After we arrived home last evening we checked out some Uniting Churches in the area, and decided to attend the Contemporary service at the High Street Uniting Church
in Frankston. We decided on the Contemporary service for a couple of reasons, the most practical was that Frankston is a 25 KM drive from our motel, and the contemporary service was at 10:30 while the traditional service was at 9 AM. We arrived at the church about 9:30, so took the opportunity to scope out the area and found there was a ‘festival’ happening at the beach and community park. 
There was also – as we expected a wonderful beach.
We were warmly greeted at the door, and quickly engaged in conversation with Ruth Poole the wife of retired clergy Arthur. We were also greeted by the Rev Dr. Robert Johnson and his wife Chris. The service was delightful with much upbeat music and a strong message. Part of the service was used to report on the National Christian Youth Conference (NCYC) that was just held in Melbourne in the past week or so. The youth who attended, and the adults that volunteered were equally excited about what they had experienced. After the service over tea we were invited to dinner with Arthur and Ruth, and we gratefully accepted.
The afternoon was spent partly at “the Fair” and partly sunning and swimming at the beach. For the most part the Fair was comprised of the usual food booths, demonstrations of dance and music, live stage presentations and some rides. What was unusual, and a real delight was this
Sand sculpture display of Dinosaurs. 
We spent the better part of an hour wandering through the exhibit and marvelling at the work involved in the presentation.
Then it was time for Barb to hit the water.
She walked out into the waves – and walked – and walked, and finally, when the water reached her waist she swam. The water was lovely and warm, and the waves manageable. No one was surfing as the waves were just right for a bit of body surfing, but not enough for the serious surfers.
At about 5:30 we set out to find Ruth and Arthur’s home. Mission accomplished. We had delightful dinner and stimulating conversations with this much travelled couple. What a wonderful way to wrap up our last Sunday in Australia (for this trip).
With their clear directions we made it back to our motel in record time, and we were quick to head into bed – looking forward to tomorrow to do a bit of last minute shopping and getting things packed up for the trip home on Tuesday.
in Frankston. We decided on the Contemporary service for a couple of reasons, the most practical was that Frankston is a 25 KM drive from our motel, and the contemporary service was at 10:30 while the traditional service was at 9 AM. We arrived at the church about 9:30, so took the opportunity to scope out the area and found there was a ‘festival’ happening at the beach and community park. 
There was also – as we expected a wonderful beach.We were warmly greeted at the door, and quickly engaged in conversation with Ruth Poole the wife of retired clergy Arthur. We were also greeted by the Rev Dr. Robert Johnson and his wife Chris. The service was delightful with much upbeat music and a strong message. Part of the service was used to report on the National Christian Youth Conference (NCYC) that was just held in Melbourne in the past week or so. The youth who attended, and the adults that volunteered were equally excited about what they had experienced. After the service over tea we were invited to dinner with Arthur and Ruth, and we gratefully accepted.
The afternoon was spent partly at “the Fair” and partly sunning and swimming at the beach. For the most part the Fair was comprised of the usual food booths, demonstrations of dance and music, live stage presentations and some rides. What was unusual, and a real delight was this
Sand sculpture display of Dinosaurs. 
We spent the better part of an hour wandering through the exhibit and marvelling at the work involved in the presentation.Then it was time for Barb to hit the water.
She walked out into the waves – and walked – and walked, and finally, when the water reached her waist she swam. The water was lovely and warm, and the waves manageable. No one was surfing as the waves were just right for a bit of body surfing, but not enough for the serious surfers.At about 5:30 we set out to find Ruth and Arthur’s home. Mission accomplished. We had delightful dinner and stimulating conversations with this much travelled couple. What a wonderful way to wrap up our last Sunday in Australia (for this trip).
With their clear directions we made it back to our motel in record time, and we were quick to head into bed – looking forward to tomorrow to do a bit of last minute shopping and getting things packed up for the trip home on Tuesday.
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