Chasti-tea
Held May 2003 and June 2004 at Providence Assembly of God, 353 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI 02907
Event Type: |
Outreach to Teens and Girls |
| Purpose: | Encouragement of Purity |
| Location: | Church Fellowship Hall or other large room for reception |
| Invitation: | Formal Inviation
Join us at a Victorian tea just for you. Sponsored by Women's Minsitries of [Church] Date, Time, Location RSVP (details) |
| Room set up: | Decorate room Victorian style, including trellis |
| Food set up: | Serve finger sandwiches and tea cookies, and a variety of teas Borrow china from members of the congregation |
| Favors: | Use a frilly photo holder for her picture and promise If budget allows, purchase promise rings. |
| Music | Use chamber music Introduce the girls during "One of a Kind" (Danibelle) |
| Message: | Use a younger speaker who has remained pure or a woman who has not and learned her lesson after Christ changed her. Put an emphasis on His deep love for her, and her choices to follow him |
| Ceremony: | Escort each girl under the arch on the arm of her father if available, or respected men in the congregation. Introduce as God's Princess (daughter of the King!) and snap a picture for the photo holder. |
In the inner city we deal with unplanned pregnancy regularly. This was done as a preventative measure, but also to affirm the girls and their value. Each girl sat with her escort and was made to feel special.