A new beginning ...

Hello! Welcome to my new blog Tales of a Southerner t'up north.

A few people have asked me to keep a diary type thing when I leave
fetcham at the beginning of September. So I thought I would get things
going by starting now while things aren't so busy.



Where am I going and what am I going to do?



On Saturday 6th September I am moving up to Ulverston in Cumbria to be
part of an internship scheme with Carlisle diocese. I will be working
alongside the network youth minister in the Furness deanery. I'll be
doing the normal youth workery things like sunday school, youth groups
and setting up things in schools (I think?). I will be working with the
lovely people at Ulverston Parish Church, which I am really looking
forward to. Read all about UPC here: http://ulverstonparish.co.uk/



Why am I doing this?



For a long time I have been trying to find out what I would like to do as
an occupation and also discern God's calling on my life. Through working
with the Youth group at St. Mary's Fetcham, I found that this was
something that I really wanted to get involved with more. I took on a
larger role within the youth group and have co-ran it with the wonderful
Chris Bacon. It has been awesome watching these young adults grow in
their relationship with God. I have been at St. Mary's for all my life
and I think that now is the time for a change. Before all the changes
started happening at St. Mary's I thought that I would be moving anyways
but now that that has all happened I think it is even better and that
St. Mary's gets a breath of fresh air on many different fronts. I am sad
to be leaving but at the same time hugely excited for my new challenge.



Why t'up North?



I had been looking all around the country and nothing really struck me
until i found the Carlisle diocese internship page. Cumbria is a part of
the country that I know and I love and they want to engage with more
young people, and I think that I can help with that. It was really a no
brainer. Having been suggested to Ulverston and visited myself I really
felt like this was the place to be.

I hope the following video explains things a bit better. St Mary's is where I have grown up, I love it, I love the youth group and I was so lucky to have that growing up. There are some kids who dont have that and I want to help them. That is why I must go.



This is getting rather long ... But I look forward to sharing my journey with you all. To St. Mary's as I round up my time with you I thank you so much for the opportunities that you have given me and I will miss you all. To Ulverston, what on earth have you let yourselves in for ... Only joking, I cannot wait to start working with you all!

Catch you all soon :)

Charlie