All are welcome to have ’A Cuppa with Friends’ at the Werribee Church of Christ on Tuesday, October 29.
Between 9.30am and 1pm, visitors will be able to enjoy quizzes, games and even a sing along as they get to know one another.
Pastor Garry Cowley, who runs the day each year, said that “There are people out there who could be buddies and they don’t know where to go.”
Sometimes people even discover that they share more in common with others than they expect- even their street.
“A few years ago, we had some people that didn’t realise that they virtually lived across the street from each other,” Pastor Cowley said.
Pastor Cowley has seen the impact of people getting together can have first hand.
“We found that through the singing and through the games there’s a lot of laughter, a lot of interaction and it just breaks down those barriers,” he said.
Catching up with strangers is also about more than making new friends, it is about addressing loneliness in the community.
“There are a lot of people in the community who are lonely, who are really battling,” Pastor Cowley said.
While the lunch is $5, coming along costs nothing.
While the event started as a way for seniors to connect, no one will be asked to show their senior’s card.
Jaidyn Kennedy
