Hello!

Welcome to second termly Youth at Well Street newsletter. Thank you to

those of you who sent feedback about the last one, I’ve tried to take on

board the feedback, but please continue to speak to me & let me know

what you think.

Preparations are rapidly underway for our annual Holiday Club taking

place from 2nd-6th August. The theme “Discover the truth behind the

mystery” looks to be exciting and we are confident that God is going to

do amazing things there.

When I look at my weekly schedule I realise that there is quite a lot that

goes on in the youth work, and inevitably it is difficult to let every single

person know about every single aspect.

My hope and prayer for this newsletter is that you, whoever you area and

whatever your interest is in the youth work at Well Street, will feel more

informed and more aware of what is going on.

Thanks for reading, God bless!

Nick Francis

Youth Minister

SUMMER TERM 2010

Last Term

This last term saw a exciting things begin, some new ideas

come out and very positive growth within the youth work.

React has been steadily growing over the

past few months—we are now averaging

between 12-15 young people on a

Saturday night which is fantastic. Quite a

few of these young people don’t attend

Well Street, so don’t be surprised if you

don’t see them at our services every week!

Housegroups continued to meet and

enjoyed a variety of activities and studies.

Growing Leaders also began with an

introduction evening in February—there

will be more on that later on in the

newsletter.

NEWS...

What are we learning?

A brief paragraph on what groups are studying this term:

React are going “back to basics” exploring topics such as

“What does it mean to be a Christian”, “Do we need the Bi-

ble?” and “What about prayer?”. Housegroups are studying

a wide variety of topics, a four part study on different events

on Acts interspersed with studies on topics such as evolu-

tion, the influence of the media and forgiveness.

Proteens are taking a different tack to previous terms. In-

stead of studying the church’s housegroup topics we are

looking at 1 Peter and the Psalms over the whole term using

studies produced by the Youthwork magazine.

Photos from the Growing Leaders day away

COMING UP...

There is a lot coming up in this

next term—so much so that I

wanted to devote the majority of

this newsletter to it. I have a

feeling this term will be one to

remember!

The Big Event

Over the past couple of terms we

have introduced 2 social events

in each term—at half term and

the end of term. These socials

are open to all the youth and aim

to be as inclusive as possible.

At the end of last term the youth

team decided that it would be

good to end the term with a big

event—something where we

could all come together, worship,

have fun and finish the term on a

high. This event would be

primarily run and led by the older

youth.

This is happening on July 10th,

which may seem early but the

majority of schools break up on

July 16th and I want to get as

many young people as possible

before holidays begin! Watch

out for publicity.

Fundraising

Over the past few years we have

sent a number of young people

away on gap years. This has

depleted the gap year fund. Also, as

I am sure you are aware the church

is investigating the possibility of new

premises through 1 Church 100

Uses.

Over the next five months we will be

doing a series of fund raising events

to raise money for the gap year fund

and the building fund.

This is the plan for the events:

May: Sponsored 24 hour famine

June: Cake sales in all services

July: Young person/talent auction

August: Car wash

September: Sponsored mile

Please support us and the young

people in this, and look out for

details coming your way soon!

Soul Survivor

This year we are looking at taking a

group of young people away to Soul

Survivor. Soul Survivor is a 5 day

Christian festival in Shepton Mallett

aimed exclusively at young people.

There is excellent worship, fantastic

talks, a wide range of seminars,

skate park, coffee shops, gigs and

so much more! Soul Survivor is from

11th-15th August and it would be

great to take as many young people

as we can.

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THIS TERM CONT’D… Hill End

How can I not mention Hill End?!

I know it’s not happening this

term but it’s important to get the

dates in your diary early for this

fantastic annual camp to the

b e a u t i f u l O x f o r d s h i r e

countryside. This year the

theme is “Keep Your Faith Alight”

- we want to look at equipping

our young people with the tools

they need to keep their faith

burning all year round.

Dates are 17th-19th September.

Promotional material will be out

soon.

Growing Leaders

Growing Leaders is a course

designed by CPAS to help

Christians develop and grow

their leadership potential and

give them a strong Christian

foundation. Well Street started

running this course in April with a

2 4 - h o u r d a y a w a y i n

Thornborough. We are running it

with the rest of the circuit and

have young people from Bicester

and Silverstone also attending.

The course will run for 8 months.

Please pray for all the young

people involved in the course,

and for us as we run it!

For more information on the details of the

youth work please look at the website, or

see the notice board in the Lower Hall. If

you would like to contact Nick you can do

so via e-mail or phone. His details are

below.

This newsletter can also be viewed on-line

– go to:

www.wellstreetchurch.org.uk/youth

and click on the Newsletter link.

Mobile: 07735 427811

E-mail: youth@wellstreetchurch.org.uk

Dates to remember

Night Walk: 22nd May

The Big Event: 10th July

Holiday Club: 2nd-6th August

Soul Survivor: 11-15th August

Hill End: 17th-19th September

There is a calendar on the church

website that holds all the information

o n y o u t h e v e n t s — g o t o

www.wellstreetchurch.org.uk/young-

people/youth/calendar.php

How Can You Help?

There are always opportunities to

get involved with the youth work.

Our biggest needs at the moment

are help with Proteens and

Housegroups. For more information

or details please speak to Nick.