The Parish Magazine February 2026

10 The Parish Magazine — February 2026
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Carol singing outside The Bull Inn Sonning
STAY SKI TRIP
We headed to Milton Keynes for a second ski lesson
in early January to help get ready for the first ever
STAY ski trip with Oak Hall in February 2026! We
are off to the Black Forest, Feldberg in Germany. At
Milton Keynes we had six in a lesson and enjoyed a
two hour session on the real snow slope.
STAY ON FRIDAY
STAY youth club ran over December three times
with the Christmas glow party on the 19th. We had
glow sticks, glow face paint, glow balloons, glow
tape, glow volleyball and our very own leader, Ethan
Green, spinning the decks! The youth club runs
every Friday in term time from 6.45-8.15pm and
year 6 are welcome on the 4th Friday of each month.
STAY ON SUNDAY
The STAY on Sunday group is for all secondary
aged youth and meets every Sunday but at different
times: The first Sunday of each month is a Family
service at 10.30am in the main church.
The second Sunday of each month the STAY Youth
Service at 6pm in the main church with dinner
afterwards in The Ark.
The third Sunday of each month is youth led at
10.30am in The Ark.
The fourth Sunday of each month is 10.30am in the
upper room for Bible content and games.
The fifth Sunday of each month is a STAY Service at
10.30am. We meet at The Ark.
STAY ON MONDAY
Our weekly Monday group from 6-7.15pm meets
alternately in youths homes and one week in The
Ark. We have spent time getting to know our bibles
as well as have fun and drink hot chocolate on the
cold winter nights.
STAY YOUTH SERVICE
We started the brand new STAY Youth Service back in
late 2025 and we hope to continue in the same thread
of singing together, reading scripture aloud, praying
for the world and sharing Holy Communion around
the altar.
We then head to the ark for a meal afterwards. The
service starts in the church at 6pm and ends in The
Ark around 7.30pm.
The dates for 2026 are: 8 February, 8 March, 12
April, 10 May, 14 June and 12 July, before we break for
the summer.
STAY IN SCHOOLS
Our schools work continued throughout December and
the lunch clubs and CU ended with lots of Christmas
quizzes, Christmas games and tasty snacks.
I was also able to deliver the Piggott Christmas
assembly when I focussed on what the birth of Jesus
means to me.
I threw sweets out over all the year groups and
talked about the parable of the sower and how Jesus
being born is like his love being thrown over us all.
Plus I shared my favourite icon picture by Andrei
Rublev who painted the Trinity in the 15th Century.
The most amazing part being the invitation to join
the holy trinity at the table for food. An invitation
which is for every single person in the birth of Christ.
We also had the honour of joining Sonning for their
Christmas service in St Andrew's Church and give a
Christmas blessing over them all.
THANK YOU CORINNE
Finally I want to take this opportunity to say a
huge thanks to Corinne for all her hard work over the
past three years! We want to wish her and Matt all the
best for the safe arrival of their baby and a wonderful
maternity leave.
youthminister@sonningparish.org.uk