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Worship Banner 2008

Josette DePasse
101 N Jessica #140
Tucson, Arizona 85710
(H) (520) 886-9380
poohbearus@msn.com

PURPOSE: The Worship Banner event is designed to encourage young people to lead in creative expressions of a corporate worship theme in visual form. Adult assistance should be limited to that of advice and supervision. The worship banner should make a clear point to the worshiping community and develop visually the current year's LTC theme. Remember! The worship banner is to help promote worship, not just state the theme of LTC.

PROCESS:

Each participating group will:

• Register each worship banner.
• Submit the worship banner to the Event Director at the convention between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Friday.
• One Judge for every two entries must be provided. (6 entries = 3 judges!).
• Submit completed team form to Event Director with worship banner.
• Pick up banner after closing ceremony on Saturday.

The Event Director will:

• Receive and log each worship banner.
• Assign ID for multiple banners for each age group.
• Organize and display banners for judging.
• Display banners after judging.
• Review Judge's sheets.
• Have completed Team and Judging Forms delivered to Tally Room.

RULES:

1. Size: The maximum size of the banner shall be no more than 45 inches by 72 inches, not counting the hanging rope. Smaller sizes are permissible. It is an automatic 5-point deduction for oversize banners.
2. Display: The banner must be self-supporting by hanging. A Dowel rod or straight curtain rod must be placed in a top sleeve and a rope attached to both ends of the rod for hanging. The display must hang flat against the wall and be one sided. The display can be flat on fabric or 3 dimensional on top of fabric, but still only viewed from the front (nothing which would hang from the ceiling in the middle of the room and be viewed from all sides). The theme must be completed in one banner, not a series.
3. Grade Categories: This is a team event. . A participant can only be a member of one team. A minimum of 2 and a maximum of 6 participants per team are allowed. The following grade categories are available:

   Grades 3 - 5, Grades 6 - 8, Grades 9 - 12

4. Identification: Two 3 x 5 index cards, each containing the congregation number, team number and grade category must be attached to the back of the Worship Banner. The congregation number can be found in your congregation's registration packet. Note: Worship Banners should be entered under the congregation number rather than the individual.

   The 2nd 3x5 card will be placed on the front of the entry after judging to identify the participants to the admirers.

5. Materials: Worship Banners must not contain any materials that require the use of electricity or battery power. The base of the banner must be of some type of fabric. The graphic images and words on the banner may be of paint or other material that can be read from at least 20 feet away. There is to be no paper on the Worship Banner.

Penalty points may be assessed for failure to adhere to size, identification, display method, and material restrictions.

SPECIAL NOTE: Worship Banners may be presented in a foreign language as long as an English translation accompanies the display on a 3 x 5 index card.

AWARDS:

One of the following award ratings will be assigned to each team based upon the overall point total of the three Judge's sheets.

Gold = 95 100 points, Silver = 85 94 points, Bronze = 70 84 points; No Award = 0-69 points

A team plate will be awarded to teams of two or more to hang on the congregational plaque.

Participants achieving a Gold, Silver or Bronze rating will receive an appropriate colored engraved plate for the individual's award plaque.

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