On Sunday, 13th July, 40 members of the Ashford Corps attended the Divisional Fiesta at Redhill. The morning commenced with a worship meeting led by Drew McCombe, the theme for the day was Connect for... and Drew used a game of Connect Four to help us to remember what connects and disconnects us to/from God. Thankfuly good triumphed over evil !Alove led the singing and the Divisional Youth band played along with a few songs. Annika Scutt with Ian Scutt (no relation) performed two songs from their new CD.
Antony Cotterill, Divisional Leader preached the lesson and used the illustration of lightning (which needs a connector) to demonstrate how we need to stay connected to God.
Following the service everyone grabbed some lunch, whether it was a picnic, BBQ or dinner from the dining hall. Those having a picnic or burgers from the BBQ sat on the immense playing field and spent the afternoon resting and chatting. Intercorps Connect 4 was played on the field, which was won by a girl from Croydon corps (she beat her opponent in just over 7 seconds). Mid afternoon the youth band played for an hour.
During the afternoon 75 lucky people were able to go swimming in the indoor pool and a number of folks entered the treasure hunt.
The day concluded with a time of reflection and worship. It s hard to pray for everything going on around us, Drew suggested that we follow the example of a Corps Officer in Nottingham and concentrate on the area within our postcode.
Following the service everyone grabbed some lunch, whether it was a picnic, BBQ or dinner from the dining hall. Those having a picnic or burgers from the BBQ sat on the immense playing field and spent the afternoon resting and chatting. Intercorps Connect 4 was played on the field, which was won by a girl from Croydon corps (she beat her opponent in just over 7 seconds). Mid afternoon the youth band played for an hour.
During the afternoon 75 lucky people were able to go swimming in the indoor pool and a number of folks entered the treasure hunt.The day concluded with a time of reflection and worship. It s hard to pray for everything going on around us, Drew suggested that we follow the example of a Corps Officer in Nottingham and concentrate on the area within our postcode.
We all had a fabulous day with family and friends.
Thanks to all the DHQ staff who organised the event.
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thanks so much to bob for driving the bus and others so much for driving and supporting too - it was great to spend the day with so many of you.... love sue and ian
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