We had a wonderful night last night, serving and hanging out at Lafayette Square park!
A couple of weeks ago Noah & Heather had breakfast with Jennifer Weston, who serves as the event planner for summer activities in one of our local parks, Lafayette Square. (The Lafayette neighborhood is less than a miles northwest of Soulard.) Hoping to partner with the park to serve the community and get the August Gate name out into the area, we asked what we as a church could do to help. Jennifer gave us a phenomenal opportunity.
Last night, was Movie Night at the park. The evening began @ 7pm with food vendors, arts & craft tables, outdoor game stations and a performance by the local MUNY kids chorus. About 20 of us from AG showed up as volunteers to run the various stations. We also had an August Gate tent set up at the entrance to the park, right between a local dentist and a local food pantry. We handed out AG info cards, free jell-o cups (thank you Jell-o "Give it a Giggle" tour!) and freeze pops to neighborhood kids and parents. We also collected several boxes of canned food to donate to The Bridge (our local food pantry). The free snacks were a huge success; we saw a LOT of kids and got to talk to a few local parents too, several of whom mentioned that they'd been church-hopping or searching for a church home. It'll be exciting to see if any new families show up in the next few weeks.
Right before the movie (Shrek) started at 8pm, the emcee for the evening gave Noah a mic and let him speak about August Gate for a few minutes. It was really cool, and Jennifer was really pleased to have our help with the evening. She told us she'd like to continue the partnership, even placing the August Gate name and logo on the promotional material for the events! It's an incredible opportunity because over the course of the summer, Lafayette Square sees thousands of people during outdoor concerts and free family movie nights. We are praising the Lord for this fun, practical new way to interact with so many in our community!
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