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UTX Social Christmas Cards and Decorations

10 of our UTXers turned up despite the freezing temperatures outside to make Christmas decorations and cards in a very warm St John’s Itchen Abbas – thank you to our verger Vernon Tottle! This was the last UTX social evening … Continue reading

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UTX Social: Painting, Games and the End of the World

UTX met on Sunday evening at St John’s and had a lot of fun painting, eating popcorn and playing games.  Really good fun for all involved. And then we came to the end of the world. In our 30 minute … Continue reading

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UTX starts the Autumn Term 2017

Our amazing UTXers have started the term by getting ready for harvest – by making harvest loafs for all our churches – in the shape of a sheaf with beaten egg as glue and plaits and mice in dough – … Continue reading

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UTX Evening in Hollywood….

UTX spent last night in Hollywood – or the Hollywood Bowl Eastleigh at any rate…bowling. It was really good fun to get together just before everyone leaves for summer holidays.  Friendships were strengthened between those no longer at the same … Continue reading

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UTX Social – Bonfire and Pentecost with Sara and Richard Mason

The UTXers were at Sara and Richard Mason’s house last night for an amazing evening of bonfire roasting of sausages, popcorn and marshmallows….really good fun.  Thank you so much Sara and Richard and to the group leaders Mike and Kelly … Continue reading

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UTX – What’s happening in 2017

We have arranged an exciting programme for our young people again this year. Here is the programme so you can get the dates in your diaries! utx-programme-2017 UTX for young people in year 7 and above. If you would like … Continue reading

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Making Christingles 2016

A group of willing helpers kindly gathered in St John’s this morning to make the Christingles for tomorrow’s service. Getting nice and sticky…and resisting the temptation to eat the sweets…everyone worked hard to get 118 Christingles made. Children of Itchen … Continue reading

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A wedding cake fit for a king

Some of our young people were very creative this afternoon and made this beautiful cardboard wedding cake for the All Age Service tomorrow. Why not come to St Swithun’s, Martyr Worthy at 10am to see it for yourself and discover … Continue reading

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UTX get ready for Harvest Festival

It turns out that watching The Great British Bake Off was good preparation for last night’s UTX. Our young people began our parish preparations for Harvest festival by making a special harvest loaf for each of our four churches. The … Continue reading

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UTX – the programme for our young people this autumn

UTX, our group for young people resumes this week after the summer break. It has two meetings, a chance to get together for fun and fellowship on the second Sunday evening of the month and an opportunity to explore questions … Continue reading

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UTX plays trampoline Malteser football!

UTX enjoyed an unexpectedly sunny evening last night which began with making smores on a bonfire; having run off the sugar they had eaten, they tried out a new game: trampoline Malteser football. When you see this in the Olympics, … Continue reading

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Noah’s Ark at the Sunshine School

I thought that you might like to see how the craft materials which UTX created were used during our week long Bible Club at the Sunshine School in Jerusalem. We had a good week thinking about how Noah did as … Continue reading

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Thy Kingdom Come…Pentecost in Winchester Cathedral

Last night a group of UTX went to Winchester Cathedral for an amazing prayer concert. (most of the chairs had been cleared away so more people could get inside…the floor was pretty hard and cold but we didn’t mind! We … Continue reading

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Arks, doves, rainbows and lots of ribbon – UTX May 2016

Last night UTX met in St John’s followed last month’s meeting when they thought about being part of the body of Christ with an opportunity to serve others. They worked hard on cutting ribbon, writing song boards and making craft … Continue reading

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UTX accept the challenge!

Last Sunday, members of UTX were given a challenge: to use pasta and marshmallows to build a bridge that would support a (toy) sheep. The sheep had to be at least two hymn books above the table. The two teams … Continue reading

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