Sunday School Picnics

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(1994)  The picnics were normally held in the month of June.  The location varied from time to time.  In the early years the Chapel would go to Pottawatomie Park in St. Charles. (On the east side of the Fox River, two blocks north of North Ave.)  The Chapel would rent two cars on the Aurora and Elgin Railroad for the day.  Everyone would meet at the Chapel and walk to the depot on Main St.  The train would than take them right into the park and remain there until the picnic was over, then return them to Lombard.</div> <div>      By June of 1934, the location for the picnic had changed to Deer Park in Bensenville. (Two blocks south of Fenton High School and one block east of 83)  All would meet at the Chapel by 9:30 a.m., and go by bus or car to enjoy a Saturday of food, games, fun, and a short devotional. (The Durants owned the bus that was used each year.)</div> <div>      During the Second World War, 1940-1946, the picnics were held at Lake Ellyn in Glen Ellyn, due to gas rationing. Sometime in the late 40's or early 50's the Chapel began going to Busse Woods for the annual Sunday School picnic.  Buses would leave the Chapel at 12:30 and make the trip up 53 to Higgins road.  The late 60's  found yet another location. Wheeler Park in St. Charles.  By the 70's - 90's most of the Sunday School picnics were being held at the Lombard Commons, just blocks from the Chapel.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="6a249710.jpg" border=0 width="585" height="369" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </div> <div> Mr. and Mrs. Durant and Eileen Elliot at Sunday School Picnic</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="6a101b30.jpg" border=0 width="513" height="435" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    </div> <bR> <div> <I>Do you have any Sunday School picnic photos from the 20's to the 90's? </I></div> <div> <I>We'd love to see them displayed here! </I></div> <div> <I>If you have some, contact Dan Stultz or Rob Marshal.</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>_________________________________________________________________________________________________</B></div> <div> <B>     </B><A HREF="id142.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Intro to LGC History"><U>Intro to LGC History</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id144.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Birth of the Chapel"><U>Birth of the Chapel</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id145.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ash Street"><U>Ash Street</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id146.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Early Years 19281930"><U>The Early Years 1928-1930</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id147.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tent Meetings"><U>Tent Meetings</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id148.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rapid Growth"><U>Rapid Growth</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id149.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="First Four Years"><U>First Four Years</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id151.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Adam Ferguson"><U>Adam Ferguson</U></A>   |   <B>Sunday School Picnics</B>   |   <A HREF="id153.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="1930 to 1933"><U>1930 to 1933</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id154.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="1934 The Year of Changes"><U>1934 - The Year of Changes</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id155.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Young Peoples Activities"><U>Young People's Activities</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id156.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="After 1935"><U>After 1935</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id157.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The 1940s"><U>The 1940's</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#3366FF" FACE="Arial" >    </FONT> <A HREF="id151.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Adam Ferguson"><U><IMG SRC="1ac61f1e0.jpg" border=0 width="31" height="30" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="history_of_lombard_chapel.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History"><U><IMG SRC="1ac521200.jpg" border=0 width="33" height="32" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id153.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="1930 to 1933"><U><IMG SRC="1ac423200.jpg" border=0 width="35" height="32" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>