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UPDATES & INFORMATION 4 FEBRUARY 2011
Please find below events & items of news that may prove of interest - feel free to pass this on to others.
- Beacon School of Ministry…Fri 4 Feb
- Mal Fletcher…Sat 5 Feb
- Sy Rogers…Mon 6 Feb
- VERB - Stafford youth event…Fri 11 Feb
- Celebration Praise with All Souls, Langham Place…Sat 12 Feb
- Healing Encounters Tour…Wed 16 Feb
- Men's City Wide Curry Night…Fri 18 Feb
- Epiphany…Sun 20 Feb
- Fairtrade Challenge…Mon 28 Feb
- Forum of Faiths AGM + guest speaker…Thurs 10 March
- Faith for the Future…Thurs 10 March
- Children’s Prayer Weekend & Pilgrimage…Fri 18-Sun 20 March
- The Ceramic Choir…Sun 2 April
- May Day Craft Fair…Mon 2 May
- Tour of the Holy Land…Fri 4 – Wed 12 Nov
- Pilgrimage to the Holy Land…Tues 13 – Thurs 22 Sept
- Middle East Prayer
- Contribute to the BBC’s faith focus
- Wetley Rocks Methodist Church Coffee morning
- Homeless & Refugee Support
- English Active
- Putting Jesus back into Easter…your help needed
- Free Group Walks
- Lounge Bookings
- Christian Counselling Service
- Healing Rooms
- Challenge North Staffs: reporting hate crime
- Saltbox…practical donations needed
- PhoneLink Volunteers Needed
- Fostering: a career that changes lives
- Vacancy: Youth Development Worker
- Stairlift for sale
Every Blessing
Lloyd
Beacon House of Prayer – New School of Ministry
Listening to God & growing in the prophetic
When: Friday evenings during February to April
Time: 7 - 9pm sessions
Venue: Beacon House, 550-552 High St, Sandyford, ST6 5PD
Tel: 01782 827238
Programme:
4 Feb - God weighing
18 Feb - God leading
4 Mar - God dreaming
18 Mar - God acting
1 Apr - God outreaching
Register by email at thebeaconhop@btconnect.com or sign up at Beacon house (no charge but donations welcome)
Mal Fletcher is a global conference and event speaker, author, media commentator, leadership expert and TV and radio broadcaster. He is Chairman for 2020Plus; a leadership and communications consultancy which is helping business, media and community groups around the world to proactively engage future change. As one of Europe's leading social commentators, Mal has appeared on BBC World News, BBC Breakfast TV, BBC Radio, PressTV and many more.
Date: Saturday 5 February
Time: 2.00pm
Venue: Bethel City Church, leek Road, Abbey Hulton, ST2 8BY
Further details: 01782 537079
FREE ENTRY
Sy's unique life and three decades of ministry have inspired and encouraged audiences from the Royal Albert Hall to many of the world's most influential pulpits such as Hillsong Sydney, City Harvest Singapore and Calvary Chapel Ft Lauderdale, Florida. Regarded as a gifted communicator, award winning talk show host, recording artist and pastoral care specialist, Sy is a leading voice regarding sexuality, cultural themes and God's character.
Date: Monday 7 February
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Bethel City Church, Leek Road, Abbey Hulton, ST2 8BY
Further details: 01782 537079
FREE ENTRY
VERB: Youth event in Stafford
VERB is a contemporary music event aimed at the youth of Stafford, Stone and the surrounding areas. Having grown from 180 young people attending in its first year to almost 400 in 2010, VERB is all about providing quality, credible gigs for the teenagers; making connections between schools, established youth clubs/projects, churches and inspiring young people in the Mid-Staffordshire area.
This February VERB welcomes two quality headline bands; Firefalldown and [CRAVE].
Firefalldown are a London-based, Filipino-British 3-piece, who combine elements of UK indie rock, skate punk, and Motown. Their energetic live shows and songs have been described as "dynamic, intriguing and underpinned by a refreshing intelligence" (Dominic Nichols) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltA01nvGdtw
[CRAVE] are a hard gigging rock band from Northern Ireland. Their full album debut 'Carve', benefiting from exemplary production from Trevor Michael, is a journey of multi-layered, post grunge rock excellence, with a punk-tinged edge - http://www.myspace.com/craverock
Date: Friday 11 February
Time: 8.00pm
Venue: Rising Brook Baptist Church Centre, Burton Square, Stafford
Tickets: £5
For tickets & details contact: T: 01785 242631 E: verb@msyn.org.uk
Celebration Praise - With the Choir & Band of All Souls, Langham Place
An evening for everyone with good music to listen to, songs to join in with & some food for thought.
Date: Sat 12 Feb
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: St Andrew’s Church in the Westlands, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Tickets: Adults - £8, Children - £4 & Families (2 adults & up to 3 children) - £20
For more information call Bethan on 07962 180755 or Fiona on 07709 958372 or email bethan.thompson@btinternet.com
In 2011, Roy and Lydia Todd will be touring throughout the UK as well as into Europe and America with a brand new event called ‘Healing Encounter’. They’ll be accompanied by Dave Bell and the Grapevine Band. Dave will be performing some of his new music as well as sharing his own incredible story of healing. Thousands of people have been impacted through events led by Roy Todd over the past decade - including many incredible miracles. We are expecting many people to respond to the message of Jesus at this event as well as experiencing healing too.
Date: Wednesday 16 February
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Bethel City Church, City Campus, ST2 8BY
FREE ENTRANCE
For more information Steffy Timbrell on either 01782 537079 or email steffy@bethelcitychurch.com
Web: http://www.bethelcitychurch.com/
Men's City Wide Curry Night
Guest speaker is former WBA and England footballer Cyrille Regis.
(A vegetarian curry will also be provided. For those who don't like curry an alternative will be available.)
Date: Friday 18 February
Time: 7:30pm (doors open 7:00pm)
Venue: Swanbank Church, Burslem
Cost: £5.00
Further details: Stewart Chapman on 07817 307517 or visit the website http://www.blogger.com/www.men-alive.co.uk
Join Epiphany for their series of relaxed and entertaining, hour long Sunday evening coffee concerts. Each concert starts at 8:15pm (7:45pm for tea / coffee & cake) at St George’s Church, Poynton, Cheshire
Tickets are £8, £5 concessions / unwaged, free for under 18’s
Special offer for season tickets for 2010 / 2011 series £32 (£20) offering 5 concerts for the price of 4
20 February 2011 – Beethoven Horn Sonata & Mozart String Quintet
17 April 2011 – Spring concert – featuring Beethoven ‘Spring’ Sonata & Mendelssohn Piano trio
19 June 2011 – Mendelssohn String Octet – an exciting climax to our series
Tickets available at the door, or season tickets in advance, please call 01625 858802
For more information, visit Epiphany’s website at http://www.epiphanymusic.org.uk/
Newcastle Fairtrade Group are taking up the challenge from the Fairtrade Foundation to focus on Fairtrade cotton products during Fairtrade. Fortnight this year (28 February - 13 March) and to get involved in producing the longest piece of Fairtrade cotton bunting.
If any church groups would like to take part please contact Hilary on 01782 632895 or email: hilary@jonesten.freeserve.co.uk
Annual General Meeting
Guest speaker: Professor Christine King, Vice Chancellor at Staffs University
Theme: “Keeping Faith in Troubled Times”
Date: Thursday 10 March
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Equality House, 75-77 Raymond Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. ST1 4DP
All welcome.
Further information email Mary Bellamy: if.f.coordinator@gmail.com
Faith for the Future – 8 District resource events in Staffs
The 2008 Staffordshire Faith Action Audit highlighted the commitment of local faith groups to their communities. Mobilising thousands of volunteers currently results in over 1,000 community projects being run & supported each week, many of them helping the most needy & vulnerable people.
What? - Faith for the Future aims to provide faith leaders & project workers with resources, advice & helpful contacts
Who? - These events will ideal for church & other faith leaders, plus anyone who helps to run a local faith based project including pastoral & youth workers
Why? - To help faith groups access information, identify possible funding & training opportunities & connect with other community partners
Partners: Each district event will involve the respective local support & development orgainsation (CVS). Representatives from the Police, Fire Service & County Council will also be attending & will outline opportunities for improved partnership working with local faith groups.
Event Calendar
- Staffordshire Moorlands - 10 March – The Bethel Cheadle
- Lichfield – 22 March – Wade Street Church
- Burton-on-Trent – 29 March – Riverside Church
- Stafford – 12 May – Rising Brook Church
- Newcastle – 17 May – St Peter’s Westlands
· Cannock Chase – 26 May – St Aidan’s Chadsmoor
- South Staffordshire – 7 June – The Church at Perton
- Tamworth – 21 June – St Peter’s Hawksworth
All events: 9:30am – 12:30pm (registration from 9am)
While there are free-to-attend events we ask that you please advise us that you are planning to attend.
Please register by contacting Helen Anderson on 01782 207200 or email helen@saltbox.org.uk
Tour of the Holy Land
To know more information, why not come along on the 9 March to hear more, Church Lane Evangelical Church, Stafford, ST16 2AW
Led by: John & Linda Marshall, Pastors from Church Lane Evangelical Church, Stafford, ST16 2AW
Dates: 4 – 12 November
Cost: £1350 – includes all fares, entry to all the sites, 4* hotels (half-board), coach & guide, all gratitude’s
Visiting Jerusalem, Dead Sea, Galilee, Masada, Bethlehem, Nazareth & much more
For more information call 01785 242635 / 254331 or email pastor.churchlane@btinternet.com
Children’s Prayer Weekend & Pilgrimage to Walsingham, Norfolk
All welcome, accommodation, food, transport all included as well as a free t-shirt
Dates: Friday 18 – Sunday 20 March
Cost: £85 per person
Ages: 7-11 yrs old
For more info contact Gloria Harrison 01782 257820 or Capt. Tim Rourke 01782 215499 or email tim.rourke@churcharmy.me.uk or timrourkechurcharmy@googlemail.com
Come and listen to Faure Requiem & Vierne Messe Solennelle, conducted by Oliver Neal Parker with Ian Riddle playing the organ.
Date: Sun 2 April
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: St George’s Church, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Cost: £10 or students at £5
Would you like a table at Audley Christian Viewpoint’s MAY DAY CRAFT FAIR?
Date: Monday 2 May
Time: 10-4pm
Venue: St James' Church Hall, Audley
If you are interested in coming along the cost of hiring a table is £10.
To reserve a table and for further information, please contact Barbara Jones - 121 Nantwich Road, Audley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 8DL, Staffs or email kenjones552@btinternet.com
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Dates: 13 - 22 September
Where: 10 day Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, visiting Jerusalem, Dead Sea and Galilee (Full Board)
Flying from Luton & returning to Heathrow, coach arranged from Stoke.
More information contact Rev Stuart Hickerman, local Methodist Minister, on 01782 255469
Middle East Prayer
From Jane Holloway: National Prayer Co-ordinator, World Prayer Centre, Birmingham
Over recent years much prayer has been made on behalf of the peoples in the nations surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The Med joins some of the most diverse nations on the planet that contain so many cultures, life styles, religions, political agendas and languages.
Today as we look at the map of the area we see an unprecedented shaking in nation after nation. As we write it is hard to know if this shaking from heaven or the enemies response to the prayers of the saints over the years. Once again Israel is at the centre of the storm. So how do we pray today?
- Obviously our first prayer in all these situations is “your kingdom come your will be done in………. (Mention the Nation)
- Secondly that people of violence will be thwarted in their activity and that confusion will hit their communications
- Thirdly pray for our brothers and sisters caught up in the tension and uncertainty, that they will know the presence of Jesus moment by moment.
- Fourthly pray that moderate leaders will come to the fore and that their voice will be heard and understood.
· Pray that what the enemy intended for harm will be turned to good.
· Pray Psalm 2
· Believe Habakkuk 2 14.
· May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us and all our brothers and sisters worldwide.
World Prayer Centre Team, World Prayer Centre, Cornerstone House, 5 Ethel Street, Birmingham, B2 4BG, UK
T: 0121 633 7393 (International +44 121 633 7393) F: 0121 643 5645 (International +44 121 643 5645)
E: mailto:wpc@newsupdate.org.uk W:http://www.worldprayer.org.uk
The World Prayer Centre is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England No: 3601828 Registered Charity No: 1072222
Contribute to the BBC’s faith focus
The BBC Religion project for 2010/11 is 'Great British Faith'. As well as produce a UK 'faith map', the BBC is looking for people to email in their experiences of their faith.
Would you be able to email out to your members, reminding them of this? If they want more information see:
Wetley Rocks Methodist Church Coffee morning
Wetley Rocks Methodist Church on A520 between Cellarhead and Cheddleton
Coffee Morning from 10am till 12 noon, every Saturday (except first Sat of every month)
Come and join us for a coffee and a teacake, at 50p an item it's a bargain and you will make new friends
For more information contact David Brammer woodfarmdavid@googlemail.com
Information leaflet is now available to download on the Saltbox website www.saltbox.org.uk
This leaflet includes:
~ Where to get hot food
~ Where to get clean clothes
~ Where to get a wash
~ Where to get accommodation
~ Some important telephone numbers
Free English lessons for speakers of other languages (ESOL)
English Active is a Christian programme that will encourage your faith while you learn English.
Our weekly lessons include:
l reading’s l songs l discussions l film-clips l and more!
Places are limited. Come along and see!
Open to all, regardless of gender, race, religion or nationality.
This is a faith-based programme. Lessons and resources have a Christian content, including Bible study.
This is an add-on to your other lessons. It is not a complete ESOL course.
Date: Every Friday
Venue: Hanley Baptist Church, 53 Regent Road, Hanley, ST1 3BT
Time: 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Drop in before class to meet the teacher on Fridays 12:30-1:30
For more information call: 0845 6434084
Write: info@mayihelp.co.uk
Visit: http://www.englishactive.mayihelp.co.uk/
Putting Jesus back into Easter
It's hard to believe that, out of the whopping 80 million chocolate Easter Eggs sold each year, not one of them mentions Jesus on the box. Until now that is.
The Real Easter Egg is the first and only Fairtrade chocolate Easter Egg to explain the Christian understanding of Easter on the pack. It also supports charity and development projects - buying everything from medical equipment for new mums here at home, to chicken and fresh water for farmers in Africa.
It would be great if all our supermarkets stocked The Real Easter Egg everywhere, but we need to prove demand before they will. This is where you can help...
If you are connected to a school, church or ethical business, then you can help us win over all the stores.
Join the Real Easter Egg campaign today.
http://www.realeasteregg.co.uk/
We are a local charity based in Stoke-on-Trent who offer FREE led group walks to adults living in Stoke-on-Trent. The project is funded by Stoke-on-Trent NHS and we aim to get adults more active, more often by encouraging them to walk in their local area, in order to reduce the prevalence of illnesses and diseases such as diabetes and obesity.
Our walks are for everybody, no matter what their age and capability. We have walks taking place every day of the week across the City and the walks take around 45 minutes to an hour to complete. Every walk is led by our trained volunteer walk leaders and our walks also have a strong social aspect to them, with many of our walkers forming friendships.
For more information about the walks call the team on 01782 831900 or email walks@stadiumcommunities.org.uk or visit the website http://www.stadiumcommunities.org.uk/
Need a place to book for meetings or training days?
Why not book the Lounge, £8 per hour,
Venue: The Lounge, Gitana Street, Hanley, ST1 1DY
For more information contact Jyoti Whicker on 01782 207200 or email jyoti@stlabox.org.uk
CCS Counselling Service offers confidential counselling for anyone who feels they need help. It is open to people of any faith or no faith.
It is a voluntary organisation staffed by qualified Christian counsellors. Counselling takes place above the Methodist Book Centre in Hanley and also at the Bridge Centre.
There is no fixed fee, but a donation of at least £15 per session would be welcome.
For more information call 07980 387847
Healing Rooms – No appointment necessary and there is no charge
What are healing rooms? For people in need of physical, mental or emotional healing to come and
encounter the healing power of God through Jesus Christ.
What do we offer? A trained, caring, ministry team who will listen and pray for you.
When are we open? Every Wednesday
Opening Times: 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Place: Beacon House of Prayer, 550 High Street, Sandyford. ST6 5PD
For more info email: thebeaconinfo@btconnect.com
Challenge North Staffs – reporting hate crime
Challenge North Staffs (CNS) is a new organisation which aims to promote the reporting of Hate Crime in the North Staffordshire area. We work with voluntary organisations such as Disability Solutions and North Staffs MIND, as well as the Police and Local Authorities.
CNS works towards the elimination of hate incidents in North Staffordshire to enable all members of the community to live in peace, free from fear, abuse or discrimination.
Hate Crime is defined as any criminal offence committed against a person or their property that is motivated by hatred of someone because of their:
- Disability (including disability due to mental health),
- Race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality or national origin,
- Religion,
- Gender or sexual identity,
- Sexual orientation or
- Age
Hate Crime takes many forms and it can include physical attacks, damage to property, theft, offensive graffiti, threats, intimidation and bullying. CNS will also deal with discriminatory incidents that are not crimes, such as being refused entry into pubs or clubs.
CNS’s first step is to encourage reporting of all hate incidents and then we will offer advice and assistance to those affected. Therefore it is paramount that we advertise our service to the North Staffs community and we would be very grateful if you would allow our publicity material to be displayed on the premises.
It is easy to report an incident and anyone who witnesses or experiences any hate incident should contact us. Our telephone number is at the top of this letter. Any Information we receive is confidential and will only be passed on with permission.
Anyone requiring further information can contact me, the Project Officer, on the above telephone number or by e-mail at julie.wood@stoke-cab.org.uk.
A reporting form can also be completed by assessing the website http://www.blogger.com/www.challengenorthstaffs.org.
Community Chaplaincy Project…working to rehabilitate ex-offenders
Saltbox is in need of bedding, curtains, cutlery, crockery, saucepans and other kitchen equipment to stock their houses. As well as these items we would be grateful for our tenants, such as socks, toiletries, personal products, chocolate and many more. Donations of these items would be much appreciated.
For further information contact us at 17 Regent Road, Hanley or by phone on 01782 252708
PhoneLink Volunteers Needed - Telephone befrienders needed
Time to spare, regularly or occasionally?
Join our growing band of befrienders – they made 353 phone calls to 121 older people last week
Please consider becoming a ‘friend on the phone’ and help them to make even more!
Please contact Jan Ellor 01782 265651 or email jan@saltbox.org.uk
Fostering: a career that changes lives
Stoke-on-Trent Fostering Service needs to recruit more foster carers for children of all ages. We need carers for babies, brothers & sisters, disabled children who need a short break and foster carers who can look after a child or young person until they move into independence.
We can offer:
- A tax free allowance
- A choice of carefully matched placements
- Full training and support
For more information call 01782 234555 or visit www.stoke.gov.uk/fostering
Vacancy: Youth Development Worker
Salary £17,500 (Year 1)
The Longton Fellowship of Christian Churches seeks a Youth Development Worker, qualified to JNC level 2, to be part of the mission team working among young people in the diverse community of the Longton area of Stoke-on-Trent. We wish to build upon links already established with local schools and colleges, as well as the wider community.
The post is intended to run for one year initially, with the aim of extending this to three years, subject to the availability of funding.
Support will be provided by North Staffs Youth for Christ.
All enquiries and expressions of interest, please contact Revd. John L. Titlow
5, Alexandra Crescent, Uttoxeter, ST14 7LQ or 01889 564482 or john.titlow@btopenworld,com
Closing date: 16 February 2011
Excellent condition.
Open to offers.
Contact Martin Drew on 07757702206 or email: m.drew169@btinternet.com
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