The RE Council are recruiting...

The RE Council, has had a long and productive working relationship with the Free Church Education Committee; they are seeking to appoint an Interim Executive Officer.

Closing date will be 21st April and full details about the position and the recruitment process are HERE.

To find out more about the work the RE Council does, have a look HERE.

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“Why RE matters? The ability to understand the faith or belief of individuals and communities, and how these may shape their culture and behaviour, is an invaluable asset for children in modern day Britain. Explaining religious and non-religious worldviews in an academic way allows young people to engage with the complexities of belief, avoid stereotyping and contribute to an informed debate.”

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Walking through Holy Week - Easter Day with RE at Home...

Barnabas in Schools have produced a range of free materials which you can download to support teaching RE, especially for teaching at home.

There are plenty of different ideas and materials… exciting, thought provoking and inspiring resources for you to use in your home setting with children in your care.

Here is an Easter Day activity - WORD SEARCH - An Easter-themed activity that pupils can do at home.

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“Mary Magdalene stood crying outside the tomb. She was still weeping, when she stooped down and saw two angels inside. They were dressed in white and were sitting where Jesus’ body had been. One was at the head and the other was at the foot. The angels asked Mary, ‘Why are you crying?’ She answered, ‘They have taken away my Lord’s body! I don’t know where they have put him.’ As soon as Mary said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not know who he was. Jesus asked her, ‘Why are you crying? Who are you looking for?’ She thought he was the gardener and said, ‘Sir, if you have taken his body away, please tell me, so I can go and get him.’ Then Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!’ She turned and said to him, ‘Rabboni.’ The Aramaic word ‘Rabboni’ means ‘Teacher’. Jesus told her, ‘Don’t hold on to me! I have not yet gone to the Father. But tell my disciples that I am going to the one who is my Father and my God, as well as your Father and your God.’ Mary Magdalene then went and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord. She also told them what he had said to her.”

John 20:11–18

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Festive, the further education Christian charity's latest news...

The Free Churches Group, through our work in further education (FE) as part of the activities in the Free Church Education Committee, has a productive working relationship with the FE charity, Festive.

You can read their latest newsletter here.

Lots of great stories, inspiration and updates…

“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,

according to His power that is at work within us.”

Ephesians 3:20

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A Good Friday activity for children at home...

Barnabas in Schools have produced a range of free materials which you can download to support teaching RE, especially for teaching at home.

There are plenty of different ideas and materials… exciting, thought provoking and inspiring resources for you to use in your home setting with children in your care.

Here is a Good Friday activity - WORD SEARCH - An Easter-themed activity that pupils can do at home.

(photo courtesy of Yoal Desurmont at Unsplash)

Eurodiaconia updates and news...

The Free Churches Group are among a number of organisations who are active as part of the Eurodiaconia network. You can sign up for updates from them HERE. Their mission, with their partners, is “connecting faith and social justice through action.”

As part of Eurodiaconia’s work to keep us all in touch with

what is happening across their network

in response to COVID-19, there are some helpful press releases HERE.

An inspiring message from Heather Roy, the Secretary General of Eurodiaconia, to our churches

“This is the opportunity to see how our understanding of social justice and social care needs to go to the heart of our economic and political thinking. We need a paradigm shift in our understanding of what makes societies and people flourish – not only economic well-being but social well-being – and they cannot be in competition with each other – they do not need to be in competition with each other – one can reinforce the other. Thank you to all of you who are working – as volunteers and as staff – at this time. You are showing why what Diaconia does is essential and why it needs to be at the heart of our development as a society. You are valued and you are essential.”

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