Christmas Street Party FESTIVAL Team

Our Christmas Street party invites people to experience and hear the message of Jesus.

When we do this well, we build a welcoming community, bring hope, commend the Gospel, and the church and increase the likelihood that seekers will meet Jesus.

Thank you for playing your part in offering a Jesus-shaped community for people to experience.

Important Information

Emergency Response Team Leader: Jason Hoet 0413 131 655
First Aiders:TBC
Food Safety Supervisors: TBC

Festival Team Members join our whatsapp group for comms on the night.
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In case of Emergency go here!
upbc.org.au/emergency

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Four Community Zones

We divide the Street Party into different zones. This helps us focus on building community in four different ways.

Where will you be?
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Contact

Build a friendly presence in the Neighbourhood

Area: local streets

Activity

Wear Volunteer Tops

Travel in pairs

Roam the surrounding streets

Say G'Day to neighbours and people approaching the Street Party

Welcome

Offer a big welcome!

Area: entrance to Street Party

Activity

Wear Volunteer Tops

Rostered in pairs

Say G'Day to people entering Street Party

Handout Information Leaflets

Offer Christmas treats

Guide with general layout/program information

Farewell at the end of the night

Festival

Build community though fun and activities

Area: Food, Family & Youth Activities

Activity

Engage people and say G'Day

Run activities and Family Stalls

Encourage people to join in Games & Activities to build community

  • Includes food stalls, face painting, busking, games, competitions, basketball, Games Zone area

Relational

Connect through conversation

Area: Coffee, Tables, Concert Seating

Activity

Say G'Day

Connect with people through conversation, service

Keeping Children Safe

To help keep children and young people safe please:

  • Keep an eye out for un-attended children. Make sure they are safe and not doing anything risky.
  • After dark - ensure children and young people remain in light up areas. Send them back to their parents or populated areas.
  • Watch for adults who behave in concerning ways around children or young people. Contact Jason Hoet or Sarah Ames if you have suspicions - no matter how trivial.

Program

Set Up

  • (See Site Set Up Map below)
  • 12pm set up Marquee/Stage/Lighting/move equipment
  • 1pm Street Closure
  • Sound, Staging and Lighting set up
  • 4pm site set up - seating, coffee area tables, food stalls, kid & youth zone, festival area sound, Concert area staging.
  • 4:30pm Concert Sound Check
  • 4.30pm Volunteer arrival & preparation
  • 4.30pm Team gather & pray in Lounge
  • 4.45pm Team gather & pray in Lounge
  • 5.00pm Kids Program begins
  • 5.45pm Teams in place ready for 6pm Program

Street Party Program

Contact Phase: help people engage with activities and begin to build community

  • 5pm Kids Program
  • 6pm MC Welcome & Engagement Games
  • initiate games/activities
  • Food Stalls open

Connect Phase: people begin to 'warm up' and connect

  • 5pm-6pm Kids Program
  • 6.15pm-7:15pm Busking & Activities
  • Ballooners move through Festival & Relational Zone
  • Mix & Mingle. Build an open crowd and make new friends!

Community Phase: people like being together in community. New friends are made, the atmosphere is warm and welcoming.

  • 7pm - approx 🙂
  • 7:15pm Gather people towards Concert area for Carols

Concert Program

  • 7:15pm People gather at Concert area
  • Band play-in music
  • Welcomers handout Programs
  • Candle Purchases
  • 7:30pm Choir & Carol Program begins
  • ~ 8:15pm Welcomers take up Westcare Offering.
  • 9pm Program Ends
  • Welcomers farewell in Welcome Zones

Pack Down

  • All hands to pack down site
  • 9.30pm Street Re-opened

Site Set Up

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Training

Our Christmas Street Party is an example of Open Crowd Community Festivals. It would help us if more of us knew what this was!

"Open Crowd Festivals have been found to be a great tool for shifting culture at the heart of communities the world over. They are community building events that use the dynamics of ‘the Open Crowd’ to build a culture based on Kingdom Values, so that everyone participating has a chance to experience what God’s kingdom might be like."

Why not take the time to learn about Open Crowds through this training at opencrowdfestivaltraining.com