17th September 2020

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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 the 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 noticed!). We've also set our first challenge over on our Instagram page, just as Dobbo and Olly did throughout lockdown. We're going to be winding down the lockdown account, but will keep setting regular challenges for the young people to take part in. This week, it's the Mad Hatter challenge:

We understand not everybody has social media but if your young person (or you!) would like to take part, please feel free to send us your photos through my email address below. We'll be deciding a winner next Thursday - and there is a prize!

If you need some inspiration, here's Jonny with a chicken on his head:

L A S T   B U T   N O T   L E A S T

Each week as a team, we read a youth-work-focused devotional together. This week we thought about the difference between "got to" and "get to" e.g. the difference in saying "I get to do the washing up" as opposed to "I've got to do the washing up"

It's certainly reminded us all of the joy it is that we get to be youth workers, in this place, at this time. Thank you for all your ongoing support and encouragement that contributes to that joy!

Thanks so much for catching up with us this week! 

C O N T A C T

Olly ~ youth.stleonards@gmail.com ~ 07539 747 237

Sarah ~ sarahstleonardsyouth@gmail.com

Jonny ~ jonnystleonardsyouth@gmail.com

Instagram ~ @stleonards_youth

Facebook ~ @stleonardsyoutheynsham

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