Brief: A skit on the topic of Stephen - God choosing an unlikely 'hero', AND a nod to this being Pr Bruce Manners final sermon before he retires.
The room is divided into 6 speakers:
L1 and R1 roof speakers, L2 and R2 front ground level, L3 and R3 back
balcony speakers.
Screen shows DVD, with audio playing through L1 & R1 speakers. On
screen says: “Guardian Angel Communication Channel [Connecting]”
R1 Angel 2: ...and I was literally holding 3 trees at once from falling
on the house allllllll night until they went out to work the next morning.
L1 Angel 1: Nice work. Well my week wasn’t quite as eventful, though I
did watch my human prepare his final sermon of his pastoral career.
R1 A2: Pastor Manners, no way, this is his last sermon?
L1 A1: As an employed pastor, yep - unless God has something else in
mind - but I haven’t seen any new memos come though.
R1 A2: Wow, so the big B is retiring.
L1 A1: Yeah,
R1 A2: Hey, we should get his parent’s guardians to come round for the
occasion. They would love to hear this also.
L1 A1: Yeah, I’ve notified them to come down, they should be here any
moment.
L3 A3: Hey hey!
R3 A4: Someone say baby Bruce is delivering his last sermon?
L1 A1: Hi! Great to see you! Thanks for coming!
L3 A3: No worries, wouldn’t miss it.
R3 A4: So where’s our lil baby Bruce.
L1 A1: Down the front, on the left. (pause)
L2 A4: Oh wow, hasn’t he gotten older!
L2 A3: Yeah, this aging business doesn't fare very well on humans, I
mean wow! Where has all his hair gone?
L2 A4: I think he had more hair when he was born
L1 A1: (unimpressed) Very funny.
L2 A3: Oh should I play a song on the organ, give these saints here a
little wake up before he starts.
L2 A4: Oh...(pause)
R2 A4: I can play drums
L1 A1: Guys, you know we’re on strict instructions to stay in our
dimension unless given holographic approval. No playing the instruments. You’ll
freak out the audience!
L2 A3: Yeah we know,
R2 A4: Yeah we know,
L2 A3: Hey, remember Bruce’s days as a lowly fisherman?
R1 A2: Really, Bruce a fishermen? no way!
R2 A4: Yeah, who would have thought God would call him to do such great
work.
L2 A3: I remember the night God called Bruce to ministry. I can still
see him lying there in the nets, staring at the stars when God’s transmission
came through. Things would never be the same for him.
R1 A2: So he went from fisher of fish, to fisher of men?!
L2 A3: Indeed he did.
L1 A1: Remember his first two years, in Ballarat, THEY were interesting
rookie years,
L2 A3: Yeah, you had to work hard THOSE years!
L1 A1: Trust me, I’ve had to work hard EVERY year with this guy.
R1 A2: Isn’t it amazing how God can use anyone for ministry.
L2 A3: Even those without hair.
L1 A1: Ok, enough with the hair jokes, he’ll get his full hair back soon
enough. Now, go sit up the back and behave, he’s about to get up and speak.
R2 A4: All right...
R1 A4: ...say now....
R3 A4: ...did you grab one of those RECORD’s on the way in?
L3 A3: Yeah, it’s not like the good old days though, when Bruce was in
charge of RECORD.
R3 A4: Yeah, we might be bias though. Oh you brought chips! Got mustard
on them?
L3 A3: No. Salt, not mustard.
R3 A4: Perfect!
L1 A1: Guys...SHHHHH
L3 A3: (Whispers) SORRY!
R3 A4: (Whispers) SORRY!