tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post4755429892835801085..comments2024-02-05T08:12:09.457+00:00Comments on Mustard Seed Shavings: Street PartySteve Tilleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17400505989949096631noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-14573030792563262832011-04-30T10:13:17.339+01:002011-04-30T10:13:17.339+01:00In NZ these types of event arre called "bring...In NZ these types of event arre called "bring a plate" or "potluck dinners". For new migrants we often show up with an empty but pretty plate, wondering what the plate obsession is, or show up with nothing waiting to be surprised, when the surprise is the choices we bring or whether anyone brings a main. Well done for asking in suburbia, where it's too easy to ignore each other.DizzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-51977017753522162302011-04-30T08:20:27.121+01:002011-04-30T08:20:27.121+01:00Thanks Beaver leader. Encouraging.Thanks Beaver leader. Encouraging.Steve Tilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17400505989949096631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-56009995106240964702011-04-30T05:00:29.380+01:002011-04-30T05:00:29.380+01:00I run a Beavers group of about 15: children aged 6...I run a Beavers group of about 15: children aged 6-8. I contact parents ftf and follow up by e-mail and have 4 regular responders. This is in the grand scheme of things marginal-but-important stuff about their kids! It's natural to feel disappointed. OTOH, without wishing to compare what we do to the promise of eternal life, even Jesus couldn't get as much as a 7/46 response rate, if you reckon his men and women friends as a % of those who heard him. So you did well. People, eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com