Great to see you at Lynn Valley Day

Everything went swimmingly at Lynn Valley Day - but not literally, fortunately! In a break with tradition, the weather was perfect - not too hot, and just right for parade viewing and fun and games on the field. (Of course, tradition finally asserted itself with a short but fierce downpour at 4pm!) 

We had close to 25 people in our parade entry, including a small contingent that was invited to take part on behalf of Camp Artaban. Many others were dressed in hot-off-the-presses blue, white or green St. Clement's hoodies and t-shirts, with our multi-lingual "Welcome" signs.

Along the way, some of our team handed out information about our Aspire summer day camp, and we had a new registration before the afternoon was out! 

The parade ended at Lynn Valley Park, where we joined David and Diane who had been holding the fort at our St. Clement's booth during the parade. Our booth featured a large, handcrafted wooden church that was a fabulous Facebook Marketplace find (thank you, Christ the Redeemer church in West Van!) We gave it some landscaping and populated it with little parishioners and even a dog. Kids and adults alike enjoyed it.

Fairgoers were also invited to put a pin in the map to show where they had come from, and we all marvelled at the truly global village that we live in here in Lynn Valley. We had many interesting conversations, including one with a boy who could name each of the dozens of flags having around our booth. Meanwhile, we had an unexpected number of people cross the street to check out the church, and fortunately Helen and Sylvia were on hand to keep the doors open and tour them around.

All in all, it was a grand day out in the community, one that was possible only due to the many hands (and feet!) that pitched in to "welcome the world" to our parish family.