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Do you know a child or young person who is playing their part in the mission of God in their church, synod, local community or the wider world?
The Lundie Memorial Award is designed to highlight and celebrate such individuals who are using their God-given skills, time and talent to good effect. Each month for 100 months the Children's and Youth Work Committee are awarding a medal and certificate to one of the nominated children and young people, along with a financial award of £100 to be spent to benefit children and/or young people in the church, synod or local community, however the award winner chooses.
Read about the amazing young people and children nominated for this award and how the recipient chooses to spend the money.
The first Lundie Memorial Award for 2021 has been given to 16 year old Joseph Hartley who was nominated for the award by Rachel Wetherill, Church Elder.
Rachel told us how Joseph has willingly taken on a lead role in ensuring that the Audio Visual presentation and sound is available for all Sunday Services and other church life events such as church meetings, AGM and Messy Church.
13-year-old James Gough was nominated for the Lundie memorial award by the Revd Gerald England, minister of Emmanual Church, Haydon Wick. Having grown up in the church, James's technical skills came to the fore during the Covid-19 pandemic when he was invited to join the all-age worship team.
From Northern Synod we were contacted about the ongoing contribution 21-year-old Amelia Turner has been making to the outreach work of Roker Life at Roker URC. Amelia was nominated by David Dick, a church elder and Amelia's mentor, who had the following to say:
November's Lundie Memorial Medal and financial award goes to our youngest recipient yet - five year old Noah Boyce. Noah was nominated by his minister, Revd David Yule of Christ Church Westgate, despite fears that Noah may be after his job! This is what David told us about Noah:
'Noah “Dad I have watched you doing the worship, can I do a service?”
Sam; “I’ll ask David”
David: (The minister? ) “Wow! What a wonderful idea! Ask him to go ahead!”
And so the 5 yr old son of our of our youth worker and technician was given the opportunity to lead a service.
At a time when it becomes more and more difficult to find leaders for children's and youth groups, 17-year-old Lucy Keep from 7th Coventry Girls' Brigade has more than stepped up to the mark.
