We are very sad to have said goodbye to The Brayshaw family - Steve has a new job up in Glenshee... they are very excited about this new adventure are in their own home for Christmas and have a real tree with lights and everything!!!! :)
We will miss Jenny Steve and Ethan very much and pray God's blessing on them..keep in touch you guys! XXXXXXXXXX
Tuesday 14 December 2010
What's happening in January at Refresh?
Refresh main meetings on Tuesdays 4th and 18th January 2011 from 7pm in the No8 Club.
Home groups from 7.30pm onwards on 11th January for ladies at 7 Holmfoot or 1 Whitchester Lane, and for Men at 3 Whitchester Lane on 11th and 25th January.
And God Made Eve - Tues 25th January 7.30pm in the No8 Club - come and explore your faith through being creative - ladies only
Stepping Stones for 2-4 year olds and their parents and carers restarts Monday 24th January 2-3pm in the No8 club.
Boulder Gang and Rock Solid Crew - Messy Games Night with tea provided - Thursday 27th January 4.30 - 6pm PLEASE COME IN OLD CLOTHES!
Deeper (for S1 upwards) restarts Sunday 16th January from 6pm at 3 Whitchester Lane - for any more info please contact Jodi on 75013
Home groups from 7.30pm onwards on 11th January for ladies at 7 Holmfoot or 1 Whitchester Lane, and for Men at 3 Whitchester Lane on 11th and 25th January.
And God Made Eve - Tues 25th January 7.30pm in the No8 Club - come and explore your faith through being creative - ladies only
Stepping Stones for 2-4 year olds and their parents and carers restarts Monday 24th January 2-3pm in the No8 club.
Boulder Gang and Rock Solid Crew - Messy Games Night with tea provided - Thursday 27th January 4.30 - 6pm PLEASE COME IN OLD CLOTHES!
Deeper (for S1 upwards) restarts Sunday 16th January from 6pm at 3 Whitchester Lane - for any more info please contact Jodi on 75013
Monday 13 December 2010
Merry Christmas!
We wish you a merry Christmas....
Hope everyone surviving the big freeze? Lovely to see some green grass today :)
We had a wonderful mass mince pie bake on Tuesday 30th November - and hopefully each home in the village has received their calendar and a mince pie as a small blessing from both churches in Liddesdale.
Boulder Gang and Rock Solid Crew have their Christmas Party this Thursday 16th December - we plan to have a very noisy time and have some lovely gifts for the children. The highlight will definitely be the gunging of our losing leader.....awww poor Luke ...hee hee!!
Our next big event in the Refresh Christmas party! Monday 20th December from 7pm in the No8 Club! Please bring along a secret santa gift (around £1) and some food to share. Hope to see lots of you there :)
Hope everyone surviving the big freeze? Lovely to see some green grass today :)
We had a wonderful mass mince pie bake on Tuesday 30th November - and hopefully each home in the village has received their calendar and a mince pie as a small blessing from both churches in Liddesdale.
Boulder Gang and Rock Solid Crew have their Christmas Party this Thursday 16th December - we plan to have a very noisy time and have some lovely gifts for the children. The highlight will definitely be the gunging of our losing leader.....awww poor Luke ...hee hee!!
Our next big event in the Refresh Christmas party! Monday 20th December from 7pm in the No8 Club! Please bring along a secret santa gift (around £1) and some food to share. Hope to see lots of you there :)
Monday 6 December 2010
Refresh
Refresh Dates...........
Tuesday 7th December No8 building for Refresh 7pm for tea, coffee and gathering finish about 9:30pm ...Colin Taylor from Ireland speaking.
Thurday 9th : Boulder Gang and Rock solid and Trip out for Mary's teas
12th December : Deeper @ 3 Whitchester Lane
13th December: Stepping stones
14th December: groups call Elaine or Paul 75471
20th Dec : Refresh Christmas party
4th January: Refresh @N08 for Coffee, Tea and discussion 7pm start (then alternate Tuesdays with groups) call 75471 or 75013 for details.
January 22nd - 23rd - Refresh ladies weekend
Members of Refresh continue to meet in the various groups throughout the week.
Mary’s Teas. Back in September last year, Mary, a member of Refresh felt called by God to
invite the elderly people who are visited each week along to the No8 Club and have a tea party!
Mary cooks them a lovely home cooked meal with plenty of cakes and scones for afters. They
can chat to their peers and lifelong friends who they havent seen for years. They play games,
sometimes have a short time of worship and have a speaker come in to give a short talk on faith.
Transport is provided by Marys husband Peter and the care and attention these elderly and
often forgotten members of our community receive is first class. Some of the group who come
along have been lifelong friends but because of illness, or frailty they haven’t been able to meet
for years.
Please pray for Mary and her team as they reach out to the elderly
Work with Children, families and young people:-Stepping Stones is church for 2-4 year olds
and their parents and carers. This continues to take place each Monday and has become an
integral part of many families week.
Boulder Gang is a group for primary 1-3’s which takes place in the No8 building after school on
Thursdays, and this is followed by Rock Solid Crew for primary 4-7’s. The groups are run in 6
week blocks and there are social events in between – games nights, activity sessions, movie
nights, adventure walks etc. The sessions see the children split into teams where they can win
points and gunge the leader of the losing team! Each week we follow a theme based on a bible
story and a memory verse and we include games (often messy!), worship, and prayer. It’s very
loud and lively and the children seem to love it! We have an average of 20 primary school
children coming along each week, with 16 of those not attending any other form of church.
In June we took a group of 32 of these young people to ‘Spree’ a Christian residential
weekend. They all had a great time and are already looking forward to going back next year. We
give thanks to God for the encouragement of seeing so many young people from Newcastleton
having the opportunity to engage with the weekend. We will continue to nurture and disciple
them through the ongoing Boulder Gang and Rock Solid groups.
Deeper is a home group for teenagers, which meets each Sunday in the Church Army house we
have at 3 Whitchester Lane. The aim if the group is to disciple the young people who come
along and to encourage them to grow deeper in their relationship with God. The evening
consists of games, a talk and discussion with food. On average of 12 young people attend
regularly.
We see youth work as a priority this year so we are looking at new ways of developing youth work for 2011.
As the Refresh evolves and more people become involved in the various groups within Refresh
community, it is clear that God is stirring hearts of others to join with us and volunteer in various
ways. If you would like to get involved with Refresh or if you think Refresh could serve you in some way call Elaine or Paul on 75471
cheers
Paul
Tuesday 7th December No8 building for Refresh 7pm for tea, coffee and gathering finish about 9:30pm ...Colin Taylor from Ireland speaking.
Thurday 9th : Boulder Gang and Rock solid and Trip out for Mary's teas
12th December : Deeper @ 3 Whitchester Lane
13th December: Stepping stones
14th December: groups call Elaine or Paul 75471
20th Dec : Refresh Christmas party
4th January: Refresh @N08 for Coffee, Tea and discussion 7pm start (then alternate Tuesdays with groups) call 75471 or 75013 for details.
January 22nd - 23rd - Refresh ladies weekend
Members of Refresh continue to meet in the various groups throughout the week.
Mary’s Teas. Back in September last year, Mary, a member of Refresh felt called by God to
invite the elderly people who are visited each week along to the No8 Club and have a tea party!
Mary cooks them a lovely home cooked meal with plenty of cakes and scones for afters. They
can chat to their peers and lifelong friends who they havent seen for years. They play games,
sometimes have a short time of worship and have a speaker come in to give a short talk on faith.
Transport is provided by Marys husband Peter and the care and attention these elderly and
often forgotten members of our community receive is first class. Some of the group who come
along have been lifelong friends but because of illness, or frailty they haven’t been able to meet
for years.
Please pray for Mary and her team as they reach out to the elderly
Work with Children, families and young people:-Stepping Stones is church for 2-4 year olds
and their parents and carers. This continues to take place each Monday and has become an
integral part of many families week.
Boulder Gang is a group for primary 1-3’s which takes place in the No8 building after school on
Thursdays, and this is followed by Rock Solid Crew for primary 4-7’s. The groups are run in 6
week blocks and there are social events in between – games nights, activity sessions, movie
nights, adventure walks etc. The sessions see the children split into teams where they can win
points and gunge the leader of the losing team! Each week we follow a theme based on a bible
story and a memory verse and we include games (often messy!), worship, and prayer. It’s very
loud and lively and the children seem to love it! We have an average of 20 primary school
children coming along each week, with 16 of those not attending any other form of church.
In June we took a group of 32 of these young people to ‘Spree’ a Christian residential
weekend. They all had a great time and are already looking forward to going back next year. We
give thanks to God for the encouragement of seeing so many young people from Newcastleton
having the opportunity to engage with the weekend. We will continue to nurture and disciple
them through the ongoing Boulder Gang and Rock Solid groups.
Deeper is a home group for teenagers, which meets each Sunday in the Church Army house we
have at 3 Whitchester Lane. The aim if the group is to disciple the young people who come
along and to encourage them to grow deeper in their relationship with God. The evening
consists of games, a talk and discussion with food. On average of 12 young people attend
regularly.
We see youth work as a priority this year so we are looking at new ways of developing youth work for 2011.
As the Refresh evolves and more people become involved in the various groups within Refresh
community, it is clear that God is stirring hearts of others to join with us and volunteer in various
ways. If you would like to get involved with Refresh or if you think Refresh could serve you in some way call Elaine or Paul on 75471
cheers
Paul
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