River of Life Church invite people who are lonely at Christmas for a meal
Written by admin on December 12, 2011
The River of Life Church, by the Railway Station in Dumfries, are once again inviting people who would be alone for Christmas, but would like to spend it with others, to a Christmas Day Dinner. There’s no charge for the meal, although people are free to donate if they wish, but there’s absolutely no expectation to do so.
They have an open door for absolutely anyone to come to the event, or even to join their team of enthusiastic volunteers on the day.
Mark Smith, Senior Pastor at the Church says; “We’ve hosted a special meal on Christmas Day for several years now and it’s always amazing to see the difference it makes to people for whom Christmas would otherwise be an ordeal. When everyone seems to be having fun, it’s pretty tough to feel as though you’re the only one not! At this event, we not only make sure everyone has a good meal, with all the trimmings, but also have a lot of fun in the process, like every family should.
“We have a service at 11am on Christmas Day too, and everyone is welcome to come to that, but they can just arrive for the meal at 1pm if they’d rather, or just come to the Christmas Day service without staying on for the meal.
“We’re also very grateful to individuals and local businesses who contribute to the meal and, of course all the volunteers who donate part of their Christmas to help in this valuable way”
