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Christmas Parade Float
This year we are creating our own Christmas Parade Float to enter into the lineup at Dade City's, "Magical Night Parade," on December 5th, and Zephyrhills', "Festival of Lights Parade," on December 6th. The float will be created on top of a large flatbed trailer, and must include lights, but also can include things like people, music, and more.
If you are interested in helping come up with ideas, building the float, or participating in one of the parades, please attend a brief meeting on Sunday, November 9th, immediately following the 10:30 AM worship service. Float work days are tentatively scheduled for the last 3 Saturdays in November, from 2-5 PM, but all will depend on the decisions made at the November 9th meeting.
Also, I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who participated in the Family Fall Festival in some way. It was a wonderful event and we had over 80 people with us throughout the night with over 20 visitors. Our, "Give Thanks," service at the end of the night was a great time, and as we saw through our activity with the trees, we all have much to praise God for. I praise God for all of you!
Family Fall Festival
A free Family Fall Festival is being planned for Wednesday, October 29th, at Dade City Christian Church. The event will include free food, live music, and game booths where kids can win candy and prizes. There will also be some give away prizes for visitors who fill out information cards. If you are interested in helping, this is an event that is going to require participation from many people.
First, we will need people available to help before the event by providing donations of supplies like food, candy, prizes, and game items. Then, during the event, volunteers will be needed to run the game booths, cook the food, welcome guests, and more. Finally, after everything is over, help will be needed to clean up the property and return everything to where it belongs. If any of these opportunities interest you, please contact Andy to find out more.
Back to School
Now that you are all a couple weeks into the new school year, I hope you are settling into your classes, reconnecting with old friends and making some new ones. Next week will kickoff the new youth ministry year and there are some things that we are beginning that I'm looking forward to. In fact there are two things in particular that I'd love for you to check out and get excited about too.
The first is our new Bible study program for the middle and high school Sunday School class. We're calling it "five alive" and the idea is simple. Read the Bible for 5 minutes, 5 days a week, and answer 5 key questions. If you stick with this simple reading plan, by the end of the year you can say you have read every word of the New Testament.
The second is a new VBS inspired format for "The Garden," on Wednesday night. Just like VBS, this will be a program designed to involve the whole church in serving elementary students. We will be using a curriculum called, "God Rocks! BibleToons," which teaches the Bible through animated music videos. Each week will also feature an activity station of games, crafts, snacks, or stories.
Be on the lookout for more info about these and other new things we are doing this year!