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Children Are Coming to Your Door on October 31 — 4 Comments

  1. What a wonderful idea, Janice, to invite children to your church! Each year, my husband and I prepare packets for the children who come to our door on Halloween. We use small plastic bags. Into each bag, we put some candy and a tract especially designed to present the Gospel to children. These are available at local Christian bookstores and from the Tract League. By the end of the night, most–if not all–packets are usually gone.

    I love the idea of including information about one’s church in the packet. I will add such information this year and present the idea to my pastor as well.

    Thank you for your inspiring post!

    Blessings,

    MaryAnn
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    MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFA
    Author & Writing Coach
    http://www.maryanndiorio.com

    • Thank you for your encouraging words. The idea struck me only a couple days ago after praying with our prayer group that God would show us ways we can reach out to people we don’t know, and especially families with children.

  2. Great ideas, Janice! Our church has a Fall Festival that focuses on fun and outreach. We have booths with carnival type games which are run by our church folks. We rent a bounce house hand out candy and little toys (Oriental Trading) for prizes. We also hand out flyers about our church. We try to really engage with the people who come and have meaningful conversations with them. The gal who organized this event moved away a few years ago and we didn’t have it for the past few years. Our pastor got calls from people in the neighborhood asking about it, so we knew it was effective. This year, I’m organizing it and praying it will bear much fruit!

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