Prayers
required for Synod this Saturday
Please
hold the District Synod and all the Circuit Representatives and
Ministers in your prayers as they meet virtually this Saturday to
discuss the God in Love Unites Us papers and resolutions amongst
other things. May it be a time of healing and reconciliation as
well as a time of discernment of what God is working towards.
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Linking
Lives outreach toolkit
Hastened by the pandemic, isolation is sadly increasing in our
communities. How can churches respond? What toolkits are
available to help create supportive communities?
Transforming Communities Together are working with the national
charity Linking Lives to support Churches in reaching out to
their communities in five different, complementary ways that all
help to tackle social isolation.
- Linking Lives -
one to one physical befriending,
- Two's Company -
one to one telephone befriending
- Bringing People
Together - online group conversations
- Places of Welcome
- physical group meetings
- Places of Welcome
Buddy - one to one support in attending a group meeting
Please
join us to find out how we can support you in ensuring that
nobody is isolated in your community.
Date And Time: Wed, 9 June 2021 | 10:30 – 12:00 BST
Sign up now for free
at https://linking-lives-transforming-communities-together.eventbrite.co.uk
For more details or if you have a question, please contact TCT’s
Carrie Blount – carrie.blount@tctogether.org.uk
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Christian
Aid 300,000 Steps Challenge
Last year we were unable to reach out into the community with our
Christian Aid Week house-to-house collection which is such a
valuable source of income for the charity, and, although we
learned very recently that a May 2021 house-to-house might be
possible, UK supporters are encouraged to seek other means of
fundraising too. Some of your churches may be struggling to fund
raise with the current restrictions on our activities. If
so, Brenda Shuttleworth, a self-confessed couch potato, is
taking the Christian Aid challenge to walk 300,000 steps
(equivalent to about 120 miles) during May on behalf of the
Wolverhampton Christian Aid committee. She will set out at 10am on Saturday,
1st May from the canal bridge at Newbridge,
walking towards Compton.
If you would like to support her, you can do so by going to her
Just Giving page - https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Brenda-Shuttleworth or
by sending a cheque payable to Wolverhampton Christian Aid to
John Bate, 79 Cranmere Ave, Wolverhampton, WV6 8TR,
including your name address and post code if you are indicating
that you wish to Gift Aid.
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Job
Opportunity for a School Chaplain
Rydal
Penrhos School in north Wales is looking to appoint a new
Chaplain from September 2021.
Details of the appointment can be found on the MIST website
at: https://www.methodistschools.org.uk/about-us/vacancies-at-methodist-schools with
closing date of 7th May.
The post is open to ministers and suitable qualified lay people,
so if colleagues could draw this to the attention of anyone they
feel might be interested, we would be very grateful.
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Faith,
Finance and Climate Change event
Increasing
people’s knowledge of the different faith perspectives on climate
change and the environment
About this event:
Our aim with these sessions is to bring people
together from across the Black Country and beyond to:
1.
Increase people’s knowledge of the different faith perspectives
on climate change and the environment
2.
Increase people’s understanding of different religions
3.
Increase social cohesion by bringing people together
4.
Explore how we can all work TOGETHER across communities and faith
groups, to improve financial wellbeing across the Black Country
Confirmed speakers include:
- Dr Zahid Parvez -
Markfield Institute of Higher Edication
- Jasmine Khatri -
Hindu Climate Action
- Simon Ross -
Director of Marches Energy Agency
- Rosie Venner,
National Programme Manager, Ecumenical Council for Corporate
Responsibility
- Rev Richard
Clarkson - Lichfield Diocese Environmental Officer
Please
book your place through the Eventbrite link below.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/faith-finance-and-climate-change-tickets-143926300439?ref=eios
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Love
This Calling Connexional Campaign
Love This Calling is a campaign to celebrate a
range of vocations in gathered and scattered church and to build confidence as
we explore our own sense of calling in the time and place we find
ourselves. You may be interested in some of the following:
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Christian
Aid Vaccination Campaign
Click here
to see the press release from Lichfield announcing that the
District is joining them in partnering Christian Aid in giving
people an opportunity to give thanks for their Covid-19 vaccine
by helping others in crisis across the world.
Here’s the online giving link here: https://events.tapsimple.org/online/christian-aid/diolichfield
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District
Children's Support Fund
The funding allocated
specifically to the support of children and families in the
District - particularly those experiencing some form of
deprivation - is still open to accept applications at the moment.
Are there projects you might consider which could offer
support even during the lockdown?
The
maximum amount of any claim is £500 and a Church can apply at any
time using the attached form
and send it electronically to Tim Lorimer who will process your
application and give a decision within six weeks of receipt. The
application will need the support of the hosting Church and
circuit superintendent. Church’s cannot apply for retrospective funding.
We would hope that individuals and groups that have contributed
in the past to the Holiday Fund will still wish to do so knowing
that there money will still be used for Children’s Projects.
For more information please contact Tim Lorimer
on lorimertim@yahoo.co.uk
07971899084.
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