Monday 28th-Friday 1st Feb '08

Hello.


Well, my weeks study at Cliff College is coming to an end, I feel tired but re-energised in mind as I come away full of ideas and inspiration after hearing from some great speakers including the well known John Drane, but also from my fellow students who are also trying to grapple with where the church is heading.


So back to work and thinking of the mission this week. please be continuing to pray for us, and for the girls in 'Collective', more information to come about them.


This week looks like this;

Monday-meeting with mentor in Newmarket


Tuesday-planning


Wednesday-planning


Thursday-Clare baptist Women's Fellowship.


Friday-Rock Solid at Parkway Middle and Mudflaps.


Sunday evening we will be having a prayer meeting, more details to follow this week-please keeping looking to read more, this will be on Sunday evening to meet 'Collective' and to pray God's blessing over the week. It would be great to see as many people there as possible to that we can encourage the group in the mission following.


Have a great week, any questions about the mission week please do feel free to get in contact with us.

Monday 14th-Friday 18th January 08

Hello on this very wet Friday!

Well everyone is back to School now and 2008 seems well underway.

This week I have been thinking a lot towards the mission week. The week of February 4th we are having a Christian pop group called 'Collective' coming to spend a week at Parkway Middle. Not long to go now! It's really exciting that we are going to be involved in an RE week and the group are really excited about being with us. If you want to find out more about Collective you can check out their website http://www.collectiveeastanglia.com/. If you have any questions about the week please feel free to contact us. We're praying that this week will really impact Parkway Middle. We will have a concert following the week on Valentines night at the Arts Centre inviting all the young people of Middle School Age to see Collective in concert!

Please pray for the group as they prepare lessons, assemblies and for the concert, pray for good health and wisdom from God. Please also pray for Diana and I as we prepare for the week and generate excitement in the school.

Apart from busily planning things are returning to normal. Rock Solid will be starting this week but once a week rather than twice for this term only as the sports department needs the hall.

Diary for the coming week;

Monday-HSI Exec meeting

Tuesday-Meeting about youth event.

Thursday-Hope 08 leaders prayer meeting

Friday-Rock Solid

I will be travelling to Cliff College for a week of study Friday afternoon/evening, please pray for a safe journey.

Have a great weekend!

Happy New Year

Happy 2008! I hope that you have all had a peaceful and restful Christmas and New Year.

As I was standing by the Thames in London on New Years Eve you could feel a sense of expectancy, as everyone cheered and watched the fireworks. It got me thinking, what are we expectant of?

At this time of year people sit making resolutions, often that won't be kept. Are we expecting God to change us and our nation in 2008?

This year is HOPE 08, a year of encouraging loving service to our community. Are we going to take action during this yer to encourage people around us to find Jesus. Are we going to spend more time praying for our communities.

This year we want to see the Church of Britain pulling together for the Kingdom. One part of HOPE 08 is that we want to see a million hours of kindness shown in the UK. If you are doing something different, especially with your youth groups, perhaps serving through car washing or gardening for local people pledge your hour by e-mailing haverhillschoolsinitiative@gmail.com and I will post it on here to inspire others.

This year can be one where we are expectant. So as we go through 2008 I urge you top pray for the young people of Haverhill and district that their hearts my be changed and that their passion will be for Jesus.

Happy 2008!

Merry Christmas

Apologies for the lack of blogs in recent weeks, I've been having problems with my internet connection.

Schools have all wrapped up and finished for the festive season. We ended with Christmas lessons and Christmas Rock Solid fun, so hopefully some pupils on Christmas morning will have a better understanding on what they are celebrating!

So prayers,

Please pray for the safety of all the young people, pray that this season may be a happy and peaceful one, for some this may be a hard time of year with family loss and splits in family so keep them in mind.

We also remember this is an important break for all school staff who by this point all deserve a well earned rest!

So until the New Year I wish you all a very merry, peaceful and happy Christmas as we celebrate the birth of Jesus!

Happy Christmas!

Monday 3-Friday 7 December 07

Hello.

Can hardly believe that next week is December! So Christmas has started in the schools already and lesson planning on the nativity is complete! Scary how it has come round so quickly.

Here's how this coming week is looking.

Monday- Meeting with Bury Christian Youth (BCY).

Wednesday- Clare Middle yr 5 RE lesson, Nativity.
River of Life Meeting (evening)

Thursday- Two Clare RE lesson, Nativity
Rock Solid, Parkway

Friday- Rock Solid, Parkway
Mudflaps.


We are always looking for people interested in volunteering any time with us, and as Hope 08 is approaching you may be thinking about how you can serve you local community, if you interested in doing this with others please contact us for a chat.

Have a great week.

Monday 26th-30th November 07

Hi.

I hope your week is going well. I'm looking forward to a break after a very busy couple of weeks, and having spent last week engrossed in seminars at the Youthwork the Conference in Eastbourne I'm a little tired.

The Conference was great, a good chance to meet with other youth workers and to generate some new ideas.

This Saturday we are spending the day with the Youth Alpha group at the Methodist Church as the Holy Spirit away day, please pray for the young people during this day.

SOMA is also on at the Methodist Church this Saturday evening, all welcome.

So next week is looking like;

Tuesday-KS2 assembly at Castle Hill on Commitment, our first assembly at the school.

Wednesday-Hope 08 Meeting.

In the evening I will be meeting with a group to look at developing youth work within the town in 2008.

Thursday- Rock Solid, Parkway yrs 5 & 7.

Friday- Rock Solid, Parkway yrs 6 & 8

Mudflaps, Kedington.

Monday 19th-Friday 23rd November 07

Hello.

What a week, covering much of the country with a flying visit to Derbyshire earlier in the week to do a day conference at Cliff looking into possible dissertation titles (seems way too early to be thinking this far ahead!!) and this afternoon I'm off to Eastbourne for the Youthwork Conference which should be great fun, more on that next week.

So next week for me will look like this...

Tuesday-Visit to a church with Parkway yr 5's.

Thursday-Rock Solid, Parkway Middle.

Friday-Rock Solid, Parkway Middle.
Mudflaps, Kedington.

On Saturday our Youth Alpha group from the Methodist Church are having their Holy Spirit away day at Weston Colville, please pray for this time.

Have a great weekend.