It was a very busy week. Monday we had our annual halloween alternative at the Family Life Center. We call it the Fall Festival, which is probably the typical name of it at several churches around the US. It is an even that is open to the public, so it is a very good way to get people to walk into church, that would otherwise probably never enter our doors. We had over 750 people at fall festival, the number is a little bit down from last year but the weather last year was freezing.
For Fall Festival we hire Parties, Picnics, and Promotions to fill up our gym and game room with jump houses and games. We man every station with volunteers from church. In the weeks leading up to the event sunday school members have opportunities to sign up. It was a two hour event and we just asked for a commitment of one hour from each volunteer. So we had over 100 hundred volunteers sign up, it is a real testament to the involvement and devotion of our congregation.
The following night was Upward Football Awards night, It was a good night, coaches participated in competitive games on stage for the entertainment of the kids and parents. The games went over really well, and the crowd stayed very involved. We had a brief ceremony and gave the players their end of season gifts, and along with it received a dvd. On the DVD is a gospel presentation for the family to sit down and watch.
The rest of the week was filled with preparations for Upward Basketball and other weekly tasks. A good week but tiring.
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