Mission holds holiday activities

The Scripture Union Beach Mission will hold activities for children, teens and adults at Umina Public school in the school holidays.

The Mission will run daily from 9:30am to 12pm from December 28 to January 5 and will include games, songs, talks, craft and morning tea.

Scripture Union has been running its Family Mission in the area for 26 years and was originally based in the Ocean Beach caravan park and started using Umina Public School at the end of 2001.

"We enjoy serving the community and sharing with them who Jesus is and what he has done as told in the Bible," said Umina Mission team director Mr Richard Bow.

"Often people comment how wonderful it is that we run these free activities at a time of the year when there is very little for people to do in the surrounding area."

A cafe is also available for parents, guardians, grandparents, friends and neighbours to hear the talks and discuss topical issues as well as participating in crafts and games with the kids.

"What I like about the Mission is that they're all willing to take two weeks of their holiday and use it to come and put into our local community," said the Hope Church pastor Mr John McCaskie.

Woy Woy Presbyterian Church minister Mr Ken Rathbone said: "They are an enthusiastic group of young people and are well led."

On the final day of the Kids Club, an inflatable giant area known as the Mission Stadium will visit Umina Oval for children to play a friendly game of soccer.

A free barbecue will also be held to end the Beach Mission at a Celebration Night

Newsletter, 14 Dec 2010 Paul Farrugia, Umina Public School Email, 15 Dec 2010 Nick Gilbert, SUFM