Day 3: Wednesday: Kids clubs galore

Its wednesday and we are now three quarters through the week. Today was the last day at Cluny Square and although we had trouble with our water initially it all went off well and the children enjoyed it. Also we had a holiday club at both Southchurch Park URC and Belle Vue Baptist and both of them went really well as well. It was a great day had by all.

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First photo submitted: James in Bev's Sunglasses!

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Day 2: Pig pens, Dr Who and fun days

Today was Tuesday and we all met for worship. Jezza was telling us how fantastic we all are and reminding us about Dr Who as well!?

We then put on an indoor fun day which went very very well at Belle Vue Baptist Church, on Southchurch Road. One of the guys said that he couldn't see how we could have improved on it at all, and that it was spot on. He has organised lots of Christian events so well done to the guys who organised this event!

Members of the public were asking for free hugs today as well which was cool (and surprising!). Over at Christchurch in Southchurch we ran a Holiday Club and that went really well. The Rev. Martin Harris came along to lend his creative skills. Dino led a posse down to Hamstel as well and they created a lovely pig pen (they claim it is a compost heap but we have our doubts!).

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Day 1: The delegates go down to the park

Monday 2nd April was the start of the week proper. We started in the morning with a talk from Mark Churchward of SCF reminding us how we are all chosen by God. The t-shirts have been customised as always (with rips, felts and sparkles) and some people took last night's sermon to the extreme!

We had a fun day at Southchurch Park today which was great. All the old fave's were there as well as some new ones. There was a bible verse trail, the police came down and gave demonstrations and we also had some performers come and teach some children their skills. There were about 300 people who came through the gates and all of them had a brilliant time helped by good weather.

We also ran a kids club at Belle Vue Baptist.

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No April fools: A view of the opening night, 1st April 2007

The opening night of extreme:United launched the week in a great way. We had a great time at Christchurch in Southchurch worshipping God and barracking Dino!! Tim told us all about the free hug society in Sheffield who wait around outside a shopping centre Saturday giving out free hugs. He told us that this week we are giving out free hugs to Southend.

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ROSALIND BUTTERWORTH of Christ Church, writes:

This Easter, Love Southend Youth is organising it's fourth outreach event and you are warmly invited to get involved. Entitled 'Extreme:United', this year's first event will include kids
clubs, fun days and of course, work parties. Each morning will kick off with giving glory to God and hearing what he has to say to us.

 

Each afternoon from 1 til 5 the teams will be setting up for and then running whatever job theirs is; be it football, litter picking, or even just praying with non-Christians. Then, after a dinner kindly provided by a local church, the delegates will get to hang out til about 9.30,
relaxing at churches running cafes, showing films or simply getting out the pool tables. YOU are offered the chance to join in on the blessing. The event will last for four days next week, and will have a launch night at Christchurch this Sunday evening (that's tomorrow!) from 6.30 til 8.

 

Even if you have just one afternoon free then you will be enthusiastically welcomed onto a team. If you are praying for the event, a team or an individual, then you are invited to come and join the delegates tomorrow night, at the morning worship sessions at Southchurch Park URC from 10am or even at the evening chill out sessions. Please note that you cannot be too wise, too childlike, too holy, too busy or too important to get involved - anyone from 11 to 111 is encouraged to be a part of God's anointing on Southend! If you would like more information or forms for Extreme:United then please contact Jacky Rossi at rossis4@hotmail.com, or just simply turn up tomorrow.

It's here... Extreme: United Easter 2007

Extreme: REBUILD has evolved for 2007 - introducing the all new Easter 2007 Extreme: United.

Taking place this Easter '07 over two weeks, here are the details as they stand:

Extreme: United Week A
This will be based in Southend High School for Girls during the week of Mon 26th to Friday 30th March. The Christian Union will be hosting a week of lunchtime sessions based on what the Bible says about our identity.

• Who are we?
• Where do we belong?
• How does God see us?
  

The Gospel will be shared each day and there will also be question and answer sessions, and testimonies from CU members, and a chance for people to respond to what they have heard. So get praying one and all that God will bless this week massively.

Extreme: United Week B
This will be similar to the Extreme: Rebuild program of Easter 2006. There will be two locations this year: Southchurch and Shoeburyness. Morning worship sessions will be held at Southchurch Park URC (tbc), and then after lunch we will be going out into the community to serve and love on the residents that we encounter. There will also be a range of events in the evening that give us the chance to let our hair down(if you've got any) and have some fun after a long day’s work.

Feel free to invite your mates to the evening events even if they are not involved during the day!

A full program will be posted on this site nearer the time – but the following have been already been confirmed:

• Monday 2nd April '07 – Southchurch Park fun-day - 13:30 to 16:00hrs.
  A range of entertainment including bouncy castles, water catapult, clowns and face-painters, police demonstrations, and much more.
  
• Tuesday 3rd April '07 – indoor fun-day at Belle Vue Baptist Church - 13:30 to 16:00hrs
• Weds 4th April – Cluny Square fun-day - 13:30 to 16:00 - entertainment as above.
• Thursday 5th April – work-party based in the Cluny Square area.
  We will be going onto the streets for litter-picking, alley clearing, and to complete other tasks requested by local residents. A chance to get down and dirty to bless and love on local residents.
  

So get in in your PDA, Mobile Phone, Diary My Space Calender and get involved.
The cost of the week’s involvement is £20 – which includes food, entertainment, and of course a FREE T-SHIRT (this year it will be a green one! very stylish!) Get yourself signed up by requesting a form from Steve Dalley – contact him on steve@scfplaza.f9.co.uk or contact your church’s youth leader or download and send in the completed forms below.

Delegates for Leigh, Westcliff and the rest of the borough are more than welcome!

Form Downloads
Southchurch Delegate Form
Southchurch Parental Consent Form