On Aug 19, 2009, at 10:50 AM, Jami Lindberg wrote:
Hi Friends,
I am so thankful that you all have such a heart to serve in eXpresso. eXpresso is a "come hear" event, therefore we expect a large percentage of the women attending do not normally attend Cornerstone.
Each quarter women come and are blessed by what they hear and learn at eXpresso, but once in awhile there will be that one person that did not have a good experience. But, as a greeter you have the unique opportunity to give the guest a great start to her evening! You can very easily be Jesus' hands and feet in that entry on Monday night. Each of you has been asked to be a part of the greeting team because you are natural "welcomers"! You're not only a friendly face but you're warm and people will recognize that. Each of you are not afraid to walk up to women and start a conversation and make people feel "at home". I'm thankful for you!
On the flip side of that, because you are a people person you know a lot of women and have a lot of friends that will be attending eXpresso. As difficult as it may be, I'm asking that you keep your conversations to your friends in the entry to a minimum. There are many women that need to feel comfortable and won't if we all are chatting up our friends and not them. Our main responsibility is to greet and welcome in each and every person and give that little "extra" to the newbies! Thank you for your understanding.
Again at this eXpresso we will have a new person check in all by itself. I ask that a few of you stand just at that check in and walk women to tables and introduce them to the table hostess and anyone else you may know at the table so they can feel comfortable. We will figure out assignments on Monday night.
A couple more things.....there is now an eXpresso blog!!! It's a private blog, therefore Tanya has to invite you to view it. I'm sending her all your email addresses so she can put the invite out there to you. I encourage you to check it out and see all the fun things that are on it! One of the items you will view on the blog is the opportunity to register to work at the Rummage Sale. There will be 2 days of drop off this year and Cornerstone is in need of women and men to help out. There will not be childcare.
Another topic you can read about on the blog is the opportunity to serve on the Women's Network Table Team. How cool is it that Cornerstone offers so many different forums to get plugged into?!? This table team helps facilitate that. Would you consider volunteering a small amount of your time before or after your normal service time to help out at that table? Along with that opportunity is a coordinator. This person would be responsible for 1 service a month to ensure that there are women to greet the gals as they approach the table on Sunday. You can read more about each of these fun opportunities to serve on the blog!
Lastly, in lieu of charms for serving on the eXpresso team, Tanya Kirkpatrick will be hosting an amazing evening at her home on November 12th at 6pm. Mark your calendars now, you won't want to miss it.
Again, thank you for serving. This night would not happen without you. I look forward to seeing you on Monday evening at 6:15pm in the breezeway between the student center and the children's building.
Thank you for allowing me to come along side you and serve,
~Jami
Hi Friends,
I am so thankful that you all have such a heart to serve in eXpresso. eXpresso is a "come hear" event, therefore we expect a large percentage of the women attending do not normally attend Cornerstone.
Each quarter women come and are blessed by what they hear and learn at eXpresso, but once in awhile there will be that one person that did not have a good experience. But, as a greeter you have the unique opportunity to give the guest a great start to her evening! You can very easily be Jesus' hands and feet in that entry on Monday night. Each of you has been asked to be a part of the greeting team because you are natural "welcomers"! You're not only a friendly face but you're warm and people will recognize that. Each of you are not afraid to walk up to women and start a conversation and make people feel "at home". I'm thankful for you!
On the flip side of that, because you are a people person you know a lot of women and have a lot of friends that will be attending eXpresso. As difficult as it may be, I'm asking that you keep your conversations to your friends in the entry to a minimum. There are many women that need to feel comfortable and won't if we all are chatting up our friends and not them. Our main responsibility is to greet and welcome in each and every person and give that little "extra" to the newbies! Thank you for your understanding.
Again at this eXpresso we will have a new person check in all by itself. I ask that a few of you stand just at that check in and walk women to tables and introduce them to the table hostess and anyone else you may know at the table so they can feel comfortable. We will figure out assignments on Monday night.
A couple more things.....there is now an eXpresso blog!!! It's a private blog, therefore Tanya has to invite you to view it. I'm sending her all your email addresses so she can put the invite out there to you. I encourage you to check it out and see all the fun things that are on it! One of the items you will view on the blog is the opportunity to register to work at the Rummage Sale. There will be 2 days of drop off this year and Cornerstone is in need of women and men to help out. There will not be childcare.
Another topic you can read about on the blog is the opportunity to serve on the Women's Network Table Team. How cool is it that Cornerstone offers so many different forums to get plugged into?!? This table team helps facilitate that. Would you consider volunteering a small amount of your time before or after your normal service time to help out at that table? Along with that opportunity is a coordinator. This person would be responsible for 1 service a month to ensure that there are women to greet the gals as they approach the table on Sunday. You can read more about each of these fun opportunities to serve on the blog!
Lastly, in lieu of charms for serving on the eXpresso team, Tanya Kirkpatrick will be hosting an amazing evening at her home on November 12th at 6pm. Mark your calendars now, you won't want to miss it.
Again, thank you for serving. This night would not happen without you. I look forward to seeing you on Monday evening at 6:15pm in the breezeway between the student center and the children's building.
Thank you for allowing me to come along side you and serve,
~Jami
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