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Hillsy is dedicated to make that shot in Rounders

Back due to popular demand
Tim Boniface and his band nailed it again at the Jazz Night Fundraiser

Ice-cream anyone?
Let our ice-cream connoisseur Kate, serve you some of the finest ice-cream around
Making it like Nona used to
The girls learning to make pasta from scratch at the Italian Night
Stomp on it!
We even gave grape stomping a go. Although no one was game to drink it…
Curry & Games
The guys see if they can handle Greg’s hot curry
Ever played football in a car?
The guys battle it out on Rocket League
Dessert & Beauty Night
The girls enjoying some time out painting their nails
Chocolate & Avocado face masks
They felt better than they looked…

Taco bout a party
Got to take a Mexican snap together
Get ready for a feast
… and for some unexpected facial hair

Youth Summer BBQ
Ending the year with a little celebration in the sun!

Schools (almost) Out...
Gathering young people from our different youth communities to talk about the festivals

Can you beat the champ?
No one could measure up to Josh’s skill with a ping pong bat!
Fancy a cheeky Nandos
No one argued with the food choice for this social
Get those bumpers up
Hannah needed a little help to get to the end of the bowling alley
STRIKE!
Matt was only slightly happy that he knocked over all the pins

O come all ye faithful...
…to our carol service this year

So much food
Our youth & young adult Christmas meal was delish!

Family Photo
Getting our youth & young adults together for a festive pic

Tinsel & trimmings
Andy rocking the catwalk at the Christmas Party

Herod, Rudolph and Two Elves
When the adults hijack the photobooth

Our annual Christmas Quiz
Hosted by the dynamic duo, Morgan and Ellie

Social in the Park
Sometimes we like to mix things up a little and hang out on a Sunday

Thy Kingdom Come
We loved getting to join with thousands of other Christians from across our dicoese

They went out with a bang
We threw a leaving party for Dave, Beth & Kate

Week B 2017
The family photo


Recreating the Monopoly Board in London
And we didn't even get to buy one property
Junkyard Golf
Can he make it through the Benz?

Canada eh!
Snap of the team when they went to Montreal to visit a church called St Jax

Montreal's Got Talent
Kicking off St Jax first open mic
Bags Packed & Ready to Go
But before we leave we have to take a photo

Annual Cornflake Awards
And the cornflake award goes to...

No Boys Allowed!
We kicked the boys out for an afternoon to chat all things girl

Premier League Bound?
After a 2 nil win, the boys made it to the second round of the football

Week B 2016
Squad assemble

Colour Chaos
Our mums weren't too happy about the washing afterwards

S.O.S.
We had a little break down on the way to Shepton Mallet

Big Top
Time to play tetris to fit everyone in

Foam Party
If you haven't had a shower for a week, this is a good one to go to
Jazz Night Fundraiser
We kicked back and relaxed to the sweet sounds of Jazz
Our Christmas Gift to you...
We hope you love the teams Christmas Card shot
Who doesn't love a bit of Jazz
Tim Bonniface and his band bringing the vibes
Rockin' around the Christmas Tree
Phoebe and Leah decorated their Christmas Tree to promote the Little Princess Trust
Dust off your Christmas jumpers
ITS CHRISTMAS TIME!

Tidings of great joy
Jade and Mark welcoming us into our carol service
'Tis the Season
Santa's Workshop assembled deconstructed hot chocolate in a jar this year for our carol service gift

Skating at Somerset House
On a cold winter's night that was so deep

Winter Wonderland
We're skating in the rain

Girls Night
Makeup and Moana - what can go wrong...?
Three-course Dinner
The team had to use what little culinary ability they have to create this dinner
Hanging out in Hitchin
We braved the cold to go and explore Hitchin
Lights, Camera and Action
What a bunch of posers
Food and Festivities
It was a cracker
Progressive Dinner
One meal across three locations
Bonfire Night
But first let me take a selfie...
Sparklers!
It was pretty lit!

Fabios
We all scream for ice cream!

Palm Sunday Service
We took church to the park

He is risen! ...and so are we
We braved the unearthly hour of 6am to join with other churches in Stevenage to celebrate Jesus' resurrection
Bishop Alan comes to visit
Hearing about how God calls us into adventure with Him

Carry your cross
We did a walk of witness across the town with Christians across Stevenage
Frisbee Fun
We spent a lot of time over the summer playing everyone's new favourite sport...
Festive Photo
A family photo to go out on our Christmas cards

The Launch
This was our first ever service, on Easter Sunday!

Bromans
The 'Bromans' entered the 5 aside football tournament at Soul Survivor. Sadly, it didn't last long...

We all love sofa days
This was one of our first gatherings in the Methodist Church, as you can see, we've always appreciated lamps.

The end of Summer
We took the church for a nice country stroll to say farewell to summer.

In the early days
Before Oak Church even existed, we were worshipping together at Christ the King!

Brighton Trip
This rather artistic shot was taken on a beach in Brighton, after a great day with some great young people!

Mini Youth Retreat
This is the Twister king, Lewis, teaching others how it's done.

Mini Youth Retreat
This is Dave and Ben, they enjoy smiling, even ridiculously early in the morning.

Mini Youth Retreat
Another tense game of twister.
Carol Service
We had such a good evening hosting our first Christmas carol service!

The team on a bench
Just enjoying the peace and quiet before the youth returned from their scavenger hunt.
Smiles all round
These girls helped us make our Christmas presents!
The carol service
We always manage to incorporate fairy lights.
Carol Service
These two brought the Christmas cheer as people came through the doors to our carol service.
Candles & carols
Here at Oak church, you won't often find us without a candle or two.
Nativity Photoshoot
This lot rein-acted the Christmas story.
Is it a bird? is it a plane?
To this day, we still aren't sure what they were pointing at.
Meet the team
This is us trying to keep straight faces whilst looking undeniably festive.

Saturday Celebration
This is us in St Albans abbey, eagerly awaiting Soul Survivor's Saturday Celebration!

Saturday Celebration
We had a great time worshipping God!

Ice Cream Tuesday
This is the day that Matt was reunited with Ben & Jerry's Cookie Dough.

Classic Ice-breaker
Who can make the tallest tower, using only spaghetti and marshmallows.

Dancing Queens
We loved the Christmas party!
Mini Retreat
The gang exploring the sights of Derbyshire!
Mini Retreat
Ellie won a game of twister, well done.
Mini Retreat
Sometimes we find Beth & Chloe posing for no apparent reason, but that's okay!
Mini Retreat
This was taken just moments after a fairly intense game of frisbee, can you guess who was on the winning team?
Mini Retreat
As you can see, Adam was not on the winning team.
Mini Retreat
This roundabout is quite difficult to spot whilst driving in the dark, isn't that right Mark...
Mini Retreat
Derbyshire, we miss you!
The Frisbee Match
We couldn't think of a better way to end our retreat.
Christmas Lights
Although this picture was actually taken in the middle of November, you could feel festivity in the air!
Ice Skating
Nathan using the wall as a handy support...
Ice Skating
We weren't sure who was holding who up.
Ice Skating
What a great evening!
Ice Skating
We all loved trying to stay on our feet, here are the girls doing just that!
Ice Skating
An effortless photo-bomb shown here by Will.
Ice Skating
The whole gang outside of the ice rink at Alexandra Palace.
Ice Skating
We all had a brilliant time at Alexandra Palace.
Ice Skating
Enjoying the London skyline as a backdrop!
Youth
Our first night at St. A & St. G. It was a good one!
Youth
An unstoppable game of ninja broke out.
Youth
An action shot of Matt just before he lost the game of Ninja.
Christmas Couple
The team had a lot of fun getting festive!
Mark
Here we enjoyed a special Christmas dance from Mark.
Dave Laughing
Santa's Workshop
We teamed up with the youth to make over 100 Christmas presents to give away at our services!
Christmas Jumpers
These were the 4 winners of our best worst Christmas jumper awards!

Enjoy...
This is a very special, rare photo of Adam.

Team effort
The young people carrying the cook's tent on day 1.

The Big Top
Sunset outside the big top, many happy memories!

Group Hug
Last night of Soul Survivor. It was a crazy evening!

The Bonfire!
We had dessert around the bonfire, and danced.. a lot!

Base Camp
This was our communal tent before the wind came along...

The floor is lava
We try to get imaginative in the talks at Oak but Earlier

Matt and the shoes
We had fun watching Matt try on the girls shoes.


Monkey Business
Its not everyday you see your vicar in a onesie
























































































































































