It felt a bit different this week – whilst we were being productive there was a greater sense of fellowship from the beginning, and with deeper conversations than usual. We continued the fellowship by with a prayer huddle – long overdue. We each shared how life is going, what we’re grateful for and what we’d like to have prayer for. It was great to hear a little more about everyone’s circumstances than we normally would – and we closed with a time of prayer together.

During the evening we made a bit of a return to our old Amicus ways by collecting a few out-of-context quotes for the enjoyment of others:

“I want to be paired-up with Ricky” – Steph

“No tongue Simon!” – Ricky

“I’d kill for her skin” – Flic

We ended the evening with a few games of Table Tennis – with varying degrees of success. The picture on the right shows Flic’s eternal attempt to hit the elusive ping-pong ball. Keep going Flic, you’ll get there eventually! [if the picture isn't animated, click it to see it in its full glory]

Next Week: We’ll be upholding a now long-standing Amicus tradition and making pancakes a day late. Please bring along your favourite filling – and perhaps something a little more adventurous to try too.

Call For Action: We had a quick discussion tonight about Lent and what people will be giving up. Someone suggested that Ricky should give up wearing Threadless T-shirts for Lent – but he doesn’t think it’s possible. In the comment section please let us know what you’re giving up for Lent this year…

There are a few more behind the scenes photos available in the gallery for your viewing pleasure, including details of the technical set-up we’re using to create the film (which includes Graham’s butt) and an excellent representation of Yvonne Lingard. And whilst we’re on the subject of crutches (oooeer missus) here’s something for Yvonne Lingard and John Ball to aspire to:

The evening featured lots of in-jokes which cannot be shared, and this carried on into the car park after the session too. It started out as a joke, but at the end of the evening Flic and Steph made tea and coffee for everyone – sweeeeeet – literally!

Promise Auction Launch

Last Sunday during the Parade Service we launched our fundraising initiative – the Promise Auction – and tonight sees the online launch. Please click through to the Promise Auction page and take a look at what we have planned so far, view tha catalogue of bids so far, find out how the auction will work, see how you can get involved, and take a sneaky peak at the design of the publicity material. Don’t forget that we’re expecting every Amicus member to contribute a promise (individually or with others) so get your thinking caps on and your creative juices flowing – especially you Nick Jones ;o)

“Go after God, who piles on all the riches we could ever manage – do good, be rich in helping others, be extravagantly generous.” – 1 Timothy 6:18

Next week: Stop Motion Part Three & Promise Auction Planning