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Leaders' Annual Reports
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Civil Partnerships on Religious Premises
In June 2011 we submitted our agreed response to the Government's Consultation regarding the hosting of civil partnerships on religious premises.
The Government's Equalities Office has now considered all responses and has published a summary of responses and the changes that the Government has made to the proposed legislation as a result of the Consultation Exercise.
See Summary of Responses – Civil Partnerships on Religious Premises: A Consultation
Nativity Service 2011
We have many children who attend Sunday School or one of the mid week meetings and on Sunday 18th December, we had the pleasure of welcoming many of their parents to our annual Nativity service.
All the children who took part helped to transport us to the town of Bethlehem and portrayed in a graphical way the birth of our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Fireworks Evening
We held our fireworks celebration early this year to coincide with our Thursday evening "Kingdom Kids" meeting.
Fireworks and food is always a popular event and this year was no exception. It was a pleasure and a privilege to see whole families coming out and having a good time together.
As well as the spectacle of the fireworks, we had a hotpot supper and hot dogs, which provided everyone with the opportunity to mix and chat and generally enjoy themselves.
Joseph
After working hard at rehearsals for over a month and a half, the Bryn IM Choir were finally ready for their first public performance of Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat on Saturday 17th September.
The choir members consisted of church members, well supported by children from the Sunday School and Kingdom Kids. They were coached by Rachael who also conceived the whole performance.
Everyone present thoroughly enjoyed the presentation of this well known musical and showed their appreciation through their applause.
The aim was to bring together people from the church along with the families of children who attend Sunday School and the mid week meetings. The evening was rounded off with refreshments and an opportunity to mingle and chat together.
Congratulations are well deserved by everyone who had any part in making the evening so enjoyable.
Holiday Club 2011
It has been Holiday Club time again and this year the title was Mission Rescue
The theme has been one of espionage and the story has been loosely structured around the historical record of how Moses, acting under the orders of God, rescued the Children of Israel from slavery in Egypt.
Holiday Club never seems to lose its attraction for children as a means of presenting enduring truths from the bible in ways that are fun, entertaining and appealing to young minds.
As in previous years, the place has been packed with young people who have returned day after day, often bringing more of their friends with them.
Liverpool Waterfront in August
In August the men's walk took us to Liverpool and along the waterfront from a point close to the Festival Garden site toward the pier head.
This is a very pleasant promenade with plenty of seating and clear views up and down the Mersey. Although well used, there is plenty of room so that it was by no means crowded.
Although overcast, the weather was once again ideal for a casual stroll with plenty of opportunity to discuss various landmarks along the way and even to examine the engineering behind the locks controlling the movement of pleasure craft into and out of the docks.
As usual, the talk covered most topics under the sun.
Men's Walk around Lymn Dam
The men from Bryn Churches launched out for another adventure on Saturday 11th June. This time our objective was to circumnavigate Lymn Dam – not just once but in both directions.
Apart from a heavy, though thankfully brief shower just after lunch it proved to be a beautiful day to enjoy the woodland, wildlife, waterside and, of course, some excellent fellowship.
One of our party even thought he recognised a younger representation of himself in one of the tree sculptures.
The dam and the village of Lymn is a recommended destination for a family day out.
Welcome as Members of the Baptist Union
The Baptist Assembly for 2011 was held at the Norbreck Castle Hotel in Blackpool over the Bank Holiday weekend from the 29th April to 2nd May.
The hotel is situated along Queens Promenade, overlooking the sea.
An extensive exhibition area included stands representing dozens of Christian organisations and there was a good range of books, CDs, DVDs and study materials available to purchase.
Meetings were held in the Nocalympia Arena – a huge area that was needed to accommodate the large number of delegates.
During the final session on Monday morning, Bryn IM, along with more than half a dozen other Independent Methodist churches and a few independent fellowships were formally welcomed as members of the Baptist Union.
Junior Church Anniversary
We celebrated the anniversary of our Junior Church on Sunday 1st May.
At our Sunday morning service Andrew Gallimore explained clearly so that everyone from the youngest to the oldest could understand how Joshua was victorious in battle because he trusted that God would keep His promises.
After the service, everyone was invited to stay awhile to enjoy a celebratory lunch together.
Family Fun Day
Saturday 19th February was the date for our latest Family Oriented Meetings when we want to encourage whole families to come and have fun together and get to know us.
The meeting was designed to literally be a "Fun" Day with activities in which all family members could join their efforts for a really enjoyable couple of hours.
Following the activities we all shared some refreshments together and finally distributed prizes for those with the highest scores.
The unanimous feedback seemed to be that everyone really enjoyed the opportunity to have fun together without needing to worry about the cost or the weather.
Wirral Country Park
Wirral Country Park is based around the route of a disused railway and runs for about 12 miles along the west side of the Wirral Peninsula, parallel with the River Dee and with excellent views over to the North Wales coast.
On Saturday 13th November, the men from Bryn churches set off from the visitor centre that is close to the disused station platform.
Having walked (or rather ambled) along a good length of the disused railway line, we turned right and made our way down to the shingle beach where we enjoyed a well-earned rest and ate lunch.
We then made our way along the beach back to the visitor centre and picnic area, seeing a number of paragliders along the way who were making the most of the fine weather and light breeze.
As usual, we talked of many things and enjoyed the opportunity of fellowship and to strengthen ties between the churches of Bryn.
Walk to the Water 2010
On Saturday 18th September 2010, the men of Bryn churches were joined by some of the ladies for a five-mile walk that ended at a stretch of water.
The purpose was to raise awareness amongst those who participated and those who sponsored them of the plight of people in Nigeria who typically have to walk five miles simply to collect their daily supply of water.
The weather was kind to us and everyone was able to enjoy the fellowship and the walk along local footpaths through fields and woodland areas to eventually end at the Three Sisters' Lake.
We thank God that almost £700 was raised, for which we thank all those who sponsored this event as well as those who took part.
Holiday Club 2010
August is the month when the church is invaded by crowds of youngsters for our annual Holiday Club.
The week was thoroughly enjoyable as witnessed by the numbers of children who came back day after day.
This year, the theme was Landlubbers with plenty of pirate shenanigans, although as ever the real theme was about the forgiveness that is available to everyone in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Strawberry Tea
On Wednesday 14th July we hosted a Strawberry Tea in the church Narthex (entrance foyer). On the first really wet day for months, it was a very pleasant distraction for local folk.
As the name suggests, the featured ingredient was plenty of fresh strawberries along with the scones, jams, creams and other confectionary to make it a very pleasant social occasion.
This was an opportunity for people from different churches and those who don't have a regular church to come together and simply enjoy one another's company whilst chatting over a cup of fresh tea or coffee and some tasty snacks.
No charge was made, but there was an opportunity for those who wished to do so, to make a small donation toward the work of Breast Cancer Support – a worthy organisation that was set up to help those who are struggling with the diagnosis and implications of breast cancer.
Ashton Walk of Witness
It was a rather damp June day on Saturday 12th June, but that didn't dampen the spirits of those who assembled on the Market Square for a walk of witness.
Bryn IM joined with hundreds of people from churches all around Ashton and Bryn and our prayer is that those who took part and those who were spectators will have been challenged and encouraged to surrender their lives to the saving grace or our Lord Jesus Christ.
Baptism of Believers
On Friday 19th February, we had the pleasure of hearing four of our people testifying to their faith in Jesus Christ and then giving witness to the change God has brought about in their lives by being baptised by total immersion in water.
We were grateful to Bryn Christian Fellowship for allowing us to use their facilities and supporting us in all the arrangements.
The church was full with family, friends and many local Christians who gathered to rejoice in what God is doing in the lives of these four believers.
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