You may have heard me mention our 'hootenannys' here. Most people here say "A what?" - which is what many of you might be saying as well. A few years back Paul Brazle got these started - a good time for fellowship built around a fun meal, some guitar playing and just plain old good conversations. For those from the hicks (or is it sticks?) this is known as a hootenanny.
Most of our visitors (this is always a good time to bring visitors who are less likely to come to a religious event - a good time to share friendships as well) had no idea what this was. But we had to explain the concept anyway, so why worry about the name.
Anyway, we usually get some guitar-players together, play some John Denver or Beatles or some such, eat some chili-hotdogs and brownies (preferably not at the same time), and have a good time for a few hours getting to know people or renewing friendships.
Some weekends we combine this with a youth late movie and sleepover. This weekend we even added a concert with Listen Up! (we hadn't really sung together since November last year) and a new group we are encouraging, called "In Hymn".
It was a good weekend! Especially since we also got to see Sue Foster (who worked with us for two years in Maastricht) who is making plans to return and work with Luk and Holly Brazle in Ghent. She is here for a few weeks trying to make plans and get some information.
And of course there are some people who can do all of these things and look cool at the same time. So if you're one of those, drop on in at our next hoot. We'd love to have you!
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