Celebrate 2008 by Catholic Charismatic Renewal

Celebrate 2008 Weekends

Welcome to the Guildford (Cobham)
Celebrate Weekend, 2008

29th & 30th March 2008
Notre Dame School, Cobham.

Celebrate is a Family Holiday Conference organised by a team from Catholic Charismatic Renewal, and open to Christians from every part of the Body of Christ

Dear Friends

What a wonderful time we all had together - we can hardly believe it's all over! The weekend was mightily blessed - the talks were amazing, the worship anointed and dramas inspirational. The children and young people went away filled with the Holy Spirit, some of them saying it was the best weekend of their lives! The conference included many

PHOTOS!

Scroll down, or click here
to have a look at some of the photos from the weekend.. we'll add more
as they come in (Please
feel free to send us
yours too)

Mish

CELEBRATE 2008
Weekends

If you missed this event, but would like to experience a Celebrate 2008 Weekend, there are still places available at other venues - Hearth of England, Southampton, Brighton & Bristol

experiencing 'CELEBRATE' for the first time as well as regular attendees and ended with a Mass of celebration
to thank God for all He had done among us during our time together. Many many thanks to the fantastic team and all those who helped set down - it wouldn't have been possible without you!

James, Mish, Pierre, Claire, James, Elizabeth, Peter & Karishma
(The Guildford Core Team)

Photos from the Guildford Weekend



Fr Michael O'Kane	RISE	Charles Whitehead

Mass	James Harrison	Dave Snell

The Venue

Notre Dame School
Convent Lane,
Cobham,
Surrey KT11 1HA.

Map
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Please note: In order to gain access to the venue, please come via the Portsmouth Road entrance to Convent Lane as this is the only way to get in and out of the school.

Catering
Included within your conference fee is a fish and chip supper on the evening of Saturday 29th March. Hot drinks will be available during the breaks but please be sure to bring your own packed lunch (and any other snacks/drinks) on both days - there are no local shops within easy walking distance. Thank you.

Celebrate Weekend Contacts:
Michele & James Harrison
Click here to e-mail Mish & James

Saturday Programme
9.00		Registration
10.00		Session 1 including Praise and Worship, Welcome and Notices, Drama and Talk
11.45		Break
12.15		Mass
13.15		Lunch
14.30		Workshops
15.45		Break
16.15		Workshops
17.30		Evening Meal
19.00		Session 2 including Praise and Worship, Drama, Talk and Prayer Ministry
21.00		Close

Sunday Programme
9.30		Registration
10.00		Session 3 including Praise and Worship and Talk
11.20		Break
11.45		Workshops
13.00		Lunch
14.15		Session 4 including Praise and Worship, Talk and Drama
15.35		Break
16.00		Mass
17.30		Close

Children and Young Adults

We're always delighted by the number of children and young people at CELEBRATE. In 2007, under 25s accounted for over 40% of all Celebrators. 2008 should be no different, and so we've put together a varied and active programme ... see below for YOUR group!

Crèche
Ages 0-3
Lots of fun and play.   Mums and Dads, come for a coffee and a chat (and a snooze!)
We would only ask that 0-3’s have an adult with them at all times.
Also, please respect the age limit. Sometimes the older children come along and can get boisterous.
If evening crèche is quiet and children 3+ want to play with toys – that’s fine as long as they remember the tots. So everyone is happy! See you there!

Love and Blessings from Anne, Jacintha and Martha and all on the Crèche team.

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Ages 3-4
Information to follow

Rooted in God's Love
Reception Years 1, 2
We are going to learn how to be Rooted in God’s love and how this can make a difference in our lives. We have art, puppet making, games, talks, worship, Children’s Liturgy and prayer planned! Things to bring:

-	Trainers so you can use the gym
-	Old shirt/painting apron for the messy stuff!
-	Coat so you can have a play outside
-	You could bring also bring a bottle of water to drink (named)

Looking forward to seeing you!
The Children’s Team

FIRED UP!
Year 3,4,5,6
We're going to learn how we can be Fired Up with the love of God through the Holy Spirit, and how to share God’s Love with others. We have art, games, talks, worship, Children’s Liturgy, drama and prayer (for more of the Holy Spirit received at Baptism) planned! Things to bring:

-	Packed lunch for both days to eat with your family
-	Trainers so you can use the gym (named)
-	Old shirt/painting apron for the messy stuff! (named)
-	Coat (named) so you can have a play outside
-	You could bring also bring a bottle of water to drink (named)

Looking forward to seeing you!
The Children’s Team

How Much More? Year 7,8,9 We've got an action packed weekend planned as we wonder "How Much More?" And I'm afraid, if you want to know how much more of what and why, you'll have to wait for the weekend (well, we've got to have a little suspense, haven't we?) Teaching, Games, Prayer, Drama, Music, Sports, Film Night- we really do have it all! Can't wait to see you there!

FLAME ACADEMY Year 10, 11+
It’s great to be welcoming the ‘top youth’ to the first Guildford Celebrate Weekend. FLAME Academy is our theme this year and we’re going to explore and share how we can be truly fired up by God’s love through the Holy Spirit, and, importantly, how we can keep this flame burning brightly. Over two days we will pray together, talk, laugh (hopefully!) share scripture, worship and express our love for God and all His blessings through creative mediums such as music, art and drama. It’s a time when you can develop your personal relationship with God, encounter the Holy Spirit and share your faith with others around you. In all the excitement don’t forget:-

- A Bible as we’ll be getting
nourished by the Word
- Packed lunch for both days
to be nourished by food
- Some scruffy stuff for when
we get messy with paint
- You could bring also bring a
bottle of water to drink

We’re really looking forward to seeing you all. Andy, Maria and the team

Speakers, Worship Leaders, Drama, Mime, Workshop Leaders & Other Ministries

			Speakers Our key speakers at the Guildford Celebrate weekend will be David Payne, John Vaughan-Neil, Sue Whitehead and Charles Whitehead, all of whom will be well known to regular Celebrators Celebrants Fr Mike Gwinnell will be saying Mass on the Saturday and Fr Michael O'Kane will be saying Mass on the Sunday Worship and Music Dave Snell and his band (including his son Tom and daughter Beth!) will be leading praise and worship at the main sessions. Dave is married to Maggie and with their youngest son, Joshua, is currently a member of a local renewed URC church in Guildford. Dave has been leading worship for over 25 years and combines wonderful musicianship with a heart yearning for the Lord and so we very much look forward to him leading us over the weekend. Javier and Susan Elderfield will be leading the worship at both Masses Workshops We'll have Workshops from John Vaughan-Neil, Cathy Stayne, James and Mish Harrison, Rachel and Kevin Pugh, James and Anna Fitzgerald, Aidan Tod, James Wilkinson, Cathy Stayne, Hazel Catton, and others Evening Ministry The ministry in the evening will be overseen by Geoff and Gina Poulter Drama RISE will be providing inspirational drama for the the main conference & some of the young people's streams RISE want to see a generation of people drawn into deeper more intimate relationships with God …. The name comes from our vision to create drama thatprovokes people to rise up and claim the promises of God – to be moved and get ready – to soar into the presence of God Other Ministries We'll have Toni and Gerard of Good News Books for all your books, tapes CDs, and DVDs, and Cafod and CASE will be at the weekend too
David Payne	John Vaughan-Neil	Charles Whitehead

Sue Whitehead	Fr Michael O'Kane	Fr. Mike Gwinnell

Javier Elderfield	Dave Snell	Geoff & Gina Poulter

James & Mish Harrison	Rachel Pugh	Kevin Pugh

Aidan Tod	James & Anna Fitzgerald	Cathy Stayne

Cafod	CASE	Gerard Pomfret	RISE