It's all still going well....

Can you jink yourself? I'm not too sure and I hope I haven't spoken too soon, but... the clubs and activities continue to run with great enthusiasm and numbers. It has been great to see the 'regulars' back and also to meet some new young people, who have started coming to our varied activities.

Our two youth clubs are buzzing with life, Wednesday's new toy is a wii, and Thursdays varied organised activities have been really fun. This week was going to be a bowling trip out, but unfortunately we weren't quite able to fill a bus, so we are down at base, bowling. I have just been given an indoor bowling set (not the ten pin type) so I think new skills and a good time is planned. As an aside we are going to have a twister competition as well!

Pathfinders got off to a great start, we are looking at the whole of the Old Testament of the Bible, looking through it book by book, starting with the minor prophets. We are covering a book a week. We have also got off to a flying start with YF, about 7 or so school year 9 and up are studying Jesus, all those things you didn't know about him are being discussed. We still have spaces if anyone would like to join us.

Looking forward to seeing you at the next event - Jon

All Started Well

We are well over a week back into the autumn term, and so far so good. Our Wednesday night youth club continues with great gusto and the new Wii has been a big hit. The Thursday Specials (we have only had one) has broken all records with 14 young people all trying to beat the legend that is Ray Bennett on the table tennis table. None succeeded, not bad for an 87 year old! YF has started again and like last term includes quite a lot of laughing, mainly at me, but never the less, we do have a great time studying the Bible. The theme is Jesus Christ and we are taking a leisurely look at different aspects that makes Jesus unique (and also God). His incarnation, His atoning death and triumphant resurrection. Pathfinders is also due to start this Sunday as well and during these sessions we are going to be concentrating on the Old testament especially the minor prophets and see who they were and what they had to say. Maybe even to see if they have anything useful for us today, so 3000 years later!

Looking forward to seeing you at the next event - Jon

Vote to moving the Summer Holidays

Term has pretty much started and the summer is now over, well that is apart from the sun now deciding to shine again. I vote to move the summer holidays to when the sun shines, either June and July or September. I'll ask Simon Cowell, and get a TV show commissioned! Oh no the X Factor has started again, is this really the best television companies can do for prime time? Good job I don't have a telly!

Indeed the autumn term has started and I have just about finished the programme of events from now until August, yes that's right, I thought I'd get my head down and plough through it all, oh course there are going to be tweaks and additions, but the format is there. From now until Christmas is definitely set in stone, all this can be viewed on our website going to Jon's calendar to view month by month the youth activities, it's even colour coordinated.

I shall leave you to peruse the calendar, (click on the biscuit) see you at the next event - Jon