TABLEtalk - Christmas Party

A great time was had by everyone who came to our

2007 Christmas Party.
Twenty-six students came and were joined by more than
a dozen volunteers and hosts.

A HUGE THANK YOU goes to Ernie Lindsay who did a
fabulous job in the kitchen - it was a great meal!!
Other than eating, drinking and chatting we spent time
singing some Christmas carols and learning
'The 12 Days of Christmas'


Eric Garner performed an excellent monologue entitled
'The Innkeeper'

Jenny He (China), Graeme & Christine Clark,
Elaine (UK) and Munish (India)

Bora (China), Lynne, Tom (China), David Kennedy,
Tereza (Czech Rep) and Jessica (China)

Nan Magee, Raymond (China), Oliwia (Poland), Jack Peakman,
John Stickley, Arthur (China), Sebrina (China), and Billy Magee

Joyce (China), Ania (Poland), Anne-Martine (France),
Florent (France), Audrey & Scott McPhail

Fu Yu (China), Sugu (Malaysia), Cheryl & Roy Adair,
and Lena (Russia)

Aileen & David Clark, Pavas (India), Raj (India),
and Chang (China)

Jenny Wang (China), Tina (China), Mary & Eric Garner,
Hafsa (Pakistan), Peace (UK) and Kate (China)

Commemorative Ceremony

On Friday December 7th I was thrilled to be invited to the
Commemorative Ceremony for the official name change from
Paisley University to the
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND.
This change of name better represents the university,
which has campuses not just in Paisley but also in Ayr, Dumfries
and, most recently, Hamilton


Among the four people who received honorary doctorates at
this event was ALAN JOHNSON, the BBC correspondent
who was kidnapped earlier this year in Gaza
and held for four months.
His speech was very inspiring.

TABLEtalk: St Andrew's Night

I think it would be safe to say that a great time was

had by all those who came along to our

St Andrew's Night @ TABLEtalk

Many, many thanks to Gordon Whyte & Derek Peakman who provided our music for both song and dance!!!

A BIG thank you also goes to Alison Peakman who prepared a traditional feast of haggis, tatties & neeps!!!

For many of the students the ceilidh dancing was a new experience and they needed to listen intently to the instructions given ...

International Bible Study

We have been meeting together since mid-October and have been enjoying studying various Bible characters together and thinking about the challenges the lives of these people can have on our own lives.

Tereza - Lynne - Bora - Jean - Arthur

A Chinese Meal

A big thank you goes to Chang for coming and cooking us a fabulous Chinese meal. Thanks too to Bora and Sugu for their help.

This is us all waiting eagerly for our feast:

Alison, Derek, Lynne, Sugu, Chang & Bora

Fireworks & Hot Chocolate Night

17 students joined us for our annual

Fireworks & Hot Chocolate Night

- fireworks courtesy of the local council

and hot chocolate courtesy of Christian Growth Centre!

Jenny Wang, Tina, Tereza, Munish, Sumin, Jenny He, Ellen & Arthur

Raymond, Bora, Ania, Jessica,

Oliwia & Chang

Chang, Lynne & Raymond

Jessica, Oliwia, Bora & Janet

No, honestly, it wasn't that cold ...

Back to the Christian Growth Centre for some very welcome hot chocolate, fun & games - and a bit of a chat ...

Peace the 'professional'

Polish/Scottish Night

Several students came to the Church of the Nazarene in Erskine for a Polish/Scottish evening, that was part of a whole weekend of events. We all enjoyed many Scottish dances and the challenge of a Polish Polka!! There was a great buffet too with many delicacies from both nations.
Many thanks to Paul & Cathy and everyone who helped to make the evening such a great success. Thank you too for being soooooooooooooo welcoming!!!

Peace & Chang ...

Tina, Jenny & Ellen ...



John, Katrina & Bora ...




Some of these photos are a little blurry - but no-one would stand still ...

TABLEtalk - Quiz Night

The GOLD Team

who were the over-all winners of our Quiz Night

Sumin (China), Arthur (China) and Eric (TT helper)

The PINK Team

Anne-Martine (France), Tereza (Czech Rep)

and Jenny Wang (China)

The RED Team

Jenny He (China), Florent (France)

and Tina (China)

The GREEN Team

Sugu (Malaysia), Jessica (China)

and Raymond (China)

The ORANGE Team

Ania (Poland) and Peace (UK)

The BLACK Team

Misha & Lena (Russia) and Munish (India)

OOPS - not sure what happened to my photo of

the BLUE Team - Raj and Pavas (India)

A Taste of Scotland

Our thanks go to Steven and many others from Elim who put together an excellent 'TASTE OF SCOTLAND' evening for students from TABLEtalk and other contacts made through the WORLD CAFE run this past summer. Fabulous food, great songs - an all round fun social night!

Lynne, Tina, Ellen, Jenny Wang, Sumin & Jenny He

Pankaj, Hafsa & Peace

Bora

Bora, Joyce, Chang, Oliwia & Tom

Steven leads us all in 'Auld Lang Syne'

International Sunday Lunch

Following a great meal with the Peakman family, some of the students enjoyed a trip over to Xscape.

Andrzej and Jola, from Poland, were brave enough to have a go on the robotic arm and view life from another perspective ...

Marc, Andrzej, Jola and Jessica

at the indoor ski slope