Faith and Family Day offers entertainment while helping community
Published 8:21 am Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Barbara Morris, Hannah Fuller, Terry Ravish and Jann Mitchell pose in front of a few remaining backpacks midway through the event they volunteered for, Faith and Family Day. The Sunday event at Buchanan Common included a backpack giveaway. (Leader photo/BEAU BROCKETT JR.)
A group of children poke their heads out of a Buchanan City Fire Department firetruck. Team members brought the vehicle to Sunday’s Faith and Family Day at Buchanan Common while also sharing fire safety information. (Leader photo/BEAU BROCKETT JR.)
Volunteers of nonprofit foodbank Feeding America prepare breads and fruits for distribution at Sunday’s Faith and Family Day in Buchanan Common. Other items distributed by the national organization were vegetables and juices. (Leader photo/BEAU BROCKETT JR.)
Cheri Gamble, outreach ministries director for LifePlan in Niles poses with sons Malachi and Micah outside her organization’s tent at Faith and Family Day. LifePlan shared information about its prenatal, motherhood and fatherhood resources and programs with attendees during Sunday’s event in Buchanan Common. (Leader photo/BEAU BROCKETT JR.)
Dianne Ross, of the Buchanan-Galien Lions Club, drizzles syrup on ice to make a snow cone for an attendee of Sunday’s Faith and Family Day at Buchanan Common. The Lions served the desserts free of charge. (Leader photo/BEAU BROCKETT JR.)
Penny Slocum-Correa serves up free popcorn, courtesy of Redbud Insurance Agency in Buchanan. Any attendee of Faith and Family Day in Buchanan could pick up a bag during the event’s 2 to 5 p.m. run at Buchanan Common. (Leader photo/BEAU BROCKETT JR.)
Salvation Army Lieutenant Joseph Hixenbaugh, left, and Jim Britton, right, pose over a grill at Sunday’s Faith and Family Day in Buchanan Common. Niles chapter members served free hot dogs, chips and water to the event’s attendees. (leader photo/BEAU BROCKETT JR.)
Sue Chesser and Cole Phillips go down an inflatable slide Sunday at Faith and Family Day at Buchanan Common in Buchanan. The event was hosted by Buchanan Area Ministerial Association. (Leader photo/BEAU BROCKETT JR.)
Members of St. Anthony Contemporary Choir and Faith Victory Fellowship sing and play at Buchanan Common during Sunday’s Faith and Family Day. Different area churches featured different musical artists during the community event. (Leader photo/BEAU BROCKETT JR.)
Children Madeline, Madelyn and Isabella pose in front of a booth of their church, St. Anthony Parish in Buchanan, while Joan Tibbles stands in the background. The group promoted both its adult and youth education programs, such as its yearly missionary trip. (Leader photo/BEAU BROCKETT JR.)
Musicians representing First United Methodist Church in Buchanan play at Sunday’s Faith and Family Day in Buchanan Common. Members of various area churches took to the stage to perform during the 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. event. (Leader photo/BEAU BROCKETT JR.)
By BEAU BROCKETT JR.
beau.brockett@leaderpub.com
BUCHANAN — Voices of praise and worship rang in the air from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Buchanan Common, just behind downtown Buchanan. Members of area churches took turns singing solo, with bands or in praise teams at the ninth annual Faith and Family Day, hosted by the Buchanan Area Ministerial Association.
Faith and Family Day combined events meant for family fun with services meant to help community members. While live music was played and inflatable slides and obstacle courses were bounced on, free backpacks, food, haircuts and child identification kits were dispersed by local organizations.
Faith and Family Day’s backpack giveaway is one of its most well-regarded events, said organizer Alice Kring. Participating churches gathered backpacks through the seasons, then distributed them to registered attendees.
In years past, an upwards of 450 backpacks were given away. This year, organizer Jann Mitchell said 263 people pre-registered to receive a backpack. She said once official numbers are tallied, the number will be much higher, though, because people were signing up the day of.
The event is a public way to show the interconnectedness of area churches, regardless of denomination, Kring said.
Faith and Family Day has its roots in Buchanan’s former yearly event, Old Mill Festival. Once the festival ceased, its Faith and Family Day program continued on its own.
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