Saturday was a day of celebration at our church to mark the 200th anniversary of a church building on that site.  Not quite as long as some of the Anglican churches but most definitely worth noting. This current building has been there for 120 years and is the third church building on the site, the first being wooden and the second being far too small.  There were flags along the front and activities all day long of all kinds, including a couple of bands and a lunchtime barbeque - the aroma brought the Saturday shoppers flocking! 

At teatime, we had a service of celebration and this was followed by a pigroast in the carpark.  Fun was had by all.  Actually, we have had various things going on all through the month of June and especially at weekends but this was the Main Event.  One of the things done was that we decided that we would offer the community 200 "acts of kindness" which people could request or nominate someone else to receive and these ranged from help with homework (by the teachers in the congregation) to a homebaked cake to a trip to the cinema or a trip out in the country for someone who finds it difficult to get around or other things which people felt they needed/would like to receive.  It has been a good month with lots of fun things happening and lots more links forged with the local community.