So, our church had a Block Party on Easter Sunday. I think it was very successful. We estimate that there was around 200 people throughout the day and we served lunch to about 100. There was a nice mix of people there. We had college students and Indy Rockers along with the local people from the neighborhood. There was a story about it on the local 11:00 news and a front page article in the paper. The article in the paper mentioned God or Jesus 7 times and beer once. The beer mention got the debate. It was a long day, but worth it.

God has a good sense of humor. Yesterday, we, the existing Harmony Church members, were hoping and praying for new people to come to church. We had at least 3 new people. There were two others I didn't recognize so maybe 5 new people. We average about 20-30 people in worship each Sunday. So 3 to 5 new people is a good thing. God answered our prayers. The thing is, none of the new people were there because of the Block Party or the coverage of the Block Party. I guess God wants to make sure we know that He will provide for our growth. We need to remember to give thanks and glory to God, even when He does things His way and not ours.

Saturday was the Youth Arts Festival. It is run by the university students as part of a class on promoting art in the community. It is a very well run event. We had a table with the Heart Art jewelry and another for kids to make bracelets, pins, refrigerator magnets, or paper airplanes. The weather was beautiful and everyone had a great time. The table for the kids to make things was a community service project for our home group. We will be doing more at the Umbrella Market.

Next Sunday our church is having a Block Party. We spent all last evening on the final plans. We will have free food, prizes and music. There will be a clothing swap and games. It should be fun if our advertising does its job.

Last week My Mother came back for the glazing of the pottery. It went well. We had one bowl that had a hole in it. The boy who made it was hoping for a cereal bowl, but now he has a flower pot. We go tomorrow to pick up the finished pieces.