Lark News

Found a new site that is quite funny...Lark News.

One of their latest headlines...

Animatronic band takes guesswork out of worship

On Sunday morning at High Valley Community Church, the curtains part to reveal a 10-piece band of mannequins which springs to life at the touch of a button.
"Good morning everybody!" says lead animatron "Steve," a male mannequin with blond hair and a beaming smile. "Let's worship God!"
They launch into a flawless version of "Open the Eyes of My Heart," and the animatrons "play" their instruments while people in the audience clap and sing along.
It has taken a few months to get used to them, but the people at High Valley have embraced the burgeoning trend in electronic worship leaders.
"I thought I'd miss the human element, but these machines are so real," says Douglas Wilson, 62. "And I appreciate the consistency."
The shift happened last fall when the church's worship leader resigned. Pastor Ted Lindey had trouble finding a replacement. Then he heard about Animatronics Group, a company out of New Zealand which creates animatronic shows for theme parks. For the price of three years' salary for a flesh-and-blood worship leader, Lindey realized he could get a system that lasted ten years or more and offered almost limitless worship possibilities.

We've only got 1 service tomorrow at Grace. Here is the order of worship:

-Welcome
-Baptism
-Congregational worship...The Solid Rock...Sing to the King
-Message/Congregational Reflection
-Prayer/Offering
-Congregational worship...You Are My King/Amazing Love...The Wonderful Cross
-Song...Amazing Grace/My Chains are Gone
-Communion
-Closing Hymn...The Solid Rock