The Parish Magazine June 2022

10 The Parish Magazine - June 2022
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They hunted high . . .
STAY at Easter
Over the Easter school holidays we had a full
programme of activities and fun events for the
youth. We kicked off with a favourite drop-in sports
session in Charvil. We played football, uni hoc,
dodgeball and had free ice pops and lemonade. We
also went bowling and allowed the young people to
make up our names, never again!
At the end of week one we arranged a football
match with our friends from the SYNC youth club
in Emmer Green, but we don't dwell on the 7-1 win
score line. The rematch is already in place for May
half term.
Easter Saturday was a knock out day. We had
a soft obstacle course, a bouncy castle, Messy
Church activities, tower tours, a BBQ, drinks and
two massive Easter egg hunts for the children
and youth! 500 eggs across 75 children and young
people! That’s a lot of chocolate eaten!
The second week 20 of us went to Thorpe Park
and all the amazing roller coasters they have on
offer — we all agreed that: Swarm, Saw, Nemesis,
Stealth, Detonator, Colossus and Rumba Rapids all
were the best rides!
To end week two we took a few young people to
see Lost City at the Cinema. It’s always enjoyable
watching a movie together with popcorn, drinks,
sweets and mates.
On your marks for The Easter Saturday obstacle course
STAY on Friday
Our weekly Friday youth club has continued to be
really popular with 50-60 young people attending
each week. We’ve baked fairy cakes and cookies,
played football and swing ball, we’ve double dutched
on the jump rope and we’ve had final thoughts on
being generous, working as a team and how life can
sometimes feel like the game ‘shot in the dark’. We
can sometimes feel like we are winging it at life, but
with good friends, a supportive family and a God
who loves us, it makes life that bit more manageable.
STAY on Sunday
Our STAY on Sunday sessions have been lots of fun.
The theme of relationships has continued and as we
thought about our relationship with creativity. Do
we consider ourselves to be creative? What do we
think of when we hear the word creativity? Do we
ever think that a creator, created us to be creative?
STAY Detached Project
Our detached work on Thursdays in Charvil still
sees up to 45 or so local young people taking part.
We engage in positive conversations, we give out
lemonade and ice pops and we get them to think
about important topics such as revision, exams,
work ethic and planning our futures.
STAY Schools Work
We were invited to do a Blue Coat assembly about
Easter, so Rev Kate and I did a double act and got the
students to think about what eggs have to do with
it. We thought about the old Cadbury's creme egg
adverts asking ‘how do you eat yours?’, and watched
a video of young people talking about what Easter
means to them. We ended by asking them what
Easter meant to them? We also had the privilege
of speaking to years 7-11 at The Piggott School in
Wargrave on Jesus feeding the 5,000. With a couple
of stories and a game called SHARE or STEAL we
made the point that Jesus’ heart is always to see us
fulfilled and our needs met, just like the 5,000 people
he fed!
For more info, to chat or grab a coffee, email me on
youthminister@sonningparish.org.uk — Westy
they hunted low . . .
. . . and between!
Bowling is always fun