Shoebox Sunday

The boxes have begun to arrive - we're nearly there!

260 gorgeously filled boxes were presented to Carolyn Gercke last week following the Shoebox Sunday Service on 23rd October at 10:30am at Emmanuel Church, Guildford. 100 of the boxes had been collected from a local school and the others came from groups and families within the church

The church was packed and the entire service revolved around the theme of “accepting Jesus’s love and then giving that love we have received to others”.  The congregation watched the DVD clip below and afterwards the shoeboxes were collected at the front of the church and blessed. It was a very moving part of the service and helped everyone to focus on the key messages of the campaign.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlC_sHK4mjs

Let's pray that there are many other Shoebox Sunday's planned throughout the area over the next few weeks.