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On Friday evening from
6:30 to 8:30 the combined youth groups of Lincoln Christian Church,
Jefferson Street Christian Church and New Wine will host Sonfest
2004 at New Wine School, 1500 N. McLean in Lincoln. Sonfest is an
evening of games, candy, Christian videos and other activities. The
event has been attended by approximately 2,500 local children in its
20-year history, and this year's fest is planned to be the largest
yet. All kids ages 4 to 12 are invited
Fifty junior high and
high school youth group members will dress in Western costumes to
provide a fun Western theme for the evening, but children who attend
will not need to dress in costume.
The youth groups will
offer 18 games, puppets, the Whopper Hopper (provided by Burger
King) and a large bag of candy for each child. The New Wine Mime
Team, which has ministered nationally and internationally, will also
be present.
The grand finale of the
night will be "Human Sundaes." Six guest children will choose six
host teens to become "sundaes." The kids will spray the teens with
whipped cream and will pour chocolate sauce, nuts and cherries on
the teen hosts.
Children who attend
will be divided into nine age groups and participate in each event
with kids their own age. Host teenagers will guide each group
through the evening. The cost will be $1 per child.
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In addition to all
children from the general public being invited to Sonfest 2004, the
three youth groups have also invited children from all Lincoln churches
to participate in the evening, via an invitation to each church.
Sonfest has been an
ongoing event at New Wine for 20 years, but this year the three
churches are joining to host the night. This is another step in a
developing vision among local churches for combined service projects
for the community. During the summers of 2003 and 2004 many local
church youth groups participated in Mission Lincoln, doing work
projects around town. In January 2005 the youth groups from Lincoln
Christian, Jefferson Street Christian and New Wine will join in a
ski trip.
Questions about Sonfest
can be directed to Tracy Thomas, youth minister at Lincoln Christian
Church; Brian Medaris, youth pastor at Jefferson Street Christian
Church; or Paul Weber, youth leader at New Wine Fellowship.
[News release]
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