Ah, did we catch your attention with this headline? We hope so. This is regarding announcements Sunday morning in worship. We have been receiving several concerns from live-stream viewers that announcements are not miked and cannot be heard, so viewers are turning off the service before completion of worship.
We don’t want Pastor Gary or an usher or anyone scrambling around like Phil Donahue with a mic to those making announcements. That is not activity conducive to worship. If you need to make an announcement please speak before worship to Pastor Gary. We will figure out how to, perhaps, come forward to use a mic or, instead, let Pastor Gary make the announcement. If a particular person needs to be identified, they could stand or be pointed out by Pastor Gary.
As always, the best announcements are those reminding people of something they already know. That means for various programs, meetings, etc. it is always best if we can include it first in the newsletter and congregational emails. And, when making announcements, remember this is going live-stream onto the internet. What goes out there can remain forever, so be careful when making and announcement about names and details you might not want those beyond our community to know.
Thanks for your understanding!!