Service Boo boos

[JohnDB]

Ever had a boo boo during service...

Where something goes seriously wrong during the service.

Today they had so much trouble with the Communion service.

During the first service they forgot the piano player during the bread...but remembered him during the cup.

Then during the second service the deacons knocked over the stack of bread trays with the table cloth spilling them on the table.

Other than that it was a normal scramble as they changed worship songs in the middle of the service and went out of order on a couple of things...

But how about you?

Ever had a big boo boo during service?

[beckrl]

Sounds normal to me

[lady4jc]

At my church they forget the one in the projection room doing the power point.

[Martha]

I never could figure out how to take the bread and cup while still playing the organ/piano. It didn't seem appropriate to stop the music and playing with one hand was difficult.

[soulsearcher]

Martha, I mastered that feat years ago with a little help from my friend, the Sustain Pedal!

[Paully_44]

During a Youth Convention, I was playing funny videos as time filler in between segments. I played one from SNL, Nick Burns Computer Guy. Totally forgot some of the language is most likely not appropriate for a chruch setting.

[Pastor Gary]

Ever had a boo boo during service...
But how about you?

Ever had a big boo boo during service?

Yesterday. Pretty much everything.
One family in the congregation is big... lots of people directly or indirectly related/married in, and this weekend was their annual family camp. (That was, by the way, wonderful, and I applaud the family bond and activity.) It did, however severely impact the service yesterday.

The lead singer, lead acoustic guitar player, bass player, main drummer, backup drummer, and a few others were away. The remaining band had to recruit me to sit it on drums. Yeah.

Got to load-in, emptied the big box truck and discovered that several pieces of drum hardware were missing from the church-owned set. The regular drummer brings/uses his own gear. We duct-taped things sort of together, taking a lot more time than usual, cutting into soundcheck and warm-up time. Suddenly discovered that, "oh, yeah, by the way" we had been using mic stands and adapters that belong to one of the guys not present. Oh, joy.

Main video tech called in sick. Scrambled for less-trained substitutes, and whoever was driving live video stream apparently recorded worship, but stopped before the message. No archived sermon.

Another substitute driving live projection misfired a video cue... launched wrong clip. When it FINALLY stopped and the correct clip was launched, she decided to touch or click something that made video go black, leaving only the audio track... bad. Very bad.

It was just one of those days...

[Jennifer Smith]

During a Youth Convention, I was playing funny videos as time filler in between segments. I played one from SNL, Nick Burns Computer Guy. Totally forgot some of the language is most likely not appropriate for a chruch setting.

Only you, Paully!

Weve had some booboos but i'd rather not talk about them, lol.

[JohnDB]

Ever had a boo boo during service...
But how about you?

Ever had a big boo boo during service?

Yesterday. Pretty much everything.
One family in the congregation is big... lots of people directly or indirectly related/married in, and this weekend was their annual family camp. (That was, by the way, wonderful, and I applaud the family bond and activity.) It did, however severely impact the service yesterday.

The lead singer, lead acoustic guitar player, bass player, main drummer, backup drummer, and a few others were away. The remaining band had to recruit me to sit it on drums. Yeah.

Got to load-in, emptied the big box truck and discovered that several pieces of drum hardware were missing from the church-owned set. The regular drummer brings/uses his own gear. We duct-taped things sort of together, taking a lot more time than usual, cutting into soundcheck and warm-up time. Suddenly discovered that, "oh, yeah, by the way" we had been using mic stands and adapters that belong to one of the guys not present. Oh, joy.

Main video tech called in sick. Scrambled for less-trained substitutes, and whoever was driving live video stream apparently recorded worship, but stopped before the message. No archived sermon.

Another substitute driving live projection misfired a video cue... launched wrong clip. When it FINALLY stopped and the correct clip was launched, she decided to touch or click something that made video go black, leaving only the audio track... bad. Very bad.

It was just one of those days...

I Feel you pain more than you know on this one.

I do some of the AV at my church. Our head AV guy just quit. (he wasn't paid...but working 60+ hrs a week at it)

OK...well I don't know much...but I do all that I can. We have hired a guy who does understand the equiptment...but won't take any time to sit and play with the equiptment to understand how it is all wired together and functions in our sanctuary. He doesn't understand the software we use either...and won't take the time to sit down and play with it to learn it either.

So...even though I don't understand the equiptment...or the systems I am kinda the only monkey they got...I ain't paid and ain't even very good at the parts that I do...

AHHHHHHHH

[Full Quiver]

Paully, All I can say is OUCH!!!

[soulsearcher]

Honestly, I could write a book, as could many here, but here's one that happened years ago at the Keith Street Church. Gene and Wonnie Weakley were pastors.

It was a Wednesday night "Women's Missionary Band" (WMB) service. After the traditional opening, song service, prayer time, offering, special song, the lights were dimmed very low. A group of women were seated on the front row of the choir loft and, one by one, were to come forward, light a candle from a larger candle displayed center stage, and read a scripture, poem, narration, etc. I was seated at the organ, playing background music. Again, this was all to be done by candlelight.

An actor portraying Jesus was down and off to the right in the "music office," ready to make entrance at the conclusion of the readings.

As each lady came forward to read, their candle would not light. Some held their candle against the flame two or three times as they re-read their lines over. After the second person, someone crept up with different candles. They still would not light. A ripple of subdued laughter began to move through the congregation, interspersed with a few, "Help them, Lord."

After they read their lines, the ladies were to exit stage right, down the stairs. The original stage in the Keith Street Church was very high up from the congregation. One precious lady (whom many of us knew and loved, has gone on to her reward, and shall remain nameless) missed the first step and stumbled all the way to the main floor. I jumped up from the organ and shouted, "O God, Sister ___________!"

After determining that nothing was hurt except her pride, they actually continued the service. To everyone's amazement, the sixth and final candle lit and that lady said her lines and exited the stage just fine.

At that point I was to play "Harvest Time," which was "Jesus" cue to appear. Well, the door to the music office would not open. The actor began to rattle the knob, but the latch was stuck. By this time, the congregation was really laughing.

Someone came forward to try to unpry the door and after a moment or two Wonnie Weakley said, with a loud whisper, "You can open it with a credit card."

I, still playing the organ, lost it, as did everyone, including Wonnie, and we all finally cackled hysterically.

Sorry to say that "Jesus" never appeared. A quick prayer and a "God bless you" ended the service.

[Billy n NC]

When we first got our Media Projection system in our church I made a big boo boo.

It was a Wednesday nite. We had a 30 min prayer time in which I was playing music via the computer and sound system.

After a few min I decided to get on internet and download some new backgrounds etc.

At that time all we had was a dial up connection and using my account. I loaded the software and clicked on the Connect Button.

Modem made its little fuss but not that noticeable.

then it took its connection.

And.
And.

"YOU'VE GOT MAIL"

came blasting over the sound system.
I guess you know who my provider is uhh

I hid.
and then figured out how to disable the sounds in AOL
for future endeavors.

LOL

[PastorDaniel]

When we first got our Media Projection system in our church I made a big boo boo.

It was a Wednesday nite. We had a 30 min prayer time in which I was playing music via the computer and sound system.

After a few min I decided to get on internet and download some new backgrounds etc.

At that time all we had was a dial up connection and using my account. I loaded the software and clicked on the Connect Button.

Modem made its little fuss but not that noticeable.

then it took its connection.

And.
And.

"YOU'VE GOT MAIL"

came blasting over the sound system.
I guess you know who my provider is uhh

I hid.
and then figured out how to disable the sounds in AOL
for future endeavors.

LOL

This is too funny

I would have had to ask...well..."who's it from...."

Or..."Speak Lord...We're listening...read us our mail!"

[PastorP]

It was just one of those days...

I thought those kind of days only happened where I pastor! Man can I relate to this.