Disability Webinar
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Dear Friend
There is still time to sign up to our FREE Disability
Webinar. Join us to discover ideas and
practical actions for working alongside people with
disabilities in your church and community.
Sign up here
(Please feel free to share this invitation)
We give you three focused sessions in 60 minutes of
discussion, engagement and interaction. Learn how you and
your church can welcome and include disabled people in equal
fellowship and ministry.
And gain new ideas on inclusion and accessibility. We unearth
the potential pitfalls and sensitivities around church
experiences, language, images and culture and explore the
viewpoint of people with disabilities.
Plus, you’ll be able to put your questions to our panel.
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Meet our speakers
Rev Katie Tupling, Rev John Naudé & Bernice
Hardie
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Session 1: how
to lead and preach about disability, with Q&A, led by
Rev Katie Tupling, an author and
Anglican priest, who has cerebral palsy. She is the
Oxford Diocesan Disability Adviser and co-founder of
user-led group Disability and Jesus.
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Session 2:
putting disability into the current UK context, with
Q&A. Led by Rev John Naudé, an
Anglican priest since 1997. He is Associate Vicar at The
Point Church in Burgess Hill and an adviser on disability
issues for the New Wine Disability Adviser, the Anglican
Church and the World Council of Churches. He leads
training and writes on disability.
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Session 3: the
practical application of disabled churches and
communities, with Q&A. Led by Bernice Hardie,
Co-Founder of WAVE for Change, an award-winning charity
that enables the creation of places where people with and
without learning disabilities can actively participate in
worship and social activities together. See www.wave-for-change.org.uk
Facebook @wavewithnotfor Twitter @WaveForChange
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Your host for the webinar is Louisa
Lockwood, Editor of Preach magazine.
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Our webinar aims to
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inform you with scripture insights
· enable you with
stimulating ideas and follow-up actions
· equip you
by relating the Bible to how churches, preachers, worship
leaders, small groups and individuals can grow in confidence
in Disability justice issues
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How you can prepare for the webinar
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PRAY: ask the
Lord if this is the right time for you, your church, your
small group to engage with disability
READ: you'll receive an email with a link to
a free copy of Preach magazine (Issue 32) Disability, when
you sign up
RESOURCES: find other ideas and resources
about Disability on the Preach website https://www.preachweb.org/disability-resources
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Joining on the Day
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When
you sign up you’ll receive an email with a Zoom meeting link.
The event opens at 12:50 and starts at 13:00 prompt. If you
have trouble accessing the webinar on the day, please email lwptoffice@lwpt.org.uk
for further help.
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It’s FREE to attend. Sign up here
We look forward to welcoming you on the day!
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Preach is published by the
Leaders of Worship and Preachers Trust
For more resources for preachers including vocational
grants visit
www.lwpt.org.uk
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Financial Administrator needed
The Vale
of Stour Methodist Circuit Is seeking to appoint a FINANCIAL
ADMINISTRATOR (part-time) 10 hours per week, (worked flexibly)
Based at the Circuit office but mainly working from home.
Rate of Pay: £10.19 per hour
For a Job Description and Application Form contact Mrs Elaine
Panchal
Circuit Office, New Road Methodist Church, New Road, Stourbridge
DY8 1PA Email: valeofstour@btconnect.com
Telephone: 07712 332075 (office hours only)
Closing Date for Applications: 7th October 2022
Interviews Week Commencing: 24th October 2022
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New email address
Please
note that as from today Isobel Wakerell's Stafford Circuit
employment email address is:
pastoral.isobel@gmail.com
Could
all correspondence be sent to this new address, please.
Thank
you,
Isobel
Wakerell.
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Warm Spaces
All
churches will be aware of the cost-of-living and energy crisis
facing households this winter and will want to respond. For
the majority of churches that response may take the form of
prayer, listening and conversation. However some will want to
explore offering their building as a “warm space”, perhaps in
partnership with other local community groups.
The Connexional Team have drawn together lots of information
here: https://www.methodist.org.uk/our-work/our-work-in-britain/evangelism-growth/respond-to-the-energy-crisis-this-winter/
The District Resourcing Mission Committee, meeting on 18th
October, will be looking at how “warm spaces” may be financially
supported using money from the District Advance Fund.
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Synod talk link
Our main
speaker was the Rev’d Al Barrett, an Anglican priest serving
an LEP in Hodge Hill, East Birmingham. Al is co-author with
Ruth Harley of the book “Being Interrupted: Re-imagining the
Church’s mission from the outside, in”. His talk can be
found by clicking on the link below:
https://youtu.be/WWmf8EcutyM
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Your District needs you!
We are
still searching for a Secretary to Synod to take over from Andrew
Beattie, who has valiantly agreed to continue until someone comes
forward. If you are unsure about what the role entails or would
like to find out more (or even volunteer!) please message Andrew
Beattie on synsec28@gmail.com.
This is a voluntary position but assistance would be offered by
the District Administrator. We would be delighted to hear from
you!
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Children's Support
Fund
There
is still money available from the above and if your Church is
thinking of running any Children's activities, especially with
the School holidays approaching which is traditionally the time
for holiday clubs etc then, please consider applying for a maximum
of £500. The attached application
form needs to be completed.. Any further questions
please contact Tim Lorimer on tim.a.lorimer@gmail.com Many
thanks
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