Book review

 

I've just done a brief review on amazon of "Unreached" by Tim Chester..

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/1844746038/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

 

Greg Smith

LEP coverage of Preston Food Bank

Good article on the Food bank in today's Lancashire evening Post

 

 

http://www.lep.co.uk/community/more-and-more-people-turning-to-food-banks-1-5170809

Latest news, research and resources from Church Urban Fund

 

 

 

 

Facing up to poverty: the transformational power of relationships Church Urban Fund have recently published a report about the impact of church-led community work on the relationships between churchgoers, community workers and those in poverty. Based on more than 40 in-depth interviews, the report shows that effective church-led community work helps to break down barriers between these three groups. The key to breaking down barriers is the development of two-way relationships that recognise and value the skills and experience that both churchgoers and people in poverty have to offer each other. Read more » This Christmas morning 70,000 children in England will wake up homeless Passed between bedsits and sleeping on sofas their lives, and futures, look bleak. But your church can transform their lives. By supporting Church Urban Fund this Advent you can enable our Christian community heroes to repair these children's broken lives and rebuild their troubled families. Holding a Christmas service supporting Church Urban Fund, donating a collection or organising a Church Urban Fund carol concert are great ways to help.  Download our Christmas service resources » Download or order everything you need to hold a carol service » Alarming gap in volunteering despite Olympic spirit England does not have a culture of volunteering, Church Urban Fund has warned, and our latest research shows an alarming lack of people volunteering for charity organisations or events. Despite the prominence of volunteering during the 2012 Olympics, charities are struggling to attract people to give up their time to tackle poverty and help the most marginalised in the country. Read more » Church Urban Fund film wins Jerusalem Award A film produced by Church Urban Fund, highlighting the work of a church in the Clubmoor area of Liverpool, won the Short Form Video category of this year's Jerusalem Awards. Church Urban Fund's film, was one of seven shortlisted in the Short Form Video category, which also included submissions from Premier Media and 24-7 Prayer. The award ceremony was held at Bafta in London on 11 October, with awards presented by singer and broadcaster Jumoké Fashola. The film can be viewed here ». The £2,000 prize has been donated to St Andrew's church to support its ongoing work in the community. Archbishop of York to launch new Middlesbrough Joint Venture  Archbishop John Sentamu will commission Together Middlesbrough, the new joint venture that is bringing local Christians together to tackle poverty, at a service of celebration, on Sunday 2nd December at St. Barnabus church Middlesbrough. Paul Hackwood, Church Urban Fund chair will preach.   Joint Ventures are already in operation in Cornwall , Birmingham, Newcastle, Lancashire, Bradford and Liverpool as Church Urban Fund moves from offering short-term funding to developing local partnerships with Anglican dioceses to provide long term, sustainable support. Find out more about joint ventures » Forward this email to someone else Bookmark with: Facebook Twitter Google+ Follow us on Twitter    Become a friend on Facebook    Visit our Youtube page    Church Urban Fund, Church House, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3AZ T 020 7898 1647    F 020 7898 1601    E enquiries@cuf.org.uk    W www.cuf.org.uk Registered Charity number 297483. Want to unsubscribe?

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Voluntary Sector Regional Leadership Conference

 

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From: VCS Learning Solutions

To: pcaninfo@gmail.com

Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 2:16 PM

Subject: Voluntary Sector Regional Leadership Conference

Join us to at the Leading Edge Conference 2012 to consider the future of leadership in the voluntary & community sector Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Leading Edge Regional Conference 2012 As we continue to navigate political, economic and financial changes across our sector, understanding the future skill needs of leaders is critical. The Leading Edge Regional Conference will explore the future of leadership, providing space to consider what we, as leaders must do to prepare for the future. It's your opportunity to explore current thinking and discuss the issues impacting on sector leaders.  The conference includes contributions from keynote speakers bringing expertise in voluntary and community sector leadership including: JOHN DIAMOND, Professor of Urban Policy Studies, Edge Hill University John plays a key role in the development and delivery of MSc Management Development and the MA Voluntary Sector Management and Leadership programmes. His main area of teaching is focused on partnership working and cross-boundary working through collaboration. John sits on the management committee of the 'Association for Research with the Voluntary and Community Sector'. TESSA WILEY, Policy & Learning Manager, Big Lottery Fund Based in North West Tessa is responsible for gathering regional intelligence through research and stakeholder engagement and feeding this into investment design and decision making.  Tessa has overseen the roll out of a number of strategic investments across the North West region. She has also been involved in establishing the Regional Funders Forum.   Dr ALETHEA MELLING, MBE, Director of the Centre for Volunteering & Community Leadership, UCLAN Alethea is responsible for the development and delivery of major volunteering and community cohesion project across Lancashire, Cumbria and internationally. Her work in the region has been recognised at Governmental level as examples of good practice. Alethea is currently working with the University of Gujrat, Pakistan to set up a Centre for Civil Society and working with international partners to develop a Global Peer Leadership Programme. TONY OKOTIE, Chief Executive, Community and Voluntary Action Tameside Tony is Chief Executive of Community and Voluntary Action Tameside, a new organisation formed in 2012 from the merger of Volunteer Centre Tameside and Tameside Third Sector Coalition where he had been chief executive for the previous four years. With a MA in Voluntary Sector Management, Tony is passionate about the importance of good leadership and honest about his experience in facing the 'leadership challenge'. JAMES RONICLE, Consultant, York Consulting York Consulting undertake evaluation, economic analysis and social research across the public and community sectors. James will be presenting findings following an evaluation of the VCS Leadership & Management BASIS Project funded by the Big Lottery.      Alongside will be lively question panel time and practical workshops for you to discuss and explore the future of leadership in the sector. To book your place click here Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend This event is funded by the Big Lottery and there is no charge for delegates attending from the Voluntary & Community Sector. However, please note that VCS Learning Solutions reserve the right to charge a £75 cancellation / non-attendance fee. Replacement delegates can be advised up to 48 hours prior to the event. Funded places at this event are limited. VCS Learning Solutions Lancashire Office: Lodge House, Cow Lane, Burnley, Lancashire BB11 1NN Telephone:01282 428 009   Manchester Office: Piccadilly House, 49 Piccadilly, Manchester M1 2AP Telephone:0161 212 1789 Copyright © 2012 VCS Learning Solutions, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as a valued partner of VCS Learning Solutions. We periodically email you with details of funding, events and updates which may be of interest to you or your organisation. If you no longer wish to receive our emails, please unsubscribe below. Our mailing address is: VCS Learning Solutions Lodge House Cow Lane Lancashire, England BB11 1NN United Kingdom Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list

Changing Child - SU Youth & Children's Work Training

From: "Katherine Hilditch" <KatherineH@scriptureunion.org.uk>
Date: Mon, Nov 19, 2012 11:21
Subject: Changing Child - Youth & Children's Work Training
To:

Exploring the role of the Church in the changing world of todays children & young people

 

Saturday 1^st December 2012

 

9.30am – 12.30pm

 

Tanterton Christian Fellowship - Preston

 

 

Did you know that thousands of children meet God through the Bible and prayer every week, using Light?

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Tel: 01908 856000 Fax: 01908 856111 Web: www.scriptureunion.org.uk
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Emmaus Preston Trustees Wanted

 Please circulate to your contacts.

Emmaus Preston

Emmaus provides previously homeless and excluded people with

Companionship, a home, & work: A bed, and a reason to get out of it!

Trustees Wanted

(Unpaid – expenses reimbursed.)

Emmaus Preston is a progressive local organisation which provides a home, work and companionship for 26 previously homeless people and which serves the Preston community by collecting, refurbishing, and recycling surplus and discarded goods.

Based in Ribbleton Lane, Preston, we are part of the international Emmaus Movement, and a member of Emmaus UK, our national federation. Emmaus is a secular movement with strong principles of non-discrimination, social inclusion and seeking to help those in the greatest need.

We wish to recruit some new members to join our governing body, the Board of Trustees.

We need local people who can help direct Emmaus Preston towards achieving its mission and help ensure that the organisation is effectively managed. You would need to be able to make a commitment to Emmaus and to Emmaus' principles, have social concern, independent judgement, and a willingness to speak your mind. The trustees meet as a board 6 times each year. Individual trustees are also involved in other ways, as their time permits. The new trustees should live in or near Preston and ideally will have skills and experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Networking and relationship-building within Preston and our local area

• Social welfare and human development

• Publicity

• Accountancy

• Law.

Young people, women and people from Preston's ethnic minorities are under-represented on our board at present; we particularly wish to remedy this but are, of course, pleased to welcome enquiries from any interested person and from all sections of the community. (Trustees must be at least 18.)

Being a trustee is a voluntary role, but we reimburse travel and other out-of-pocket expenses. We will provide induction training.

For further details contact the current chair of trustees, Don Simpson, on 01706 650 950 or don.simpson@zen.co.uk.

Commissioning Service for their new volunteer Street Pastors.

Apologies for any duplication of this email...

 

 

Preston and South Ribble Street Pastors would like to invite you to the
2012 Commissioning Service for their new volunteer Street Pastors.

The event will take place on
Friday 7 December 2012 at 7.00pm

at
Lava Ignite Night Club
Church Street, Preston, PR1 3BU

Rev Les Isaac, the founder of Street Pastors in the UK, is coming from
London to speak at this event.

We do hope you can join us for this special occasion.

RSVP: The Co-ordinator
3 Bodmin Street, Preston, PR1 5XY
Tel: 07794 008767
email: preston@streetpastors.org.uk

Fw: CURBS Project News

New Resources for children's work... and a request to share stories about Messy Church.

 

 

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From: CURBS

To: CURBS

Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 12:44 PM

Subject: Re: CURBS Project News

 

CURBS Project Newsletter Autumn/Winter 2012         VISIT OUR SITE www.curbsproject.org.uk       Childrenswork Magazine  Ideas, resources and guidance for Christian children's leaders. Issue 3 is out soon! Request a free copy or find out more at Childrenswork Magazine       Hand in Hand Conference The 2013 Children's and Families Ministry conference is from 1st-3rd February in Eastbourne. CURBS will be there! For more information see Hand in Hand       Deep Impact 2013  This is a National Training conference, organised by the Scottish Christian Youth Work Forum being held in Aviemore. It's for all those involved in Youthwork or Children's work. See Deep Impact for more.       Christmas is coming... CURBS has an 'Unwrapping Christmas' Kit which gives you lots of ideas to help 'look again at the real meanding of Christmas'. You can order it for £6 from our website by going to ordering from CURBS and selecting 'seasonal kits'       ACTS 435...giving to anyone who has need This is a website that allows people to give money directly to others. It is managed through a network of churches. Churches can partner and then ask for support for key indivuduals. See ACTS 435       ALTERnativity? ALTERnativity is an organisation which began in the churches and works out from there to the community.Its main aim is to help people celebrate Christmas in the way they want rather than the media or family demands. Check out their website for more information, ideas and ordering resources. See ALTERnativity Our Latest Resource 'Kids United'          Costs £10   Available as a download or can be shipped       This CURBS kit is especially for Christian groups/churches serving Muslim communities, which aims to be sensitive to Muslim culture and beliefs while sharing God's love in a distinctively Christian way. Its been tried and tested over several years with a group of 4-7 year olds in East London and includes 14 themed sessions based on Old Testament stories with characters and events also mentioned in the Qur'an, providing a familiar starting point for Muslim children.  You can see a free sample and order by visiting ordering from CURBS If you are connecting with children from the Muslim faith or other faiths then please do get in contact with Kate on 07956 566698 or kate@curbsproject.org.uk. We are currently exploring how CURBS may be able to better equip Christians working with children and families of other faiths. Is 'Messy Church' really messy enough?  Do you run a 'Messy Church' or a similar monthly all-age event? Are you finding that the Messy Church model does not always translate to your church/community and needs adapting?    Several of our CURBS-linked churches are running a monthly mid-week event for families but are grappling with key issues such as: children attending without adults, engaging children/parents in the 'message', providing a hot meal with limited facilities and having enough volunteers.  Others have shared with us how they are creatively running their events based on sharing people's personal stories, using a Godly Play approach with 'wondering questions' and telling the Christmas Story at the local City Farm!   We would love to hear to hear from you if you are involved in a running a family focussed 'Messy Church' type event and would like to be involved in our discussion about how this can really work in an urban/estate based context. Please contact Kate on 07956 566698 or kate@curbsproject.org.uk   You may also be interested in our 'One Day Wonders' Kit that will give you lots of ideas for 12 themed events throughout the year. Interested in learning more about Children's Spirituality?  Spurgeon's College has recently launched the 'Church Training Initiative' (CTI), a series of online resource packs on different aspects of Christianity, to encourage people to study at home. Jean Elliott, one of our CURBS Resource Writers, has written the 'Children's Spirituality' pack. (Resource Pack 14) This pack is an introduction to the rich and complex subject of children's spirituality. It addresses questions such as  'What is children's spirituality like?' and 'What happens to children's spirituality?' It looks at how we can nurture, and if necessary, repair children's spirituality, and has sections on spirituality and faith, and the contribution Godly Play has made to our thinking. It uses Kathryn Copsey's book, 'From the ground up', as a key text. For information about working through this pack, or any other in the Spurgeon's CTI collection, see www.spurgeonsonline.org.uk    Giving to CURBS just by doing your Christmas Shopping! You can shop for good by using 'Give as you Live'. Give as you Live helps you raise money for Children in URBan Situations (CURBS) – at no cost to you – every time you shop online on your computer. The team at CURBS have downloaded the application and can assure you that it works and that you do not get lots of irratating emails or pop-ups! One supporter did an online supermarket shop of £60 and raised over £2 for CURBS at no cost to them! You can raise money booking trains online, buying books on Amazon and much more!   1. Visit the website link below and 'Discover Give as you Live'. 2. Fill in a few quick details and download Give as you Live (This is 100% secure and takes just seconds). 3. Shop online and raise money at no cost to you. When you shop you will be asked if you are happy for the company to give a donation to CURBS and you simply need to click yes for us to recieve the money! Find out more: Give as you Live for CURBS

 

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Fw: Can you beat The Poverty Trap?

Have a go at this online game

 

 

Subject: Can you beat The Poverty Trap?

Hi Gregory, Feed your children decent food, or heat the house? What would you choose? Find out if you could survive on our country's lowest incomes. Take two minutes to play our brand new game, The Poverty Trap: http://action.childrenssociety.org.uk/thepovertytrap Our game will show you what it means to live below the breadline – but poverty is no joke. Thousands of families are struggling to give their children what they need because money is so tight – which is why it really matters that every child living in poverty gets free meals at school, and why we're so grateful that over 20,000 of you have signed our Fair and Square petition. See what it's really like to be caught in The Poverty Trap. Play our game now: http://action.childrenssociety.org.uk/thepovertytrap Best, Gavin Gavin Thomson Campaigns Team The Children's Society Unsubscribe | Contact Us

Benefit changes

A summary of impacts of recent benefit changes on Blackburn diocesan website

 

http://www.blackburn.anglican.org/more_info.asp?current_id=474

 

A Guild Social ASHTON & LEA CHURCHES TOGETHER

 

 

Friday 9^th November at 7 pm

A Guild Social Evening

To be held in ASHTON METHODIST CHURCH & COMMUNITY CENTER .WELLINGTON ROAD.ASHTON

An opportunity to see the Official DVD of the Churches Guild Procession 2012, plus other DVD'S and photographs taken on the Day .There will be artefacts from the Procession on display and singing by the Ashton & Lea Guild Music Group.

Refreshments will be served

Everyone welcome