Halloween

[Susie Hamilton]

My church is teaming up with the catholic church next door to make a safe place for trick or treaters. Pastor has been getting with businesses in the community to assist. We plan on having booths and inflatable jumpers and more. We will dress up and give out "safe" treats. This could be a big outreach to the community.

[Paully_44]

I'm going trick or treating with my boys. Just got back from the halloween store and I can't wait.

[dbserv]

We are having a "Fall Festival" with bounce houses, a maze, dunk tank for pastors, game booths, food, and a TRUNK OR TREAT in the parking lot. We decorate our car and van trunks and give out candy to the kids.


Last year we had over 4,000 kids go through with parents, grands, etc. We are planning for 5,000 this year. Sold over 500 pizzas (by the slice, over 3,000 hot dogs, 7,000 sodas, bags & bags of chips with gallons of cheese (nachos), and the popcorn crew couldn't keep up. Everything is FREE except the food - but it isn't very much.


We had over 5,000# of candy to give out and it ALL WENT in the 3 hours we were open!!!


Theme this year is Disney - with "No scary costumes, PLEASE".


We also have a ventriloquist and a Christian illusionist who perform for 10 minutes each throughout the night. They take turns every 1/2 hour. 10 minutes of each, then a 10 minute break and we do it all over again. The ventriloquist happens to be our Senior Pastor and HE IS VERY GOOD!!! the kids love the idea that he will come and do something just for them.

[Brian]

My church is teaming up with the catholic church next door to make a safe place for trick or treaters. Pastor has been getting with businesses in the community to assist. We plan on having booths and inflatable jumpers and more. We will dress up and give out "safe" treats. This could be a big outreach to the community.

Hey Rahab, not sure what you mean by "safe treat" but you are aware I hope, that not one kid in the U.S. has EVER been seriously hurt or poisoned from Halloween candy. That is an urban legend. You may know that already, just wanted to comment for those who don't.

Joel Best, a professor of sociology and criminal justice at the University of Delaware, took it upon himself to find out. He studied crime reports from Halloween dating back as far as 1958, and guess exactly how many kids he found poisoned by a stranger’s candy?
A hundred and five? A dozen? Well, one, at least?
“The bottom line is that I cannot find any evidence that any child has ever been killed or seriously hurt by a contaminated treat picked up in the course of trick-or-treating,” says the professor. The fear is completely unfounded.

http://mommymythbuster.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/myth-28-children-get-poisoned-on-halloween/

I still check though, but for different reasons.......I want the good stuff for myself!!!

[soulsearcher]

Same as we do every year - having "Hallelujah Night," a Fall-Carnival-Festival, with booths, games, prizes, inflatable jumping castles, costume contest, plenty of food - and a boatload of candy!

[Pastor Bill]

Were doing a Fall Fest with games and candy for the kids, then a free concert.