REVOLU†ION

2011-08-22T03:33:00.000-07:00

Youthie is Back! Hopefully this session will remember to keep the blog updated!

We had a good night last night, much fun and laughter and enjoyed some Heavenly Pizza.

Today youth drop in starts back, as its a nice day we might head to the park.... we will keep you updated!

Tim Still
(youth leader)

2011-03-25T09:00:00.000-07:00

It was a privilege to go along to the Anchor Boys last night to teach them a bit about Easter, and I was impressed by what they already knew!

I briefly read from the bible about Palm Sunday then showed a video clip, with the story told by the donkey which Jesus rode into town! The donkey thought the crowds were cheering him- but ofcourse they were cheering for Jesus, who is King! And although everyone was sad when Jesus died- he came back to life!

I then read from the bible of Mary Magdalenes shock at finding the tomb empty and how an angel appeared and told her not to be afraid- but it must have been a bit scary! We then watched another video clip- imagining that we were there at the time and watching the news on the tv, and the big story of the day being that Jesus was a live again!!

I then headed through to Junior section and look forward t doing an Easter bible class for them next week.

Meanwhile the youth look forward to the fundraising treasure hunt on Sunday afternoon, then watching a DVD afterwards with our feet up, eating popcorn!

Tim Still (Youth Leader)

2011-03-20T09:39:00.000-07:00

It's pancake night at youthie!!!!!!!

SUNDAY NIGHT

2011-03-15T08:42:00.000-07:00

Sunday night was a night of great fun and games! As usual we met in the Centenary Hall and chilled out there for awhile. A few of us went to the kitchen to prepare the evenings hot dogs! Meanwhile myself, Gregor and Truffles had an impromptu game of hand ball which was much fun. When everyone else came through a few others joined us. Ryan led us in saying grace in Japanese before we munched our way thorugh our pile of hotdogs. This was followed by another game of handball, until Mulligan got concussion (LOL)

Meanwhile William had a Permanent marker pen and decided to draw a smily face around his and Milky's belly button???? Which yes- was rather bizzare!!

Afterwards we played a few group games together, playin 'Wit ya looking at?!' and fruit basket which is always a favourite. The forfeits for being in the middle during Fruitbasket provided much entertainment, especially Mulligan giving us a wee Scottish jig, and Andrew doing the 'floppy fish'- a form of break dancing which requires great skill and expertise (Don't try this at home!)

We finished the night by moving through to Room 1, where we discussed our plans for the fundraising car wash/ (giant water fight) we are doin for the church to fundraise for the development project.

I finished the night with prayer and a short and sweet but meaningful reading from
Ecclesiastes 11:9- "Be Happy while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth"

Tim, Youth Leader

2011-03-14T11:16:00.001-07:00

Devotions Sun 6th March 2011- 'Guiding Light'

Where would you get to if you had to get somewhere but didn't have diretctions or a map? Maps are very important when getting from A to B, they are a guide. A song by Muse speaks about someone who lost their guide, they are lost, cold and confused. However in God we always have a guide for our lives and he has promised that he has a plan for our lives,that it is for good for us and not bad and that he hasn't lost the plan, it is 'opened out clear on His desk' and that it's a plan worth waiting to see and experience in 3D :)

Chris :)

2011-03-14T11:05:00.000-07:00

Hello today we came in and since it's near easter we had some mini eggs, then we had the xbox 360,basket ball, then changed the basket ball to foot ball which got competitive! then we got some toast for snack to defend ourselves form the after school munchies!!then some of us had a little chat and then we all helped with the cleaning up then we all left to wait for the next youthie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xxxxxxxxx
love Harlod/Harry.

2011-03-02T09:58:00.000-08:00

Devotions Sunday 27th Feb- 'Perfect'

Started off with a story called 'You're accepted!' about a woman whio knew she was different and felt like because of this that nobody cared about her. Until a teacher during a game said to her 'I wish you were my daughter'. These words changed her life, she knew then that people did care about her. And God says the same thing to us - 'I wish you were my son/ daughter'. It's a reminder that one of the great things about Christianity is it's message of acceptance.

Following on from this,we then looked at a song by Pink called 'Perfect'. It reminded us that no matter what we think of ourselves, God loves us and is always with us. When we feel we have done something wrong, God will always forgive us if we ask and say sorry. A line in the chorus of the song says 'Don't you ever feel like you're less than perfect, you're perfect to me'. This is how God feels about us, He made us and He made us the way we are so He thinks we are perfect. We can't argue with the creator!

God loves us, will forgive us and thinks we are perfect. Amazing stuff!

chris :)

2011-02-24T08:48:00.000-08:00

Devotions from Sun 20th Feb- 'Sing it out'

In Matthew 28:16-20, God reminds us how important it is that we share his word with others and reminds us that he is always with us.

Listened to the song 'SING' by MCR and looking at its words, used it to form ideas about sharing Gods word.

Firstly God's word is for everyone- it's for our friends, 'the deaf, the blind' and even those that don't like us.

Secondly when we share God's word with others there will be people that may argue with us or get angry and tell us to shut up etc. However, we can have confidence as God has promised that he will always be with us.

Lastly, 'we've got to be what tomorrow needs'. We don't know what may happen tomorrow, but we may be the only person that could speak encouragement or comfort that someone needs and we may be the only people that could take the opportunity to share God's word with someone.

God's Word- Sing it out! Be what tomorrow needs.

Chris :)

SUNDAY NIGHT DEVOTION SERIES

2011-02-24T07:28:00.000-08:00

COMING UP @ YOUTHIE:

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 27TH:THOUGHTS AROUND SONG PERFECT BY PINK,LED BY TIM
THINKING ABOUT HOW GOD LOVES US FOR WHO WE ARE, HE KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT US, AND IS ALWAYS THERE FOR US.
SUNDAY MARCH 6TH: WHERE IS THE LOVE??
LED BY CHRIS
THINKING MORE ABOUT GODS LOVE FOR US, OUR RESPONSE TO THIS, AND LIVING OUT THIS LOVE IN OUR WORLD AROUND US!
SUNDAY 13th MARCH: ONE STEP BEYOND-0NE MAN'S JOURNEY FROM NEAR DEATH TO NEW LIFE
DVD
DISCUSSION TO FOLLOW, LOOKING AT SOME OF THE ISSUES RAISED,THINKING ABOUT OUR OWN BELIEFS AND RESPONSE. CONSIDERING THE POWER OF GOD, AND CAN SOMEONE REALLY CHANGE?? IS GOD FAIR?
FOR THOSE INTERESTED COPIES OF THE BOOK AVAILIABLE.
SUNDAY 20TH MARCH: TOPIC TO FOLLOW SOON
LED BY ANDREW

2011-02-21T10:09:00.000-08:00

On Sunday we played the wii, ping pong, and talked while some people were talking some people went to the shops to get some food then some of the youths then worked together to prepare the bacon rolls and pizzas!. then we all sat down to eat together and started to talk then we all helped tidy up to get it done quickly-then we played hide and seek, with Andrew hiding so well we couldn't find him and had to phone him to say we were giving up looking! then to fininsh off we got a talk from chris based around a song by My Chemical romance, talking about being the change we want to be, and we can change the future for the better, and contribute to making the world a better place, standing up for those who are suffering, with God on our side no one can be aginst us!! then we all went home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xx

Angharad Walker

:)

MONDAY DROP IN MERRIMENT

2011-02-21T09:56:00.000-08:00

It has been an eventfull day, toast has been made, zombies have been owned, basketball has been played and many a merry time was had. But inevitabley the day had to come to an end....... BUT FEAR NOT!!!!! for we shall be enjoying the same mirth at the same time next week. GOOD DAY!!!!!!!!

Milky + Ben

Boys Brigade Dark Night

2011-02-20T11:58:00.000-08:00

On Friday the 44th Boys Brigade Company had a themed Dark Night - all the games were played in the dark. We also had a special visitor, Bill Stevenson, who is the Boys Brigade Director for Scotland. He spoke of his work to everyone atthe beginning then spent time with each badge class.

Then the lights went off !

The first game was dark X n O's then Murder in the Dark - this was the best game and there were several rounds where upon finding a body in the dark you had to shout in a 'Taggart' style "There's been a murrrderrrrr"

Next was Shoe Pile - a huge pile of everyones shoes and you had to find your own - mental.

The night finished off with football in the dark - by torchlight.

Great fun, good banter and our visitor was most impressed with both the boys and the staff.

More of the same next week.

Dave
Captain
44th Boys Brigade

2011-02-16T09:13:00.000-08:00

On monday at drop in the toaster was kept busy and there was hot chocolate as usual which is always good :) There was some music making going on with guitars and drums, which sounded good (but to me was loud but I think it must be cos I must be getting old lol). There was alot of chatting and laughter. We found out that it is almost impossible to beat Andrew at 'connect 4', I think I must have lost about six games in a row. Then just before the end played abit of basketball, I'm usless at getting the ball through the basket but am good at catching the ball. Maybe I will get better at basketball week by week, tho it would probably need a miracle it's not impossible.

Chris :)

2011-02-13T13:49:00.000-08:00

well today we had the Wii out and the table tennis and hot chocolate to warm us all up due to the weather outside!. We then went though to the large hall and got some pizza, when it finally arrived, but while we were waiting for that we played 'fruit basket'. Then we had our pizza (yummm)and tuck shop then cleaned up! After that we played hide and seek,although ran out of time,we then finished with a nice talk by chirs and a prayer in the sanctuary.

By Angharad xx

2011-02-07T09:40:00.000-08:00

Today at youth drop in we had cans of juice and toast. We also played with the xbox and with the Table tennis table. Some of us played with the baketball and got very competitive!! Especially Ralph and Harry lol Others chilled out had a little chat about life in general, accompanied by Carwyn and Mulligan playing acoustic guitar. Rosy the dog came to see us. Mulligan got very competitive playing table tennis, and got particularly stressed when one of the primary seven boys who come along beat him!!

Lydia Walker

Youthie Sunday 6 of February

2011-02-06T13:50:00.000-08:00

At youthie tonight we had a chat and played just dance 2, whilst Mulligan and Ryan played table tennis with a sponge ball (haven't got round to getting more table tennis balls after Mulligan stood on the last one!) and that was fun. We moved to the large hall and we played some games which were enjoyed by all, we then had hot dogs and sang happy birthday to Carwyn and gave him a cake while one of our other youths gave him an ice cream for hs cake. The ice cream was provided by Milky, and so was his own brand, Milky Bar ice cream. Which he even put candles in!!! Truffles/Chuckles to the BB's, on seeing the candle decided to put out the fire with a cup of water, accidentally splashing Carwyn in the process! lol We then played bull dogs upon Carwyns request (as it was his birthday) and finished off with a talk and prayer by Andrew, who reminded us all that God is always with us, especially through difficult times when we don't know who turn too. God knows best and loves each of us, and we can turn to him in prayer. He is like a best friend above all best friends who always knows whats best for us and is always ready to listen. Teenage years can be tough, and so Andrews reminder that God is always there was appreciated.

A good night had by all with much banter along the way!

Angharadd Walker

2011-02-06T08:47:00.000-08:00

A great service this morning at Mannofield. Pickled Cow did great and their contribution to the service was very much appreciated. Much laughter and a serious message. Without any planning before hand the message behind the sketch tied in perfectly with my talk! and the bible reading, Joshua 1:1-10. Worth a read. An encorougement to be strong and courageous in our faith and in our thinking considering the future of our church. Also the encorougement that God will provide us with al the resources we need.

Myself and Chris provided some brass accompaniment to the hymns, me playing some rather duff trombone lol it's been awhile since I've played!

Well done to all involved, and Joshua 1:1-10 is worth a read as a reminder to be strongand courageous in our faith- although at school or in the work place this is not always easy.

Stay tuned for a post after tonights youth club!

2011-02-04T12:24:00.000-08:00

Yo Yo WAZZAP HI

Some imaginitive comments from the 44th Aberdeen Boys Briagde lol

From the boys doing the computer badge class
Friday 4th Feb
http://www.40four.co.uk/

2011-02-03T10:44:00.000-08:00

Youth Cafe drop in is a great place to socialise with friends and also meet new friends!!! Also Tim makes a selection of different coffees, hot chocolates etc!!!! there is lots of fun activities to do such as: Xbox , basketball , board games , 'chillin' & DVDs !!!!!!! The youth cafe is generally a great place to go to after a hard day at school!!! Everyone really enjoys themselves and the leaders have a great banter with everyone !!!!!!! WOO WOO!!!!

Callum Seivright (who Likes exclamation marks!!)

2011-02-02T03:18:00.000-08:00

MONDAY YOUTH DROP IN- This Monday was the first of our new set up in the large hall. There was Xbox, Pool, Table Tennis (Until Mulligan stood on the ball lol) and as we're now in the large hall we had a small basketball court setup which proved very popular! A coffee machine is now set up and a range of Lattes etc and hot chocolate served form the kitchen hatch, as well as toast for an after school snack. Caramel Latte proved very popular- once I had worked out how to use the coffee machine!!

A good Drop In, hopefully the new set up will continue to work well and after some advertising will see some new faces along.

We're now looking forward to the all age service on Sunday morning!

2011-02-02T03:06:00.000-08:00

SUNDAY NIGHT YOUTHIE- The night started with chill time in the Centenary Hall. There was table tennis on the go and proving very popular- JUST DANCE 2 on the WII! With RASPUTIN proving a favourite dance, there were some interesting moves on the go! Anna had a pink highlighter with her, which Lydia decided to use to draw pink whiskers on everyones face, and so the youth club was re-named 'The Pink Whiskers Club' for the night. We then enjoyed hot dogs and tuck shop followed by a favourite game of hide and seek in the dark, with the basement proving a good hiding place with the other team considering giving up with no sign of anyone. This time no one was forgotten about and left hiding by themselves after we had finished the game!! We then had a chat about fundraising ideas and Chris closed the night with prayers and devotions.

A good night all round.

2011-01-29T06:33:00.000-08:00

MONDAY @ 4pm NEW MONDAY YOUTH DROP IN SET UP, LARGE HALL!! COFFEE BAR AND MORE......

YOUTHIE THIS SUNDAY

2011-01-29T06:20:00.000-08:00

THIS SUNDAY @ YOUTHIE- WII JUST DANCE NIGHT!!!

2011-01-27T10:13:00.000-08:00

It has been awhile but the Youth Blog is back!!!And will be regularly updated with news and banter from Monday Drop In and Sunday Revolution Youth Club! Much has been happening, there was much fun to be had in the snow over the December period, there has been fancy dress nights and various people celetaped to chairs and delivered to there front door in a cardboard box....however moving swiflty on....anyhow keep an eye out for regular updates!!

TO CONSIDER

2010-02-08T03:36:00.000-08:00

IF A TEACHER TELLS YOU OXYGEN IS ALL AROUND YOU, YOU BELIEVE IT?
SO WHY IS IT THAT YOU FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE GOD IS ALWYAS AROUND YOU WHEN SOMEONE TELLS YOU?
YOU ACCEPT THE OXYGEN IS FACT-BUT YOU CANT SEE IT, WHY IMMEDIATELY SCOFF WHEN TOLD GOD IS ALWAYS AROUND YOU BUT YOU CAN'T SEE HIM, AND ITS SO MUCH HARDER TO BELIEVE THAT??

YOUTH PROJECTS CONT>>>>>>

2010-02-08T03:31:00.000-08:00

COMING SOON- 'CHECK IT OUT' CHRISTIAN TEACHINGS DISCOVERY COURSE, WITH MEDIA CLIPS, GAMES AND DISCUSSION- SUNDAY NIGHTS 7-8PM WITH SNACKS!
WANT TO KNOW MORE?DOES GOD EXIST?WHAT DIFFERENCE CAN HE MAKE TO YOUR LIFE?????

YOUT PROJECTS

2010-02-08T03:28:00.000-08:00

YOUTH CAFE IS UP AND RUNNING- 4.00-6.00pm MONDAYS!DROP IN AFTER SCHOOL!BRING FRIENDS, IT IS A TOTALLY FREE EVENT- NO CHURCH PRESSURE, COME ALONG, CHILL OUT AND ENJOY SOME HOT CHOCOLATE WITH FRIENDS AND GAMES

FAITH

2009-11-13T06:40:00.000-08:00

HAVE FAITH IN GOD..........ALL THAT IS REQUIRED IS THAT YOU REALLY BELIEVE AND DO NOT DOUBT IN YOUR HEART.

MARK 11: 22-24

2009-11-05T13:24:00.000-08:00

DECEMBER 6th- GAMES NIGHT (Wii)
DECEMBER 13th- CHRISTMAS PARTY (Come as your favourite nativity character)
DECEMBER 14th- LEADERS CHRISTMAS GET TOGETHER (Jimmy Chungs)
DECEMBER 20th- SECRET SANTA, and THE REAL MEANING OF CHRISTMAS

REVOLUTION, November

2009-11-05T13:18:00.000-08:00

SUNDAY 8th- ONCE AN ADDICT
SUNDAY 15th- ONCE AN ADDICT
SATURDAY 21st-CLAN YOUTH EVENT AT CITY CHURCH
SUNDAY 22nd- STREET PASTORS GUEST SPEAKER
SUNDAY 29th- ADVENT CELEBRATION (FOLLOWED BY PIZZA)

REACHING GOD

2009-10-30T10:59:00.000-07:00

It's interesting looking through Church history and church music history. Both in some early theology and in early church music there was a belief that God was high and we needed to reach up to him. This can be seen in church arcitecture with the high spires usually with crosses on the top towering up high to the sky, and in early church music the idea of adding a high soprano solo descant which would be heard over the other singers, was a result of the idea of the higher part reaching up higher to God and bringing everyone closer to him.
Ofcourse Christians today know that God is always around us, at our level. Which is great to know, wherever you go, wherever you are God is always with you and near you. This i have found to always be a great encorougment to myself, especially when going to new places and meeting new people, especially recently as I have stepped out in faith and aceepted what I beleive is Gods callling for my life, very much outside my comfort zone of hiding away in kitchens working anti-social hours. But I beleive God will give me the stength and support that I require, which does not mean in any way that it's going to be easy. Just like being a Christian is never going to be easy, but if Jesus can suffer and die on a cross for us, who are we to complain??

REVOLUTION

2009-10-30T10:52:00.000-07:00

At Revolution over the next three weeks we will be working through a DVD 'ONCE AN ADDICT' follow by a guest speaker coming along on Sunday 22nd November from the Street Pastors to give us an insight into what they do.

FAITH

2009-10-23T13:57:00.001-07:00

Faith is to BELIEVE WHAT YUO DO NOT SEE, the reward for this faith is to SEE WHAT YOU DO BELIEVE

An Exciting Place To Be

2009-10-19T09:41:00.000-07:00

Today as i walked around town its not difficult to notice the amount of former churches which are now flats, and even worse turned into pubs and clubs. Recently I was in Soul Bar on Union Street which was once a church, and I felt saddened when I looked up at the puplit which is still intact and where once a minister would have stood and preached God's word, in the same place was now a DJ. I looked up at the stained class windows and reflected upon how the area would have once been filled with worshippers, not people getting drunk and trying to fill the God shaped hole in thier lives by spending thier nights with friends with the aim of getting 'wasted'.
The congregation in some cases would not have been able to afford the up keep of some of the buildings, but instead the pubs and clubs easily make their money feeding on those who find a night out clubbing and getting drunk temporarily fills the hole in their lives.
However things could be and should be different. Instead of the temporary excitemet offered by these places, our churches can offer something far more excitement and fulfilling, and everlasting which is a loving relationship with Jesus. Following Jesus is the greatest adventure of all, and our churches should be full of excitement, places where people want to be, and the church surrounded by a constant buzz and where we leave looking happy, not miserable. So many young people don't connect with church because it's 'boring', this should not be the case and we need to prove them wrong.

Something to consider

2009-10-14T12:14:00.000-07:00

'If we are to better the future, we must disturb the present'

Autumn

2009-10-08T12:22:00.000-07:00

I like Autumn. I think it's one of my favourite times of the year. The shorts and t-shirts are packed away, and the summer holidays seem like a century ago. The wooly jumpers and thick coats come out and the gloves and hats are put on standby.
Its getting darker and slightly colder, but it's the time when you arrive home and really appreciate the warmth of your house. The time of year to get the hot chocolate and marshmallows on the go and sit round the fire (or as in my flat switch on the fake coal lights)
But it's whenever the seasons change that i realise the effort God has put into creation and the beauty of the world around us, something that its nice just to pause in your day to appreciate.

Where would Jesus shop???

2009-10-08T12:17:00.000-07:00

An article by Rev Stephen Cottrell;

I have met people who think you have to be highly educated or suited and booted to be a person who goes to church. How did it come to this, that we have become known as just the Marks and Spencer option when in our hearts we know that Jesus would just as likely be in the queue at Asda or Aldi???
All his first diciples were down to earth people who wanted to know what life was all about.

2009-09-30T13:03:00.000-07:00

YouthZone meets every Sunday at 7.45 Pm for fun, games, chilling and a time for discussion about the issues facing young people in today's world!And not forgetting pizza, or doritos and dips

Looking to the future

2009-09-30T12:45:00.000-07:00

I'm now in my second week as the new youth ministries worker at Mannofield Church!What can i say, I AM EXCITED!theres many challenges ahead and my head is constantly buzzing with ideas!Already at the Sunday night youth club (YOUTHZONE) have gone from 3 youth last week to having ten this week. There is many challenges ahead but with God by my side i believe anything is possible. Just getting to know people and build relationships with the youth and creating contacts with other youth workers, with the thinking more can be done if we work together!Now thats a basic blog set up, now time to get to work on the facebook page........................