In respect of Student Volunteering Week we
are opening our Bargain on Tuesday, Feb 12th.
Come along and look for a good deal :-)
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
Story-telling
Last week at TABLEtalk our theme for the evening was based around the fact that it was 'story-telling week'.
A long, long time ago, not before the world began, but definitely before the development of the internet, long before the invention of paper & pen, history was passed down the generations through the medium of story-telling. Still today, story-telling plays an integral part in many faiths and cultures; yet sadly, here in the west, we seem to have lost the art :-(
We began our evening with a game of 'Consequences' ... which took quite a lot of explaining, but we got there in the end.
Here are my three favourites:
Ed Sheeran met Taylor Swift, on a volcano.
He was wearing a pink shirt with black high
heels; she was wearing his pyjamas. He said,
"Come and stay with me please." She said,
"OMG, OMG, OMG." Then they had a
traditional cream tea and bought a pet lizard.
One day when I was playing flying football with my alien friends, a big star hit our spaceship and it was crushed and broken. We had to ask other space stations for help.
After four years I am now on earth and a have a cute dog called Bobo. My lovely father is asking people to help us fix our spaceship, so that we can go again to space with my dog. To be in space and make my dog fly. THE END
Sara the Witch lived in Scotland and was known for having all the endangered animals in her house. One of them was a squirrel. This squirrel had superpowers and was the last one on the planet. A lot of thieves had tried to steal the squirrel but the witch and caught the thieves and killed them all.
One day the Ninja Turtle Gang made a plan to enter the house while she was away shopping in London. They broke the security system and killed all the body guards assigned to protect the squirrel and they entered his room.
They were shocked when they saw him speaking on the phone. As soon as he finished his call the squirrel put a spell on them and turned them all in to witches, just like Sara. THE END
A long, long time ago, not before the world began, but definitely before the development of the internet, long before the invention of paper & pen, history was passed down the generations through the medium of story-telling. Still today, story-telling plays an integral part in many faiths and cultures; yet sadly, here in the west, we seem to have lost the art :-(
We began our evening with a game of 'Consequences' ... which took quite a lot of explaining, but we got there in the end.
Here are my three favourites:
Ed Sheeran met Taylor Swift, on a volcano.
He was wearing a pink shirt with black high
heels; she was wearing his pyjamas. He said,
"Come and stay with me please." She said,
"OMG, OMG, OMG." Then they had a
traditional cream tea and bought a pet lizard.
Barack Obama met Taylor Swift (she's popular)
at a Los Angeles Casino. He was wearing
a black suit; she was wearing shiny red
boots with a cute pink skirt. He said,
"What do you think Brexit is?"
She said, "Stop following me!"
Then they realised global warming was
coming and decided to look for help.
Albert Einstein met Katy Perry on the street.
He was wearing a Spongebob Squarepants
t-shirt; she was wearing swimming goggles
and a rain coat. He said, "Do you believe
that the earth is flat?" She said, "Why does
the man always get to speak first?"
Then they went to a 50 Cent concert
and danced to rap music.
In groups of three, students were then given some pictures and they had to make up a story connecting three images. These are worthy of mention ...
I am Mary. My mum and dad fell in love during their trip to the planet Pluto to discover if you can live there. I was born in the spaceship and spent part of my childhood there. My mother was struggling so hard to feed me milk, because there was no gravity. So she made a contract with an alien to supply her with alien baby milk.
One day when I was playing flying football with my alien friends, a big star hit our spaceship and it was crushed and broken. We had to ask other space stations for help.
After four years I am now on earth and a have a cute dog called Bobo. My lovely father is asking people to help us fix our spaceship, so that we can go again to space with my dog. To be in space and make my dog fly. THE END
Sara the Witch lived in Scotland and was known for having all the endangered animals in her house. One of them was a squirrel. This squirrel had superpowers and was the last one on the planet. A lot of thieves had tried to steal the squirrel but the witch and caught the thieves and killed them all.
One day the Ninja Turtle Gang made a plan to enter the house while she was away shopping in London. They broke the security system and killed all the body guards assigned to protect the squirrel and they entered his room. 
They were shocked when they saw him speaking on the phone. As soon as he finished his call the squirrel put a spell on them and turned them all in to witches, just like Sara. THE END
Monday, 28 January 2019
Friday, 25 January 2019
Purpose Driven Life
This is the question we will be asking at the Welcome Back (Re-Freshers) Fair on January 30th. Why not visit the Christian Union/Chaplaincy stand and have your say.
Introducing …
‘The Purpose Driven
Life’
Want to discover more about what it means to live life with a
deep sense of purpose. This 8-week collaboration between Medway Campus Christian Union and Lynne Martin, Medway Campus Chaplain will explore this question
from a Christian perspective. This will be a great opportunity to deepen your
faith, or simply discover more about what makes you tick.
Starting Tuesday,
February 5th 7:30-9:30pm
The Faith Space,
Pilkington 039
Feb 12th - What Drives your Life?
Feb 19th - CU social
Feb 26th - The Moment and the Practice of Surrender
Mar 5th - Called to Belong
Mar 12th - Transformed by Truth and Trouble
Mar 19th - Accepting your Assignment
Mar 26th - Eternal Significance
Apr 2nd - Where next?
For more information contact Lynne (Medway Campus Chaplain) or Medway Campus Christian Union.
Thursday, 24 January 2019
CCCU MedFest
A HUGE WELL DONE and THANK YOU to Jo Kelly and her amazing team who put together the first ever Christ Church Adult Nursing MedFest yesterday. It was a pleasure and a privilege to be involved.
Throughout the day there were information tables, a selfie stand and drop-in sessions. Plus an amazing choice of workshops on offer ... everything from clinical skills, referencing and understanding assessments, all the way through to mindfulness, singing for health and creative art.
It's always good to have a Chaplaincy presence at these events, as much as I try there are still students and staff out there who don't know about what Chaplaincy can provide.
I'll also never miss out on a dress-up selfie booth ...
One room I particularly enjoyed was the Bucket List room - exploring life, death and dying in an uplifting way. Another peaceful room where people could consider the meaning of life and respond as they felt led.
This barren autumn tree could be adorned with the 'things in life we want to let go of' and 'things in life we want to take up'.
Throughout the day there were information tables, a selfie stand and drop-in sessions. Plus an amazing choice of workshops on offer ... everything from clinical skills, referencing and understanding assessments, all the way through to mindfulness, singing for health and creative art.
It's always good to have a Chaplaincy presence at these events, as much as I try there are still students and staff out there who don't know about what Chaplaincy can provide.
I'll also never miss out on a dress-up selfie booth ...
The creative art room was wonderfully peaceful to visit. Here people worked on self portraits. Some real talent on display!
One room I particularly enjoyed was the Bucket List room - exploring life, death and dying in an uplifting way. Another peaceful room where people could consider the meaning of life and respond as they felt led.
Life is a journey
Life is now
Life is precious
Life is fullness
This barren autumn tree could be adorned with the 'things in life we want to let go of' and 'things in life we want to take up'.
I loved some of the quotes/comments people wrote ...
Monday, 21 January 2019
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