Monday, 17 December 2012

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Breathemail Dec 17th 2012

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Almost there...

If I'm semi covered in a fine layer of brown chocolatey powder, it can only mean one thing, that we're serving hot chocolate all week, and that must mean it's the last week of term. Nearly there, nearly time for a rest and Christmas. Much as I love Advent, and the build up to the celebrations of Jesus birth, I am looking forward to Tuesday next week and waking up in Ireland with my nieces arriving at any minute :-)

Before we get there though, there is this week to work through and the Christingles on Christmas Eve. (This will be the last Breathemail of 2012 by the way.) Details of the events coming up are on the left are on the left. It would be great to see you at some of them.

Lastly, as we approach the celebrations, a number of us are fasting for up to 24 hours over the weekend of Dec 22nd/23rd, not to raise money but to raise awareness, for ourselves, of what it's like to go without food, and to ask others to simply remember the work of the Food Banks in the UK and that there will be people relying on them this Christmas. I'll be tweeting on @BreatheToton over the weekend.

In the meantime, I leave you with a prayer of blessing this Christmas:

This Christmas,
May the warmth of Christ's love surround you,
The stillness of the Spirit bring you peace,
And the arms of the Father shelter you.


Andy
Monday to Friday, 7.45 to 8.30 am,
Hot Chocolate Give-away at Toton Methodist

Tuesday - Bishop Paul Butler visits George Spencer and Chetwynd
Academies

Thursday - Showcase and Youth Club (Pizza night!)

Friday - Friday Zone

Saturday/Sunday - 24 Hours:1 Day:0 Meals

Monday Dec 24th - Christingle Services:
3 pm - St Peter's
4 pm - Toton methodist
5 pm - St Peter's

Christmas Day Family Service 10.00 am at Toton Methodist
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Monday, 10 December 2012

Breathemail Dec 10th 2012

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Onwards through Advent


I've finished my preaching/service leading commitments for this month, but Advent continues and we move closer to Christmas. The focus this week is on Carol Services and Experience Christmas.

Both Bispham Drive and Chetwynd Road are visiting St Peter's for their Christmas carol services this week, it will be a real joy to be with them both.

On Thursday and Friday we welcome children from Banks Road and Chetwynd to Toton Methodist for Experience Christmas, an interactive re-telling of the Christmas story with opportunities for questions and reflections.

On Sunday we are hosting a Nativity at Toton Methodist at 10.00 am, and in the evening there are Carol Services at Toton Methodist at 6.00 pm and at St Peter's at 8.00 pm.

So I make that 4 carol services, 1 Nativity, 40 or so re-tellings of the same bit of the Christmas story at Experience Christmas, 1 Christmas Dinner, and I'm not going to guess at the number of mince pies...

Christmas is coming closer, my month is getting busier, but let's remember to pause and reflect as we journey there. You can find useful reflections and videos on the Totn Churches Twitter feed (@TotonChurches) all through Advent.

God bless,

Andy


Andy's Week at a Glance

Monday: Lunchtime visit to GSA
Tuesday: Day Off
Wednesday: Chetwynd Carol Service
Thursday: Experience Christmas, Bispham visit,
Showcase @ GSA, Youth Club/Cafe
Friday: Experience Christmas and Friday Zone

Sunday: Nativity and Carol Services
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Sunday, 2 December 2012

Breathemail Dec 2nd 2012

Breathemail Dec 2nd 2012 - Week at a glance and Christmas information View this email in your browser
Welcome to our new-look Breathemail, the weekly bulleting sent out by Andy Glascott, the Toton Churches Youth Worker. In putting this together I've added some people to the circulation list from the church directory. If you'd rather not get this email, there is an unsubscribe link at the bottom, please click and you'll be removed.

Another "new thing" is a change to our pattern at George Spencer, starting tomorrow. Every Monday lunchtime we'll (that's me and Steve, from The Haven in Stapleford!) be spending time, mostly on Lower Site, wandering around and chatting to whoever wants to chat. We'll be based in the Resource Centre, but will also be out and about when the weather allows! All being well, we start tomorrow.

We're approaching Christmas, and many of you will have the list of services drop though your door in the coming days. Before we get there, there's one to plug for our youth groups:

7.00 pm on Thursday at St Peter's there is a carol service for all the youth and children's groups in Toton, we hope to see as many of you as possible there.

Hot Chocolate
We're gearing up for it again this year, and will be giving away free hot chocolate to people on their way toschool and work from Monday 17th to Friday 21st of December, and this year we'll be joined by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham on the Tuesday.

24Hours:1Day:0 Meals
A number of us will be fasting for up to 24 hours over the weekend of Dec 22nd/23rd to raise awareness of the reality of hunger in the world. 200,000 people in the UK are faced with stark choices about food supply each week, and rely on the
Food Bank network. Millions more world wide go hungry every day. What does it feel like? Do we take all we have access to for granted? This is a chance to experience and reflect. Email us for more information.

Throughout December and over the weekend I'm fasting, I'll be tweeting on both @TotonChurches and @BreatheToton, follow us on both for the latest updates.

Have a good week, I'm certainly looking forward to a busy one!

God bless,

Andy

This Week at a glance

Monday:
8.45 am Assembly @ George Spencer
10.15 am Assembly at Bispham Drive Junior
12.30 pm Walkabout @ George Spencer
Tuesday
Day Off
Wednesday
Prayer and listening day, incl
Leadership Team meeting
Thursday
8.45 am Assembly @ George Spencer
3.20 pm Showcase at George Spencer
7.00 pm Youth and Uniformed groups carol service, St Peter's
Friday
6.15 pm Friday Zone at Toton Methodist
Saturday
Day Off
Sunday
10.30 am Gift Service at St Peters
7.00 pm Breathe Deeper at St Peter's

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Monday, 26 November 2012

Breathemail Nov 26th 2012

Ah, the madness that is December is looming! I've just drafted a sketch for one of our Christmas events and realised how busy next month is looking....

This week is relatively normal, looking like this, but look out for an extra challenge later on:

Today I'm off to a meeting in a few minutes to plan some assemblies at George Spencer for next week, then off to a meeting about potential chaplaincy work at George Spencer after that. And then another meeting this afternoon...
Tomorrow I'm off for the day.
Wednesday I'll be spending much of it preparing for services over the next few weeks, so look out for me at some point in the afternoon escaping my pc and hitting Costa! And then another meeting in the evening...
Thursday brings Showcase and youth club as usual.
Friday brings the regular Friday groups, Play and Praise
Saturday all day there will be a food collection at Tesco for the network of Food Banks across Nottingham. I'll be there from 4 til 5 pm with some of our group leaders and young people, pop along if you can.
Sunday I'm preaching at the 8.30 and 10.30 services at St Peter's the 10.30 being a combined service for both churches while Messy Church is going on at Toton Methodist.

24 Hours:1 Day:0 Meals

Over recent weeks we've been doing some thinking about food banks and the fact that up to 200,000 people in the UK don't have the money to be able to buy food every week. On our own, or even with a group of friends, we can't solve that problem, but we can help, either by doing something simple like donating food to the food banks, or by improving our understanding of the problem.

Over the weekend of December 22nd/23rd, (yes, the weekend before we all tuck into our Christmas dinners), I'm challenging you to go without food for up to 24 hours. Between 6 am on the Saturday and 6 pm on the Sunday, pick a target period of up to 24 hours and experience what it is like to go without food. Set your own realistic target, think about the limits you are going to place on yourself. I'm limiting myself to water only (fluids are essential, do not go without them) between 12 pm Saturday and 12 pm Sunday. The only exception will be communion at church on the Sunday..

It's not a fundraiser, it's simply a personal exercise to experience what it's like. You decide when to start, and when to stop. You don't have to do the full 24 hours. I've attached an information and registration form with more info on it, if you are going to give it a shot, please do register, which can be done by email by parents of under 18's. We don't recommend you do this if you are still in primary school.

And if that weekend doesn't suit, do it the weekend before like someone else has already told me she's going to do!

Have a good week one and all, hope to see you somewhere around Toton.

God bless,

Andy

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Friday, 23 November 2012

Breathemail Extra - We're looking for feedback

Hi,

As we approach the end of another year, we've put together a short survey, and would appreciate if you could take a few minutes to complete it. There's space for parents as well as current/past members of groups to let us know your views, so please do have a look.

Click this link for the survey, it is completely anonymous.

Thank you,

Andy


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Monday, 19 November 2012

Breathemail November 19th 2012

Monday, Monday, can't trust that day.... Still, in four Monday's time we'll brighten up your day by giving you a hot chocolate on your way to school or work. :-)

In the meantime, this Monday sees me heading to George Spencer at lunchtime to meet up with the 6th form Christian Union group.
Tomorrow I'm on a day off.
Wednesday brings the next instalment of the Toton Churches Council.
Thursday I'll be at George Spencer for Showcase in the afternoon, straight after school in SO6 and I'll be at Youth Club in the evening, 7.00 to 8.30 for Years 7 to 9, 8.00 to 9.30 for Years 9 and above, both sessions at Toton Methodist Church.
Friday I'm at Friday Zone from 6.15 to 7.45 pm for Years 3 to 6, it's at Toton Methodist Church.
Saturday I'll most definitely be popping in to the craft fair at Toton Methodist, for a bacon butty and a brew at the very least! It's on from 10 am til 3 pm, and an ideal opportunity to support local charities and get some Christmas gifts.
Sunday There will be Breathe and Zone groups during the morning services and at Breathe Deeper in the evening, we'll be looking at "Intentional Faith Development" as part of our Five Practices series.

Soul Survivor booking forms are now out, let me know if you want one, open to anyone in Y 7 and above.

Our first Christmas event is a little over 2 weeks away now, on Thursday December 6th we'll be hosting our annual celebration for the youth and uniformed groups in Toton - last year we had over 160 at it! It's at 7.00 pm at St Peters. Look out for posters and fliers over the next week or two.

If you shop at Tesco, on December 1st there will be a collection point at our local Toton Tesco where we, and others through the day, will be collecting food for donation to the local Hope food banks. If you can help out, please let me know, particularly if you can do the 4 til 5 pm slot.

In the meantime, have a great week, and I'll hopefully see you around Toton at some point!

God bless,

Andy


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Monday, 12 November 2012

Breathemail November 12th 2012

Morning everyone,

There's nothing like a busy Monday to get the week going! One meeting down, three to go today....
Tomorrow I'm on a rest day
Wednesday brings a visit to the church Leadership Team
Thursday I'll be at George Spencer for Showcase in the afternoon and then it's youth club in the evening
Friday I'm at Friday Zone in the evening
Sunday I'm preaching at Toton Methodist at the 10.30 service, the Breathe group is meeting as usual at St Peter's and Breathe Deeper is on in the evening.

Soul Survivor:
Booking forms are now available for next years trip to Soul Survivor, costs start out at £120 if you book early, but rise to £160 if you leave it until the last minute, and that covers all your food, snacks, entry to the event. 5 nights, 6 days, several tents, 4,000+ teenagers, 1 God. One amazing event, the website's here. Email me for a booking form or pick one up at one of our events. Open to anyone in Y7 or above. There are also opportunities for people to serve on Teams at Week B or C and there's information on Momentum, the student event on the forms as well.

Hot Chocolate
In 5 short weeks I'll be standing outside Toton Methodist giving away hot chocolate again, every morning that last week of term before Christmas. If you fancy helping out, please let me know as soon as you can, and this year we will be joined one morning by Revd Paul Butler, the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. It's an early start each morning, to give out hot drinks from 7.45 but a real opportunity to bless young people in our community and share God's love in a practical way.

God bless and have a good week whatever you are doing,

Andy

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Breathe - The Youth and Children's programme of Toton Churches

Please remember that emails sent to and from this account are not confidential, and are shared across the Breathe Team. This is lead by Andy Glascott, but other members of the youth team do have access to this email account.