Sunday - Fun Day!

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

We worshipped with Father Mark and his congregation.  This is the last time we will get to hear him give a sermon here because he has been re-assigned to Edmonton where he will have different responsibilities.   The message was about the treasures that God has given each of us and maintaining a balance in giving and receiving these gifts.  Afterwards we had food and fellowship with the congregation and members of the community in the yard outside of the Church.   We distributed flyers that provided information about the Vacation Bible School, Teen Nights, and the Women's night that we are hosting this week. The Messiah kids interacted with the Southend kids and they made lots of braided bracelets and the God's eye craft.  We also shared wristbands with Bible verses.



Enjoying coffee, tea, cheese, meat, crackers & cookies



Getting to know the men of the community



making God's Eyes



making braided bracelets

We headed to Reindeer Lake and the Southend Rocks where the Messiah Kids went swimming with the Southend kids.  The water was a bit chilly but not as cold as last year.  It didn't seem to bother them as they had a great time!  We walked back to the school and played with the Southend kids.  We played Kick Baseball, Battle Ball, painted fingernails and made beautiful pictures with sidewalk chalk.



having fun in Reindeer Lake



swimming at the rocks
 

A storm cloud moved in so we moved into the school to prepare for our first day of VBS.  Everyone worked together to prepare snacks, music, and Bible story skits.  Before we knew it, it was 10:30 pm and time to go to bed!