NEWS
Coffee and chat for university & HE chaplains - new dates
COFFEE AND CHAT
Coffee and chat for HE chaplains is a weekly opportunity to come together (virtually) with other chaplains. There is no fixed agenda, so you can bring questions, ideas, things that are bothering you, celebrations …
Each session lasts an hour and concludes with time for reflection and prayer, in a very relaxed and gentle way, often with visuals and music.
Coffee and chat takes place alternately on Monday mornings at 10 a.m. and Thursday afternoons at 4 p.m. We use Zoom as the platform and the codes are available on this page.
Monday Coffee and Chat (10 a.m.)
February: 1, 15, March: 1, 15, 29, April: 12, 26
Monday coffee and chat Zoom code
Thursday Coffee and Chat (4 p.m.)
January 28, February: 11,25, March: 11, 25, April: 8, 22
Thursday coffee and chat Zoom code
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Time to pray! For our schools... 24th Feb
As you may already know, FCG plays an active part in the work and mission of the Pray for Schools network. I have been part of their steering group over the last 4 years. I am pleased to be able to share with you that, following a dynamic and prayerful meeting this week, with over 80 participants, we are hosting another prayer times on 24th February from 12.30-1.15pm.
It was a privilege to be able to pray with over 80 school chaplains, education workers, youth and children’s leaders and other Christian agencies, including Association of Christian Teachers, Open The Book and Scripture Union.
You can register for this prayer time here:
We look forward to welcoming you on 24th Feb and praying alongside you, for our schools.
Let’s take heart, believing in Jesus’s wonderful promise that ….
“If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”
(Sara, FCG Media Support Officer)
(cover photo courtesy of Josh Boot at Unsplash)
Healthcare chaplains - tea and chat...
Tea & Chat - for mutual support.
A chance to chew over the week before you go home…..
For the next few weeks, there will be sessions on both Wednesdays and Fridays from about 3.30pm to 5pm. Everyone is welcome.
Zoom details: Meeting ID: 892 5230 8978 Passcode: 956743
Meg Burton, Secretary for Healthcare Chaplaincy (pictured below), will host these events. Meg provides the leadership on Healthcare Chaplaincy work at a national level for the Free Churches as well as in a multi-faith context.
Rev Meg Burton
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Methodist Chaplaincy Forum coming up soon! 9th March at 7.30pm
Save the date!
If you are involved in chaplaincy, there will be a Methodist Chaplaincy Forum on 9th March at 7.30pm.
This will be an event on Zoom and registration details will be available soon, on the FCG website.
(cover photo courtesy of Alesia Kazantceva at Unsplash)
JOIN US IN PRAYING WITH PRISON FELLOWSHIP this Sunday and in the weeks ahead
Will you join us to pray alongside Prison Fellowship this Sunday and in the days ahead?
For over 40 years, they have been working with, supporting and praying with and for prisoners across England and Wales.
The Free Churches Group and our work in prison chaplaincy have worked with The Prison Fellowship (PF) for many years.
This Sunday, we are encouraged to pray with Prison Fellowship for all of those preparing for and listening in to the National Prison Radio … With so many of our prisoners restricted to their cells for most of the day, this service is so vital.
Prison Fellowship has put together a service airing on National Prison Radio today.
Please pray that it would bring comfort and encouragement to those listening.
Amen
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers…
Find out more about their work HERE. You can read and pray through their January Prayer Diary.
“to show Christ’s love to prisoners by coming alongside them and supporting them”
Photo courtesy of Matt Botsford of Horizon Christian Fellowship at Unsplash)