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We are a loud, huggable, bouncy and enthusiastic group of young people who see The Rock as part of
our extended family. We get to have our say in how the
church is run so we make sure it's user friendly! We help out a
lot with the music and the techno stuff and sometimes we run the
service. One of us designed the logo - cool isn't it???
We get on well with the
pastor, Ian.
On the coldest day of February 2009 he had his head shaved in aid of The Cystic Fibrosis Trust. He raised £1259.00!!! Great result - just bad timing!
Impressively he won the 2008 Chalfont St Giles Pancake Race! See the video on this link http://www.youtube.com/v/Ms8rbkOnjkE&rel=1 We are always keen to welcome new friends and to share our experience of Jesus Christ. As the Bible says (Street Bible version) "Come up close and personal with him, the living stone - which the builders chucked into the skip, but God lifted out saying "Priceless!" Now you too are like living stones being cemented into place in the spiritual skyscraper God's constructing."
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Yoof Activities
March
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Yoof ... keeping you in suspense -
there may be an Easter Egg hunt ...
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INTERESTING STUFF |
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We really missed going to Soul Survivor this year.... but this year Soul Survivor grew up! Momentum 09 was a one week festival in Somerset for 20+'s See the movies on YouTube - at Soul Survivor Momentum 09
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STUFF WE HAVE DONE |
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4th March 2006
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For 24 hrs we held a sponsored famine. This was to raise money to pay for food for children in Belarus attending a Christian youth camp. While we were starving someone had the bright idea that we should sell cakes and sweets on the village green. Not funny!! |
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We made £500!
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And these are the guys who went on the camp.
They had a great time. Belarus was badly affected by fall-out from
the Chernobyl nuclear disaster a few years ago so the kids need a bit of
a break.
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On 3rd
April 2006 we went camping to the New Forest in Dorset.
Highlights included a crabbing competition and a visit to Go Ape, a
treetop adventure climb. Everyone was encouraged to take a
Bible study and prayer time as well.
We went back to Go Ape in October 2007. Pastor Ian likes it. This year he got his leg stuck in the harness and had to be rescued. Unfortunately there are no photos of this. In the summer we always go to camp at Soul Survivor - a big Christian event for young people. We went in 2005 ...... |
 Some people found themselves .........
Others got lost .......
Some just got wet .....
But we had a great time.... but that was 2005!
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Soul Survivor
2006..... We found ourselves on the Soul Survivor website! The item isn't there any more, but this rare photo of Vince survives here....!
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On 24th March 2007 we celebrated Freedom Day
by highlighting the Stop the Traffik campaign against modern day slavery
and people trafficking. We were handcuffed together on the village
green! Why is it always so freeeezing? Anyway - 88
people signed our petition and we got publicity in the local paper -
twice!
We also sold lots of Fair Trade goodies
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We quite often get asked to help out
in Rock meetings on a Sunday. It's called volunteering.
Hmmm!
In October 2007 Ian taught about David and Goliath. Basically the Philistine army was attacking the Israelites. They had a giant on their side called Goliath and everyone was terrified of him. He was disrespecting God and something had to be done about it but no one had the bottle. David was only a skinny young guy. He said "I'll do it". He was a shepherd and he was used to protecting his sheep from wild animals. The king said "Here - take my armour" and gave him all sorts of kit that was far too big.
Yeeess!
Anyway, David realised that it was ridiculous to go into battle wearing trousers that were a trillion times too big - so he took it all off again and just prayed to God asking for protection and then went off to fight the giant just armed with his catapult. And guess what? HE WON! Just goes to show what God can help us do if we ask him. If you're curious and want more info - you only have to ask.... |
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The Rock, Chalfont St Giles is a registered charity number 1111730
