A District event for anyone with a desire to unlock more of the Bible.
Saturday 12th March 2011
Runshaw College, Leyland
9:30am - 4pm
18s & under free, over 18's £10
Plus order discounted a copy of Bishop Tom Wright's Lent Bible Study Notes 'Lent for everyone – Matthew' for £4.00 on booking a place at Inspire5
Speakers
When? 20th-21st May 2011
Where? The Noah's Ark Centre, Speke, Liverpool
Cost? £15 per delegate
Loving God, it was not your plan that anyone should be without a place to call home.
We pray for all people experiencing homelessness.
We pray for our politicians and decision-makers, and for those who are helping homeless people.
Open our eyes to the needs within our own communities and give us wisdom to respond and courage to challenge the injustice of homelessness.
Amen
For more info on the istuation in preston go to www.homelessinpreston.org.uk
There's also info about this on the CAFOD website at http://cafodlancaster.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/youth-festival/
Please do spread the word!
Thank you.
Rosa J
CAFOD Lancaster
Dear All,
You may have heard about the React Festival taking place at the end of this month. The festival has been organised by WDY youth group as part of the UN International Year of Youth. The aim of the festival is to encourage young people to engage in global justice issues in a way that is relevant to them. Ultimately we hope to set up a 'React Youth Network' in Preston which will focus on global justice issues.
The project has the support of CAFOD and the Faith and Justice Commission and will be held in Our Lady's Catholic High School, Fulwood from 1pm - 7pm, on Sunday 30th January. We have organised 8 exciting workshops, (details on flyer) which will be followed by an ecumenical reflection, performance from the One Voice Community Choir and finally time for pizza and socialising.
We have attached our poster, flyer and parents letter and consent form. We hope you will be able to help us promote the festival in your school - it's a great opportunity to get more young people interested and involved in global issues, meet new people and enjoy some reflective time together.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact myself or Terry Mattinson terry.mattinson@ycs-in-preston.co.uk or 07715320218
Thank you
Sophie Ellwood & Terry Mattinson
Impact & WDY Youth Groups
Youth and Policy's third 'thinking seriously' conference will explore recent research relating to young people and faith and consider its implications for practice. The conference offers an opportunity for colleagues from academia and practice to engage in open dialogue about research and practice relevant to work with young people around faith and religion.
The event will be a small residential gathering comprising scholarly papers, workshops and space for informal discussion and debate between participants. To encourage an atmosphere of mutual commitment to learning we are restricting the numbers to around 60 and encouraging all participants to make a commitment to attend for the whole of both days.
There will be four key papers including:
Sughra Ahmed (Policy Research Centre) whose research includes 'Seen and Not Heard: Voices of Young British Muslims';
Dr Phil Henry ( University of Derby) a sociologist of religion working in the area of identity and difference and Director of the Multi-Faith Centre at the university;
Jasjit Singh (University of Leeds) a doctoral student researching the transmission of religion among young British Sikhs;
Jon Jolly (Arun Community Church) a Christian youth worker, writer and key thinker in the field.
The speakers have been asked to stimulate reflection and discussion of practice relating to young people and faith by drawing on the insights of their work and research interests.
We are inviting participants to offer practical or academic workshops which will foster debate and new thinking about young people and faith.
Please contact Youth & Policy on conferences@youthandpolicy.org for more information and a booking form
Bishop of Leicester says it would be 'completely irresponsible' for government to roll back on its responsibilities to the needy
• Study for Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows fall in spending power of low-income families of 10% in decade
• Rising global demand for food, cotton, fuel and other commodities pushing up prices of basic necessities
Church Action on Povertywww.church-poverty.org.uk/closethegap
11 January 2011
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Why are low-income families excluded from the government's proposed 'Warm Home Discount'?
New research carried out by Save the Children has proven again that low-income families are paying more than the better off for basic goods and services and heating their homes. Nearly £1,300 more! That's quite a 'poverty premium'.
Many of us think it is wrong that the poorest pay most, and today you can take part in a simple petition to the Energy Minister, Chris Huhne, to tell him that low-income families should not have to pay extra for energy bills. It is important that you do it this week as the consultation 'Warm Home Discount' ends this week.
Sign our petition to Chris Huhne now!
Church Action on Poverty has also done some in-depth research into the 'poverty premium'. This uncovered what the poorest pay more for; why they pay more; and what to do it about it. We will be in touch over the coming months with some amazing stories and simple targeted action ideas to make a difference.
The Save the Children research (featured in today's ITV breakfast news, the Daily Mirror and Guardian) shows that the poverty premium has gone up by more than a fifth in the last few years, and that 20% is going on energy bills. Poorer families pay hundreds of pounds extra to keep their homes warm, with an average cost for gas and electricity of £1,135 annually - compared with £880 for other families.
Currently, the proposals in the 'Warm Home Discount' consultation exclude low-income families from receiving a rebate. The phasing out of the energy companies' voluntary 'social tariffs' will give pensioners an automatic rebate of about £140. But there is no such obligation for other vulnerable groups such as families on low-incomes.
I'll be in touch in the next few weeks with more ideas and updates.
With good wishes for 2011
Alan Thornton
Church Action on Poverty
PS Thousands of Save the Children campaigners are also taking part in this action. Please help us spread the word by forwarding this email, tweeting and putting it on Facebook.
And also are you aware of the interest in the Govt of Early Intervention. Previous Govt were strong on this and literally today there are interviews for a post in each district to improve and coordinate early intervention work and strategies in a district with the Children's Trust. New Govt seems to still be keen on the language, though not 100% sure if they mean the same thing – AND they are reducing the money. http://www.education.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople/earlylearningandchildcare/a0070357/early-intervention-grant-frequently-asked-questions/
Rooted in 36 years experience of youth and community work with young people at risk Dave Wiles will use some of the themes and ideas from his recent book to enable youth and community workers (from all and any degrees of involvement) to recharge the 'mission batteries', encourage our own calling to be the Good News and inspire us to draw deeper upon the simplicity of our amazing faith. Adrian and Bridget Plass will be joining the retreat and we will use a range of processes to provide input that will challenge, stimulate, inspire and nurture you in your own journey and it will also value and draw upon the stories that you bring with you, providing plenty of space to 'be' as well as 'do'. There will be open fires (weather permitting!) and even a Bedouin tent for story telling! It would be great to see many from the FYT network gathered together in such a lovely part of the UK. If you are not a youth worker – why not get your church to send your youth worker as a gift?!
FOUNDATIONS
UK National course: (week long residential 20-27th February - half term hols)
Lancashire: Week by week (11 Wednesday evenings 27th April - 13th July plus Weekend residential 21st & 22nd May)
Don't be fooled by the title, whilst the course does include the fundamentals of Christianity this course is equally suited to people in senior leadership as it is to people starting to explore the Christian faith.
Foundations is Fusion's flagship discipleship course with three streams - living with God, living with others and living with yourself.
It has been developed over a period of nearly 50 years and was written by Mal Garvin, the founder of Fusion.
Foundations is quite different to other Christian courses as it combines theology with psychology and sociology - to help us understand the human condition and why we behave and relate the way we do. It also equips us do mission effectively and includes a practical opportunity at the end of the course to be part of a Fusion Open Crowd festival where we learn to put our training into practice. Unusually, the majority of delegates (75% plus) do the course more than once, probably because there is so much to be gained from the teaching and every time you do it you learn something new.
The venue for Lancashire Foundations is Leyland - still to be confirmed.
The weekend residential venue is to be confirmed.
The venue for the UK Foundations is: The Frontier Centre, Addington Road, Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire.
FOUNDATIONS TRAINER TRAINING
Lancashire (Leyland): 3 Wednesday afternoons 27th April, 4th & 11th May (Free)
UK (Northamptonshire) 18-19th Feb (£35 - covers meals & accommodation)
If you have done Foundations before then why not learn how to teach it?
Learning to teach Foundations causes you to apply the teaching at a deeper level as each unit requires you to give personal examples of how you have applied the teaching in your own life (or at least highlight the challenges!)
Trainer training is split into various levels of accreditation - seven in all, depending on how many units you are accredited in and at what level.
If you want to go to a deeper level with Foundations and learn how to teach the course to others then trainer training is for you.
If you want to go, but don't feel you can afford it, PLEASE speak to us and we will find a way.
If you'd like attend then please get your application forms and deposit to me ASAP.
Looking forward to it!
Andy Prosser
Andy Prosser
Centre Coordinator
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Have you visited our chatity shop at 7 Hough Lane, Leyland? Would you like to donate some items?
For more information click the link: Leyland Charity Shop
Somebody who would like to join must:
- be able-bodied (i.e. fit enough to lift, dig, bend down, etc.) & aged 16+
- own (or can offord to buy) a pair of steel toe-capped boots & a pair of
old jeans
- regularly volunteer fortnightly on Saturday's for projects from
9:30am-3:00pm
Transport to and from projects & training events can be easily arranged.
We will require that they must do Health & Safety training with our team
before they begin their first project.
Our next Health & Safety Training is on: - Saturday 5th Feb - 9:30am -
1:00pm
If you, or any you know would like to be involved in the team, then please
call James Baker:
07759 678985 - mobile
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Our heart is to help people in need and show through our actions that People
Matter.
We are Christians and we want to set and be an example of God's
unconditional love in our community and give people hope for a better
future.
Poverty & Homelessness Action Week 2011 will run from 29 January to 6 February. 30 January is Homelessness Sunday and 6 February is Poverty Action Sunday. We are encouraging local churches in Preston to mark this week in their work in prayers and specially themed worship and teaching. Please forward this email on to ministers or people responsible for worship in your church and others in your denomination or networks.
There is some excellent material to download on the web site at http://www.actionweek.org.uk/
Within our network in Preston we have resource people who can make themselves available to help churches in their events. This could include leading services, or preaching, contributing a short five minute spot in your worship, leading midweek discussion meetings or home groups and Bible studies. We have a lot of knowledge and experience in the field of homelessness but can cover other aspects of poverty as well.
You may also want to find out more about homelessness in Preston from the website http://www.homelessinpreston.org.uk/
If you would like support from us in your church please contact us asap.
Lord whose kingdom includes everyone:
Forgive us for the times we have discounted people who are not like us;
Help us to mirror your welcome and love in our churches, schools and communities;
And keep us in the knowledge that all people and places count in your eyes.
In Jesus' name, Amen
