Sunday Youth Groups
* THIS SESSION WILL RUN 5-6.30pm AS 'YOUTH GROUPS ONLINE' ON ZOOM UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE *
TO FIND OUT MORE - OR IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE AGED 10-18 WHO'D BE INTERESTED -
PLEASE MESSAGE US HERE
* JOIN US FOR 'PEACEMAKERS' EVERY SUNDAY 5 - 6.30 pm! on ZOOM * * How can i know God's peace in troubled times ?
* i often have anxious thoughts - how can i make these go away ?
* Is peace just the absence of conflict ? * What does it mean to be filled with peace ?
* How do i deal with people who are always trying to cause trouble ?
* Can peace co-exist with fear ? * Do i have to make peace with those who've done me wrong ?
* Does God even care about me ?
WHAT DO YOU THINK ? * 07738 688301 / MESSAGE AWAY ! * ALL WELCOME !
~ for more info, or to register for free for this series : message us using above link ~
Young Explorers (10-13s) and Youth Squad (14-18s)** meet Sunday mornings during the
10am service for fun, interactive sessions that are delivered in an informal and relatable way.
Sessions are designed to help anyone who's interested explore or find out more about:
*knowing my identity and value, *finding my place and purpose, *how to make the most of
.. everyday life (family, friends, relationships, school /college/ uni, work, church etc);
*how to not just survive but be successful, *living out the amazing adventure God calls us to;
*peace and peace making, *conflict and suffering, *justice and injustice, *my world is God's world, *what Christians believe, *what God's done for us, *did Jesus really exist?, * what is the bible?,
*who is Jesus (and why should i bother with him)?, *good news for real people, *faith pictures,
*what is God like (and how do you know)?, *5 helpful habits, *reading the bible, *prayer [etc..]
Groups provide a safe space to ask questions, learn together, and support each other.
**Youth Squad currently meets 1st and 5th Sunday mornings, with 'Youth Hangout' 3rd & 4th
Sunday evenings from 6-8pm: food, games, challenges, sports, arts, music, movies, media,
discussion and debate, exploring youth-friendly worship, and fun activity/'hangout' socials.
On the 2nd Sunday of each month YE & YS are in the 'All Age' service, which starts with breakfast!
Group members can access mentoring and coaching support through the week.
Each Half Term and Holidays our young people can also access trips, activities and key events.
**Focus Groups are a great chance to meet around key themes:
* 'Exploring Confirmation' ran Sept 2018 - Feb 2019 as a very honest, open and practical look
at what it means to live the Christian life. This culminated in a special opportunity for anyone
who wanted to to be confirmed in their faith. 5 young people took the opportunity and their
Confirmation was celebrated in a special service February 17th 2019 with Bishop of Willesden,
the Rt. Rev'd Pete Broadbent. It was great to see the church packed out including more than
50 young people from diverse backgrounds, as around 200 people came to the service.
* 'Exploring Worship' Running since mid-Feb 2019, this has involved us in a variety of worship
services as well as our own group work. Thinking about: what worship actually is and what it
involves; how aspects of corporate worship could be helpful (or unhelpful) for different people;
how people experience physical space, sound, light and colour; teamwork and participation
vs. spectator sport or concert audience; and has challenged us to think of what roles we can take
in our services, and what we can all bring to God in worship - rather than consumer approach.
* We ran our 1st YOUTH-LED SERVICE 2ND JUNE 2019 .. 35 Young People Came !! *
* THE 'ADVENT-URE' FOLLOWED THIS 24TH NOVEMBER 2019 *
* 'PeaceMakers' @ ST ALBAN'S 05.04.2020 6pm! *
Due to Covid19 isolation measures this planned youth-led service has had to be postponed,
but our young people have come up with some amazing ideas i can't wait to see actioned!
SO NOW..
* JOIN US FOR 'PeaceMakers' EVERY SUNDAY 5 - 6.30 pm! on ZOOM * * How can i know God's peace in troubled times ?
* Is peace just the absence of conflict ? * What does it mean to be filled with peace ?
* How do i deal with people who are always trying to cause trouble ?
* Can peace co-exist with fear ? * Do i have to make peace with those who've done me wrong ?
* Does God even care about me ?
WHAT DO YOU THINK ? * 07738 688301 / MESSAGE AWAY ! * ALL WELCOME !
~ for more info, or to register for free for this series : message us using above link ~
* 'Peace and Peace -Making' : Exploring Peace Creatively and Involving our Local Community
During February and March we worked with our local primary schools & uniformed organisations
to create hundreds of simple origami doves to install up above the main church space - a symbol of the peace God offers and which we long to see in our communities -
++ Art featured: a fantastic textile exhibition and a sculpture made out of recycled gun metal.
The project also involved facilitating Peace-Making workshops.. before isolation measures kicked in!
A big thank you to all our schools & uniformed organisations who took part and offered assistance!
