The Parish Magazine January 2021

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for Advent
This year I decided to make some Advent reflections, called
‘Walking in their footsteps’, for STAY on Sunday and some
of the STAY on Friday young people. The idea is that the
youth get to walk in the footsteps of four different sets
of characters in the period of Advent — Elizabeth and
Zechariah, Mary, Joseph and the Shepherds.
Each reflection involved reading part of their story from
scripture, doing an action, spending a moment reflecting and
then saying a prayer to finish. For the reflection about Mary,
they had to wrap a bed sheet round themselves, wear their
school bag on their front and then spend a moment walking
in Mary’s footsteps. Thinking about what it might have felt
like carrying the Saviour of the world, then praying to be
more obedient like Mary.
This card explained what to do and when to open each
envelope . . .
Young people roasting marshmallows at STAY on Friday youth club
STAY on Friday
After a short break due to the second lockdown,
the STAY Friday night youth club was able to meet
throughout December with the added bonus of roasting
marshmallows on a fire pit as well as the usual fun and
games in and outside the Ark.
. . . and here’s the Mary reflection . . .
STAY on Sunday
On Sundays we continued with the brilliant Alpha youth
film series over Zoom. It’s been the most engaging and
conversation starting thing we’ve done so far! We’ve
looked at topics such as:
LIFE — is this it?
JESUS — who is he?
CROSS — why did Jesus die?
PRAYER — why and how do I pray?
BIBLE — what is the Bible and how do I read it?
STAY in Schools
The ongoing mentoring and assemblies have continued in
all the local schools, both secondary and primary. We’ve
also started a brand new advocacy group at Piggott. It’s a
group to encourage a small group of teenagers to think of
a cause and, through research and campaigning, they will
amplify the voice of the voiceless.
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