IN YOUR
neighbourhood [aka, Remember your DNA]
I
LIZ EICHLER | SUNZ Children & Families Team Leader
grew up watching Sesame Street. I learnt to count with The Count, had life lessons with Big Bird, and forever wondered what kind of creature Mr Snuffleupagus was. I can even still sing some of the songs: Sunny Days, Rubber Duckie and One of These Things (is not like the other). I remember, particularly, the words from the song The people in your neighbourhood. ‘Who are the people in your neighbourhood... The people that you meet each day...’
It went on to list a number of different professions, and the refrain we all joined in on was: ‘Well, they’re the people that you meet When you’re walking down the street They’re the people that you meet each day’
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While I didn’t grow up on an American innercity street, the song did cause me to think of those around me and, even more so now as an adult, the people I engage with in my everyday life. I often get asked where in Wellington I would recommend someone new to live. Cost, of course, is always a huge factor but there are so many other things to think about when looking for somewhere to live – location, bus routes, playgrounds… Some of the same could be said for when you’re looking for a church community to join. Maybe not playgrounds (but hey, why not!). What is it about our churches that attract the different people we choose to gather with every Sunday morning (Covid allowing) and journey with as a faith community?
