Light Party Reflection

This past Sunday, we held our annual Light Party here at All Saints. We were fortunate to collaborate with our friends at the Hataitai Community Centre.

​It was a fantastic afternoon filled with pure joy, happiness, sun, food, games, and lots and lots of candy!!!

Our Parish turned up in force to reach out to our community. As always, with our light party, we do not hold services in the morning by way of connecting around reaching out rather than focusing on the IN. Seeing so many from our Parish turn up and work together to serve was amazing.

There were games galore this year, with some new additions like the Disc Drop, Lollipop Toss, Fishing and Mini Golf, as well as some old favorites.

There was Candy Floss, which was held by our dear friend Jenny Barnes, who had some help from Emily Orr this year, which made for the most beautiful image of young and old working together.

We had about 350 people through the doors; watching our young families connect with people during the afternoon was such a delight!

We were fortunate to have the local police come along and provide opportunities for the kids to sit in their cars and turn on the sirens. So many smiles! We also had our local MP arrive with her children for some fun in the sun.

It felt like this beautiful connection between our Parish, the local community, and those serving our community!

We should all be very, very proud of our efforts. I am reminded of the image of the Israelites who were exiled to Babylon that we spoke of in the past here at All Saints and the call from God to pray for their city, live in it, and help it to prosper because, as your city prospers so do you. So may we seek the good of our city! Pray for it! And when it prospers, so may we prosper!

We are excited for next years antics! More games, more fun, more relationships.