tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480701661803419103.post2820999193799692468..comments2013-10-18T14:36:58.469-04:00Comments on The Chosen Child: Treat BagsKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04308536241010378733noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480701661803419103.post-67490493260964721602008-10-30T13:53:00.000-04:002008-10-30T13:53:00.000-04:00Janet-I think it's great that your church is using...Janet-I think it's great that your church is using Halloween as an outreach. And I love Veggie Tales! I will pray for your event this year- no rain and lots of visitors. <BR/>Too often churches pull away from their communities instead of trying to effect them by being the salt of the earth. My salt doesn't do any good when I keep it in it's container and we don't do any good when we never leave our churches. <BR/>Your kids are welcome to come and get some treats, in fact one of my friends brought her two little ones last night. This year it is bringing me even more joy since David has outgrown trick or treating. <BR/>I bet your class will be wild tomorrow as the anticipation grows through out the day. Aren't you glad that it falls on a Friday so the kids can eat all their candy before returning to school next week?Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04308536241010378733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-480701661803419103.post-16983278030083898042008-10-29T19:50:00.000-04:002008-10-29T19:50:00.000-04:00Hi Kim, I love your candy bags!! Can I bring ...Hi Kim,<BR/><BR/> I love your candy bags!! Can I bring my kids over?? (Just joking, I live too far away!!) I think that you are a real sweetie to make these treat bags for your friends children and invite them over during the day. You are a real blessing to many!!<BR/><BR/> Our church does something different. Have you ever heard of "Trunk or Treating"? Our church uses this as an opportunity to reach out to the community. Church members park their cars in the church parking lot, members open up their trucks and have them decorated and filled with candy buckets. Children and their parents travel from car to car and say "Trick or Treat". The members give each of the children a piece of candy. They also have a tv set up and Veggie Tales is playing for kids to watch. There is also hot dogs and drinks for everyone! This year the local Christian Radio station was broadcasting from the church as well. It is just a nice outreach and provides a "Safe" trick or treating place for children. Everyone seems to have a lot of fun!!<BR/><BR/> Well, I have to finish getting things ready for my class for tomorrow.<BR/><BR/> Happy Halloween!<BR/><BR/>JanetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com