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What better way to get to know your neighbours than by throwing a party?<\/div>\n
That’s the idea behind Crosspoint Community Church’s fall ‘kick off.’ Following the 10 a.m. service on Sun., Sept. 23, the church will be hosting a party in the parking lot of 554 Marsden St.<\/div>\n
“During the summer, a lot of people are gone, enjoying lakes and warm weather, so our kick off is a way to launch into our fall ministry,” said Shane Brothers, who has been the pastor at Crosspoint for the past 12 years.<\/div>\n
“We want to be a part of the community, to know our neighbours and for them to know there’s a place for them to come if they want to come to church or take part in different activities,” said Jan Stuyck, a longtime member of the church and who is on the events organizing committee. <\/div>\n
The kick off will start at 11:30 a.m. and runs until 3 p.m., and has a number of activities for kids and adults, including a barbecue, bouncers, crafts, face painting, a dunk tank and more. <\/div>\n
“There are different people who will be dunked, and I have heard that I will be dunked,” Brothers said with a laugh. “I’m hoping for wonderful warm weather for that day, and maybe a wet suit.”<\/div>\n
There will also be music throughout the day, performed by church members.<\/div>\n
“We’ve been blessed with some good musical talent here, so we’re going to bring them outside and let them play,” Brothers said.<\/div>\n
For Brothers, opening the doors to and connecting with neighbours is a vital part of what Crosspoint does with its ministry.<\/div>\n
“Too often in society, we live in close proximity but don’t know our neighbours,” Brothers said. “As a community church, we want to be good neighbours and provide an opportunity for people to come together.”<\/div>\n
“Hopefully, with this event, we’ll get our neighbours out and everyone can have a good time and learn what the church is all about,” Stuyck said. <\/div>\n
Along with services and programs within the ministry, Crosspoint is also involved with nearby Sherwood School. The church sponsors a photography club and, in partnership with St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, provides three meals a week for the school’s breakfast club.<\/div>\n
“We also help supply students with winter and spring clothing, should they need it,” Brothers added. “We want the children of our community to feel loved and cared for.”<\/div>\n
Crosspoint Church runs a depot for Winnipeg Harvest, which assists 25 local families.<\/div>\n
“One of our desires, as a community church, is bringing the community together,” Brothers said. “We’re trying to do that in practical ways.”<\/div>\n
Visit www.crosspointcommunitychurch.ca for more information.<\/div>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":276556711,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_classifai_error":"","_classifai_text_to_speech_error":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"education-subject":[],"media-literacy-topic":[],"post_topic":[],"content_type":[24],"class_list":["post-493302391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-herald"],"acf":{"short_title":"","seo_title":"","deck":"Church kicking off fall ministry with barbecue, games","story_tag":"","byline":"Sheldon Birnie","updates":null},"apple_news_notices":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/herald\/2018\/09\/14\/bringing-the-community-together","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Bringing the community together","url":"http:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/herald\/2018\/09\/14\/bringing-the-community-together","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/herald\/2018\/09\/14\/bringing-the-community-together"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/sb-Crosspoint-Sept12.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/sb-Crosspoint-Sept12.jpg"},"articleSection":"The Herald","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"feedloaderapi"}],"creator":["feedloaderapi"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Our Communities","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2018-09-14T16:46:00Z","datePublished":"2018-09-14T16:46:00Z","dateModified":"2018-09-14T16:49:16Z"},"rendered":"