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Monday Club

The aim of the Clubs are to provide young people with a welcoming environment which includes games of various descriptions, crafts, cooking, together with an epilogue in which we aim to present a clear message to the Children of Jesus Christ as Saviour and to encourage them to consider these claims.

All are welcome to attend. There is a weekly subscription of just 25p!

We meet at St. James' Church Hall, Garlinge every Monday. Club times are as follows:- 7-11 Years 7.00pm.

Street Level

The club for the 11-13 Years age group starts at 8.00pm

We are always seeking further assistants to join us! If you would like to help, please initially, contact The Vicar at the church on Sundays.

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Extremely Friday

Extremely Friday was started some two years ago to cater for the Young People at St James Church who attend Pathfinders and Petros on a Sunday morning on a more social level. The leaders were aware that for many of the group, the only contact they had together was on a Sunday. We felt it important that these young people were able to meet socially as a group of young christians and grow together in an informal atmosphere.

The group meet, usually on the first Friday of each month at 7.00pm (unless otherwise stated), with the venue depending on the activities involved. Young people are encouraged to bring friends along and we spend some two hours together having fun and fellowship, with a short bible talk at the end where activities and venues permit.

For further details, contact Peter Jaquiss on 01843 220590

FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE

1. Why is the Bible divided into Old and New Testaments?

a) The Old Testament contains the 39 books of the Jewish scriptures which include the Law of Moses and the prophecies about the coming of Christ.
b) The New Testament contains 27 books including the 4 gospels about Jesus and Paul’s letters to the first Christian churches.

2. In which languages are the Bible written?

a) The Old Testament was written in Hebrew and Aramaic and then translated into Greek by Jewish scholars.
b) The New Testament was originally Greek and then translated into Latin and other languages.
 

3. When was the Bible written?

a) The Old Testament books were written by many people including Moses and the Jewish prophets between 1400 and 400 BC.
b) The books of the New Testament were written between AD 50 and 100 by those who knew Jesus personally and also those who later became His followers.

THE MOST POPULAR AND POWERFUL BOOK IN HISTORY

• The laws of Western nations are based on the laws given to Moses.

• Copies of the first printed English Bible were placed in all the churches in England in 1540; people listened for hours to it being read.

• At the Coronation service in Westminster Abbey the Bible is presented to the new monarch with the words “We present you with this book, the most valuable thing this world affords; here is wisdom; this is the Royal Law; these are the lively oracles of God”.

• John, a close friend of Jesus, was imprisoned on the island of Patmos by the Roman emperor Domitian. There he wrote the last book of the Bible called Revelation. It is about the triumph of good over evil and the New Heaven and Earth.

• The pioneer experimental scientist and philosopher, Francis Bacon, wrote to his old college, Trinity; Study diligently first the sacred volumes of the word of God and the Scriptures, and next to them the great volume of works of God and His creation. Thousands of scientists see their work in the same light today.

DID YOU KNOW?

• There are hundreds of ancient manuscripts of the Bible but for ancient books like Plato’s Republic or the writings of Julius Caesar there are very few.

• The oldest fragment of a manuscript copied just a few years after the original one indicates that the words of the Bible have not changed since they were first written.

• The British Library in London has on display several very ancient copies of the Bible. They are written on vellum, made from skin of sheep or goats, which is very durable.

• The Canterbury Gospels were made by the monks in Italy over 1400 years ago.

• Cambridge University Library has a Bible manuscript called Codex Bezae from 6th century.

• The Bible in full, or parts of it like Luke’s gospel, have been translated into over 2000 languages.

• Followers of Jesus constitute the largest religion in the world today and can be found in every country on our planet.