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- Prison Ministry…Sat 21 May
- The Big Consultations…Tues 24 May
- Called to Love Muslims…Wed 25 May
- Evening with Bill Wilson…Wed 25 May
- Philippa Hanna…Sat 4 June
- Faith for the Future (South Staffordshire &
- Funky Choir in a Day…Sat 18 June
- Looking to the Future…Sat 18 June
- Epiphany…Sun 19 June
- An evening with Bobby Ball…Fri 24 June
- Celebrate Recovery…Thurs 30 June
- Dave Bilbrough Live…Sat 2 July
- Your Worship Zone…Sat 9 July
- Exclusive Invitation from UCB International…Mon 26 Sept
- Olympic Torch Run
- Do you want extra publicity for your event?
- Lounge Bookings
- Healing Rooms
- Saltbox…practical donations needed
- PhoneLink
- Vacancy: District Administrator & PA to the Chair of District
- Vacancy: Individual Development Co-ordinator – Trainee
- Vacancy: Senior Support Worker
- Vacancy:
- Vacancy: Children
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Do you have a call to Prison Ministry?
Local people interested in volunteering to assist in a wide range of local prison programmes are invited to attend a Prison Fellowship Awareness Day at the Bridge Centre,
This event will be an opportunity for Christians to find out how they can support Sycamore Tree, Prison Fellowship’s restorative justice programme and to find out more about how the charity seeks to reduce levels of reoffending.
Stephen Hawkins, Prison Fellowship’s Regional Coordinator for the North West region, said today: “This is an informal occasion for the Christian Community to meet together and hear about what volunteering possibilities there are with Prison Fellowship.
Refreshments will be provided.
For further details please contact Stephen Hawkins Prison Fellowship Regional Co-ordinator,
Email:stephenhawkins@prisonfellowship.org.uk
The Big Consultations…for youth workers
The Big Society & Faith-Based Youth Work:
Free consultations about Big Society for faith-based youth workers (volunteer, paid, full-time, part-time, qualified, not qualified, student)
The consultations (choose either afternoon or evening) will discuss what faith-based youth workers think about the Big Society & its possible implications. The consultations will be fully participative
Date: Tuesday 24 May
Time: 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Venue: Learning Exchange. 2nd Floor,
For more information & to book contact Nigel on 07940 545469 or nigel@pimlott.org
Ready to understand the Islamic Faith?
Come & hear Rev Martin Young (
Date: Wednesday 25 May
Time: 8pm
Venue: Costa Coffee,
A “Fishers of Men” event with the founder of Metro Ministries.
Date: Weds 25 May
Time: 7.00 PM
Venue:
For further info: (01782) 535384 or (01782) 219146
Philippa Hanna Live in Concert
An evening of great music & fellowship in aid of Wirral Methodist Circuit
Date: Saturday 4 June
Venue: St Luke’s
Time: 7pm
Cost: £10 – Adults & £5 – under 18’s
Free drinks & nibbles
For more information contact St Luke’s
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.
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
TheFunkyChoir.com will be running its second annual
This is a chance for anyone to spend a day in a choir... just to see if you enjoy it or not. The day is run by Jo Sercombe, the Musical Director of the
In just one day, Jo will meld together a team of relative strangers into a fantastic choir that will perform three pieces of
There are NO auditions for this day. Everyone is welcome and it really doesn
You
Date: Saturday 18 June
Venue: Sir William Stanier School Theatre,
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: £15 – includes refreshments & a snack lunch
To book a place just call Brent on 07944 953243
This event to look into the future of community mission and ministry.
This event will provide the opportunity to discuss the theory and practice of being a missional church involved with transforming communities and local neighbourhoods. Speakers will include Ann Morisy and Fran Beckett.
Date: Saturday 18 June 2011, 10am-4pm
Venue:
Cost: £15 (£7.50 concessions) including lunch and refreshments
For more information contact crcw.admin@urc.org.uk or call 02079 168653
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
Tickets are £8, £5 concessions / unwaged, free for under 18’s
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 www.epiphanymusic.org.uk
With the characteristic humour that’s made Canon & Ball so famous, Bobby tells his story & speaks about the difference Christian faith makes to his life & work.
Date: Friday 24 June
Venue: St Lawrence’s Church, Biddulph
Time: 8pm
Cost: £6
For more information contact St Lawrence’s Church Office on 01782 513891 or email office@biddulphchurch.org.uk
Celebrate Recovery is a Christ centred Bible based recovery programme designed to help people address a variety of hurts, habits, and hang-ups.
Tony Turner, the European Director of Celebrate Recovery, will be with us for the evening of Thursday 30th June from 7.30 pm to explain what "Recovery" is and to run a model "open share evening". Please do join us and see how it can help anyone with their "hurts, hang-ups and habits". This program is a 12 step Christ centered Recovery program. It is running all over the world and has recently been approved as a faith based recovery program in HM prisons.
Date: Thursday 30 June
Venue: St Martin’s, Crown Bank,
Time: 7:30pm
For more info contact the church office on 01782 782 348 or visit the web site http://www.celebraterecovery.co.uk/
Dave Bilbrough will be performing at
Date: Sat 2 July
Venue:
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: £5
For more information please ring 01782 279092 or email info@hanleyelim.co.uk or visit the website www.hanleyelim.co.uk
Your Worship Zone - Lou Fellingham with Phatfish
Phatfish have led thousands in worship at all of the major UK festivals including Newday, Soul Survivor and Spring Harvest, sharing stages with artists that range from Matt Redman to Delirious. They have also toured in the
In the studio they have clocked up 10 widely acclaimed albums and are responsible for the worldwide hit
Since their formation in 1994, Phatfish have held firmly to their original aim:
- To write songs
- Play & record songs that glorify our amazing God
- Communicate His love and His purpose for us
Date: Saturday 9 July 2011
Venue: The Bridge Centre,
Time: 9.45 - 4.00pm & 4 - 5pm celebration
To book tickets contact Jyoti at the Saltbox on 01782 207200 or email Jyoti@saltbox.org.uk
Exclusive Invitation from UCB International
UCB is delighted to invite you to a very special event at the De Vere Conference Centre, Near Crewe,
Phil Cooke - Writer, speaker, filmmaker and media consultant whose work focuses on helping clients navigate the tremendous change happening in our culture today.
Date: Monday 26 September
Venue: The De Vere Conference Centre,
Time: Registration is at 8.30am, ready for a 9am start and we expect to finish by 5.45pm
Cost: £120 - although bookings received by 30 June will be subject to a £20 early bird discount
THIS PRICE INCLUDES LUNCH AND TEA/COFFEE DURING THE VARIOUS BREAKS THROUGHOUT THE DAY
This is a ticketed event and places are limited – so bookings are accepted on a strictly, first-come, first-served basis.
(From Roy Crowne, Executive Director of HOPE)
MORE THAN GOLD - TORCH RELAY
We are writing to you on behalf of our friends at More than Gold. They are sending the message below about the 2012 Torch Relay which will likely be visiting a community near you. The Olympics will be a brilliant moment for our country, a chance to celebrate and - most of all - a real opportunity for churches to work together and do community mission.
We would love to see engagement in the Olympics as a part of the bigger plans of church collaboration and mission in your area – sharing hope through words and actions. If you think you would like to be connected in a deeper way, or lead any aspect of your local churches’ response, please email Steve.price@hopetogether.org.uk by Wednesday 25th May.
2012 Olympics is another golden opportunity, among many, to be outward-looking and tap into public consciousness and be what the Church is meant to be – visible and relevant. Let’s go for it. A highlight in the build up to the 2012 Games is the official Torch Relay starting about three months beforethe opening ceremony. The relay sees the torch carried throughout many towns and cities across the
Helping churches get ready
To help churches get ready for this great opportunity, More Than Gold is creating a local task force in each town where the relay is to stop. This group will help run community events that support the official celebrations. The aim is to have the churches and More Than Gold’s partner agencies working to put the church at the centre of the plans and celebrations that take place.
Working with your Local Authority
What makes this especially important is that most Local Authorities are stretched so far as their budgets and resources are concerned. Because of this they would welcome the help of the churches in their area. In some places it may even be possible for the local churches to be the prime organiser or main partner in a Community Festival.
The help churches could contribute includes;
Creative and performing arts –offering their own talent or bringing it in from elsewhere.
Hospitality – from free food to being part of the One Million Cups of Water programme.
How you can play your part?
To be a part of this task force please email info@morethangold.org.uk with your name, church, town and contact details so that we can network with you and get you in touch with others in your area.
Following the burning of three villages and displacement of tens of thousands of people from Abyei town, an agreement was reached to pull all non-Joint Integrated Unit forces out of Abyei. Relative calm has been restored – there have been no further villages burned and no reports of fighting since Sunday. However, previous agreements have been respected by one side only. If Southern forces pull out but Northern militias claim they are Misseriya migrating through the area and do not pull out, Southerners will see this as more evidence of the international community rewarding violence from the North. Recent satellite images suggest neither side is respecting the agreement as yet.
Please pray for:
- Provide for those displaced by recent violence
- A changed policy from the international community
- Grieve with God for those killed in South-South violence in
For more information or for a talk on this subject please contact Tim Flatman tflatman@gmail.com or 07595 908 405
Do you want extra publicity for your event?
Make sure your details are included in the
There is a simple self-service form at http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/add-event.
Need a place to book for meetings or training days?
Why not book the Lounge, £8 per hour,
Venue: The Lounge,
For more information contact Jyoti Whicker on 01782 207200 or email jyoti@stlabox.org.uk
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,
For more info email: thebeaconinfo@btconnect.com
Community Chaplaincy Project…working to rehabilitate ex-offenders
North Staffs Community Chaplaincy would like to say a BIG Thank You, on behalf of the vulnerable adults we support.
We are please to say we now have ample supply of items requested, however we still required small wardrobes and coffee tables.
For further information contact us at
PhoneLink
Are you a ‘people person’?
Are you a good listener?
Can you spare an hour or two a week to offer a friendly ear to older and vulnerable members of society in Stoke on
PhoneLink needs you!
Telephone befriending is a rich and rewarding way to volunteer your time. No qualifications or experience necessary – though warmth, compassion and a sense of humour are a definite advantage!
To enrich your life and make a real difference locally, join us at PhoneLink.
Contact Zi Makhiwa for more information on 01782 265651 or email zi@saltbox.org.uk
Vacancy: District Administrator & PA to the Chair of District
15 or 16 hours per week - Monday to Friday mornings (some evening & Saturday work)
Based at the Bishop’s Wood District Office, Nantwich CW5 7QD
Starting salary £8:50 per hour
Closing date: 31 May 2011
Interview date: 8 June 2011
Start date: 1 July 2011 or as soon as possible thereafter
Application pack available from the District Office
Postal address: Bishop’s Wood District Office, Nantwich CW5 7QD
Telephone: 01270 627774
E-mail: chester.stoke@btconnect.com
Vacancy: UCB Individual Development Co-ordinator - Trainee
This exciting new position will be an integral part of UCB’s Individual Development Team, which works within the wider Fundraising department. Dynamic, creative and organised, you will play a key role in assisting with the implementation of a three-year Direct Mail Strategy, developing relationships with individual supporters of our ministry.
The Individual Development Co-ordinator will help to develop an Email Direct Mail Strategy, which is a new area of communication within the Direct Mail Function, monitor current and future Direct Mail activities, as well manage testimonies coming into the ministry. The role will also involve gaining a thorough knowledge and understanding of the whole Direct Mail process at UCB.
We are looking for a graduate with a marketing degree or similar related subject who has loads of initiative, but who is also a strong team player, with creative flair, strong written and verbal communication skills, and a high standard of numeracy. You will thrive on the challenge of prioritising a very diverse workload, have the ability and flexibility required to meet tight deadlines, and the initiative to drive UCB forwards into new areas of Direct Mail.
Fundraising experience is desirable although not essential as training will be given, including the opportunity to gain the new Institute of Fundraising accreditation, the Certificate in Direct Marketing.
We are looking for someone who will be a blessing and an inspiration to our growing team, and to our ministry and supporters!
This position is based at our Operations Centre in Stoke on
Salary: £15,000 with the possibility of increasing to £18,000 dependent upon successful completion of accredited specialist Direct Marketing qualification.
Closing Date: Monday 23 May
Interview Date: Monday 13 June
An application form and job description can be downloaded at www.ucb.co.uk/vacancies
UCB is a Christian organisation. Schedule 9 Part 1 (3a) and (3b) of the Equality Act 2010 apply to this vacancy
Vacancy: Senior Support Worker
Alhambra Court is a sheltered housing scheme comprising of 34 homes, situated in Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent, a diverse community. It will provide accommodation & high quality housing related support to vulnerable older people.
You will deliver support that enable older people to maximize their independence & helps residents maintain their life skills. Your duties will include housing & estate management at
We want someone who:
- Understands the issues affecting older people’s health & well being
- Has experience of assessing needs & preparing outcome support plans
- Is able to speak a local community language; Urdu or Punjabi
- Has knowledge of social housing
- Has excellent people & communication skills
- Is able to work independently
Full time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £20,000 - £22,000
Closing Date: Monday 24 May, 12 noon
Interview Date: Friday 11 June
Apply online at www.staffshousing.org.uk or request a job pack by calling 01782 743819 or email hr@staffshousing.org.uk
For an informal discussion about the role contact Kusum Taneja on 01782 744533
Vacancy:
Stafford District Voluntary Services
£10,810 p.a. for 18 hours per week (Currently funded until end May 2012 with further funding being sought)
to people, whilst they make a difference to others.
Lloyds TSB Foundation funding has created an opportunity for the right person to work with volunteers, voluntary & community organisations and medical practitioners to create a sustainable, replicable service helping people with life
limiting conditions to improve self confidence, well being and employability.
If you have experience of recruiting, supporting and training volunteers along with knowledge of the Health Sector, an understanding of the challenges of the future, alongside an ability to work in partnership with stakeholders from all sectors, you may be the person we are looking for.
Informal enquiries can be made to Di Litchfield, Deputy Chief Officer, SDVS 01785 60 66 70
Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded at http://www.sdvs.org.uk/?q=content/jobs
Closing date: 12pm on Wednesday 25 May 2011
Interviews: Tuesday 7 June 2011
NO CV’s. Please send a large SAE with 66p stamp to:
SDVS, 131-141 North Walls,
Tel: 01785 60 66 70
Vacancy: Children
The Parish of Leek and Meerbrook seek to appoint a Children’s Worker
Full-time paid post, to develop our existing children’s work across the Team, to find new ways of engaging with children and families and to recruit and train others to share in the work.
Closing date for applications: 27 May 2011
Interview date: 9 June 2011
Contact: The Revd Matthew Parker on 01538 382515 or by email matpark01@aol.com
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