A Day of Gathering in and around Shap
Saturday, August 11th 2018, 10 for 10:30 – 15:30
Shap Memorial Hall CA10 3NL
A Christian Meditation in Cumbria event
Silence in Creation
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Wherever you are, let’s Pray for Youth
Vic Sekasi has just sent out the prayer diary for June 2018.
So many are praying, you will immediately come into the presence of the Holy Spirit. Wherever you are, take time out to pray. Today.
May Sunshine for The Journey
Please join with us in praying for the young people within the Furness deanery.
The Journey’s vision is to see every young person within the Furness area have an opportunity to explore the Christian faith, journey with it and respond to it.
The highlight of last month was the Easter meal we had with some of the young people that come to Energize. It was great, because we got to spend quality time with them and truly connect.
Prayer theme for May:
Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
Spring into April with Prayer
From Easter to the middle of April so many are taking time out from a busy first quarter. How about dipping into a bit of prayer while you are catching up on some R & R. Vic Sekasi, Furness Network Youth Minister has prepared a way to make it part of your daily schedule. Youth Prayer Diary April 2018
With blessings to all!
Moving Mountains is part of the March Journey
Moving Mountains begins Thursday evening in Coniston. Youth groups, already meeting will be blessed by participants from Lancashire. Over the week-end there will be walks, family activities and plenty of food. The Coniston Reading Room is the place to begin Saturday at 10 with all funds going to support the Coniston X112, a bus which serves as a lifeline to residents for meeting up with friends, appointments and shopping outside the village. It also serves some of the most beautiful coastal regions for exceptional walking. Make sure you put this one in the diary!
The Youth Prayer Diary is available for March. Please hold our youth and youth workers in your prayers.
A Prayer for Teachers
Lord, we pray for all those Christian teachers who are struggling with their work; who feel called to serve You in education and want to honour this calling but who now cry out for Your help.
Lord, we lift to You those teachers who struggle daily with pupil indiscipline; who feel close to breaking point; who cannot cope any longer with the verbal threats and physical abuse they face.
We pray for all those teachers who dread the prospect of facing this class on a Monday morning or that pupil on a Friday afternoon; for whom each day is a waking nightmare … followed, each night, by worry and insomnia in a seemingly unending cycle of fear … and stress … and guilt.
Lord, we lift to You those teachers who are burdened by bureaucracy and worn down by excessive workload; who admit to feeling browbeaten and demotivated; who are unable to keep up with ever increasing mountains of paperwork.
We pray for all those teachers for whom there never seem to be enough hours in the day; who spend most evenings marking and record keeping and much of each weekend planning and preparing for the week ahead; for whom mental exhaustion and spiritual dryness is a term-time way of life, and physical and mental breakdown is an ever present threat.
Lord, we pray that ALL teachers might be given the support they require:
from colleagues at school;
from governors and parents;
from union and local authority officials;
from their church;
from You, Almighty and Everlasting God.
Lord, by Your Holy Spirit, we ask You to empower and energise each and every Christian teacher in their calling to serve You. Strengthen and protect them; bless and enable them so they might be “salt” and “light” to the communities they serve.
Amen
prayer submitted by Vik Sekasi, Furness Network Youth Minister
Pray for Encouragement
Please join with us in praying for the young people within the Furness Deanery.
The Journey’s vision is to see every young person within the Furness area have an opportunity to explore the Christian faith, journey with it and respond to it.
Highlight of last month
We (Vic, Kristin and Mattias) went to the National Youthwork Gathering in Birmingham. It was a fantastic weekend and we were all inspired by new ideas and new dreams. We made lots of new contacts and we were reminded about why we do what we do! We were challenged about the culture around us and there was some great advice about helping young people deal with anxiety. We enjoyed being spiritually refreshed, having time off in a city and had a great street party led by Tearfund.
Prayer Theme for the month
Paul encouraged Timothy in 1 Timothy 4.12 “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.” We want to create opportunities for young people to lead and be an example. Pray for all those in our groups who have leadership potential and for opportunities to develop and encourage them in their leadership skills. This month we have listed each of the adult leaders/ volunteers/supporters by name. Pray for each of them that they will be an example.
A key to the youth groups we support around the Furness Deanery
Kirkby Youth- A group for young people in Kirkby run by Vic, Kristin & Mattias and parent helpers.
Urswick Youth- A monthly youth group in Urswick run by Barbara Green, Graham Perry and Steve Hobson. Kristin and Matt help bimonthly too.
Ignite – A discipleship group for young people from Ulverston churches run by Sarah and Mark Callaghan and Emma Taplin.
Energize Tuesdays – A discipleship group for 11-16 in Ulverston run by Ulverston Parish Church youth team.
Energize Youth Café – A discipleship group for 14+ in Ulverston run by Ulverston Parish Church youth team.
Big Questions – A philosophy group at UVHS, John Ruskin and Millom school- where we discuss the big questions of life. Run by Charlie, Lisa, Vic & Kristin (at UVHS); Charlie, Kristin & Juliet (at JRS); Vic, Val, Neil & Mattias (at Millom).
The Vibe- A discipleship group for young people at Emmanuel Christian Centre run by Abbey Smith.
Meeting point, Broughton-A group for young people in Broughton run by Chris, Kristin, Vic and team.
NJOY, Coniston-A group for young people in Coniston run by Charlie and team.
Thwaites Youth – A group for young people in Thwaites run by Vic, Kristin & Mattias and team.
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Time to Pray
The Journey Youth Prayer Diary
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
Jeremiah 29.13
September Youth Prayer Diary
Vic Sekasi has prepared the September Prayer Journal. Please hold the young people from the Furness Deanery in your prayers.
Thanks for praying for us.
Praise God for those young people who made commitments of faith and responded to Gods word at Soul Survivor.
Praise God for the Christian Summer camps and festivals that many young people went on and how they have impacted their faith journey.
Praise God for those young people who got great results in their GCSEs and A Levels.
Praise God for one of the youth leaders who gave birth to a baby boy.
Praise God for the new interns who are coming and for the accommodation that has been provided for them.
Praise God for times of rest and all the holidays everyone has had.
And praise God for all the changes ahead and His faithfulness throughout.
Enjoy praying for September! If you have any things you want us to pray for do share!
GB
Vic
June Prayer Diary
Vic has published the June Prayer Diary. Here is her latest letter:
Hope you are having a great June so far!
I’ve just been on a conference called Cherish, which was themed around unity. In the welcome brochure it said “We are living in a time where the world feels more divided than ever. We find more and more things to disagree on than agree on. We all have a great opportunity as a church to demonstrate the beauty that is only found in unity.”
I love this verse from Psalm 133:1-3 “How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony! For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil that was poured over Aaron’s head, that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe. Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon that falls on the mountains of Zion. And there the Lord has pronounced his blessing, even life everlasting.”
Attached is the June Prayer Diary. There is also a letter inviting you to unite with us as we look at the possibility of partnering with NISCU with our youth work in secondary schools. Please do have a read and let us know your thoughts! We have already had £100 pledged a month before the letter has even been sent out!!!
Thanks again for all your prayer support.
GB
Vic
Victoria Sekasi, Furness Network Youth Minister Network Youth Church The Journey