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Christian Aid Week Support
New Conference Venue announced
New MHA Chaplain
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MWiB Conference details
The Emotional Rollercoaster
JACEI member needed
All We Can Emergency Covid Appeal
FoodCycle Webinar
New Faith Crafting Event
District Children's
Support Fund
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Support
Christian Aid Week by giving thanks for your Vaccination
It’s
Christian Aid Week. Like all
charities, Christian Aid’s ability to raise funds has been
adversely affected by lockdown restrictions. The
District has joined with the Diocese of Lichfield in aiming to
raise £5K for Christian Aid’s Coronavirus
Appeal. We’re encouraging people to donate as a
way of saying “thank you” for our COVID-19
vaccination. The money will help vulnerable
communities around the world access soap, water, food and
vital health information in the face of the vaccine.
So far nearly £4K has been donated. Help us celebrate
Christian Aid week by getting over the £5K
line. Donate here: https://giving.tapsimple.org/online/christian-aid/diolichfield
Our very best wishes to Brenda
Shuttleworth of the Wolverhampton Circuit and Bev Boden
of the Walsall Circuit who have both taken up the Christian
Aid challenge to walk 300,000
steps in May
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Methodist
Conference new venue
24 June – 1 July 2021
It
has been confirmed that the Methodist Conference will take place
at the National
Conference Centre, Birmingham, from Thursday 24 June
to Thursday 1 July. The Conference Office is in the process of
arranging hotel accommodation and travel to and from the venue
each day for all who have booked to attend. Confirmation emails
will be sent in early June.
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New
MHA Chaplain
Congratulations
to Rev’d
Derick Chambers, Supernumerary Minister in the
Stafford Circuit, who has just been appointed part-time MHA
Chaplain at Brooklands
House, Stafford.
We remember and pray for all chaplains, staff and residents in
MHA homes who have experienced at first hand so much of the hardship,
loss and challenge brought about by COVID-19
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MWiB
Conference - Those Celtic Christian Ways
As I
hope most of you are now aware, the Conference cannot take place
at Swanwick, but we are most grateful to our planned speaker, the
Revd Shalome Macneill-Cooper, who has agreed to lead us on
Zoom. Below is the outline of the Conference and, as you
will see, each half day is made up of two sessions with a break
in between, so that we can have a comfort break, and a short
stretch of the legs while we make ourselves a drink. This
will also enable those using landlines and who possibly have
‘free’calls on their contract, to be able to redial in just
before the end of the first hour of each session.
While it will be possible for people to join us for one or just a
few sessions, we hope as many as possible will be able to with us
for all the sessions on the three days. As all who had
booked originally to be at Swanwick have made a contribution of
£5, we are asking those who are new participants, to make a
similar contribution, sending their cheque to our treasurer, Mrs
Dilys Jones, 6 Coach Road, Shrewsbury SY3 5AU, making their
cheque payable to Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury District MWiB
a/c. It would be helpful if you would give your contact
details: name, address, email address (if you have one), phone
number and church or circuit you have a connection with. I
do hope a good number of you will now be able to join us.
Conference: Those Celtic Christian
Ways: Monday 7th to Wednesday 9th
June 2021
Outline:- Monday
(Session 1) 2.00 – 2.55, 3.15 – 4.10 (max)
2.00 ‘Arrive’, Chat, Welcome, Introductions,
Devotions (by Pauline and
Walsall circuit) (I would open up on
Zoom at 1.30 to give people chance to arrive and chat before the
2pm start; we can use the Walsall circuit Zoom platform)
Then, over to Shalome.
3.15 What is Celtic Christianity? followed by closing devotions
(Shropshire and Marches circuit)
Tuesday
(Session 2) 10.00 – 10.55, 11.15 – 12.10 (max)
10.00 Devotions (Brownhills and Willenhall),
followed by Shalome
11.15 Celtic Trinity- Understanding of God, Jesus and the
Holy Spirit (Shalome)
Tuesday
(Session 3) 19.00 – 19.55, 20.15 –21.10
19.00 Celtic Worship-
20.15 Celtic Worship ………. To finish by 20.55 for evening
prayers Shropshire & M
Wednesday
(Session 4) 10.00 – 10.55, 11.15 – 12.10 (max)
10.00 Devotions (Cannock Circuit), followed by
Shalome
11.15 Celtic Model of Mission- things to have on hand-a
piece of yarn or string about 30 cms long and tied to make a
loop.
Wednesday
(Session 5) 14.00 – 14.55, 15.15 – 16.10
14.00 Celtic Wheel of the Year and Celtic Wheel Life and
Questions Arising
15.15 LOVE FEAST- Please have on hand a morsel of food and a wee
sip of something that is a bit extravagant for you and preferably
fair trade. Have an extra cup and plate with whatever you are
having on hand (be prepared to also eat that, too!). If possible
have on hand a candle and a very small finger bowl of water.
Participants may wish to have a notebook on hand for reflection
questions.
These sessions will be inclusive for those participating by phone
so there will be a reduced amount of visual material. If you have
audio or visual needs (a specific font, size or colour) please
let Shalome know by ringing 01743 791 267
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The
Emotional Rollercoaster - young people's mental health training
We're delighted to say that you can now book in for the young
peoples mental health training. Called 'The Emotional
Rollercoaster' it will offer therapeutic responses, approaches
and activities to safely explore emotional health with young
people. This training will be relevant for anyone who wishes to
have a deeper understanding of emotional health and how we can
best support others on their emotional health journey, especially
during this time of lockdown and COVID-19.
This event is brought to you by TLG in partnership with
Transforming Communities Together, to bring training FREE to the
Diocese of Lichfield.
During our time together we'll be exploring:
* What is emotional health?
* How can we handle big emotions?
* What does effective Emotional First Aid look like?
* How can we learn to reduce stress for ourselves and others?
We are repeating the session, so you only need to sign up for
one:
Tuesday
18th May 7pm-9pm
Sign up link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-emotional-rollercoaster-tct-with-diocese-of-lichfield-private-event-tickets-151178453825
Sign up closes on Monday 17th at lunchtime
Tuesday
25th May 2pm-4pm
Sign up link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-emotional-rollercoaster-tct-with-diocese-of-lichfield-private-event-tickets-152674937849
Sign up closes on Monday 24th at lunchtime
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JACEI
member required
We are looking to appoint a new member of JACEI, the Joint
Advisory Committee on the Ethics of Investment, and in particular
would welcome applications from women and from black and minority
ethnic candidates, as these are currently under-represented within
the Committee.
Details of the role and Expression of Interest forms can be found
on the link below, and we also be offering a webinar in which the
work of JACEI will be explored.
https://www.methodist.org.uk/about-us/connect/jobs-volunteering/volunteer-positions/joint-advisory-committee-on-the-ethics-of-investment/
Many thanks for this,
Stephen
Revd Dr Stephen Wigley,
Chair of the Wales Synod of the Methodist Church
Synod Office, c/o Cyncoed Methodist Church,
Westminster Crescent, Cardiff CF23 6SE
Tel: 029 2076 1515 (H:029 2046 5187)
wigley@methodistwales.org.uk
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All
We Can Emergency Covid Appeal
As India grapples with the devastating impact of a Covid-19
second wave, please support vulnerable communities by giving
generously to the joint Emergency Coronavirus Appeal. All We Can
and the Methodist Church in Britain will be scaling up their
response in India through All We Can’s local partner in Odisha to
the unfolding crisis, helping rural communities in the state to
pull together, and providing vital help at this most desperate
moment. To find out more and give now, visit: https://www.allwecan.org.uk/indias-coronavirus-crisis-urgent-support-needed/
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FoodCycle
Webinar
We all
want a Black Country where no one is hungry or lonely and where
surplus food is used to nourish communities.
As part of TCT's work to support people and communities to thrive
and flourish, we are hosting this webinar, where you'll learn
about the national charity FoodCycle, as it prepares to open its
first Walsall-based free meals service for local residents.
FoodCycle is a national charity established in 2009, with the aim
of tackling food poverty and social isolation using donated
surplus food. Within the West Midlands we currently have six
projects, all Birmingham-based, and we’re now working to set up
FoodCycle Cooking projects within Walsall and the wider Black
Country.
Webinar
date - Wed, 23 Jun 2021 10:30 via Zoom
Bookings
via Eventbrite at https://feeding-black-country.eventbrite.co.uk
How does
it work?
FoodCycle utilises suitable kitchens in which our volunteers cook
the fresh surplus food donated to us, producing healthy hot
vegetarian meals for anyone who would like one. The meals are completely free
and anyone can just turn up; typically our guests include low
income families, homeless people, isolated older people, and
people struggling to ‘make ends meet’.
Is
this webinar for me?
• Are
you a Walsall based group? We would like the
people of Walsall to know about the charity’s service, so that
they and their families and neighbours could benefit from
nutritious free food. With this in mind we would welcome contact
information on any local organisations, community groups etc.
through which potential guests could be reached.
• Would
you like to volunteer? We would like to attract
local volunteers who we could support and train. Our lead
volunteers learn Teamwork, Leadership and Delegation, Cooking
skills (naturally!), Problem-solving and Relationship-building,
and among the free training that we provide is: Food Safety Level
2, Safeguarding and First Aid. So if you have a work intranet or
newsletter for example that FoodCycle could be mentioned in,
please do let me know.
• Are
you interested in hosting a Black Country FoodCycle venue?
FoodCycle would like more local venues from which we could
provide our weekly meals service. Suitable venues would ideally
have a six-hob cooker (or two 4 hob cookers), and would be
available once a week regularly for 5 hours. Venues would need to
have capacity to seat at least 30 people at a time, because when
the pandemic restrictions lessen considerably, each of
FoodCycle’s Cook and Collect projects will become a venue from
which we will run our free communal meals services again. We will
continue to stringently adhere to all guidance on PPE, social
distancing etc.
Please see FoodCycle’s latest Social Impact Report: https://www.foodcycle.org.uk/who-we-are/foodcycles-impact/
For more information, please contact:
Pamela@foodcycle.org.uk | Tel:
07377 866347
or Jody@foodcycle.org.uk | Tel:
07593 256805
Book your FREE place via: https://feeding-black-country.eventbrite.co.uk
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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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