Whats the Grid? The Grid is the St John the Baptist Youth Group for children between 11- 14 (ish). We try to meet weekly during time term on a Wednesday evening between 7-9pm What do you do? We do the 3 Fs -Fun, Fellowship and Faith but mostly Fun and Fellowship Err…. What’s Fellowship? It’s a Christian word that means hanging out and enjoying each others company! So what do you ACTUALLY do????? Well we’ve had Cinema nights, Barbecues, Rural Rambles, Pitch and Putt, Scary Church Tower climbs, going to Oddfish Who do I see about coming along? The main guys at the moment are Chas and Paul. How do you get in touch? We mainly communicate through e-mail please send your details to psw2608@aol.com and we will add you to the list, we will be communicating through this website from Autumn 2009 and you can always try the St Johns face book page http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=st+johns+shiphay &init=q&sid=62b1c64834f34bda790a0ab7e75e404d#/ group.php?gid=78489477823 Anything else? Well we also meet on a Sunday and have a time of discussion about the really BIG things, during the Sunday service from 10-11 in St John’s Church Hall		Families, in whatever form they take, are at the heart of our Church and we pray for God’s blessing on your family. We recognise that in today’s society the family is under threat and we wish to do all we can to support your family. Within our Children and Youth Leadership team and within the wider Church family we have a wealth of experience working with families. So please feel free to talk to any of us about any issues that face you as a family in complete confidence. Whether this about how to pray as a family, or share faith with little ones, issues around education or development or behaviour. If we can’t answer your problem we are likely to be able to ‘signpost’ you in the direction of someone who can. But most importantly we would love to pray for your family.
	One of the new ventures we are planning for next year is a holiday club during the Easter holidays. Holiday Clubs are one of the ways in which the Church reaches primary aged children. As an outreach Holiday clubs have evangelised more people than Alpha! We are planning to run a holiday club called Showstoppers that has a theatrical theme. Every day, there’s the chance for children to act, dance, sing and paint, as they explore the stories of creation, David and Goliath, Daniel in the lions’ den, Jesus’ birth, and his crucifixion and resurrection. This undertaking will require a great deal of support from our church family as we will need group leaders, presenters, musicians, administrators and helpers Please pray about the success of this undertaking and if you could devote some time to sharing the gospel with some of the children in our neighbourhood please speak to Paul or Cathy
	Themes - April to July 2nd May.....The bigger they are.....(Joshua 6) 9th May.....All Age Worship 16th May.....Staying close (John 15) 23rd May.....Spirit guide (John 14 & 16) 30th May.....Service at St.Andrews 6th June....In sickness and in health (Mark 1) 13th June....All Age Worship 20th June....Rest in peace (Mark 3) 27th June....Don't fear the reaper (Mark 5) 4th July....Girl power (Judges 4) 11th July....All Age Worship 18th July....Weapons of mass confusion (Judges 7)

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