PENINSULAR YOUTH MINISTRY

HARWICH, DOVERCOURT, MANNINGTREE & NEIGHBOURING VILLAGES

Hello

I pray that the joy of the resurrection of our precious Jesus remains with you every day.  I write to remind you that the Annual Service for PYM will take place this year at Kingsway Evangelical Church , 479 Main Road , Dovercourt at 7.30pm on Wed 18^th April.

How quickly this event has come around! Certainly this year we have much to rejoice about.  Encourage many to come and celebrate God’s grace and loving kindness; joining together to praise our all powerful, all loving Father who by His grace has saved so many young people. (The start of revival in our area)  

“If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray …. etc) This time has long been prayed for by many Christians in the town and the LORD spoke in our prayer time that we need to call all His workers to help in order to reap the harvest of souls and nurture them, laying down His solid foundations. It is the work of the Holy Spirit that increases God’s Kingdom, we are the willing hands and feet!  Looking forward to celebrating with you and hearing about the next stage in the exciting journey that our sovereign Lord Jesus has set us on!  God bless you as you seek Him for the future.

Lynne

DIARY  for 2007

PYM is the organisation that is working for the Christian Churches of North Tendring, and thus for us, in the Manningtree and Harwich Schools and in Christian Youthwork generally in the area. Paul Sparrey is doing a great job as the Youth Worker but he needs our support in prayer and through our taking an active interest in what he is doing.

A number of events have been organised by PYM in 2007 that we can attend to show our support and you are therefore encouraged to put these dates into your diary.

 These events are: 

14^th July                       Stand at the Tendring Show 

11^th August                   Stand at the “Party In The Park” in Harwich 

2^nd October                  Meeting for Prayer & Worship: 7.30 p.m. at Harwich Salvation Army Citadel 

3^rd November               Barn Dance. Venue to be announced.

Peninsular Youth Ministries (PYM): Autumn 2006 News

‘GSUS Live’ has been one of the highlights of the year for PYM, not least because it got church members from all denominations working together, serving our  Lord in the two senior schools of North Tendring. School staff were very impressed by the whole thing and the students really enjoyed their interactive RE lessons. We spent a week at each school and some of the local churches put on social events at the end of the week in their area. Many young people attended, with some dedicating their lives to God. 

We used this as a launch pad for a Youth Alpha course in each school and these were also well attended. We believe that God is moving in the lives of a few of the students and we continue to pray for them. I remember one young person saying that he did believe in God, but he couldn’t give his life up for Him – he wanted to stay in control. There are others who think in this way and the Gospel of Jesus is a great challenge to them and also for us as we share God’s truth. 

‘It’s Your Move’ has been another highlight for us this year, again working together with local church volunteers. The Harwich and the Manningtree feeder primary schools were invited to send their year 6 children and all responded positively. There were lots of activities, sketches, and stories about Joseph from the Bible. The main aim was to talk about their move from primary to secondary school, giving them the opportunity to meet children from other schools and giving us the opportunity to introduce ourselves to them. We could thus be a familiar face for them in their new school environment, able to provide support and advice should they need it. This has already proved to be the case and the fact that many of the children recognise us provides an immediate ice-breaker. 

‘n:gage’ is a monthly Sunday evening Christian youth event that has been taking place at the chapel in Little Oakley since the early summer. It is now held on the 3^rd Sunday of each month and our aim is to see young people challenged, encouraged, nurtured and engaging in their relationship with God. It is for 11-19 year olds from local church youth groups, for their friends and for anyone else who would like to come along. We have activities, a tuck shop, a worship band and guest speakers talking on a whole range of issues. Over the Autumn school term we are basing the sessions broadly on Youth Alpha – looking at what Christianity is all about. 

Paul Sparrey: Youth Worker