5-9 January 09

Happy New Year!

Back to work, but I'm off to Wales for the annual Youth For Christ Staff Conference, please pray for a safe journey, especially since it's snowy!

I will blog on my return to update you on the plans for 2009!

15-19 December 08

Hello.

What a week, it's been manic with lots of lessons, assemblies and clubs. We have finished the Christmas lessons now, which I hope were good fun as we explored the prophesy and the the fulfillment through Jesus. It's great going around the schools seeing all the preparation and as excitement as we go into the last week of term.

Tonight we have Cafe Vibe and Breakout, more details on note below. Please pray for these events to be safe, fun and for us to get the message of God's love through in our actions and words.

So, next week is the last week of term, here's what is happening;

Monday:

-Chalkstone Community Centre Rock Solid-Christmas Special. 6.30-7.45 (parents and guardians welcome for tea/coffee and mince pies from 7.30)

Tuesday:

-Samuel Ward assembly-poverty

Wednesday:

-SW assembly-poverty

Thursday:

-SW assembly-poverty

-Parkway Rock Solid

Friday:

-Parkway Rock Solid

-Parkway Quiz afternoon

-Mudflaps, Kedington

Please pray for Staff and students as they look forward to Christmas and enjoy the last week.

Friday Night Youth Cafe (14 yrs +)

'Next Door', Camps Rd, Haverhill

PS2's, Music, Cafe and Christmas Quiz

Free admittance (money for Cafe needed)

A place for young people to hang out on a Friday evening.

Breakout an event for those 9-13 yrs old.

Haverhill Methodist Church, Camps Rd

£2 admittance

Christmas Party-DJ, non-alcoholic cocktail bar-Cafe-inflatable games-Big Screen PS2-Spiritual Zone

For more information;

haverhillschoolsinitiative@gmail.com

07875485520

photography may be taken at both events and used in the public domain.

8-12 December 08

Hello,

Bit early this week but here's what's happening next week...

Monday:
-I'm on holiday but please pray for Chalkstone Community Rock Solid, 6.30-7.45pm

Tuesday:
-Parkway Middle Assembly
-Lots of planning

Wednesday:
-Chalkstone Middle yr6 RE Nativity

Thursday:
-Parkway Middle Yr7 RE, Commitment
-Parkway Rock Solid
-Chalkstone Middle Yr6 RE Nativity, 2 classes together

Friday:
-Parkway Middle Yr7 RE, Commitment x2
-Parkway Rock Solid
-Cafe Vibe and Breakout (more info on post above)

Monday 1-7 December 08

Hello,

Christmas has now begun for HSI as we are in the swing of Nativity lessons. It's been a busy week seeing all 4 middle schools in 2 days for lessons!

Next week looks to be no quieter...

Monday:

-Clare Yr5 RE-Christmas lesson

-Chalkstone Community Centre Rock Solid, 6.30-7.45pm followed by a meeting.

Tuesday:

-Breakout meeting pm.

Wednesday:

-Parkway School trip to a Sikh Gudwara, please pray for opportunities to talk to the pupils about Christians attitudes to faith and those of other faiths.

Thursday:

-Clare Yr5 RE-Christmas Lesson

Friday:

-Clare Yr5 RE-Christmas Lesson

I will be off work Friday afternoon and the following Monday so the Blog will be updated on Thursday ahead of the following week.

24-30 November 08

Hello!

It was great to see a core group of youth workers, both paid and voluntary joining us on Saturday morning for croissants and coffee as we met for the first Youth Leaders Breakfast. We spent the time talking over our motives for youth work, sharing in some highlights of work and praying together. I trust the others found this time useful and we hope to have another one sometime in Feb/March.

It was really encouraging to hear what youth work is happening in the area, it really feels like a good time for lour youth work, God is blessing so much and I pray that this exciting time continues.

Next week is the start of Christmas for me...yes I know it is November! Please pray for some Christmas cheer, and that God will inspire me to tell this incredible life changing story in a fun and relevant way so that this Christmas more of our young people can celebrate the true meaning of Christmas.

Monday:

-Chalkstone RS, please continue to pray for these young people, many have come off the back of RS in school but with no Christian background, pray that the leaders, and the young people with faith can show the love of Jesus.

Thursday:

-Castle Hill Middle yr5 RE, growing up as a Christian, three lessons in a row.

-Clare Middle yr5 Christmas lesson.

-Parkway RS, pray for Rob as he takes this group, and thank God for the amazing group of yr5's we see regularly who are so much fun.

Friday:

-Chalkstone Middle yr5 Christmas lesson.

-Parkway RS, pray that Rob and I will continue to help this group in their search, many have come since the start of RS 20 months ago!

-Mudflaps.

Monday 17-23 November 08

Another week gone, busy with fitting a trip to Cliff College. It is always good to meet with others with similar thoughts and beliefs, to reflect together, and to study, delving into the books preparing for our dissertations! It's also good to be back in the swing of things here, with having great fun at Rock Solid, and tomorrow is our Youth Leaders Breakfast (details on posts below).

Next week then...

Monday: Chalkstone Rock Solid, 6.30-7.45pm, Chalkstone Community Centre.

Tuesday: Assembly Chalkstone Middle, theme:bullying (for National anti-bullying week)

Thursday: Hope prayer meeting.

Parkway Rock Solid.

Friday: Parkway Rock Solid.

Mudflaps.

With it being anti-bullying week next week please take time to remember those being bullied, those who bully and those who seek to help all involved such as teachers, parents, young people and organisations like Childline. Bullying has been a huge problem for many years, but now it isn't a case that it ends once you've left school with bullying happening on the Internet and using phones. Please pray into these situations.