North Belconnen Uniting Church Melba

Events and Special Services

17 October 2008 9am till 2pm	The annual fete. This is a social event for the whole community. Fun stalls for kids: toys, dollar surprises, 'whack-a-rat', 'fish-a-duck', face painting. Other stalls include books, plants and seedlings, cakes, craft & sewn and knitted goods, sweets, jams & marmalades, fresh flowers, organic produce; PLUS 'Second Hand Rose' Clothing at bargain prices, Silent Auction and White Elephants Galore. Plenty of food stalls for morning tea, snacks and lunches, BBQ. From 10am, Ruth and Robert from the Canberra Antiques Centre will examine and appraise your memorabilia and collectables. Bring along your old treasures and see what they are worth. There is plenty of entertainment, with bands, choirs and smaller groups performing throughout most of the day.
13 December 9:15 am	The annual service of Christmas readings and carols.
22-25 March	Easter Happening An ecumenical, dramatic presentation of the Easter story in five scenes, mainly for school children, but open to the public on Monday evening. People are taken through the last supper, the garden of Gethsemane, the trial, the crucifixion, and to the tomb. Our church combines with people from other local churches to very effectively show what the Easter story is all about.