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June 2006 |
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Family outreach on Easter SundayFrom humble beginnings, any thing is possible, as Andrew Koerbin relates. The Parishes of Lindisfarne, Bellerive, Howrah and Sandford came together on Easter Sunday to hold an Easter Fun Day at Bellerive to reach out to the Eastern Shore community. Passers-by were invited to participate in a variety of activities. The Parishes of Lindisfarne and Howrah supervised a jumping castle for children, Sandford provided sustenance with 380 free BBQ sausages and Bellerive provided the venue, face painting, hot cross buns and coffee. There were free donkey rides and they were so popular they continued 30 minutes past closing time. Of course the Easter egg hunt proved very popular as well, with eggs found in all sorts on interesting places. More than 100 children attended a puppet show!This was a revelation for the churches who would have nowhere near this number of children between the four of them. It just shows how the community will become involved if the right activity is used, at the right venue and churches demonstrate their willingness to work together. We had 250-300 people attend, some of whom commented that they would try to make an appearance at a church in coming weeks. From such humble beginnings, anything is possible. In future years maybe a large event at Wentworth Park on Easter Sunday involving lots of churches on the Eastern Shore would be possible – just think a local Christian festival right on our doorstep! Many thanks to those who provided donkey ministry and the puppets to help add that little bit of extra attraction to the event.
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