Monday 17th-Friday 21st September 07

Hello.

Well Diana and I are preparing for lots of work ahead of us as we return back to normality!

This week is looking good with some old things continuing and new things starting. if you want any more details on any of the things we are involved in please don't hesitate to leave a comment and we'll get back to you.

Here's how the next week is shaping up...

Sunday evening- We are running a Youth Alpha with the Methodist church for 13+ in the evening. If you know of someone who would really like to come to this please get in touch with me via haverhillschoolsinitiative@gmail.com or phone 07875 485520. Youth Alpha is similar to the adult Alpha course but done with young people's culture in mind, it's fun and relevant and leaves space for lots of questions. Diana and her husband Jay, myself and my husband Simon will be running this. For more info on Youth Alpha check out http://uk.alpha.org/youth/

***Another Youth Alpha course will be starting at Samuel Ward College from Thursday October 4th from 2.45 until 3.25 meeting in the Conference room.***

Monday-I'm off to Newmarket Youth For Christ to meet with my mentor in the morning.

Tuesday-Castle Manor's Christian lunch starts back (note chnge of day), this is an opportunity to meet with other Christian staff and students, to encourage one another and discuss different things. We meet from 12.45.

Thursday-An assembly with the year 5's at Parkway Middle, and the start of Rock Solid again, meeting in the gym, year 5 & 7's.

Friday-Rock Solid at Parkway for years 6 & 8.

I will be heading for Cliff College to do a week of study later in the afternoon, please pray for safe travel.

There will be no update on the blog next Friday as I will be away, Rock Solid will continue with Diana whilst I am away.

Please pray for the work in the schools this year as we are taking on more and our diary is filling up, we appreciate all the support we recieve. Please encourage any young people you know who may also want to attend any of these activities.

Have a great weekend.

We're back!! September 2007

Hello and welcome back to the HSI blog. It's been a while but we have been resting up for the summer and recharging the batteries for the new school year!

Over the summer, other than resting and enjoying a good holiday, Diana and I have been plugging HSI out in Haverhill at the Big Day Out which was back in July on the Rec in Haverhill. It was a great day, if not a little windy. We met with lots of young people and families through playing the game 'The Price is Right' just for a bit of fun to encourage people over. Hopefully it will have raised awareness of what HSI does to both children and their parents.

This term we will have Rock Solid up and running very shortly in Parkway and will be back in Castle Manor for the Christian lunch. We hope to get CU's and Rock Solid's into other schools as well as lots of assemblies and lessons.

As well as all this I am going to be undertaking some part time study with Cliff College, I will be studying for an MA in Emerging Church so if you have any ideas and thoughts it would be great to hear some! Hopefully this will help me explore some of the ways in which we can engage young people, in a quite contrasting culture with the true concept of Church.

Well, more on what's happening week by week later, please keep us in your prayers and pray for the staff and children back at school now.

Take care.

Monday 25 to Friday 29 June 07

Hello!

I hope you're not too wet! What a week!

We've been busy and madly preparing for the celebration service on Sunday. Also had the usual groups, we have been struggling with one of our Rock Solid groups on a Friday, please please pray for guidance for Diana and myself as we deal with the difficulties and pray also that the pupils do get something positive out of that group. We want everyone to feel welcome and safe in RS and at the moment it is proving hard work so we would really value your prayers.

So this coming week, my last full week before I take some holiday.

Wednesday-I will be spending the day at Parkway Middle doing a problem solving day-please pray that the rain holds off and that we have a great day full of fun.

Thursday-Rock Solid at Parkway yrs 5 & 8

Friday- Rock Solid at Parkway yrs 6 & 7.
Mudflaps.

We hope to see you on Sunday evening. Have a great weekend.

Monday 18-Friday 22 June 07

Hello.

Hope you have had a good week. I've been busy this week which is always nice. Rock Solid has been really good this week and we're still seeing good numbers and mostly the same people each week, it's really encouraging.

Here's how the coming week is looking;
Wednesday-Castle Manor Christian lunch
Thursday-Rock Solid years 5 & 8, Parkway Middle
Meeting at Parkway Middle
Friday-Rock Solid yrs 6 & 7, Parkway Middle
Mudflaps.
Sunday-HSI Celebration service-West End Cong. Church 6pm-family worship to celebrate the work of HSI over the past 12 yrs.

I will be madly preparing for the Sunday evening. Please encourage people you know and your churches to come and support this service and to thank God in a time of praise.

Have a lovely weekend.

Monday 11-Friday15 June 07

Hello.

After a busy week this coming weeks looks a little quieter. Here's what's coming up...

Wednesday-Castle Manor Christian Lunch
Thursday-Parkway Rock Solid years 5 and 8
Friday-Castle Manor Assembly-values
Parkway Rock Solid years 6 and 7

Have a lovely weekend.

Monday 4th-Friday 8th June 07

Hello,

I hope you have had a good bank holiday! Well it it now the end of half term and the last stretch of schools term is in front of me!

I had a great bank holiday, Simon and myself went up to Cliff College where I studied for two years to go to their Festival, we survived camping in the freezing weather and battering rain, but we had a great time going to seminars and worship events, and I have come back with some new ideas and feeling more inspired!

Over this half term as well as planning and preparing assemblies and clubs I have found time to do some reading, at present I'm reading 'Mission-shaped Youth, rethinking young people and church' by Tim Sudworth, it's a helpful book for someone in my job as I look at the place of young people in one culture and how to present church to them and get them involved!

So, on to this coming week...

Wednesday: Westfield Primary assembly-The story of Noah
Castle Manor-Christian Lunch
Thursday: Rock Solid yrs 5 & 8, Parkway Middle
Friday: Rock Solid yrs 6 & 7, Parkway Middle
Clare Middle assembly-Commitment
Mudflaps