Rubber eggs, paper fish and giant pants filled with balloons featured in a fantastic evening of games and fun at Kilgetty Community Centre last Saturday (writes Sharon Hardwick).
'New Life Christian Fellowship' invited the local community to an alternative to Hallowe'en party, offering family fun for all ages.
The people of Kilgetty responded in good numbers and the room was buzzing with laughter as Pauline Evans led a medley of games for all the family.
Hallowe'en is associated with darkness and some Kilgetty residents feel threatened by the idea of trick or treating. This party offered a fun alternative to parents and children, celebrating the light rather than darkness. It was refreshing to see so many local people enjoying themselves.
New Life are a group of Christians who meet every Sunday and Thursday in Kilgetty Community Centre. They want to share the good news of Jesus' love with the community.
After an hour of games, everyone relaxed, with hot dogs and cakes, whilst listening to a short story by Billy Evans. Billy used three water melons to demonstrate what it's like to become a Christian. The first melon had a sad face and was full of mushy seeds and pulp, the second had a happy face and the pulp was cleaned out. The third melon had huge smile and was lit up with a candle.
"Before we meet Jesus we start off life like the first melon, full of the rubbish seeds of bad choices and hopelessness. Because God loves us he wants to clean us up like the second melon. The third melon demonstrates how Jesus lights up our lives taking away our wrong doings, giving us the seeds of a new life of happiness and hope," said Billy.
The party games continued with a session of creative balloon sculpting. The group concluded the evening by celebrating the new life that Jesus offers, with songs of praise led by Keith Evans and Sally Lloyd.
Another free family fun night will take place on Saturday, December 6, 6-8 pm, in Kilgetty Community Centre. It will be 'largest chocolate fondue party' supporting Stop the Traffik, a global movement of ordinary activists from around the world who believe that people should not be bought and sold. There will be Fair Trade chocolate fountains, disco, quizzes, crafts with table top and Fair Trade sales. All proceeds from the sales will go to support Stop the Traffik and Tearfund's work with former child soldiers in Uganda.
All are invited and children must be supervised by adults at all times.
New Life Christian Fellowship meet on Sunday mornings at 10.45 am in Kilgetty Community Centre. All are welcome and there is a Sunday Club for children. For details, call Sally on (01834) 831533 or Billy on 07827 293781.