Angels were the theme for each of the three morning sessions of the programme, attended by around 20 children each day and manned by volunteers from the church.
The children, who came from around Ashburton, were not necessarily members of the church. They made angel craft decorations, a different one each day, and heard a biblical story featuring angels. One of them was about the angel Gabriel who foretold of the birth of Jesus "your child will be the holy son of God'' (Luke 1:35) and another of the angels who visited a group of shepherds to announce the birth of Jesus, which indicated God saw everyone on par and considered no-one person better than any other person.
During the session the children also got to play interactive games, sing and dance in a fun setting and socialise over morning tea.
Money raised from the gold coin donation to attend the programme was going towards helping with missionary work in Malawi.
