Prime Minister has attended an Easter Sunday church service with his family on day seven of the election campaign. Mr Morrison, his wife Jenny and daughters Lily and Abbey arrived at the Horizon Church in Sutherland,  on Sunday morning.Two days earlier, Labor leader Anthony Albanese mingled with Mrs Morrison at the St Charbel Maronite Church in Punchbowl, south-west , for Good Friday. The Opposition Leader did a reading during that service with former prime minister Tony Abbot also in the pews, while Mr Morrison went to the Syndal Baptist Church in Glen Waverley, Melbourne.  Prime Minister Scott Morrison, wife Jenny and daughters Abbey and Lily arrive for an Easter service at the Horizon Church in Sutherland (pictured) Mr Morrison has been a member of the Pentecostal church for yearsMr Albanese sat in the front row of the congregation and across the aisle from Mrs Morrison and her daughters.

He was all smiles as he mingled with Mr Abbott before approaching Mrs Morrison to say hello.The first week of the election campaign for both Mr Albanese and Mr Morrison has been particularly hard fought. In between church services, Mr Morrison visited Sydney's Royal Easter Show on Saturday. Despite Mr Morrison's recent interactions with the public - including an angry voter who confronted him at a Newcastle pub - his reception at the show went smoothly.  The Prime Minister is in full campaign mode, having spent the day at the Royal Easter show on Saturday (pictured: Mr Morrison arriving at Horizon church)  Mr and Mrs Morrison greet Horizon Church  Pastor Brad Bonhomme and wife Alison Hundreds of punters got in on the action, battling the press pack to lay eyes on the man who has been running the country for the past three years.The Prime Minister was more than happy to oblige with handshakes, selfies, waves and high fives.Colleen, 57, from Sydney's Northern Beaches said while she wasn't going to vote for the Liberals in May, she still made a point of trying to see the prime minister when she realised he'd arrived. RELATED ARTICLES



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'I think it's good to see (politicians) to know that they're meeting people and talking ... (but) I'm hoping to see a change at the next election,' she said.It was a sentiment shared by Matt, visiting from Canberra with his partner Raphael, who said meeting with the public was important. Mrs Morrison and her daughters Abbey and Lily were seated in the front row and not far from former Liberal leader Tony Abbott and were greeted by Anthony Albanese at a Good Friday service in Sydney (pictured) Opposition leader Anthony Albanese at the same Easter Service attended by Mrs Morrison and Mr Abbott Mrs Morrison also did a reading during the Easter service at St Charbel Maronite Church on Good Friday'This is cool, everyone's excited to see him and obviously he's got security but I think this is one of the only countries in the world where you can get so close to a prime minister,' he said.But it wasn't all smiles and selfies for the prime minister.Mudgee-born Tiana, 30, mega darknet market told AAP despite the seemingly warm reception, she didn't think the visit would change the public's opinion on the past three years with him in the top job. Mr Morrison shakes hands with parishioners at the Syndal Baptist Church in Glen Waverley in Melbourne on Friday'He still has a lot of issues, people in rural Australia would be aware of his positions on climate change and I doubt showing his face is changing their opinions,' she said.Anthony Albanese has also had a tough first week of his campaign, particularly on Monday where he couldn't state basic economic figures such as the cash rate and the unemployment rate. Mr Morrison jumped on the blunder accusing Mr Albanese of having 'no idea' about Australia's post-Covid economic recovery.