Blessing of the Backpacks

Last Sunday, we had our Blessing of the Backpacks. 

As is our tradition at Christchurch North Methodist, our young people brought along their schoolbags and gathered at the front for a special blessing to mark the beginning of the school year. 

Liam was presented with a bible as a reminder that the love of his church family at the Chapel Street Centre, and the love of God goes with him as he starts secondary school.

We invited our congregation to write a short note of encouragement, support, bible verse or snippet of advice for our young people. We photocopied them all and made little 'books of encouragement' for each young person to take home with them. 

Thank you to our congregation for being so supportive of our youth, we really appreciate you!