Holiday Club

What a truly amazing week!  (See photos below)

This year's Holiday Club has really demonstrated the magnificent teamwork that has always seemed to underline our life at Wilford Church.  The working together, the sheer resilience in the rain, the camaraderie, the frequent words of encouragement and support, and the wonderful 'aliveness' that this week brings out in people.  I have had so many expressions of thanks from parents and children, heard so many stories of team members' faith renewed and I have wept at the sheer joy in children's faces as they have danced and sung.

Twenty two year six children came to join the usual fifty or so youth at our Youth Programme on Friday night.  They wanted to come on our Youth weekend Away and join a youth housegroup.  There is a great desire among them to be helpers at next year's holiday club.  This will be a significant increase in our youth housegroups, which is an important way of supporting our young people as they work their way through peer pressure at school.

But holiday club is not just about children and young people.  Every year it brings the whole church family together across the generations - to work to make the great news of Jesus known to everyone.  Thank you for playing your part.

David Rowe, Rector

Thanks to everyone who responded to the requests for security duty, for craft items and for help in clearing the site.