UPCOMING EVENTS

AUGUST      KELLY PARK AT ROCK SPRINGS

Join us for a day out at Rock Springs state park.  This 248 acre Orange County park is built around one of the Apopka area's crystal clear springs. As its name suggests, Rock Springs bubbles up from a cleft in a rock outcropping and, instead of spreading out into a pool, becomes a swiftly running stream that quickly slows to a meander. The activity of choice here, and the major reason for the parks’ popularity, is riding down the stream in an inner tube or on a float.

Kids and adults alike, jump into the headwaters and bob and splash their way downstream for about a mile. The trip takes about 25 minutes at a leisurely float. There are exits from the river along the way, and a boardwalk lets you carry your tube back to the beginning for another go. At the middle of the tubing course, the stream blossoms  into a series of lagoons and pools that form the centerpiece of the park. This is the place to come for a cooling swim, or join the sunbathers  on the shores. This is a great park for kids with a shallow water area and a playground.

Tubes are not available in the park, so unless you bring you own, stop at one of the rental shops near the park entrance. The cost is moderate, about $5 for a day,s rental.

Most of the rest of the park is given over to nicely shaded picnic tables, most with a barbecue nearby. Your admission receipt lets you leave the park and return the same day. No pets are allowed in the park, and there's no fishing.

COST:   Adults and children $1, children under five are free.

Watch the bulletin for details. This is going to be a fun trip, so I hope you can all join us. Feel free to bring friends.

SEPTEMBER   HARVEST FESTIVAL.

An adult evening with food, dancing, and great fellowship, to celebrate the bountiful harvest.

OCTOBER   CRAFT AFTERNOON.

Come join us in building and flying model rockets, making wreaths, or painting a birdhouse for your garden. Fun for the whole family.

NOVEMBER  CRUISE TO THE BAHAMAS.

Join your friends, or make new ones on a fun 3 day cruise to the Bahamas.

DECEMBER    MOMS’ DAY OUT.

Leave your children at the church while you enjoy a day of Christmas shopping.