Nativity Photos

Thank you to all our talented youth and young adults for helping out in our Christmas Service, and for being such wonderful role models for our children.

Christmas Movies

The young people from our parish and community put together a couple of Christmas movies, to spread the joy and love of Christmas. Check them out here:

https://youtu.be/45ia3mAIkcY

For the special edition including bloopers and sharks, click on the link below:

https://youtu.be/P3PCprKm3xg

CHYPS Celebrate!

On Saturday night our CHYPS team were treated to a special Christmas supper, where we celebrated Christmas and the past two years of youth group. We thanked and farewelled the Petaia sisters, Philomena, Catherine and Berith, who have been awesome youth leaders these past couple of years!

Christmas CHYPS

Join us at CHYPS this  Saturday 8 December

6.30 - 8pm

for our final CHYPS of 2018

Ark Building Competition

At our November CHYPS night, our team competed to make the best ark... which team managed to float their boat?

Youth Service video

Last month, as part of the National Methodist Conference weekend, youth from Auckland joined together with Canterbury youth to lead an amazing Youth Service at Christchurch North Methodist.

Check out some of the highlights here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pjVNX2ffe0

Masterchef Challenges

Last CHYPS had our teams competing to make the best savoury dish to wow any Masterchef judge. Fortunately our judge was Helen, whose expectations were perhaps slightly lower than that of the TV Masterchef judges.

Helen awarded points for taste, presentation and artistic style - of which there was plenty.

CHYPS Saturday 13th October

Join us for CHYPS YOUTH GROUP at the Chapel Street Centre, Saturday 13 October, 6.30pm to 8pm. A night full of fun, friends and a fabulous supper. See you there!

Daily Bread

The CHYPS team giving it their all in an eating challenge!  

CHYPS this Saturday 6.30pm to 8pm

Calling all YOUTH in years 7 to 13

Join us for CHYPS (Chapel Street Young People's YOUTH GROUP)

Saturday 8 September

6.30pm to 8pm

at

The Chapel Street Centre

gold coin donation appreciated

Cultural Festival 29 September

Come to the Cultural Festival on Saturday 29 September

6pm to 9pm

St Andrews College

Our very own ukulele group, AbsolUKE is performing, and they'd really appreciate your support!

Seed Sowing at CHYPS

CHYPS, is the Chapel Street Young People's YOUTH GROUP, for youth in school years 7 through to 13. CHYPS meets once a month, on a Saturday evening, from 6.30pm to 8pm at the Chapel Street Centre.

The purpose of CHYPS is:

* to welcome youth from our church and community to connect in a fun, relaxed group with Christian values

* to build relationships between our church leaders and the youth in our church & community

* to be primarily a social group, enabling youth to make new friends and strengthen existing friendships within the church & our community

A typical CHYPS evening consists of a mix of high-energy and quieter games and concludes with supper & a 10-minute ‘God-Time’ (low-key, informal, bible-based chat/devotion).

Our current group has a wide range of ages and a mix of youth who attend church and many who don't. We provide a safe, friendly and caring environment where the youth feel valued and respected.

We aim to be 'Seed Sowers', in the words of Siu Williams-Lemi, Regional Youth Co-ordinator for the Sth Island Methodist Church:

"The one thing I have learnt is that although everything we teach is important, what is more important is the relationships we build with the children and the atmosphere we create."

We warmly invite new members to CHYPS, and if any parents are interested in helping on our supper roster we would love to hear from you!

CHYPS this Saturday 11 Aug

Join the Petaia sisters and team for CHYPS this Saturday 6.30pm to 8pm at the Chapel Street Centre.

Games, fun, friendship, supper and a 10 min bible based activity.

Cost $2