Young People's Ministry Fund

£150,000 to fund our Young People's Ministry for 5 years

FUND RAISING WALK FOR YPMF

On Friday 9th May, David will be setting off from St John’s and walking to the top of St Marthas. From there, he will then follow the Pilgrims Way to Winchester. The Pilgrims Way roughly follows the North Down’s Way to Farnham and then the St Swithun’s Way to Winchester Cathedral. He will stay overnight at the Four Marks Travelodge and hopefully arrive at Winchester Cathedral on the Saturday morning just before 10.30am! The total length of the walk is 52 miles with the total of the climbs approaching the height of Ben Nevis!! He will be walking 35 miles on the Friday and 17 miles on the Saturday. Spiddles, his very energetic Pointer dog will join him on Friday from Merrow to Farnham! He has compiled a Pilgrimage audio playlist to keep him company for the rest of the journey!

The best thing is that he is fundraising for the Young People’s Ministry fund! If you would like to sponsor David, please fill in the donation form below. If you could write ‘Pilgrimage’ in the Comments section,

that would be very helpful. Good luck David!

UPDATE- HOW ARE WE DOING?

We have now received £37,500 in donations and promises towards our target of £150,000.

That’s another step towards what’s needed to guarantee we can spread the news of Christ to young people for the next five years. Well done and thankyou to all have contributed so far.

For all of you who are still thinking of giving, don’t forget you can give either by:

- A one-off donation now. If you feel you cannot commit just now, a promise in say a year’s time would be just as helpful.

- Or spreading the gift by a regular monthly donation over a five-year period.

You can also consider leaving a legacy to St. John’s in your will. This enables us to use current reserves for the young people’s ministry with confidence that they will be replenished in the long term.

Our YPMF Booklet describes what the YPMF how we can give. If you have lost your copy or haven’t yet received one, ask at the Office or a Sidesperson next Sunday. Please study it, perhaps pray the special prayer and respond as best you can.

From Tim, Robert and the PCC

YPMF BOOKLET FOR MORE INFO

In the booklet you will find details of how to donate and more about our plan for the YPMF

WHAT IS YMPF? WHAT ARE WE RAISING MONEY?

The YPMF was launched on Sunday, 9th June 2024. It’s a campaign to raise funds to develop our ministry to young people. You should have guessed by now that YPMF stands for Young People’s Ministry Fund. Our target is £150,000 which will fund us for five years.

Tim and Robert delivered a joint sermon sharing how they first heard the Jesus story; the one thirty years ago, the other eighty years ago. How different now from then! Today we need really vibrant and exciting ways of telling the Jesus story and that needs specialist resources, time, imagination and knowledge of today’s young people. That’s what the YPMF will help us do. If you would like to download our booklet for more information on different ways to give, click the button in the top right corner.

Or if you would like to make a donation now you can simply fill in the form found to the right.