WHEN IS IT?

Sunday 8 June from 9:15am to 4:30pm. Big Day Out will replace our Sunday morning and Sunday evening services.

WHAT IS IT?

Our Annual Big Day Out is when we meet with the three other churches from Reach South – Christ Church Southampton, Cornerstone Church Portsmouth and Trinity Church Salisbury. The day is a mix of teaching; hearing encouragements from our sister churches, sharing time with each other over a hog roast and bouncing around on inflatables (that’s optional).

THE PLAN

09:15-9:30 – Arrival (with coffee/tea and cookies)

10:00 – Session One

11:15 – Coffee break

12:00 – Session Two

13:00 – Lunch (Hog Roast)

14:00 – Afternoon Activities  

15:15 – Dumbrocks concert for the children

15:30 – Session Three

16:15 – Close

THE TEACHING

There'll be brilliant Bible teaching by Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries). He will be speaking in two sessions and leading an afternoon Q+A session. 

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME

Redeemer children will be in their normal groups (with Discovers & Explorers combined) for the two morning sessions with Redeemer leaders looking after them. The first session will be like a normal Redeemer Kids with teaching from the Bible. The second session will be more craft and play. Then running alongside the final session will be a Dumbrocks Concert for all children, however, parents will be solely responsible for their children at the concert as there will not be any leaders there to supervise.

For Rooted, they will be sitting in on session one and during session two they will be going out with Amanda to discuss the teaching they just heard.

HOG ROAST

We are getting outside caterers to provide us with lunch, which will include a veggie option. That does mean there will be a small charge for the day to cover the cost.

There will also be an ice cream provided this year, to ensure that we don’t have to stand in a 40 minute line for a sweet treat!

AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES

The organised activities on offer are football, volleyball, rounders, garden games, a walk and tug of war. But we will have the whole school field so feel free to bring your own games or just sit enjoy the hopefully sunny weather!

10ofthose are setting up a bookstall all day with us, so feel free to browse their books in any of the breaks.

For the children there will also be some inflatables which will be available to use from 1:45-3pm.

THE WHOLE DAY?

We would absolutely love everybody to be with us for the whole day, but if that seems too much – then please feel free to come just for the first session and treat it like you would a normal Sunday.

WHERE IS IT?

Wonderfully we don’t have to travel far. We are meeting at Thorndon School in Chandler’s Ford (SO53 2DW)

HOW MUCH IS IT?

There will be a charge for the Hog Roast lunch. It will likely be fairly similar to Redeemer Feasts - £6 adult, £3 child (3-16). This will be paid when you sign up so we have less faffing on the day with card readers.

HOW DO I SIGN UP?

To secure your place please fill in this form. You only need to fill in one form per family/couple.