St. Leonard's Youth Work Update

Hello! Welcome to this week's blog. It's been an odd week of holding on to routine as best we can despite the changing advice and, in true British style, the changing weather! Nevertheless, here's your update for the week: I N   T H E   N E X T   W E E K  Cell groups continue with a session called "H ow was lockdown? " It's a massive question, but we hope this can be a time to reflect, share and pray together through what has been one of the strangest periods of our lives.  We are offering our cell group members the opportunity to purchase some exciting merch! For £5, they can be the proud owner of a rain poncho, adorned with the St Leonard's Youth logo. We've found it's always a fun way to unite the group as well as keeping us dry from the (inevitable) rain we encounter during cell groups. If any cell group members are interested, there's a chance to sign up during cell (so we can get an idea of numbers). If you're interested and want to c

Hello! Welcome to this week's blog. Olly, Jonny and I have had a good week on the whole, despite melting a bit in the boiling hot office! Time to invest in a fan I think... So here's your update for the week: I N   T H E   N E X T   W E E K  Cell groups will be continuing with another social session. All groups will meet on the church land (see t he last blog for a handy little map if you're not sure where that is) at their designated days and times.  As ever, we're continuing to work on getting other groups up and running - so keep checking here or our Instagram page for the latest updates. O T H E R   T H I N G S We've loved having cell groups back! It's been encouraging to see them so well attended as well as getting to spend time with our lovely young people. If your child is not in a cell group but would like to be, please get in touch on the contact details below and we'd be happy to help.  I've been busy giving the blog a revamp (you may have noti

Hello there! It's Sarah here. If you're not sure who I am, I'm one of the two new Assistant Youth Workers here at St Leonard's. I'm delighted to be joining the team; you can read more about Jonny and myself in the previous blog. One of my roles will be to write this blog and oversee the social media to ensure you're all kept in the loop regarding what's coming up. So here goes... I N   T H E   N E X T   W E E K We are excited to be able to begin some of the youth work again, following lockdown and the summer holidays.  In this strange and changing time, we want to reassure you that everything we do is going to be informed by the latest government advice. This means things can change and we will have to adapt; as ever, the first priority will always be the safety and well-being of our young people.  C E L L   G R O U P S Hooray! Cell groups will be beginning again next week from Monday 14th September . The plan at the moment is to meet outside the church buil

Coming up...  If you are a parent of a member of the youth group, hopefully you will have already received an email from me. If not, it probably means you aren't on our 'consent form' database, so please could you fill out the consent form which is linked below  2020-2021 General Consent Form New Team!  As you may or may not have heard Steven Dobson was offered a  fantastic   opportunity to develop in a career that he is hoping to purse. Because of this he has left our employment but he  will still be around as a volunteer and still very much is loved by us and loves the youth work in return!  The good news is that we have recruited two amazing new members of staff who have joined the staff team called Sarah and Jonny! Here they are in their own words:  "My name's Sarah and I'm delighted to be joining the youth work team here at St Leonard's! I am married to Harry (who many of you may also know) and we live near Cheltenham. I made the step to follow Jesus a