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- Learning to Heal…Sat 7 May
- At 7…Sun 8 May
- Faith for the Future (Stafford & Newcastle)…Tues 12 May
- North Shropshire Methodist Youth Choir…Sat 14 May
- Evening with Philip Yancey… Mon 16 May
- Charity Golf Day…Thurs 19
- Prison Ministry…Sat 21 May
- The Big Consultations…Tues 24 May
- Evening with Bill Wilson…Weds 25 May
- Looking to the Future…Sat 18 June
- Epiphany…Sun 19 June
- Dave Bilbrough Live…Sat 2 July
- Your Worship Zone…Sat 9 July
- Coffee Pot
- Sudan Prayer Update
- Do you want extra publicity for your event?
- Lounge Bookings
- Healing Rooms
- Saltbox…practical donations needed
- PhoneLink Volunteers Needed
- Vacancy: Individual Development Co-ordinator – Trainee
- Vacancy: Senior Support Worker
- Vacancy: Children's Worker
Every Blessing
Lloyd
Learning to Heal – New Wine Training Day
Steve McGanity is a vicar at Saint Andrew’s Church Liverpool & a leader in the New Wine Network of church leaders in the North West. He sees his primary role is to build & encourage the church to seek first the kingdom of God in their lives, and to then share that better life that Jesus gives others, by becoming more active in the community.
The following areas covered are:
- Theology of healing
- Kingdom & Commission
- Power & Authority
- How to minister
- Values for Healing
- Healing the Oppressed
- Time for questions & Ministry
Available on the day ‘Learning to Heal’ book by John Coles - £8.99
Tea & coffee will be provided but please bring a packed lunch
Date: Sat 7 May
Venue: Trentham Parish Church, Trentham, ST4 8AB
Time: 9:30am – 4:40pm
Cost: £10
Guest Speaker: Steve McGanity
For more information contact Jim Palmer on 01785 282067 or email sheilandjimpalmer@gmail.com
At 7 – Real Life, Real Meaning, Real God
Worship, teaching, testimony & prayer ministry
‘At 7’ is a contemporary worship event for all ages & is a joint venture between Market Drayton Methodist Church & St Mary’s Church, Market Drayton
Date: Sunday 8 May
Venue: Market Drayton Methodist Church, Shewsbury Road, Market Drayton, TF9 3DL
Time: 7pm
Speaker: Peter Williams
Worship Leader: Rachel Faul
For more information call 01630 657343
Faith for the Future – 8 District resource events in Staffs
- Stafford (Rising Brook Church)-Thursday 12 May
- Newcastle (St Peter’s Westlands) – Tuesday 17 May
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.
Other locations:
- 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
North Shropshire Methodist Youth Choir
Come and listen to North Shropshire Methodist Choir at Wesley Place Methodist Church, Alsager
Date: Saturday 14 May
Venue: Wesley Place Methodist Church, Lawton Road, Alsager Stoke-on-Trent ST7 2AF
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: £6 – including refreshments
For more information email Gordon g-bdegg@talktalk.net
Presenting ‘Seasons of the Soul’. Philip Yancey has been described by some people as the most popular inspirational writer of our time. With over 15 million books sold worldwide, he now ranks as one of the most respected authors of the 21st Century. His latest work ‘What Good is God’ promises to be another best seller, & its content will feature in the programe.
Date: Mon 16 May
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Raising Brook Baptist Church Centre, Burton Square, Stafford, ST17 9LT
Cost: £8 or £9 on the door
For more information call 01785 214750
Verity Deaville, is writing on behalf of Registered Charity, Metro Ministries, to invite your church / group / friends to enter a team (s) to their Charity Golf Day &/OR Dinner held at Mere Golf & Country Club, 19 May in Cheshire.
Metro Ministries is an international Christian humanitarian organization with headquarters in Brooklyn, New York and reaches over 45,000 inner city disadvantaged children and their families every week in the ghetto?s of New York city, garbage dumps and cemeteries in the Philippines, South Africa, India, Romania, Thailand and beyond.
Their founder, Pastor Bill Wilson was abandoned as a child and suffering from rickets from malnutrition, he grew up wanting to make a difference in the lives of forgotten children.
Faced with many challenges including being stabbed, beaten, temporarily blinded in one eye, and shot in the face, Bill has consistently refused to walk away from those for whom he has vowed to dedicate his life. Today he is one of the most sought after inspirational motivational speakers in the world and will be speaking at Mere Golf & Country Club to tell his story. X-Factor 2007 finalist, Beverly Trotman, will also be supporting the evening event and we are expecting tickets to sell out quickly. We have also received a signed cap from Rory McIlroy and signed cards from Lee Westwood and Louis Oosthuizen in support of the event.
For non-golfers tickets are available for the evening event and we really hope you would like to join this charity event. For promotional information and booking forms please visit http://www.box.net/shared/hk0049t4jc
If you would like any further information or tickets to either the golf or evening event please do not hesitate to contact me on 01260 273026 or verity@deavilleandco.com by 29 April.
God Bless
Verity Deaville
Event Organiser Deaville&Co Event Management www.deavilleandco.com
Do you have a Calling in 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, Birches Head Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD (9.30-12noon), Saturday 21 May
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.
Volunteers are also involved in other specific programmes, such as Angel Tree (which enables children of prisoners to receive a Christmas gift), writing letters to prisoners, pray for prisoners and those supporting the prison population in England and Wales.
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.
Volunteers already working with Prison Fellowship will be present at the event.
Refreshments will be provided.
For further details please contact Stephen Hawkins Prison Fellowship Regional Co-ordinator, North West
Mobile: 07890 636837
Email:stephenhawkins@prisonfellowship.org.uk
The Big Consultations…for youth workers
The Big Society & Faith-Based Youth Work: Opportunity or Challenge?
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, Flaxman Building, Staffordshire University, College Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2XW
For more information & to book contact Nigel on 07940 545469 or nigel@pimlott.org
A “Fishers of Men” event with the founder of Metro Ministries.
Date: Weds 25 May
Time: 7.00 PM
Venue: Swan Bank Church, Burslem
For further info: (01782) 535384 or (01782) 219146
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: Staffordshire University, College Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DE
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 St George’s Church, Poynton, Cheshire
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
Dave Bilbrough will be performing at Hanley Elim Pentecostal Church
Date: Sat 2 July
Venue: Hanley Elim Pentecostal Church, Bucknall Old Road, Hanley, ST1 2AF
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 US, Canada and Europe.
In the studio they have clocked up 10 widely acclaimed albums and are responsible for the worldwide hit 'Holy Holy, Lift Up His Name' and more recently the anthems 'There Is A Day' and 'Amazing God'. They feature on numerous compilation albums, often in partnership with premier publishers, Kingsway Music.
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, Birches Head Rd, Stoke-on-Trent.
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
The Ageing Well Project
The Ageing Well Project promotes better health for people aged 50 & over. This is achieved by you to keep as physical, socially & mentally active as possible.
Activities we provide:
- Chair based gentle exercise
- Cycling, walking groups
- Gardening circles & gentle gardening groups
- Reminiscence sessions
- Social groups
- Day trips & supported holidays
- Walking stick ferrule change
- Art & craft sessions
- Computer classes
- Healthy sessions on: falls prevention, blood pressure crime prevention, heart start
Health Benefits of activities:
- Meeting new people & making friends
- Gain more energy
- Keep your mind active
- Help with weight control
- Improve sleep
- Promote good mental health
- Reduce the risk of: heart disease, high blood pressure, raised cholesterol, stress, arthritis, osteoporosis
If your interested in attending any of our activities, please contact Ageing Well Team for informal chat on 01782 812063
Date: Every Thursday
Venue: St Stephens Community Church Bentilee.
Time: 9.30am-11.30am,
Crafts, recreational activities, gentle exercise, stay and play, tea/coffee and toast for £1.
We are actively encouraging groups from across the city, who works with people with learning disabilities to pay us a visit.
More information call 01782 260876
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 Upper Nile & Jonglei
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 Lichfield Diocese “What’s On” guide.
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, Gitana Street, Hanley, ST1 1DY
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, 550 High Street, Sandyford. ST6 5PD
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 17 Regent Road, Hanley or by phone on 01782 252708
PhoneLink Volunteers Needed - Telephone befrienders needed
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 Trent?
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: 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 Trent.
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 Alhambra Court, like tenancy sign ups & health checks on the building
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: Children's Worker
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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