50 yr Anniversary of our church

On Saturday, we had a roast dinner picnic - we went early and there were various games set up (bubbles, frisbees, big balls, putting small sand bags in holes sort of games) for the kids, and plenty of talking to do for the adults. The picnic was roast meat slices, roast potatoes, green salad, cherry tomatoes, hotdogs for the kids, some sort of cheesy pasta dish, and a bring dessert to share (which resulted in four overloaded tables of miscellaneous sweetness...lots of brownies and choc chip biscuits though!) It was a really enjoyable evening, except we left too late, and the kiddies had trouble settling down to bed.
On Sunday, under the huge marquee from the night before, we had one combined church service (normally there are about three - 8.30, 9.15, 11am, and possibly also an evening service?). No Sunday school, but luckily they'd set up drink stands on either side of the tent, so the kids were kept entertained getting themselves cups of water. We combined forces with some friends and brought along matchbox cars (they'd bought a whole lot of toys too), and our seats were right on the edge, close to some shade, so our kids could wander/play a bit during the sermon. They had the opportunity for people to help sing the Hallelujah chorus again, which they normally do at Easter, but they decided it was a special enough occasion. I can't get enough of this tradition.
Tonight they have a praise concert, I think, but our kids need some routine re-established, so we're at home putting them through the bath!
The church started in someone's loungeroom, and is now planting churches in the area - how great to see what God can achieve through imperfect people. I was happy that the minister noted that the church doesn't look much like the community around it, and that there is still work to do (ie, the church is very white and affluent, and Annapolis is not all white and affluent).