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This year St
Christopher's Cathedral embarks on yet another new venture. Time and
again we cannot fail to be moved and impressed by the great
contribution our children and young people make to the cultures of
the world through music and dance. We, as a community, wish to
celebrate and rejoice in this great gift.
On Friday, 4th March, in a carnival atmosphere, we invite everyone
to join us and celebrate the gifts and talents of our young people.
What we shall see and hear is testament to the dedication of
schools, teachers, helpers and parents and of course the commitment
of the children and young people themselves.
The carnival is being compered by the popular Radio Bahrain
DJ Krazy
Kevin to
whom we are deeply grateful for giving up his valuable time, helping
to make this a special occasion.
As well as the continuous spectacle of music-making throughout the
afternoon, there will be a variety of stalls and attractions for
adults and children, including games and face-painting,
Refreshments. such as soft drinks, popcorn, and a barbeque will also
be available.
Besides celebrating the gifts and dedication of our children and
young people, this is also our essential fund raising opportunity to
enhance the life and work of our cathedral and community projects.
My sincere thanks to all who have worked so hard over the last few
months to make this occasion possible, not least the carnival
committee, local businesses for their sponsorship, organisations and
individuals who have contributed in various ways, and also to those
who have donated prizes. We are also most grateful to the Ministry
of the Interior and the Ministry of Social Affairs for allowing us
make this event possible.
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The Cathedral Carnival |
Although this edition of The Bahrain Anglican News
went to print before the Carnival took place our
attention and
thanks
should be drawn to the
Fund Raising
Committee
who have spent many many hours organizing this event,
working together, sitting in front of computers and on
the phone ensuring that all goes well on the day. Thank
you everyone.
Anyone who has organised an event such as this will know
what a sacrifice and commitment in time, effort and
stress goes into making it happen. All this is done in
order that we may be able to pay our way financially and
to some extent survive. Yes, even churches need money to
under-gird the work of God.
There are those who feel that such events, including
prize draws, are not appropriate ways for churches to
fund their work. Those people may well be right, but if
there is a short fall in our weekly freewill giving,
that must be made up in some way for us to balance our
budget.
Alan
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