The Church Of The Holy Rood -- Wool, Dorset, U.K.
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The Church Of The Holy Rood -- Wool, Dorset, U.K.
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(Connect 2011 will be happening at Holton Lee from Wednesday 13th - Sun 17th July 2011)See the Connect website for details Last year we supported . . . Connect 2010
Sir Tom Lees (left), part of the Post Green Christian Community holding camps on this site 40 years ago, praying with Revd Rob Richards for God's blessing on Connect 2010
Connect 2010 was a five-day teaching and worship event, held at Holton Lee from Wednesday 14th July to Sunday 18th July 2010, where hundreds of people of all ages could connect and grow together in Word and Spirit. The last three days included family camping and a change of flavour as many young families invaded the site. More than 30 South Dorset churches were involved (including our own Holy Rood and our friends from Wool Methodist Church) in what turned out to be a huge event. It was held at Holton Lee (between Poole and Wareham), just a few minutes walk from the sea in Poole Harbour and with its own stunning heathland walks in its 350 acres. The programme was varied and packed with possibility: days and evenings were filled with teaching and worship sessions (all were optional and all were popular!) interspersed with walks and craft activities. As time did not permit doing them all, some difficult choices had to be made. The family weekend (July 16, 17, 18) included a full programme of children’s activities in their own separate marquee, a chill out zone on Saturday evening for 13's to 17's plus a variety of fun family events throughout the weekend. The event was a great source of both blessing and challenge to all of us who went. Most of the comments we heard included sooner or later the phrase, ". . . I do hope we can do this again next year!". So - if you agree, (or if you wish you had gone but just couldn't manage it) do continue to pray. We'll need a real desire genuinely sent from God, and his gifts of vision, good health and energy in the organisers, to enable Connect 2011 to happen. And thank you to all those who helped this initiative from God to become a reality. Those who had the vision all those months ago, those who prayed, and all the heroes who worked so hard from all those churches, fellowships and denominations - you all make an amazing team.
Talks and pictures - updated 31st July 2010The Connect website now has a selection of official pictures to see, and some talks to download.
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