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Half term in February saw us down at Monkey Bizzness for a free session of fun and mayhem. “Turn volume up to loud” was the order of the day with 60 kids and adults people running around, screamong, shouting, bouncing, sliding, footballing, soft play and drinks.

We also celebrated a landmark first birthday for a special little girl. Party bags to go home with afterwards and then lots and lots of sleep (but mainly for the exhausted adults!)

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Rayleigh Vineyard is moving its Sunday venue to Sweyne School as from Sunday February 7^th.

Start time is 10.30am for coffee and cakes with worship starting at 10.45am.

Please see the map link here for directions to the new place. We will be meeting in the Humanities Block (signs on site will direct you to this area).

For access to the School turn off the London Road (SS6 9HN) onto Pearsons Avenue. Turn right at the end onto Cheapside West and Sweyne School is at the end of the road.
Map Here

Rayleigh Vineyard has some exciting events planned for the New Year:

Wii & Pancake Evening – join us for a food and fun evening where you can eat all the pancakes you want and then run off the calories with a Wii game! Mon Feb 8

Bowling for Blokes – the guys are getting together @ CJs Bowling Hockley next month – Mon Feb 15

The Lovely Bones – our Book Club is doing a film night visit to Empire Cinema Bas Vegas – Fri Feb 19

Bible Training Days – we have some teaching days coming up in Mar, Jun, Sep & Nov based on specific books in the Bible – Mark, James, John & Romans

Ele Mumford (leader of the Vineyard movement with her husband John) is coming to speak in Rayleigh – Sat Apr 17

Costa’s – we meet at Costa Coffee in Rayleigh High St every first Sunday of the month at 5pm – live music ~ great coffee ~ good chat – Sun Feb 7, Sun Mar 7

Kids Fun Play – we are booking a local soft play centre for a free fun kids event in Half Term – Wed Feb 17

You can join us for any of these events.

Our last event for 2009 was the annual Nativity service on Christmas Eve. Its a wonderful atmospheric occasion with hot drinks, Christmas cake, mince pies etc. The children wowed us with their usual play about the birth of Jesus, this year with stray donkeys, flying stars and an innkeeper with attitude! We were entertained by the charming and highly skilled Kids Choir 2000 led by Les Titford on  the guitar. They sang some familiar Christmas songs, some of their own compositions and then led us in Carols to finish. It was a lovely way to kick off the Christmas weekend and set us up for the great events to come.