Father's Day Fishing with Generation Now

Author

Parker Johnson
​Calgary, AB, Canada

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To commemorate Father’s Day, the Calgary congregation held its services last Sunday among the trees at Bow Habitat Station. If the change in venue wasn’t enough to clue you in, this obviously wasn’t going to be your traditional worship service! We met on a beautiful morning at the park adjacent to the Bow Habitat Station and immediately staked out some perfect picnic tables and began setting up our potluck lunch that we’d be enjoying later. We had so much wonderful food (which makes sense with all the great cooks we have!), and the location was a beautiful wetland covered with trees, marshes, and a pond. The smell of sunscreen and bug spray mingled with the smell of damp bark, plush grass, and the delicious smell of bar-b-que.

As if the location weren’t enough fun, Caitlin d’Esterre took it a bit further, having planned out the day with our Generation Now families in mind. With 21 in attendance, we enjoyed fishing lessons and fishing, nature walks, plenty of running around, great discussion, and a tasty potluck. Lots of fun memories were made, and the weather could not have been better. (After several days of constant rain, I think we were all excited to have warm sun!)
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As a denomination, we believe that community is truly a blessing…so it is important that we foster meaningful relationships with all of our members and friends – young and old. We recognize that sometimes, a fun weekend event/activity can be easier for our younger families to make it out to, but I can assure you that the meaningful relationships formed at these off-site events are just as critical as the ones formed at our Sunday morning legacy activities.

Generation Now continues to be a wonderful form of mission and ministry for the Calgary congregation. To learn more about this program, click here.