Month: June 2018

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P: Peace and direction flow from Prayer

The sun was warm, and the whole of Cambourne has a sleepy, peaceful feel as we gathered to continue our journey through our underlying core values. This week, our topic was PRAYER. Over our tasty bring-and-share tea we watched this video; adults and children alike pondering what is means to BREATHE In the conversations that followed over popcorn and strawberries-and-cream (yum!) this resonated with a … Continue reading P: Peace and direction flow from Prayer

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S: Service of others makes a difference

Week three of our re-visit to the Core Values that underpinned Cambourne Church — and so passed down to us — saw us squeezing tightly round the tables in the Vine School Family Centre, eager to explore whether “Service of others makes a difference.” We’d started by modelling something out of play doh or plasticine that represented something we’d be doing in the next week … Continue reading S: Service of others makes a difference

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Reflections from a deckchair

“What lifts you up when you feel down?”

We all know that our moods fluctuate: everyone has good days and bad days. So when the Deckchair Listening Project went to the St Mary’s Fete in Hardwick, we tried to find out what people in Hardwick do, practically, to help promote positive mental wellbeing. And when we rewarded them with a balloon… it wasn’t just the children who smiled!   So what did we … Continue reading “What lifts you up when you feel down?”

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Reflections from a picnic, Reflections over food, The Link

O: Openness means life-long learning and humility

Last week, we asked The Link what activities would help us unpack what it means to be OPEN as we continued our exploration of the Core Values of Cambourne Church. “Let’s go OUTSIDE!” said one excited child. “We should explore Cambourne’s Wide Open Spaces… maybe even the lake!” “Or we could eat insects,” suggested someone. I think they might have been joking… But then it … Continue reading O: Openness means life-long learning and humility

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Reflections from a picnic, The Link

G: Good News of the Coming Kingdom

Returning after the summer half term, The Link decided to wrap up the academic year by revisiting the core values that have underpinned our whole journey together. These are the values that those who were becoming ‘Cambourne Church’ drew together back in the days when Cambourne was just a building site (even more than it is today). These are the values that underpinned the prayers … Continue reading G: Good News of the Coming Kingdom

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