NEWS
Moving Forward in Hope - recording of webinar - Theos report: university Chaplaincy during the pandemic
On 26th April, we hosted webinar entitled “Moving forward in Hope”. This was on the subject of the recently published Theos report and research conducted by Simon Perfect, about HE chaplaincy during the Pandemic; the full title of the report is: “Relationships, Presence and Hope: University Chaplaincy during the COVID-19 Pandemic”. You can read a copy of the Theos report HERE.
Simon kindly agreed to talk to us about his research at the webinar in April and participants had the opportunity to talk with others about how the experience of chaplaincy during the Pandemic might have taught us things that can strengthen chaplaincy in the future.
You can watch a recording of the event and find out more about the report HERE.
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Action for Children have two events coming up soon...
Many of you will already be aware of the vital campaigns work of Action for Children. Some of their team have been inspiring and thought-provoking guest speakers at some of our FCG Education Committee meetings and we wanted to let you know that they have a couple of events coming up soon which may be of interest to you.
The first one is about fostering and will be on Facebook Live on 20th May at 7pm.
The second one is called - Boycott your Bed for Vulnerable Children - to raise awareness about and bring hope to vulnerable UK children hit hardest by the pandemic, on the night of Friday 9th July.
“There were 78,150 children in local authority care in 2019, and many more foster carers are needed to give them a safe and loving home; that might just be you. We can answer any questions you have.”
2. Boycott Your Bed is a fundraising and awareness raising event on 9th July - to find out more, learn how to get involved and to make a donation.
“Boycott your Bed and you’ll bring hope to vulnerable UK children hit hardest by the pandemic. Because – while happier times are ahead for most of us – this crisis has made things even worse for children and families already in desperate need. Wherever you sleep, the money you raise can make children’s dreams of a safe and happy childhood come true. ”
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Have you heard of PrayerMate? Are you passionate about praying for prisoners?
PrayerMate is an App to help us pray more faithfully!
One of the organisations who offer links to prayers through PrayerMate is Prison Fellowship. I know many of us already pray regularly for the work this Fellowship - for prisoners, their families, prison staff and chaplaincy teams. You can get a free download of the App (for iOS or Android) by clicking link below.
Did you know that there are around 83,000 prisoners in England and Wales.
Will you pray for them?
“In our prayer imagination, we can enter any prison in the world, and visit Christ in prisoners there.It is Christ who beckons us into the darkest of the world’s jails. Will you cooperate with our Lord in building his house, from the ground floor up, by marching into every prison of the world in prayer?”
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Praying for the victims of crime...
Prison Fellowship invite to pray for victims of crime this Thursday. They encourage us to pray this prayer…
“Loving God, we remember victims of crime.
We ask that God would bless them and bring them healing and comfort.
Living God, we thank You that You are able to use all of our hurt for Your glory.
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You can discover more about the life changing ministry of Prison Fellowship and find out ways you and your church can get involved HERE.
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Seeking forgiveness, making amends...
Seeking forgiveness and making amends for the wrongdoings in our pasts are vital to be able to live well and flourish in our days ahead. We all know the feeling of being weighed down by things that we have done wrong and how these acts burden us. For those in prison, this can be a complex and challenging journey to wholeness. Prison Fellowship invite us to pray and would like to encourage us to pray for this Saturday, for people in prison.
Living God,
we pray for all people in prison who are coming to terms with
the impact of their offence.
Help them to seek forgiveness and make amends.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. Amen
You can read more about the important work of Prison Fellowship HERE.
“Pray continually ”
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