All Ye Faithful 27. We Wish You a Merry Christmas | TPC Band |
| Close | 28 | John |
Plan
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Activity |
Notes |
Person |
| Advertising (OK) | Arrange distribution of advertising brochure to local households Place Posters Display Banner in last week, needs to be taken down early each evening | Rod H & Stuart Campbell |
| Band (OK) | Tim, Andrew, Robert,John P, Heather, Joy, Lexia, Robert, Kym, Trevor | Trevor S |
| Brochure (OK) |
Prepare & print advertising leaflets, posters, message brochure and song sheets. |
Trevor S |
| Candles (OK) |
Buy, light and distribute candles and hand protectors, probably need about 300 |
Jodie Ruth |
| Face Painting (OK) |
Provide free face-painting for under 12s as an incentive - Christmas Theme perhaps |
Roanna Carn, Oumaya Issa |
| First-aid |
Bring first-aid kit and administer if necessary |
Jenny B |
| MC |
Welcome, announce items, thank and farewell |
John Harper |
| Message (OK) |
Short presentation of the Gospel for non-church people (approx 20 min) |
Quizworx Matt 9708 0927 |
| Message Stall (OK) |
Provide a stall/tent telling about the gospel and Christmas story. |
Scott Sickles Rod Inman |
| Music |
arrange practice and presence |
Elizabeth |
| Participant Management (OK) | KFC - Lexia : OK School Choir : NOK School Band : OK School Recorder Band : OK Tuggeranong Youth Band : OK Youth Group - Rod : CAN Talitha - OK Elizabeth - OK TPC Band - OK Home School Band - OK | Trevor S Matthew on 6294 1426, Tanya on 6291 8676 or email tanyak@hotkey.net.au |
| Program (OK) | develop program arrange participants | Trevor S |
| School Booking & Access (OK) | Arrange access to the school (OK) Toilets open (OK) Sprinklers off (OK) | Graeme Hirth |
| Security | Do five minute patrol around school area every 30 minutes to ensure things are in order. Count people present. Keep an eye on candles | George Kirkham Ulrich Weiss |
| Setup/Pulldown |
Help set up equipment, lights etc, and pack up at end. |
Rod Harper David Bolin |
| Singers |
Elizabeth, Kaylene, Shari, Jenny |
Trevor S |
| Sound |
Set up and operate sound system |
Doug Prior/David Bolin |
| Stage Management (OK) |
Make sure each act is ready to go on time. |
Chris Reed Assistant Melissa Reed |
| Sausage Sizzle (OK) |
Isabella Primary |
Linda Preston |
| Weather Forecast |
Review
Attendance
About 250 people attended. This is about 50 less than last year. This could be due to having only the school band and recorder group play. Last year we also had the school choir. They did not have one this year.
Program
The program started at 7:00pm and concluded exactly at 9:30pm. The Tuggeranong Youth Band did not play the second 15 minute bracket. People waited around until the puppets finised at about 8:45 and then many left. This is better than last year when many left after the children had performed or as soon as the message started. Comments suggest that finishing at 9:30 is too late and that the program is too long.
Puppets
This was very successful. It engaged the children and families stayed longer. The program was changed slightly. There was a very quick intro at the beginning to whet the appetite of the audience. The program was changed to put the puppet first ‘act’ on immediately after the Lord’s Prayer item. Then there was a bracket of 2 songs and the puppets continued their second act. Quizworx were given a $200 donation to cover their expenses.
Free Face Painting
This was vary popular and a lot more work for Roanna and Oumaya than expected. Next time they will need to be able to take a break. Face painting continued until it was too dark to see.
Candles
Due to the total fire ban, there were no candles. The light stick substitutes were popular, though there was some concern that young children chewed them and this could lead to injury. Generally I think it would be best to avoid this.
Sausage Sizzle
The Sausage Sizzle didn’t do so well this year. Last year they made $300. They will need lighting next time.
Book Stall
The book stall was worth doing. About five books were sold and several Gideon bibles and Creation Science magazines were given away. One person made enquires about Christianity and was given a contact at Queanbeyan.
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