NEWS
New Hope - an online Youthscape event coming up on 21st September
Schools work is going to look very different this term. Join Youthcsape and partners for New Hope, a free online conference to serve and inspire schools workers amidst uncertainty.
New Hope is an online schools work conference hosted by Prayer Spaces in Schools and Youthscape, streaming live, for free, on Monday 21st September from 10am - 3pm.
WHAT IS IT? An online Conference focusing on what Christian schools work could look like in the coming academic year, and how we as a community will navigate the challenges that this presents. We’d love for you to join us.
WHEN & WHERE? Monday 21st September. Live-streaming to YouTube, and using Zoom for seminars – you'll need to sign up to access the seminars. The day starts at 10am and finishes at 3pm.
WHAT'S HAPPENING? During the day there will be four sessions. Two shaped around keynote presentations, and two shaped around a choice of live webinars. All four sessions will include opportunities to interact and engage with the discussions – there will be a lot of wisdom in these virtual rooms, and we want to make the most of the opportunity to learn from one another.
WHO'S INVOLVED? Keynote contributors will be:
Jill Rowe, Ethos and Formation Director for the Oasis Trust
Esther Deans MBE, former Head teacher and chair of the Race Equality and Education Group (REEG)
Baroness Elizabeth Berridge, the Parliament Under-Secretary of State for Education, interviewed by Bishop Paul Butler, Diocese of Durham
Rachel Gardner, Director of Partnerships at Youthscape
To register for this event, click HERE.
(cover photo courtesy of Silas Baisch at Unsplash)
TEA AND CHAT - FRIDAYS @ 4PM - FOR HEALTHCARE CHAPLAINS!
There’s a lot going on for us all at the moment and finding space to chat and relax together can be challenging. Rev Meg Burton invites you to have a get together with herself and other chaplains, so bring a cuppa …
Join us if you can!
Meg, the Free Churches Secretary for Healthcare invites you each Friday at 4pm through Zoom. Healthcare chaplains welcome!
Zoom Meeting ID:870 5327 8978 Password: 669993
Meg says, “I will be there between 4pm and 5pm if anyone would like to join me
for an informal chat about anything;
a chance to get together and chew over the week before you go home.”
You can find out more about the work the Free Churches does in the field of healthcare and download helpful resources HERE.
(photo courtesy of Annie Spratt at Unsplash)
Every school a prayed for school...
Every school a prayed for school - that’s the mission and vision of Pray for Schools
They have designed an inspiring range of prayers accompanied by passages from the Bible, to support our prayers for school, called Ten Ways to Pray for Schools.
You can download, share and pray through this HERE.
At FCG, we have been an active and passionate member for the Pray for Schools steering group for many years. We have written and published a range of reports and resources about schools which you can read here.
(photo below from PFS website, cover photo courtesy of Adam Winger at Unsplash)
Today is a BIG day!
The 13th of August is a big day for all Year 13 students as it is A level results day!
Festive, the Christian education charity for sxith forms and further education invite us to pray today…
Big decisions will be made about the next few years. Some students will be elated and others bitterly disappointed.
Pray for Christian students to handle their results well, and to know how to support their non-Christian friends. Amen
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We pray for those in our families, communities and churches who are getting their results today…
May they be upheld and guided by God’s grace and mercy… Amen
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Over the last few years, FCG has researched, written and published a number of interesting and helpful reports and resources linked to churches and further education which you may be interested in exploring…
The Free Churches and Further Education (FE): a report - Serving from the Margins
The Free Churches and Chaplaincy in FE: a report - A Neglected Opportunity?
Serving local communities - reaching out to further education providers
(photo courtesy of Ilya Somin at Unsplash)
Inter Faith Week in November
Inter Faith Week is coming up and is taking place between 8th and 15th November.
Growing inter faith understanding and co-operation….
Building good relationships and working partnerships between people of different faiths and beliefs is part of the year-round work of many people and organisations across the UK.
Having a special Week provides a focal point, helping to open inter faith activity up to a wider audience so that more and more people are made aware of the importance of this vital work and are able to participate in it.
There’s plenty of further information on their website and ways you can get involved with your wider community HERE.
(cover photo and image below from Inter Faith Week website)
