Comments on: Death of a Sign. http://firstchurchsomerville.org/2009/11/death-of-a-sign/ Building the Beloved Community Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:31:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kathy Moore http://firstchurchsomerville.org/2009/11/death-of-a-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Kathy Moore Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:26:39 +0000 http://firstchurchsomerville.org/?p=895#comment-300 Be prepared to be surprised--and welcome. or This may not be your father's Jesus. or You're more welcome than you might ever imagine. Be prepared to be surprised–and welcome.
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This may not be your father’s Jesus.
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You’re more welcome than you might ever imagine.

]]> By: John Olson http://firstchurchsomerville.org/2009/11/death-of-a-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-299 John Olson Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:33:20 +0000 http://firstchurchsomerville.org/?p=895#comment-299 Well, it needs a rainbow stripe or something like that. It's somewhat redundant with our flag, but sometimes the flag falls down. It would be good if we could illuminate it. The sign should certainly include our website address--not that anyone is likely to look up our website from the sign, but rather to show that we have a website that we take seriously. I'd like to include space on the sign for events. The hard part would be doing so in a way that a) doesn't look empty when we don't have anything to advertise, and b) draws attention when we change things. Racks of black letters on transparent (yellowing) plastic won't cut it. One goofy idea: what if the sign was rigged so you could easily hang an additional sign on the side? Perhaps even stretch a vinyl sign between two horizontal, retractible rails? If we had enough money, it would be great to do something really novel: like projecting an animated sign on the side of the church. But we don't. Well, it needs a rainbow stripe or something like that. It’s somewhat redundant with our flag, but sometimes the flag falls down. It would be good if we could illuminate it. The sign should certainly include our website address–not that anyone is likely to look up our website from the sign, but rather to show that we have a website that we take seriously.

I’d like to include space on the sign for events. The hard part would be doing so in a way that a) doesn’t look empty when we don’t have anything to advertise, and b) draws attention when we change things. Racks of black letters on transparent (yellowing) plastic won’t cut it. One goofy idea: what if the sign was rigged so you could easily hang an additional sign on the side? Perhaps even stretch a vinyl sign between two horizontal, retractible rails?

If we had enough money, it would be great to do something really novel: like projecting an animated sign on the side of the church. But we don’t.

]]> By: Joe http://firstchurchsomerville.org/2009/11/death-of-a-sign/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Joe Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:42:27 +0000 http://firstchurchsomerville.org/?p=895#comment-298 I'm thinking neon, or something with Christmas lights. I’m thinking neon, or something with Christmas lights.

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