Make Lunch #2

We love to show Jesus’ love to communities around us. One way we do this is through Make Lunch, our holiday activity club at Gilesgate Primary School.

After a hugely successful start in the summer, Make Lunch returned during October half-term - and was again a fantastic time, with lots of families, old and new, joining us for activities and lunch together on Tuesday and Friday.

Many of the families from the summer said how much the children were looking forward to coming again and on Friday we had the highest attendance of any session yet.

This meant even more people got to experience the delights that were created by our ‘guest chefs’ that day - two of the mums who have attended regularly since the summer offered to come and cook an authentic curry and they did an absolutely fantastic job, ably assisted by some of our regular Make Lunch kitchen team.

So a massive thank you to all the volunteers who again made it possible - you are amazing. We won’t be running at Christmas as the school is closed for the whole holiday and so we are looking at alternative ways we can bless the families over that period. We are then looking forward to running again in February half term.

Fusion 2020 - get your tickets now!

We’re part of a global family of churches called Regions Beyond and every two years we get the family together for Fusion - a weekend of passionate worship, inspiring teaching and the opportunity to deepen friendships and be there for one another’s success.

Fusion 2020 will be held at Norfolk Showground from Saturday 23rd to lunchtime on Tuesday 26th May, 2020. The Fusion 2020 website is now live, so keep an eye there for details and updates.

Tickets
All tickets must be booked online via Eventbrite. The earlier you buy, the cheaper it will be. Price increases will take effect from Tuesday 1st October 2019, Saturday 11th January 2020 and Wednesday 11th March 2020.

Serving discount
You can get money off by serving at Fusion in the following teams: children’s work, youth work, administration, stewarding, cafe and coffee shop, first aid, and site setup and take down.

Our arrangements
As in previous years, we’ll be taking a van down to help transport your tents etc, and hiring a marquee to have a covered, communal area on site.
There will not be a site-wide barbecue on the Sunday afternoon as in 2018, but we will be providing one main meal each day, in the late afternoon. This is a time for fun and friendship, and we hope to organise other activities as well as the meal.
We will also be providing hot water in the marquee throughout the day.
Our Durham and Chester-le-Street congregations will be together on the same pitch.
We will pay for all children and youth to attend. However, if you are unable to attend due to financial reasons, please speak to one of the elders.

Don’t miss out!
In the past these have been great times of fun, fellowship, hearing from God and growing in relationship with Him. Fusion 2020 will be no different and we hope that as many as can will join with us as we gather to Him. If you have any questions, please speak to one of the elders.