NHCF in the UFO Fest Parade!

Last year was my first experience with McMinnville’s UFO Fest, and I thought it was a blast, especially the parade! So, I thought it would be fun to have a NHCF entry in the May 19th parade this year! The event is next Saturday at 1:00 p.m. on Third Street.

You may be (and should be) asking yourself, “What is the purpose of having our church in this kooky cavalcade?” Here are my reasons:

1. It would be really fun.
2. It’s a good way to let people know we’re here (especially since we’re new).
3. It shows people that Christ’s followers have fun and enjoy being together.
4. It shows McMinnville that we enjoy being a part of the community.

The basic plan: Put our band on a flat bed trailer to play some groovy music, and have others riding/walking along to throw candy. All will need to be dressed up, and if we get ambitious maybe we’ll have some kind of float in addition to the band trailer.

What we need:
- Pick-up truck (full size) with hitch
- A good-sized flat bed trailer
- Aluminum Foil o’ plenty
- Candy
- A good generator (bigger and quieter the better)
- Funky alien stuff (costumes/props)
- New Hope banner
- Ideas!

The deadline to enter is this Monday, and we need to describe what our entry will look like. So if you’d like to help dream up our plan, we’ll have a brief brainstorming/planning meeting this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at my house. If you’d like to participate in the planning and/or the parade, please email me back soon at brian.janssen@newhopeconnection.com.

Live long and prosper!