Greg Sharples writes: 

Pip n Jay has a growing number of students. This year we have five who are involved in the leadership of the Christian Union (CU). The Bristol University Christian Union is a group of Christian students who want to share the good news of Jesus Christ with other students.

We believe that as Christian students at Bristol University we are in a unique position to do this. We’re not a church; rather, a missionary community that seeks to share Christ with our friends and course-mates.

Some of our regular activities consist of first year and international students meeting weekly as groups in their accommodation, prayer breakfasts, evangelistic talks and discussions to bring friends along, and a general campus service every Thursday night. We aim to equip each other with the tools needed to be active in our University campus so that we may desire and be able to share this incredible Hope.

Please pray for Nat, Lizzie, Bex, Emily and Sam (who is also on our PCC). They need our support as they lead out mission on Campus. It is also student exam season, so prayers for all students to find rest in Jesus at this busy time would be greatly appreciated.

At its Annual General Meeting (AGM), the church elects people to serve as Wardens and on the Parochial Church Council (PCC).

This year, the church wardens are the same as last year — Bruce and Simon. There was no vote needed as there were only 2 names proposed.

But this year we had an election for the two places allocated for those under 25 as four young men stood. John Houghton and Sam Ievins were the two elected. The other places on the PCC were elected as normal.

So this year’s PCC is as follows:
Wardens: Bruce McKay & Simon Thorne
Treasurer: Mark Butt
PCC: Rob Hook, John Houghton, Sam Ievins, Jill Kells, Bill Knox, Bern Leckie, Andrew Macpherson, Sheila McKay (PCC deputy chairman), Ruth Richardson, Greg Sharples, Duncan Wakelin (PCC Secretary) and Sally Wright.
Deanery Synod Reps (as last year): John Goodgame (also PCC chairman), Sally Bertram, Bruce McKay and Wendy Watson
Diocesan Synod members (as last year): Alan Reader and David Shepherd

Do pray for the PCC.

The Archdeacon was present at the AGM and reported that as of 22nd April he had received 15 requests for Application Packs for the new priest-in-charge at Pip n Jay.