@SU Magazine | March 2023

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Who are SU Scotland?

Our vision is to see every child and young person in Scotland exploring the Bible and responding to the significance of Jesus.

We are a Christian charity with over 2,000 volunteers and 100 staff working in four contexts: schools, holidays, community-based missions, and training and equipping.

We work in partnership with churches, SU Scotland Associate Trusts and others to help children and young people across Scotland have an opportunity to explore the Bible and respond to the significance of Jesus. We offer safe places where they can have fun, meet new challenges, feel valued, accepted and free to express their views and consider their own beliefs as they engage with peers and Christian leaders. We aim to prioritise the needs of those from a disadvantaged background in all our activities.

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4 On COmMISSION

Daniel Humphris shares about learning to lead in a faith-fuelled environment.

6 Bake Off and beyond

Kevin Flynn tells his story of the Great British Bake Off and how baking fits with his faith.

8 Gap Year profiles

Jo Bailey talks about stepping out in faith during her postuniversity gap year.

14 Curriculum of leadership

Follow the journey as we seek SQA accreditation for SU Scotland’s leadership learning.

16 Connecting with the disconnected

Dr Jamie Grant explores reading the Bible in a post-modern world.

20 Creating memories

Amalia Shepel talks to Sebastian Barclay about her experience of SU Holidays.

Everything rises and falls on leadership!

Hello, and welcome to this latest edition of @SU.

In this issue we have a special focus on SU’s longstanding contribution to developing leadership character and capacity among the next generation of young Christians.

As a ‘graduate’ of SU Scotland’s Basecamp and LeadUP training events back in the 1990s, I can testify personally to the value of these programmes in fostering a godly, biblical mindset to leading and equipping young people with a fantastic range of practical skills which are transferable to almost any environment.

'Everything rises and falls on leadership!' So says Dr John Maxwell… 'But knowing how to lead is only half the battle. Understanding leadership

and actually leading are two different activities.'

That’s why SU Scotland’s combination of training young people in servant leadership AND giving them safe but challenging opportunities to learn and grow in their leadership is incredibly powerful. Don’t just take my word for it—check out Daniel’s experience on page 4.

John Maxwell also writes: 'Leadership is influence; nothing more, nothing less.' Everyone has some level of influence, meaning all of us are leaders, regardless of role or job title!

Music teacher, high-profile Bake Off celebrity and SU Scotland Volunteer Kevin Flynn certainly used his new-found 'influencer' status to be an amazing witness for Jesus, making no secret of his Christian faith on his

Instagram profile and in media interviews. Learn more about his experience on page 6.

Whilst we might not be given quite as public a platform to share our faith (!), let’s look to use our God-given influence to lead and serve well and share his love and salvation with the people that we do life with in 2023.

And don’t miss the fascinating feature on page 16 where Dr Jamie Grant shares insights into how we can be helping children, young people and adults better bridge the gap between contemporary culture and reading the Bible, a challenge that will always be right at the heart of our ministry as the Scripture Union movement in Scotland.

Happy reading and leading.

Robin MacLellan, CEO robin.maclellan@suscotland.org.uk

On COmMISSION

Hi, my name is Daniel Humphris. That's me above, second from the right. I'm in sixth year at secondary school and awaiting university offers to study Theology. I'm also an SU Scotland Basecamp graduate.

I've grown up in a Jesusloving household all my life.

From the age of 10 I happily attended an SU Holiday, led by Eleanor Dickson and James Clark, right up until the dawn of my leadership era as a fresh-faced seventeenyear-old! During the summer of 2022 I took part in the COmMISSION leadership training programme, attending Basecamp in June for training before a

placement at my usual SU summer camp, followed by the review weekend in August which coincided with the SU Scotland Big Celebration.

The opportunity to come back to SU Scotland every summer to spend time with old friends while making new ones, in a faith-fuelled environment, has been extremely valuable and important to my growth as a person and as a Christian.

I always have bucket-loads of fun with Christians I admire and love as they teach me more about Jesus and my own faith. It has been influential in my motivation and inspiration to grow my faith alongside my friends. The service that SU Holidays provides, being both fun and spiritually driven, has been the perfect platform for me as a young person to

develop my faith and trust in Jesus.

One moment that stands out to me happened at Kingscross in June of last year. While at Basecamp (COmMISSION), we were tasked with sharing our testimony in small groups. It was exceptionally encouraging to tell my own story of commitment to Christ while I could hear across the room, one of my closest friends doing the same thing.

The COmMISSION programme is special in the way that we were able to practise our new-found skills at Kingscross Basecamp in June and then put them to good use by serving at our own camps during the summer holidays. The scenario-based teaching was highly valuable and applicable to situations we found ourselves in later on.

Training & Discipleship at SU Scotland

See at a glance what’s on offer to young people interested in growing in faith and developing as young leaders.

Equip & Spotlight

S3–S6 EDINBURGH

S1–S6 GLASGOW

Monthly events helping young Christians have confidence in who God is, think through why the Christian faith is true in the face of big questions and then live it out in school.

COmMISSION LeadUP

RESIDENTIAL

JUNE | S6+

Training for young leaders in how key skills are used as team members with an emphasis on developing teamwork skills and leadership.

Go Conference

RESIDENTIAL

OCTOBER | S4–S6

Emphasis on living as a Christian at home and school, encouraging young people to consider how they might make a difference for Jesus on their own and with others.

Equip Training

AS REQUIRED

S4–S6

Pupil Leader Training prepares young people to lead in the context of a school SU Group.

Connect Groups

LOCAL / ONLINE

MONTHLY | S1–S6

Bible Study, prayer, and fellowship for young people to support each other as they seek to follow Jesus.

COmMISSION

Basecamp

RESIDENTIAL

FEB/JUNE | S5–S6

Training in key skills for mission and service, primarily with children and young people, including how skills are used within a team.

COmMISSION REVIEW WEEKEND RESIDENTIAL | AUGUST

Time to reflect on a summer of mission, celebrate seeing God at work, and looking ahead to future opportunities.

The Great British Bake Off (and beyond)

SU Scotland Volunteer Kevin Flynn shares about the journey to The Great British Bake Off and beyond.

Istarted baking when I was about 18, way before it was fashionable. I found some notebooks of my mum’s with recipes and just went from there. When I joined Harvest Church in Glasgow in 2009, it was a new church and baking quickly became an important aspect and one that I was immediately a part of.

I like to push myself. I’m a musician and a music teacher so the idea of practising something again and again to make it as perfect as possible seems natural to me. I also like to perform, so baking in general and then GBBO in particular were a way of sharing that sense of creativity with others. Because I’m used to performing as a musician, I had no nerves at all which definitely helped me on the show. I got through to week seven of the ten in the recent series that was screened in autumn

2022. While I’d been baking for years this was the first time I’d actually created new recipes, and I loved that business of bringing different textures and flavour combinations together.

My favourite creation was actually the one that saw me off the show. It was 'custard week.' We had to create a gateau using a set custard and mine involved panna cotta, honey, thyme and bay. Unfortunately it didn’t quite set properly and certainly didn’t look great— decorating is never my strong point! However, Pru Leith’s comment was, 'That custard will stay with me forever.' The texture and flavour combination had worked perfectly!

The show was the hardest thing I’ve ever done but such a lot of fun. I made great friends, and I am looking forward to exploring more baking creativity and possibly getting into food writing in the future. For me, baking is a way of showing love and esteem to others and is an important aspect of my faith, along with music and worship leading.

I was pleased to be able to talk about my faith as part of the show and had some lovely

comments and feedback from Christians elsewhere in the world who appreciated my openness about my faith.

I’ve always enjoyed working with young people. I’m a music teacher and have been able to volunteer with SU Scotland in the school holidays. PreCovid I’d volunteered at a drama camp and then, after a break, had the opportunity to join a team at Scoughall.

Last summer, before GBBO, it was brilliant to spend time at Scoughall. I loved the location—the cabins are fabulous outdoor accommodation. The range of activities is such a lot of fun, and it’s wonderful to be connecting with both the team and an amazing group of young people. One of the young people and I went head-to-head in a blindfolded cake decorating competition, and guess what? The young person won! Told you I was no good at decorating!

In 2023 I’m looking forward to volunteering at Scoughall once again and, for the first time, at the Baking camp at Gowanbank in October… well it makes sense, doesn’t it?

Kevin Flynn

I get to step out in my faith, passing the lessons I've learned on to the youth I see every week.

Jo Bailey talks about Gap Year with SU Scotland.

It feels weird to already be almost halfway through my gap year. It doesn’t feel like that much time could have passed. When I chose to do Gap Year, I was just coming to the end of my university course and somewhat unsure about what steps to take next. I felt a calling into missionary care but also real confidence that there would be some steps out of that context to get there. I was debating options for my next year trying to take it a step at a time, which is very hard when I like to be planned three steps ahead.

I already knew SU Scotland very well. Previously I have served on the Student Executive and have been part of many teams and different events. I felt like I needed a bit of space after university to process those few years of my life and to rest and listen to God about where the next steps would take us. I think it was late May or

early June when I first emailed Kirsten to ask about doing the Gap Year programme.

I wasn’t sure at the time that I wanted to do it or that SU would take me but we met on Zoom and talked about what I would want from a gap year. I thought about it and did lots of verbal processing with Kirsten on the call about why I loved helping with SU and why I was picking this option over any other. But as I was quite late on the train, I didn’t have too long to dwell before I had to get going with the application process before it would be too late.

During the process, I chose what topics I wanted to study, I offered my opinion on where I would like to be based, and what I wanted my work to focus on.

I am spending my year doing Gap:Fusion. This means I spend some of my time with David Clipston, helping with the COmMISSION programme and other Young Leader Development tasks. The other half I spend working with local churches in Ayr where I am based for the year. This

is mainly with their weekly youth groups and wider youth events in Ayrshire.

Coming into this year after university has been strange in some ways, such as living with a host family rather than in my own space, but it has also been super rewarding. I get to step out in my faith taking the lessons I have learned, and then pass that wisdom on (hopefully!) to the youth I see every week and those training to be leaders and also through things like our podcast or at Equip events. It has been amazing to see how often God has set me up with prior experiences to be able to answer people’s questions. I cannot wait to see how God continues to use me in part two! 

Jo Bailey

We're all characters in a bigger story

It's not often SU Holidays makes the local papers but this neat article by John Dempster appeared recently in the Inverness Courier, which we were given permission to reproduce...

Character creation, plotting, 'worldbuilding'… I might have loved the creative writing holiday being run for school students at the end of January by Inverness enthusiasts Geoff Todd and Lindsey Stirling.

I was an enthusiastic scribbler as a teenager—stories and poems flowed freely from the tip of my biro. The event, at Alltnacriche near Aviemore, is part of Scripture Union (SU) Scotland’s programme of holidays for young people. These events feature lots of adventurous activities, including archery and zipline, and an opportunity to explore Christian faith and to get to know others who love God.

The January holiday emphasises creative writing, and the joy of hearing and telling stories. Lindsey (day job, archaeologist) is author of the fantasy novels Eagle’s Guard and Eagle’s Path. As a child Lindsey loved going on SU events for the fun activities and community and often longed to combine this with her other, more solitary, passion for writing. So she’s

helped set up the Alltnacriche event for similar people.

Geoff (a software entrepreneur) tells me, that the event will give folk a chance to spend time with others who love books and discover more about storytelling from a group of story-loving leaders experienced in writing, illustration and animation.

These leaders are all awake to the big story, the story God is telling, in which we, as God’s characters, inhabit a God-crafted stage.

But in fact, I’m not sure if I’d have benefitted from attending. Many of the pieces I wrote as a teenager were very dark, reflecting my fear that I was forever excluded from God’s story.

I felt wistful when an ad for Geoff and Lindsey’s event mentioned cosy conversations sitting beside the crackling fire at Alltnacriche. I suspect teenage me, afraid that I’d nothing to share, would have lurked in a corner somewhere, reading, alone, sad. Lindsey’s novels give

me the impression that she loves storytelling, loves her characters as they come alive in her mind and on the page. What I needed to hear as a young person was that I had a place in the drama and was cherished by the playwright.

At Alltnacriche they’ll also be looking at the Bible, which young people might see as simply a list of rules or a source of moral values. They’ll explore the fine writing it contains: moving poems, unforgettable characters, the brilliantlystructured stories of Jesus.

Imagine you could enter the story you’re creating, the world you’re forging, becoming a character on your own stage, explaining to those you meet that you created them, you know them intimately, you love them.

Imagine Jesus, sitting beside the crackling fire at Alltnacriche, smiling in welcome as you hesitantly approach, assuring you that you’re his poem, his masterpiece.

John Dempster

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The inspiringundeniably curriculum of leadership

The COmMISSION programme and our Gap Year programme could both become formally accredited training courses, bringing useful recognition to young people for the learning that takes place as part of their leadership development.

For many years, young volunteers at SU Scotland have benefitted from the thoughtful and practical leadership development training that is available.

There are three parts to the COmMISSION programme: training, action and review. Young people take part in Basecamp (if they are 16 or 17) or LeadUP (if they are 18 or have already completed Basecamp) in June, with opportunities to 'learn on the job' during summertime events

and then a review weekend at the end of summer to reflect on the learning.

For young people taking part in a tailored year out Gap Year programme, learning, training, reflection and support are key elements throughout.

SU Scotland is currently in the process of applying for recognition from SQA for COmMISSION at SCQF level 5 (equivalent to Nat 5) and the Gap Year programme at level 6.

David Clipston is leading the work for the COmMISSION programme. He explains, 'This accreditation is valuable as it means that young people will be able to put the relevant credits on college and university applications. Other external agencies will recognise the learning that has taken place and young people benefit from knowing that the qualifications are externally verified.

'It’s also a really valuable process for us, as it means that we have to look closely

at the learning outcomes we want to achieve, and think through how we are approaching those.'

Lockdown meant there was an opportunity to concentrate on the headdown development work that is sometimes difficult in the midst of all the different ministry demands.

The new courses have grown out of many years of development and represent valuable knowledge and experience that can be passed on to successive generations of young people.

David Clipston says, 'There are elements in our material that we define as “discipleship” and it can be quite difficult to think about that material in relation to more formal “secular” qualifications. However, a lot of the skills that we explore are easily recognised and defined in the educational world and we are excited by the prospect of being able to offer a qualification that is externally recognised.' 

Connecting with the disconnected: Bible reading for the post-modern world

There’s an irony at the heart of modern connectivity. We live in a world that is more connected than in any previous generation, but there is an ever-growing sense of disconnection. Social media is designed to enable people to stay connected with each other yet the more we depend on technology and social media the more isolated we can feel.

So, in this culture of disconnectedness, in a society which is largely ‘post-Christian’, how can we find the opportunities to help young people read the Bible? What are the challenges and hurdles? What steps can we take to help?

HOW DO WE DEFINE THE CHALLENGE OF BIBLE READING TODAY?

Some of the challenges are universal and have been around for a long time. Many people, whether young or not so young, are focussed on enjoying themselves without considering the big questions of life. They say, 'I’ll think about that some other time.' This is not specific to today’s world, but it’s certainly common.

Materialism is also a prevalent aspect of our culture—'I don’t feel good about myself, so I will buy a new iPhone and expect to feel better.'

Alongside these universal challenges are the challenges more specific to our cultural moment–including growing biblical illiteracy, the idea that truth is treated as subjective, and the impact of the internet on the way that people today are thinking.

I became a Christian through an SU camp at Scoughall in 1980. Back then, most young people would know some stories from the Bible, perhaps Noah’s ark, perhaps Daniel and the lions' den. That’s not true any more and as our society changes it’s becoming

harder for young people to see the relevance of the Bible.

Instead, we are living in a world of confirmation bias. Internet algorithms serve us up material that’s relevant to searches we make. We only tend to see content that we agree with—leading to the polarisation of ideas, a loss of the middle ground and an absence of nuanced, critical and individual thinking. Cancel culture is an aspect of this new reality. If there is one thing about a person or an idea where we disagree, then everything about that person and their work is thrown out. This can lead to particular difficulties when discussing an ancient text from a very different social and historical setting. This, combined with the relativisation of truth— they say, 'That may be true for you, but it’s not true for me!'— leaves us with plenty of challenges in terms of communicating the Bible.

FINDING THE OPPORTUNITIES

Despite all of this, our moment presents important opportunities as well. In a 'market-place of ideas' we can present Christianity as a valid option. Where there is biblical illiteracy, a reader comes

fresh to encounter Jesus without preconceived ideas.

And, of course, we can be confident that we have a robust message. From our own experience we see God at work, in our lives and in the world he created. We know the good news of God as Creator, King and Saviour.

More than ever in today’s world, young people need to hear the message about God’s love. In disconnected lives and the challenges this brings, our young people need to hear about Jesus. We can often be distracted from the gospel truth by discussions of morality, so our starting point should be focussed on the person of Jesus as far as possible.

When we let the words of the Bible speak for themselves, rather than moralising or explaining around them, then people can explore and respond. I suggest encouraging imagination, helping people to wonder about the stories and see themselves in the characters. This is untidy—messy even—but enables real connection with the text, with God’s written Word.

The Bible is full of stories. Sharing these stories and giving a general sense of the

text is far more important than detailed theological accuracy. That can follow later.

Genuineness is also an attractive principle in a world of carefully curated posts. Sharing our doubts and failures, as well as sharing the reality of how we have encountered God, is particularly powerful in our setting.

To me the biggest message we need to communicate is LOVE. Real community is the bridge to sharing good news. This is the priestly task— finding a way to represent God to the people—and we do this powerfully as a group that offers community.

There are no quick and easy answers, but there are great opportunities still. 

Dr Jamie Grant, Vice-Principal and Lecturer in Biblical Studies, Highland Theological College UHI

Jamie delivered the Bible engagement sessions at the SU Scotland Event Leadership Conference at Lendrick Muir in January 2023, and a workshop exploring the challenges and opportunities of Bible reading in today’s world. This article reflects some of the key points from the seminar.

Bruce is on a mission!

For many, Bruce Lockhart needs no introduction. You might have met him on the beach at Elie, or running the children’s strand at the Big Celebration, at a church holiday club or leading an SU Holiday.

If you live in the Perth, Kinross and Fife area, you’ll know him as the Regional Worker, where he has inspired so many young people to explore and develop their Christian faith and contribute as young leaders and volunteers.

Bruce and I were catching up to talk about his new role as the Missions Development Manager at SU Scotland. After 20 years as Regional Worker for Perth, Kinross and Fife, Bruce has taken on new challenges, helping to develop SU Scotland’s strategy for missional work right across the country.

Q: Why this job and why now?

Over the last few years I’ve been aware of God speaking

to me about having a role in missions development, but it only became clear what that might actually look like when my colleague, Tim Raynes, moved to the new role of Ministry at the Margins Lead. For me, there has always been a strong sense of calling to missions-related work. Recently that has been confirmed with some really direct guidance about this being the moment to 'step out of the boat'.

Q: Does it feel daunting?

It’s a big job and one that’s very different from what I’ve been doing for the last two decades, when, for so much of the time, I have been working directly with children and young people. Now, my role will be to try and see the wider context, understand the barriers and help us, across SU Scotland, grow the missions work we are doing. So yes, totally, I am depending on God, and doing it in his strength, not mine. I believe God is saying, 'walk behind me,' and this is shaping my approach to strategy more than anything. Praying and strategising are very closely

connected. I know… we’re all involved in mission, not just me! I am totally motivated by our desire to help every child and young person respond to the significance of Jesus.

Q: What’s the vision?

Fundamentally it’s about SU Scotland supporting churches to reach their communities. We aren’t quite ready to put that formally into words, but that will be coming soon. It’s important to try and understand what we need to do at the moment, and that’s the bit we are working on right now. We are currently gathering the views of volunteers, church leaders and church communities, trying to understand better both what is happening now and what God is calling us to.

Q: Is it time for change?

Yes and no! The world is changing and how we do mission here in Scotland has to recognise that. We have to realise that the church in Scotland is changing rapidly too and at SU Scotland we have a task in hand to respond to that. However, we also know that what we offer at the

moment is valuable. Countless churches offer holiday clubs during the school holidays and we support and enable that when we can. We’re not walking away from that. But we do need to think about what 'mission' looks like now and in five years' time. We need to build on what we’re already doing.

Q: You mentioned barriers before… what are they?

We’ve been aware of this for some time, but one of the biggest barriers we face is the need for more Team Leaders.

We know there are lots of churches out there who would love to run holiday clubs and other types of events too. The most obvious limiting factor is leaders. It has been a massive privilege to see young people that I have worked with to step up as volunteers. My hope is to find ways for the talented young leaders we have to work together effectively to make a genuine difference.

Hilary Philips, @SU Editor and Bruce Lockhart, Missions Development Manager

Creating memories

A large number of Ukrainian families, who were forced to flee their homeland in 2022, settled temporarily in Scotland. Some refugee children were able to attend SU Holidays last year. We are planning to help others join SU Holidays in 2023 through the Holidays Sponsorship Appeal.

Team Leaders who welcomed young people from Ukraine to their events commented on what a positive time it was for them. Young people who had experienced trauma in their recent past were able to form friends and join in with everything that was happening. Despite language barriers at times the young people who joined SU Holidays enjoyed themselves enormously.

Sebastian Barclay, a team member at LM6A interviewed Amelia Shepel from Ukraine about her experience of attending a summer holiday during their reunion weekend in January.

» Tell us a bit about yourself?

I am Amalia, 15 years old, in S5 at school, interested in cooking, psychology, football, photography and philosophy. I like listening to music and I’m into outdoor active stuff. I’m also a Christian and interested in knowing God better and want to grow in serving people well. I’m working as a shop assistant but looking forward to changing jobs in the future.

» Where are you from?

Ukraine originally but I live in Edinburgh at the moment.

» How did you become a Christian?

My parents are Christians so brought me up as a Christian. When I was 13, I decided I wanted to be baptised, which was my own choice. It was a grown-up decision. Before that, I thought I was a Christian just because of my parents and coming to services with them.

I decided to get baptised because I started understanding God is actually the creator and the only one who can rule the world, me and other people. I realised that he has a real impact on people’s lives, and I really want to follow him, and live by his rules.

» How many camps have you been to?

Back in Ukraine I was going to our church camps almost every year. I was also at James and Eleanor's camp in 2019 while staying with relatives in Scotland, and I came back again in 2022, and am currently at the reunion weekend as well.

» What was camp like the first time you came?

I really enjoyed the activities at camp because of the amount of different activities

on offer, which were really different from normal life experiences. It was really good to meet new people because everyone was really friendly— even strangers! It was a really supportive, welcoming and understanding community. The competition between the different teams was fun.

» In what way do you think camp has affected your Christian life?

I learned many new things to a deeper level through camp, in familiar passages. The Bible teaching was really good because people who were teaching explained things really well. It was all so understandable and powerful. I felt really filled with the power of God encouraging me.

» What is your favourite thing about camp?

The outdoor activities, because they were different and interesting and demanding. The Bible teaching and seminars, because they always give questions to think about and an aftertaste of thinking about the Bible and God. It gives you more things to think about.

» When did you move from Ukraine to Edinburgh?

I moved because of the war but I was planning on coming here anyway.

» Did camp help with processing the war happening in Ukraine?

Coming to camp really helped me adapt to living in a new place—practicing English, meeting people. It was a good chance for me to stop thinking about bad things and relax. And it was helpful for me emotionally; all the leaders were supportive. 

Could you help a young person attend an SU Holiday?

Make a donation to the Holidays

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0141 352 7628

Send a cheque payable to 'SU Scotland' with a note that it's for Holiday Sponsorship to: Supporter Care SU Scotland

70 Milton Street Glasgow, G4 0HR

Call for Centre Volunteers

Do you have a few hours each week to volunteer at one of our Centres:

• Alltnacriche

• Lendrick Muir

• Gowanbank

or to help with general admin at an office or from home?

Please contact hr@suscotland.org.uk for more information.

Cabins for Kingscross

We are planning to upgrade the accommodation at our Kingscross campsite this year by building 9 cabins, similar to the 4 that were built at Scoughall last year. This is a big project to undertake and we are partnering with Christian charity called Brass Tacks who are going to take a lead in the building process.

Build and Paint Cabins

Monday 6 March–Saturday 1 April:

During March we plan to be at Kingscross at least Monday–Saturday each week and would be open to people staying over a full weekend as well. There will be lots of opportunities to get involved. For more information, please contact graeme.stangoe@suscotland.org.uk.

How we look after your information

We’re making some changes to our Privacy Policy, which outlines why we collect personal information and how we use it. It can be found on our website at suscotland.org.uk/privacy. These changes affect the information we collect and process, and how it is used to further our charitable objectives.

We continue to be committed to protecting your privacy and maintain a variety of security measures to ensure the safety of your personal information. You don’t need to take any further action, but if you do have any questions or would like to change your mailing preferences, please feel free to email us at privacy@suscotland.org.uk. 

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SPOTLIGHT & EQUIP!

3 March 2023

31 March 2023

28 April 2023

26 May 2023

EAST (S1–S2), 5.00–7.00pm

Carrubbers Christian Centre

Edinburgh

EQUIP!

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ENCOUNTER (P7–S6)

5 March 2023, 3:00–7.30pm Inchyra Grange Hotel, Falkirk

Youth Prayer event with worship, Bible teaching, workshops, prayer activities and dinner. Ideal for individuals as well as youth groups.

Cost: £7. Booking essential. suscotland.org.uk/encounter

VOLUNTEER TRAINING

EMERGENCY FIRST AID

9 March 2023

ARCHERY

18 & 19 March 2023

27 & 28 May 2023

CO mMISSION 2023

BASECAMP KX

12–18 June 2023

LEADUP ALLTNACRICHE

23 –30 June 2023

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Carrubbers Christian Centre

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•WEST (S1–S6), 7.00–9.00pm The Tron, Glasgow

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15 April 2023

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WEE GOLF DAY

12 May 2023

Crow Wood Golf Club Chryston, Glasgow

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