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From 2009, the Fraternal Gatherings section from The Christadelphian magazine will also appear here, on our website, and be updated on a monthly basis. This will make it easier to access the information, and help you plan future weekends! Items marked with an asterisk (*) are new entries since last month.

Any events in the list below that are shown in blue can be booked online via YouthWeekends.com. This is a new online booking service, which offers one-click booking for young people, and centralised administration for event organisers. Click here for more information (opens in a new window).

If you want a list focussing more on youth activities including Youth Weekends, then you can find them on the Faith Alive! What's on? page.

Fraternal Gatherings & Youth Weekends

March
5–7:
6:
  • Ardingly.
  • Birmingham (South) Study Day.
  • Bristol (Downend).
  • Cambridge.
  • Ellwood Fraternal Study Day.
  • Glasgow (Kelvin).
  • Milnsbridge.
  • Solihull.
12–14:
  • The Kettering Weekend.
13:
  • Birmingham (Bournville) Fraternal Study.*
  • Birmingham (Longbridge) Youth Day.
  • Birmingham (Woodgate) Study Evening.
  • Cardiff (Museum Place).
  • CIL Annual Meeting and Fraternal at Coventry (Grosvenor Road).*
  • Clevedon Youth Day.
  • Napton-on-the-Hill Study.
  • Sheffield Study Evening.
19–21:
  • Spalding Youth Weekend.
20:
  • Bedford Study Evening.*
  • Birmingham Day of Study at Hatton.
  • Birmingham (Hall Green).
  • CBM Publicity Event at Crewe.*
  • CBM West Africa Publicity Evening at Bristol (Downend).*
  • Daventry Study Fraternal.*
  • Kent Prophecy Day at East Malling Village Hall.
  • Plymouth.*
26–28:
  • Cambridge Youth Weekend.
  • Newport Youth Weekend.
  • Rugby Youth Weekend.
  • Stockport Youth Weekend.
27:
  • Birmingham Choral Society at Warwick.*
  • Chelsmsford, Rayleigh, East Ham Joint Fraternal.
  • Christchurch Study Fraternal.*
  • Halifax Ecclesias’ Joint Fraternal at Balmoral Place.*
  • Leeds (West) 40th Anniversary Thanksgiving Afternoon.
  • Napton-on-the-Hill Study.
April
2:
  • Bournemouth (Winton).
  • Peterborough.
3:
  • Blackpool.*
  • Glasgow (South) Easter Study Day.*
5 (B/H Mon):
  • Coventry (Grosvenor Road).
  • Manchester (Sale) Spring Study.*
  • York.*
10:
  • Birmingham (Longbridge).
  • Coventry (West).*
  • CSN AGM and Awareness Day at Solihull.*
  • Nottingham (Jarvis Avenue) Study.*
  • Wolverhampton.*
17:
  • Bridgend.*
  • Birmingham (Kings Norton) Fraternal and Youth Study Day.*
  • Burton-on-Trent Study Day.*
  • CSN Awareness Days at Manchester (Old Trafford) and Torquay.*
  • High Wycombe Spring Study.*
  • Preston Study Afternoon.*
23–25:
24:
  • CIL NE Fraternal at Castleford.*
  • Seaton.*
  • Stockport.*
May
1–3:
  • Ammanford Family Weekend.
  • Manchester (Old Trafford) Fellowship and Outreach Weekend.
3:
  • Northern Gathering Family Day.*
  • Vale of Evesham Fraternal.*
8:
  • CSN Sisters’ Day at Solihull.*
  • Napton-on-the-Hill Study.
  • Peasedown St. John.*
  • Shrewsbury.*
  • Wardley (formerly Sunderland).*
15:
  • All Africa Day at Halifax (Balmoral Place).
  • Reading Family Day.*
  • Spalding.*
21–23:
22:
  • Guildford.*
31:
  • Combined Cornish Spring Fraternal.*
June
5:
  • Eastbourne.
  • Napton-on-the-Hill Study.
  • Ormskirk.*
19:
  • Birmingham (Castle Bromwich) 50th Anniversary Fraternal.*
  • Daventry Study Fraternal.*
  • Mountsorrel.*
July
3:
  • CIL East Midlands AGM.
3–5:
  • New Forest Camp.*
September
4:
  • Glasgow (Central).
  • Napton-on-the-Hill Study.
  • Stratford-upon-Avon.*
11:
  • Shrewsbury Study & Serve.
18:
  • Ormskirk Study Evening.*
25:
  • CIL Sunday School Annual Teachers’ Meeting.
October
1–3:
  • Daventry Study & Serve.*
2:
  • London (Thornton Heath) Bible Study Evening.
16:
  • Napton-on-the-Hill Study.
23:
  • South-West Wales Prophecy Day, Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot (please note change of date).
29–31:
  • Scarborough Study Weekend.
30:
  • Norwich.
November
13:
  • Daventry Study Fraternal.*
27:
  • Napton-on-the-Hill Study.
March 2011
11–13:
  • Coalbrookdale Family Bible Study Weekend.*
July
2:
  • London (Thornton Heath) Family Day.

North American Gatherings

March
13–14:
  • Paris Avenue (OH) Spring Study Weekend: Bro. Bryan Styles (Royal Oak, MI); theme: “The Letter to the Hebrews”.
27:
  • New England Little Disciples Gathering; theme: “Abraham”.
27–28:
  • Baltimore (MD) Study Weekend: Bro. Steve Davis (Boston, MA); theme: “Second chances – lessons from Peter”. Commences Saturday at 2.*
April
2–4:
  • Toronto Fraternal Gathering: Bro. Andrew Bramhill (Bracknell, UK); theme: “Deuteronomy – The Lord’s Second Law”.*
10:
  • Boston (MA) Spring Study Day: Bro. Mark Carr (Toronto, West); theme: “He whom thy brethren shall praise”.
24:
  • Brantford (ON) Study Day: Bro. Roger Lewis (Christchurch, North, NZ); theme: “Philip the Evangelist”. Commences at 10.30; lunch provided. Afternoon classes for children 2-9.*
24–25:
  • Baltimore (MD) / Washington DC Gathering and Study Day at Washington ecclesial hall: Bro. Paul Schlicher (Moorestown, NJ); theme: “Pondering stuff unmingled”. Commences Saturday at 1; Sunday at 10.30.*
  • Sussex (NB) Spring Study Weekend: Bro. Jim Harper (Meriden, CT).
May
1:
  • Pittsburgh (PA) Study Day: Bro. Mark Vincent (Boston, MA).
21–23:
  • Sussex (NB) Youth Camp: Bro. Nathan Badger; theme: “I know who you are – the holy one of God!”.
22–23:
  • Prince George (BC) Fraternal Gathering: Bro. Dev Ramcharan (Toronto, West, ON); theme: “My heart is inditing a good matter”.*
June
20–25:
  • Bozeman Bible Camp: Brethren Stuart Pearce (Malvern, UK) and Mark Giordano (Norfolk, VA). See website for details.
20–26:
  • California Christadelphian Kids Camp: Brethren Richard Morgan and Nathan Lewis; theme: “The Apostle Paul”.*
November
6:
  • Brantford “Signs of our Times” Prophecy Day, Copetown Community Centre, Copetown, ON, Canada.*
12–14:
  • Kitchener-Waterloo (ON) Annual Brothers’ Weekend: Bro. David Lloyd.

Conferences & Bible Schools

April
10–17:
  • Florida Bible School, Bradenton, FL, USA: Bro. William Link, Jr. (Baltimore, MD) – “Parables of Jesus”; Bro. Stan Isbel (North Houston, TX) – “In a dream, in a vision of the night”.
May
7–9:
  • Vancouver Island Sisters’ Weekend, BC, Canada.
13–17:
  • Mayenne Bible Study Weekend, France: Bro. Michael Ashton (Shirley, UK); theme: “Zechariah – God’s compassion on Jerusalem”.
29–June 4:
  • Swanwick Family Bible School, UK: Bro. Stephen Whitehouse (Rugby) – “Lessons from the life of Elijah”; Bro. Stephen Palmer (Cardiff, Museum Place) – “Isaiah – He will swallow up death in victory”; Bro. Frank Abel (Shelburne, Canada) – “The ecclesia at Ephesus”. Booking forms and further information from the website.
July
3–11:
  • Mid-Atlantic Bible School, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA, USA. Theme: “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God (Isaiah 41:10)”. Youth programme theme: “Youth in the Bible”: Bro. Michael Ashton (Shirley, UK) – “The tabernacle of David” (adults) and “David’s mighty men” (teens); Bro. Bob Lloyd (Verdugo Hills, CA) – “If God be for us” (adults and teens); Bro. Matt Norton (Lismore, NSW, Australia) – “The life of Lot” (adults and teens). Registration forms and other information available on the website.
11–17:
  • Manitoulin Family Bible Camp: Bro. Dan Robinson (Brantford, ON) – “The healing miracles of Jesus”; Bro. Jim Keating (St. John’s, NL) – “The wise shall understand”.*
  • Southwest Bible School, Kerville, TX, USA: Bro. Devon Walker (Manchester, UK) – “God’s places of refuge” (adults) and “Go on, press the reset button” (teens); Bro. Matt Norton (Lismore, NSW, Australia) – “The return of Christ” (adults and teens); Bro. Michael Ashton (Shirley, UK) – “God’s compassion on Jerusalem – the prophecy of Zechariah” (adults) and “David’s fugitive years” (teens). For further information, visit the website.
17–25:
  • Eastern Bible School, Connecticut College, New London, CT, USA: Bro. Michael Owen (Seaton, UK) – “Hosea: the unfailing love of God” (adults) and “Growing through experience: the letters of Peter” (teens); Bro. Jim Styles (Livonia, MI) – “Galatians: salvation by grace” (adults) and “God’s wonderful plan of redemption” (teens); third class: a series of six, one-day study topics focussing on major challenges that affect our walk in Christ today. Further details available on the website.
18–24:
  • The Pacific Coast Bible School, Idyllwild, CA, USA: Bro. Devon Walker (UK) – “God’s places of refuge” (adults) and “Go ahead and press the reset button” (teens); Bro. Shane Kirkwood (Australia) – “The Lord’s last week” (adults) and “Proverbs: practical advice for everyday living” (teens); Bro. Ryan Mutter (US) – “Ephesus” (adults) and “Timothy” (teens). For further information, please visit our website, where you can now register online.
24–30:
  • Manitoulin Bible Camp, ON, Canada. Theme: “Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth”: Bro. John Launchbury (Portland, OR, USA) – “Living Proverbs”; Bro. Jim Harper (Meriden, CT, USA) – “The time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine”.
24–August 1:
  • The Midwest Bible School, Hanover, IN, USA: Bro. Roger Long (Coventry, Grosvenor Road, UK) – “The early ministry of Isaiah”; Bro. Dave Noble (Paris Avenue, OH) – “A lamb without blemish”; Bro. Philip Lawrence (Nottingham, Jarvis Avenue, UK) – “To live is Christ”. Further details on the website.
30–August 5:
  • German Summer Bible School, Flensunger Hof, near Giessen: Brethren Adrian Standeven (UK) and Joseph Palmer (California, USA); themes: “Lessons from the Philippians” and “The tabernacle”. More information on the website.
August
2–7:
  • Christadelphian Bible School, Newport, UK. Theme: “Grace to help in time of need”: Bro. Martyn Lawrence (Leeds, Oakwood) – “The shepherds of Israel”; Bro. Mark Vincent (Boston, US) – “Suffering: God’s problem, man’s problem”; and Bro. Andrew Walker (Milnsbridge) – “The way into the holiest”. Further details and booking forms are available from Recording Brethren and the website.
15–20:
  • Silver Star Bible School, Whatshan Lake Retreat, BC, Canada: Bro. Frank Abel (Shelburne) – “Ephesians”; Bro. Jed Dillingham (Vernon, Okanagan Central) – “Elisha”; and Bro. Roger Lewis (Christchurch, North, NZ) – “The heritage of the apostles”.
16–21:
  • Brecon Bible School, UK: Bro. Michael Ashton (Shirley) – “The Friend of the Bridegroom”; Bro. Tecwyn Morgan (Birmingham, Washwood Heath) – “Micah – hear all you people!”; and Bro. David Smith (Sunderland) – “Corinthian challenges”. Full details and booking forms are available from UK Recording Brethren and the website.
21–27:
  • Winfield Bible School, BC, Canada. Theme: “Forgive me Lord, for I have sinned”: Bro. David Lloyd (USA) – “Only forgiveness”; Bro. David Billington (Canada) – “Who will ascend the hill of Yahweh?”; Bro. Roger Lewis (New Zealand) – “Lessons from the Pastoral Epistles”.
23–28:
  • The Christadelphian Conference: Lane End, near High Wycombe, UK: “Deuteronomy: Guidance for all ages” – Bro. Andrew Bramhill (Bracknell); “Esther: Adorned for her husband” – Bro. Darren Guy (Halifax, Balmoral Place); “The journey to Jerusalem” – Bro. Andrew Walker (Milnsbridge).
28–September 3:
  • Vancouver Island Bible Camp, Camp Pringle, Shawnigan Lake, Vancouver Island, ON, Canada: Bro. Noel Greenwood (UK) – “Studies in Isaiah”; Bro. John Bilello (USA) – “The church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth”; Bro. John Mannell (Canada) – “Paul’s letter to the Galatians”.*
September
4–11:
  • Brittany Study and Fellowship Week: Bro. Nigel Patterson (Newquay); theme: “David – the ups and downs of life”.
12–17:
  • Adult Study Week, Wildwood Manor, Ballinafad, ON, Canada.*
December
25–31:
  • Ontario Winter Bible School, Best Western Highland Inn, Midland, ON, Canada.*

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