Houseparties & Events 2021 - Let's reconnect - Stewards' Trust

Houseparties &
Events 2021
Let’s reconnect

And so it is in the body of Christ. For though we are
many, we’ve all been mingled into one body in Christ.
This means that we are all vitally connected to one
another, with each contributing to the others.
Romans 12:4-5

New Year — Save the date

There will be no events brochure this year because of the ongoing
uncertainty. To help you plan your year, this flyer includes all the
basic information about residential events we currently hope to run in
2021. Further information will follow and bookings will open as we get
more clarity on what will be possible and when. Please do not contact
your event administrator until bookings open.

We will need to continue being flexible and nimble and therefore rely
more heavily on digital communication to update you. You can really
help us by:

•   Subscribing to our email distribution list via the ‘join the family’
    section of our website footer
•   Following us on Instagram @strustlife and Facebook @stewardstrust
•   Checking our website for updates and event launches

We hope and pray that 2021 will be a year of reconnection for our
world - just as disconnection has led to hurt, reconnection can lead
to healing and full life. Maybe the Stewards’ Trust has a small role to
play, by bringing people back together in Christian community, as
‘family’. We can’t wait, it’s why we were made. We do hope you will
join us in 2021!

New Website

To enhance our communication and booking process, we’re
launching our new website today at www.stewardstrust.org.uk.

The new website is more than just a way to book events, it now
becomes a platform to encourage discipleship through the year via
training and resources. Please go and have a look — we hope
you like it.

New Identity

We’re also proud to launch a new look today, visually expressing
‘connection’ by joining our S and T to one another.

The Covid crisis has revealed just how important connection is to
us all. When taken away it hurts deeply, affecting our physical and
mental wellbeing. As Christians, we shouldn’t be surprised. We are
made for relationship — God calls us to share our lives with Him and
with one another in love.

Connecting in this way has been central to the Stewards’ Trust for 65
years. By putting ‘connection’ at the heart of our new logo and visual
identity, we give a nod to our past and make a commitment for
our future.

Residential Youth Events

Impact 2021                         7-12 April at Kilve Court, Somerset
School years 5-7                    Leaders: Jess Hughes & Jackson Adkins

Xplore 2021                         7-12 April at Carroty Wood, Kent
School years 7-9                    Leaders: Lucy Green & Hamish Garnett

Activ8 2021                         7-12 April at Summit Centre, South Wales
School years 9-11                   Leaders: Hannah Kelly & Alex Warren

Revise 2021                         7-12 April at Kings Bruton, Somerset
School years 11-UVI                 Leaders: Su Gahan & Rupert Hawkins

Family Houseparties

Westonbirt                          31 July - 7 August at Westonbirt School, Gloucestershire
Adults of all ages                  Hosts: Jos & Jo Moule, Nicky & John Barber, Gabby
including young adults & students   Llewelyn, Will & Beth Kay-Shuttleworth, Lucy Chaffey,
                                    Ben Donaldson, Alex Warren

Framlingham 1                       1-7 August at Framlingham College, Suffolk
All ages                            Hosts: Chaz & Rosie Wedderburn, Mark & Vics Goldring,
                                    Violet Taylor, Jon & Sarah Bennetts, Scholesy (aka
                                    David Jones), George & Caroline Chichester, Sarah
                                    Beddell, Flo & Adam O’Taylor

West Buckland                       1-7 August at West Buckland School, Devon
All ages                            Hosts: Calvin & Cecily Hollingworth, Simon & Gwyneth
                                    Lee, John & Maria Beaven, Edd & Lizzie Sutch

Framlingham 2*                      7-13 August at Framlingham College, Suffolk
All ages                            Hosts: Andy & Helen Paterson, Dan & Kate Ward,
                                    Axel & Jo Nohre, Emily & Steve Saunders, Tom & Hattie
                                    Blenkin

* Previously West Buckland 2

Kingham                          8-13 August at Kingham Hill School, Oxfordshire
All ages                         Hosts: James & Julia Wright, Georgina & Nick Fuggle,
children’s work will focus       Bella & Mike Wilmot, Jonathan & Triny Pugh Smith,
on pre-teens
                                 Sophie & Luke Walton, Cameron & Laura Young

Adult Houseparties & Weekends

Rydal Hall                       9-14 May in The Lake District
                                 Hosts: John & Sheelagh Rennie, Tom & Jane Benyon,
                                 John & Angela Halsey, Andrew & Celia Tomkins

Ammerdown                        6-11 June nr Radstock, Somerset
                                 Hosts: Roland & Ruth Guy, Graham Carr

Castell Courtyard                25 June - 2 July at Castell Courtyard, Wales
new small walking houseparty     Hosts: David & Jane Ahern, Tony & Libby May, John &
(good level of fitness needed)
                                 Catherine Mason

Malvern Hills Weekend            15-18 July at Elim Conference Centre, Malvern
                                 Hosts: Karen & Andrew Cornish, Lis & John Watson, Ann
                                 & Chris Start

Wydale                           1-6 September at Wydale Hall, North Yorkshire
new houseparty                   Hosts: Hywel & Diana Rees-Jones, Peter & Jessica
                                 Crossley

Scrum                            23-24 October at CYE Sailing Centre Bosham,
                                 West Sussex
men’s weekend
                                 Hosts: Jimi Gale, Lorne Armstrong, Mark Goldring, Tim
                                 Young

Oast Houses 1                    21-24 October at The Oast Houses, East Sussex
for 50’s and 60’s                Hosts: James & Amanda Gerry, Steve & Ali Bryan, Martin
                                 & Jane Quicke, Luke & Sarah Hamlyn

Oast Houses 2                    18-21 November at The Oast Houses, East Sussex
for 50’s and 60’s                Hosts: James & Amanda Gerry, Bruno & Liz Delacave,
                                 Colin & Lara Chitty, Luke & Sarah Hamlyn

Wholehearted                     26-28 November at The Oast Houses, East Sussex
women’s weekend                  Hosts: Cheryl Myers, Jessica Green

Fallow to harvest

At the start of the first lockdown, we felt God spoke to us about fallow
— an agricultural term when no crop is planted to allow the soil time
to recover and nutrients return. The benefit is sustainability of the
harvest and new growth.

While parts of our work continued and grew in 2020, and exciting
new opportunities arose, almost all our residential events had to be
cancelled — a ‘fallow’ year. We are praying that 2021 will see a return
to ‘harvest’…a bumper one!

Can you help us?

Ways you can help in 2021?

•   Pray for our work
•   Volunteer to serve
      jemimah@stewardstrust.org.uk for youth events
      helen@stewardstrust.org.uk for family/all-age events
      pamela@stewardstrust.org.uk for adults’ events
•   Choose to join us on an event in 2021

              Disciples making disciples