This Christmas At Vinespring Church
It is that time of the year again. Christmas trees, carol nights, special treats and that wonderful story that has changed, and is still changing the world.
But before we tell you just what to expect at Vinespring Church this Christmas, permit me to reflect on what we have been up to over the summer.
In August about 200 individuals in Westhill received our free invitation and offer of a free coffee at Costa Coffee. Our team handed out the invitations at the Westhill Shopping Centre, Denman Park, and around ALDI car park. Nearly forty persons took advantage of the offer, which lasted from the 8th – 12th August. We are grateful for the kind assistance of the staff at Costa Coffee, without whose partnership the outreach would not have been possible. This was also our way of giving back to the community while giving everyone an opportunity to know more about who we are and what we are about.
On 27th August, we had another outreach; this time an environmental clean up exercise within Denman Park. We had identified a shaded area outside the immediate visibility of the local cleaners, but was often used by our young ones for play. This place had been littered with broken bottles, empty cans etc. We decided to come together and clean up this small area, to make it safe for our young ones and all who may want to rest in those shaded areas from time to time. All those who participated attested to the great feeling of being able to do something worthwhile for the benefit of all in Westhill that use Denman Park.
In a nutshell, that’s what we have been up to at Vinespring Church over the summer. We would like to invite anyone to join us for another clean-up event on 3rd December from 10.30 am. We will be meeting up at Costa Coffee.
This Christmas, we will be heading back to the Holiday Inn, Westhill for another experience of our annual Christmas event themed ‘Watered’. This promises to be an evening of love, friendship and joy for all who will come. We will be having carols, talks, laughs, recollections of our best Christmas memories, and light refreshments. Children under 12 years will have their own, duly supervised, special Christmas entertainment for the duration of the event. The programme is available on Eventbrite for bookings to help us prepare adequately for the numbers coming.
Date: 10/12/16, Time: 5:30 -7.30pm, Venue: Holiday Inn Westhill.
We hope you can add us to your to-do list for this Christmas but whatever you choose to do this Christmas, let Christ’s joy and peace be your guide. We wish you a fantastic Christmas celebration and a Happy New Year, when it comes.
Chika Edeh,
Pastor at Vinespring Church
This piece was also published on page 80 in the Westhill Bulletin.
