Parkview Lockport Blog

Surviving the Storm

CANAL PARADE DAYS ~ WE HAD A BLAST!

I think it was safe to say that all of us that walked the Lockport Canal Days Parade gained an entirely new respect for the inventor of the umbrella. We had a great time walking and floating through the rain, rain, rain, and more rain! Nonetheless it was a very fun time getting to know each other a little better and sharing some great Jimbo’s Pizza afterwards. Here are some pictures to share.

LOCKPORT CAMPUS MILE MARKERS

Opening Date
GOAL: September 21st
STATUS: 90 Days to Launch

Launch Families
GOAL: 80
STATUS: 22

Serving Grid Needs
GOAL: 85% Filled
STATUS: 37% Filled

CAMPUS SERVING NEEDS

As you can see, we still are in need of people to step-up and serve at the new campus. While some areas are doing well with their volunteers such as Greeters and Kidz Connection, others are in need of your help. Here are the top 3 biggest areas of need as of June 24. If you feel like you can fill any of these areas please feel free to contact us at joyce.renik@parkviewchurch.com.

SERVING AREA: USHER
LEADER: Ian McManus
NEED: 1 Co-Leader; 4 Team Leaders (Lead 1 team/month); 8 Team Members (Serve 1 Sunday/month)

SERVING AREA: COMMUNION SERVERS
LEADER: Pat McDonald
NEED: 1 Co-Leader; 3 Team Leaders (Lead 1 team/month); 20 Team Members (Serve 1 Sunday/month)

SERVING AREA: PARKING
LEADER: Need 2 Co-Leaders
NEED: 4 Team Leaders (Lead 1 Team/month); 7 Team Members (Serve 1 Sunday/month)

KEY PRAYER AREAS

1. Pray for the hire of our Children’s Director to occur in the next 2 weeks.
2. Pray for direction for the final stages of Audio Visual design.
3. Pray for all of the people that we connected with at the Parade that they might see us a people that love Christ and want to know Him.
4. Ministry Area of Focused Prayer: Kidz Connection - Please pray for JoAnn as she guides and develops her Early Childhood teams while getting accustomed to the Kidz Connection Team. Ask God to provide the volunteers and leaders that are needed to show Christ to our children. Pray that God guides and directs this ministry as they prepare to bring the future of the Church to Him.

All For His Glory,

Brian Hunt
Campus Pastor

Getting To Know Vida Nueva Ministries

Dear Friends,

I wanted to introduce you to one of the missions we have adopted at the Lockport Campus called Vida Nueva Ministries.  In their own words, “Vida Nueva Ministries is an independent Christian ministry, not a social agency. Our programs are designed to practically impact a physical, social, or moral need, and do so in order to nurture the affected individual's or community's receptiveness to learning more about the Savior in whose Name these needful actions are done.  Everything we do is designed to enhance opportunities to address the eternal, spiritual needs of the individual. 

Vida Nueva directs such ministries as food distribution, health care, child care, education, worship, recreation, vocational skills training, church planting and church leadership training programs. All of these programs serve to connect people with Christ so that He can bring them hope and freedom from the vicious cycle of poverty and spiritual emptiness from which many suffer.”

Recently the annual bike donations that had been collected over the last year were picked up by Jair and Chava from Vida Nueva.  These bikes are used to further the ministry outreach of Vida Nueva in Mexico by providing transportation to the children at the Children’s Home.  I have added some pictures of the bike pick below, but I am thrilled to hear about the work they are doing in Mexico and look forward to continuing to support their efforts.

You can learn more about this ministry at www.vnmi.org.  Please continue to Pray for Jair and his wife Norma as they continue to impact Mexico for Jesus!

All For His Glory,

Brian 

Look Out Lockport Here Comes Parkview!

Canal Days Parade – WE STILL NEED YOU!!!

This Friday June 20^th the annual Canal Days Parade will once again be travelling through downtown Lockport and we need your help!  If you would like to join us in introducing ourselves to the community, we would love have you walk the parade route, toss some candy, hand out a few Frisbees, and get to know each other a little better.  We still need your help so please contact Pat and JoAnn McDonald at patm@wenetwork.com and let them know you are on board! 

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Dear Friends,

I just wanted to give you an update about a few new developments in the Parkview Lockport Campus.

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Construction Update as of June 17!

Construction has reached the point where inspections are needed before we push forward.  This should happen in the next couple of days and we will continue moving forward right on schedule. 

I took some time today to review with our Interiors Consultant the renovation plans which include carpets, tile, paint colors, and other modifications.  Being a guy I’m about as excited as I can get about that stuff, but I honestly do believe that it is going to look awesome!

We also are finalizing the Audio/Visual portions of the project and I am very excited about the sound that we will be able to produce in the new space.  I think that it is safe to say that we are going to really be able to rock and roll for Jesus!  Here is an example picture of a church similar to ours and their set-up. 

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Lockport Campus Mile Markers

Many of you may be wondering how we are coming along in this whole process.  Several questions come up about how the number of families going over is coming together and where can I help?  I think that it is very important to keep everyone up to speed on where we are at as we get closer to our Launch Date.  Starting with this blog, I will be giving you 3 key mile markers to monitor along the journey.  We will touch on these at the gatherings, but please make sure you keep these in prayer and act where appropriate. 

Mile Marker                           End Goal                     Status as of June 17, 2008

Opening Date                          September 21             96 Days to Launch

Launch Families                      80                                20

Serving Grid Needs                 85% Filled                    36% Filled       

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Key Pray Areas

1.      Pray for the hire of our Children’s Director to occur in the next 2 weeks.   

2.      Pray for a safe and fun time at the Parade on Friday.

3.      Pray for approval of the work already done and continued progress on the building.

4.      Ministry Area of Focused Prayer:  Worship Department - Please pray for Kevin as he guides and develops his team.  Ask God to provide the musicians and singers that are needed to present excellence to Him.   Pray that God guides and directs this ministry as they prepare to enter a whole new group of people to the feet of Christ.   

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Things are rocking and rolling so keep praying that we continue to follow God’s direction in this process. 

See Ya Friday!!!

All For His Glory,

Brian Hunt

Campus Pastor

Who Doesn't Love A Parade?

Friends,

I just wanted to give you some updates about new developments at the Parkview Lockport Campus.

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Canal Days Parade – Friday June 20^th

Our marketing campaign is in full force right now and we are receiving several calls already about the Church. However, we have a great opportunity to introduce Parkview~Lockport to nearly the entire city of Lockport coming up. On Friday June 20th the annual Canal Days Parade will once again be travelling through downtown Lockport and we need your help! If you would like to join us in introducing ourselves to the community, we would love have you walk the parade route, toss some candy, hand out a few Frisbees, and get to know each other a little better.

Don’t forget we want to make a great first impression!  Please don’t leave 5 of us out there throwing 1000 Frisbees and fighting off a gang of sugar-deprived, sunburned 6 year olds attempting to hijack our truck full of tootsie rolls and Aloe Vera. Let’s show Lockport that we are an exciting Church that is on fire for Christ and loves to have fun too! We need YOU do to that so sign up to help.  Pat and JoAnn McDonald have offered to head up the parade.  Please contact them at patm@wenetwork.com and let them know you are on board! 

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Construction Continues

We are continuing to make great headway on the Church and God is so evident in the whole process.  Our timetable is right where we want it to be, equipment is being ordered, our audio/visual consultants are very excited about the system they have designed, and the neighbors are starting to ask questions so we must be doing something right. 

Here are some pictures of the worship center.

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Here are some pictures of the 2^nd floor Children’s Check-In Area.

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Key Prayer Areas

1.      Pray for God’s steady hand in the project and for the people that will be affected by this new campus for eternity.

2.      Pray for continued guidance and strength for the leadership of the new Campus.  Keep Satan away from them and guide through the storms that will come.

3.      Pray for the construction process that no one gets injured and that the project stays on time and on budget.

4.      Pray that additional people step up to serve in some capacity at the new capacity.  We have many spaces still open on our Serving and Small Group grids, which mean we need servants to step up and lead.

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Next Lockport Gathering

July 12, 2008

Following Saturday Worship Service

LOCATION TBD

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God Bless you all!

All For His Glory,

Brian Hunt

Campus Pastor

Let the Dust Begin to Fly!!!

Dear Lockport Campus Core,

Here are few updates from the Parkview Lockport Campus.

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Lockport Children’s Director Position Opening

Campus Director of Children’s Ministries – Lockport Campus (Part time – 20 hours)

The Kidz Connection Children’s Ministry at Parkview is currently seeking a Campus Director of Children’s Ministries for the Lockport Campus.  This leadership position requires a team player with a love for children and a concern for their spiritual growth. The Campus Director of Children’s Ministry will cast vision and develop and oversee volunteers, programs and curriculum to provide a biblically-based, well-rounded ministry to children birth-5th grade. Candidates must have a minimum of 2 years of leadership experience in children’s ministry birth-5th grade. If you have a passion for children and for growing this new Parkview Church in Lockport, please submit your resume and experience information to Lori Salomo, Director of Children’s Ministries, at lori.salomo@parkviewchurch.com.  For further information about this position, go online at http://www.parkviewchurch.com/about/employment.html.

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Construction Has Begun!

First of all, a big thanks to all who helped moving at the Lockport Campus last week to prepare for the beginning of renovations.  We got done just in the knick of time because literally hours after we left the demolition teams were on-site striping down sheet rock, knocking out walls, reinforcing beams,  removing ceiling grids, and otherwise just making a really big mess.  All that to say, it is awesome to see work in action knowing that this is nothing compared to the renovation that God will be doing in the hearts of the people of Lockport. 

Here are some pictures to give you a flavor of what is going on inside the walls of the Church.

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New Addition to the Lockport Campus Staff

I am very excited to announce that we have found our Worship Director for Lockport!

Kevin West has accepted the position of Full-Time Worship Director for Lockport.  Kevin comes to our team with an extensive music and worship leading background.  Highlights include time with the Christian band Superchick, production, creation, and performance of original music, as well as worship leading experience at Salem Community Church.  Kevin is a tremendous man of God and we are thrilled to have him as a part of the team.  Please help me welcome Kevin the next time you see him! 

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Next Lockport Gathering

June 7, 2008

Following Saturday Worship Service

Food will be provided and childcare is available upon request.

Please RSVP to Jeanna at jeanna.lentes@parkviewchurch.com

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Things are rocking and rolling so keep praying that we continue to follow God’s direction in this process. 

See You Saturday!!!

All For His Glory,

Brian Hunt

Campus Pastor