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All about the Church Weekend...
The "Church Weekend" is a time when those of us who can get away from it all. There are activity sessions which are talks, discussions or workshops. There is plenty of time to relax and talk or go into the surrounding towns or countryside. Musicians form busking groups, others talk and the children rampage through the house and grounds.
Where we have stayed, and Themes.
Year Location Theme 2011 Thornleigh, Grange o Sands June 11-13 Fit4Life
2010 Beechwood Court June 25-27. Good News.
2009 Bawtry Hall Emerging church and new ways of being a church. General photos. Swingers
2008 Beechwood Court Different, not indifferent; exploring faith Pictures.
2007 Week in Iona 2006 Cloverley Hall, 30th June to 2nd July 2006. Facing our fears; let by members of the church. Pictures from the weekend.
2005 Beechwood Court, Conway. Excellent location and food; v. good accomodation. Walk out the back, and you are on the hills, walk out the front and there is the town, the beach and the castle. Big garden, tennis courts. 25 to 27 Februrary 2005. John Roussel, shadow puppets or similar, topic to be crystallised. John will be with us. He works with groups to help them create their own
stories, for fun or reflection.'The exciting thing about participatory puppetry is anything can happen.
People find that it is possible to contribute the story making from so many
different angles. There will always be one avenue that they are comfortable
with.'
Groups will make their own shows. Others listening can appreciate the jokes,
before their turn comes. There will be moments to ask each other, are these
stories fact, fiction or pure fabrication? Or more seriously do these
stories help or hinder my search for the quality of life I hear about in the
Gospel stories? Somehow the puppets themselves never seem to get too weighed
down. They often find a way of moving lightly, even in deep waters.2004 The Quinta, Nr Oswestry. Rural location, very large grounds, sports hall, good food, tennis courts, "Telling the Whole Story" 20-22 Feb
2003 Cloverley Hall Nr Whitchurch/ Shrewsbury. Good location, huge grounds with large wooded area, tennis court. Very rural. Reconciliation. Articles
2002 Beechwood Court Inside Different Lives. Kay's first Church weekend. 12-14 April 2001 The Quinta Milestones in Faith; A Faith Odyssey. 6-8 April 2000 Cloverley Hall Seeing and Believing; 10-12 March 1999 Cloverley Hall Aspects of Africa. 12-14 March 1998 Quinta Shadow puppetry with John Roussel (recommended). Around the book of Ruth. 13-15 March. 1997 Cloverley Hall, Whitchurch Christianity to Africa; World Aid. 7-9 March 1996 The Quinta "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" Monsters (?). We made snowmen. Feb 9-11 1995 Beechwood Court Richard Kidd: "Decisions! Decisions!" 24-26 March 1994 Beechwood Court Mary Coates; Homelessness. 18-20 March 1993 Beechwood Court Alane and Eleanor Kreider. 26-28 March
Nov 7th: Activity day
1992 (The year we celebrated 150 years of Union Chapel, June 28th) 1991 Beechwood Court Tim Lehane and Alison Maclean, on their work Nepal (water and turbines). "Finders Keepers" 6-8 Sept. 1990 Any help to fill in archives welcome! 1989 Whalley Abbey Bill Jennings, from Creative Art Network 5-7 May. Drama and Arts (we weren't ready) 1988 Bodlondeb Castle, Llandudno Ben Whitney, "The Church in the World" 29-April 01-May. 1987 St Edwards, Malvern Ron Ayres, 3-5 April "The King on a Donkey" (Palm/Passion Sunday.) 1986 Rydal Hall, Ambleside. Chernobyl fall out rained on us. Brian Haymes, "The Importance of being a wet, or Are the Baptists Sunk?".2-4 May 1985 Rydal Hall, Ambleside.
Youth Weekend, Plas-y-Coed
Frank Wright, "Communication". 22-25 March
April
1984 Youth Weekend (No church weekend). MBF, 13-15 April 1983 Bodlondeb Castle, Llandudno Michael Taylor, "Making Decisions". 18-20 March. 1982 Lindley Lodge, Masham, Nth Yorkshire. Frank Rees, "God invites you to a party", 16-18 April. 1981 Bodlondeb Castle, Llandudno Christopher Hall, "Break down the walls; building bridges with other faiths" 20-22 March. 1980 Bodlondeb Castle, Llandudno Graham Taylor, "What on earth are they up to?" 14-16 March. 1979 Eastwood Grange, Ashover Matlock Simon Oxley, "Freedom in Christ". 9-11 March 1978 Eastwood Grange, Ashover Matlock John Nicholson, "Thy Kingdom come, on earth...". 3-5 March. 1977 Eastwood Grange, Ashover Matlock Aubrey Davey, "The Kingdom of God" 18-20 March 1976 Eastwood Grange, Ashover Matlock Aubrey Davey, "Look again at familiar hymns and readings" 13-15 March 1975 Eastwood Grange, Ashover Matlock Bruce Rumbold, "On the Way", 21-23 March 1974 Thornleigh, Grange over Sands Jack Swanson, "The Family in the Church"
3-5 May