Scripture Union Northern Summer camps

Summer Holiday Programme

SU NE&Y Summer Holidays are fantastic opportunities for young people whatever their background to explore the Christian faith. There is something for every age range from 8-20 and for every stage of faith – be it going deeper at Geared for Growth or just starting out on a journey of faith at X:site. The full range of holidays can be found by clicking ‘more information’ below. Please let children and young people you have contact with know about them.

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These holidays are also a great chance to serve God as part of a team. You will acquire new skills, see God at work and make new friends. There are needs particularly for head caterers and minibus drivers. If you want to serve on any of these holidays, please e-mail John Stephenson: johns@scriptureunion.org.uk

X:site, Teesside

For a while now we have been engaged in discussions about running X:site on Teesside. On Monday 27 June we held a vision evening for this and have received overwhelming backing from a range of churches across Teesside to move forwards with these plans. We are now seeking to put in the place the essentials that turn this dream into a reality.

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Back To School Conference, 8 October, York

The Archbishop of York invites you to go Back To school.  This October sees the launch of a brand new day conference for any Christians who want to make or grow connections with their local school.  Opening with an address from the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, Keynote talks from Nigel Roberts and Nick Harding, as well as a wide range of workshops, the conference promises to be of real benefit to those who attend.

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Lifepath, Brinkburn

Three days, 300 hundred children and monks galore.  Brinkburn Priory in Northumberland was the setting for the most northerly Lifepath event.  The sun shone as the children discovered about the life of the monks who lived at Brinkburn and then considered their own Lifepath.

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WordLive 2.0

Are you engaging regularly with the Bible? How? Where? When? A couple of years ago Scripture Union launched WordLive – a new interactive way of engaging with the Bible, using a range of modern technology. Now it has been taken to another level with the launch of WordLive 2.0, which allows users to choose between different approaches to engage with the material.

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Big Bible Challenge

In 2011 as we focus on 400 years of the KJV, many churches have been taking the E100 Challenge. This is 100 readings over twenty weeks to give people a grasp of the big story of the Bible. Well now there is the Big Bible Challenge – the same idea but for children aged 7-11. There are the same 5 readings per week but for each week there is also a picture with images from the 5 stories. The idea is that children or groups of children study the passages with an adult alongside them. There are activities and ideas to use together as we begin to grasp the big story of the Bible. Copies of the Big Bible challenge can be ordered from SU Mail Order.

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What’s On

There are plenty of Scripture Union events running between now and the end of November, including all of these:

NB Details of our autumn Daytime Regenerate events are yet to be finalised. Details will be on the website soon!

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Thank you for your prayers, support and partnership in the gospel,

John, Geoff, Neil & Barbara

(North East & Yorkshire staff team)

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