A great summer start!

 Well Steve and myself have had a holiday in Cornwall and very much enjoyed it! Funny how you don't realise you need a break until you get the chance. However, not nearly as funny as the picture in the image gallery on the right...Jon arriving at New Wine. Just thought you'd all like to see it.

This blog is for the sole purpose of that picture!

Enjoy your summer!

Apocalypse & Heaven?!?!

 Sunday night was billed as being the scary, doom and gloom session as we looked at the subject of 'end times'.

Aidy kicked off the evening with a few videos designed to communicate the worlds view on the end of the world. Words like 'rapture' and 'apocalypse' were mentioned in conjunction with death and destruction, but we delved a little bit deeper as we sought to understand what Revelation is really trying to tell us. 

Steve and Lianna go out with a ... pizza?!

Our senior youth group say goodbye to some of our longest serving volunteer leaders on Thursday 3rd Dec, by having a meal at Pizza Express in town.

Having been part of Encounter, then helped to lead Encounter, and even scaling the heady heights of speaking at the legendary Weekend Away, Steve and Lianna feel God's call on their lives. They will be moving to Manchester to work with the Eden project, living in inner city Manchester and sharing the message of Jesus. 

All Practical - No theory!

Sunday night saw Encounter spending a whole hour with God either drawing, reading or listening to the silence.

There was almost no sound to be heard from a young person for almost 60 God - filled minutes on Sunday night! The topic was 'in relationship with God' and the leaders decided not to teach on this subject but to let you guys get involved and have a go! There was a reflective room full of candles and silence, a worship room with yet more candles, chairs laid out in a cross shape and various images designed to get us reflecting on our God.