Eclipse Party!

We held Solar Eclipse parties in our Circuit!

Both Cantley Methodist Church and Thorne Methodist Church invited the communities they serve to a party to enjoy the wonder of the partial solar eclipse together.

At Thorne Methodist Church, the party began with each table being given two quiz sheets to complete during tasty meal – jacket potatoes with many choices of fillings (cheese, beans, bolognaise, coronation chicken…)! Followed by numerous deserts (cakes, pavlova …).  After the meal had been cleared away the quiz master – Chris – gave out the answers.

It was now time for chairs to be taken outside to sit in the large garden at the rear of the hall.  Eclipse glasses were handed out to share.  With a hymn and a prayer, it was time to settle and watch as the moon passed in front of sun casting it’s eerie shadow.

What an experience – the wonder of God’s creation celebrated in togetherness and fellowship!

Once the spectacle was over, a second hymn was sung and gradually people left, animatedly discussing the time spent together.

It was wonderful to see so many people from the church, the Circuit, and the local community come together.

A fantastic celebration, coinciding with Thorne Methodist Church’s Bicentenary year.

At Cantley Methodist Church (taken from their Facebook page)

“What an absolutely fantastic Eclipse party we had last night.  It totally exceeded our expectations!

It was amazing how many families we’d not seen before came to our party from our neighbourhood and were able to watch the eclipse.  We had 150 pairs of Eclipse glasses and we needed them all.  Lots of games and quizzes, and a good view of this awesome natural phenomenon from our car park.”

Thank you to all who were involved from both Cantley Methodist Church and Thorne Methodist Church who made this happen.

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