fc² - thanks to everyone who has taken an interest in this year’s programme. The theme is energy— in us, in the world and in the church. Junior Church’s Living Church theme fits in with this.

Over 50 posters have been distributed— if you would like one go to the fc² noticeboard in the hall after morning service.

Return the registration forms please, especially if you wish to be in the email group for news and information.

Key dates

Watch out for more information:

23 June

Garden party in the afternoon

7 July

Pond dipping (afternoon)

14 July

Can we form an fc2 football team for the Fulwood and Broughton competition? Watch the notices

8 Sept

Family bike ride

29 Sept

A scarecrow barn dance

13 October

See our entries in the Craft Fair: ‘It’s beautiful and it moves!’

14 October

Celebration!

There will be special events held throughout August— watch for the notices.

The Notices for week beginning 13^th May are now online. Please note the family walk will leave from Scorton not Chipping as advertised. Please see the FC² page for details.

1. Are you working on cracking the code? See the notice board in the hall for where the first two letters go. Two more letters will be chosen this weekend and will go on the board after the morning service. More clues to follow.
2. Remember this year’s main challenges! See your poster for details.
3. The first fc² event— the family walk— is from Scorton, contact Allison or Amanda for details or see the location map on Google. Meet in Scorton at 10 am on Saturday, 19^th May for an enjoyable ramble suitable for all ages.
4. Challenges for May and June will be announced on Sunday morning— listen carefully. See the notice board and the web site.

Remember to collect a sticker everytime you meet a challenge— there are 10 separate stickers to collect.

Have fun finding out about energy in the world, in the church, in you and your friends. Learn about how our energy comes to us and how God wants us to take care of it and use it.

This year there are three types of challenge:

• Individual Challenges about energy which will last from April to October
• Individual Challenges which will be issued for one month at each Family Service and which will also
  be on the notice board and on the website
• Special Events for you to come to learn more about energy— watch the notice board and website for details of a family walk, garden party, football, pond dipping, treasure hunt, barn dance, film and pizza evening, singing challenge and much more!

More details are available in the FC² 2007 poster.

FC² will soon launch once more for 2007. Watch this space for details!

The FC² Celebration slideshow is now available online as a PDF. It is around 3 MB and is best viewed using the free Adobe Reader software.

Please comment below if you have difficulties or, preferably, enjoy it.

During the school holidays, why not:

Make a baptism card

Have fun with plants (for boys and girls!)

Monday, 7^th August at 2 pm at church

Write a prayer for the Prayer Tree

Do somebody a really good turn

Come on a treasure hunt and stay for tea!

Sunday, 13^th August at church

Design a picture for the church to put on this website

Look on the noticeboard or website for further details…

FC² invite you to bring a friend, your family and the church family to a morning of joyous worship followed by a celebration of fun at the annual Church Picnic at Worden Park in Leyland.

The weather forecast is promising: 25°C / 77°F and so do remember to take your sun hats and lotions.

The following article is also available for download as a PDF.

Wednesday, 31^st May from 2–4pm

Yes— you can use recycled materials to make models which you can then use at home or in Church! Edna Armstrong has developed a number of projects to suit all ages and abilities, using materials that we might usually throw away! Everyone is welcome (although we do ask children aged 7 or under to bring a grown-up with them).

What is your Challenge?

Collect the following materials from your home or from friends and family:

small, round water bottles

caps from milk containers

cereal boxes

coloured plastic bags

juice ‘tetrapaks’ (washed out please!)

cardboard egg boxes

kitchen roll / foil / cling film middles (not toilet roll middles!)

Put the items collected in the box at Church outside the parlour.

Come to the hall and make models from the materials collected.

What do I do next?

Please take a leaflet from the fc² box, fill in the slip at the bottom and return this to the fc² box— this way we will know how many people to expect.

Then come along to Fulwood Methodist Church on Wednesday, 31^st May at 2 pm, wearing your old clothes and an apron.

How do I collect my stamp?

Bring your fc² folder with you to the event and we will stamp it when you are there! If you can’t come to the event, but you can bring in lots of materials, show the fc² team in the hall or the fc² representative who comes to your group what you have brought along before you put it in the box and you can get a stamp for this too.

We have opened up two new online photo albums: one for pictures from fc² events and activities and one for other church events. You are encouraged to add your own photographs to the albums but you must not identify any individual under the age of eighteen by surname.

(Inspired by the Church Marketing Sucks website).