Chaplaincies and Inter Faith Week 2021

Inter Faith Week 2021 will take place in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from Sunday 14 to Sunday 21 November.

Several organisations participate, from faith groups and schools to sports organisations, local authorities, cultural institutions, hospitals, and hospices.

This year there will be a focus on chaplaincy.

Why not get involved and put on an event to showcase the important work that chaplains do?

For further information, please follow the link HERE.

Praying for our Schools - let's join together on 28th September

Pray for Schools, Free Churches Group and partners are joining Pais and Youthscape for the National Day of Prayer for Schools. This will be a lunchtime prayer session over Zoom. All are welcome!

When: Tuesday 28th September | 12.30 - 1.15pm

Click the button below to find out more & register for this prayer event:

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Join as we pray for schools in Wales on Thursday 9th September

Every day we hear more about the many serious effects of lockdown on children's schooling - but we thank God for the gift of prayer.

The last three Wales Pray For Schools Zoom meetings in February, April and June were amazing! So many of you came and many of us renewed or made friendships in our 'randomly' assigned break out groups.

Free Churches Group are honoured to be part of the Pray for Schools steering group and are delighted to share news with you of the forthcoming prayer event.

With the new school year beginning we'd love you to join us again and invite any friends along to this 45 minute event. There will be input from Scripture Union, Urban Saints, TLG and others with a passion to bring the love of Jesus into our schools.

All are welcome!

Thursday 9 September at 12.30-1.15.P.M.

Click the button below to register your place:

There'll be a special breakout group for those who prefer praying in Welsh.
Os hoffech fynd i is-ystafell weddi cyfrwng Cymraeg, rhowch wybod i ni

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Education Sunday is this Sunday - A Word in Season - join us

Join us as we get ready for Education Sunday which is held this year on 12th September!

For well over one hundred years there has been an annual recognition of Education Sunday in England and Wales. It is a national day of prayer and celebration for everyone in the world of education.

This year the theme is: A Word in Season.

There are lots of inspiring and helpful resources and materials to help you in your church to celebrate this day. As well as a thought-provoking sermon, there is a theme introduction from FCG Moderator, Revd Dr Hugh Osgood, a ‘Commissioning Prayers’ for Education Sunday, an all age worship outline, primary and secondary school age collective worship and a new hymn written especially for the celebration.

We hope you enjoy using and sharing these resources (via the Churches Together in England website) which you can access by clicking the button below:

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The Centre for Rural Mission are seeking to appoint part time Operations Manager

The Centre for Rural Mission are seeking to appoint a part time Operations Manager to join their team.

The right person will be able to lift a number of responsibilities from the CEO’s shoulders, freeing Revd Barry Osborne up to spread the vision for rural mission and more. Both the advertisement and application pack can be found by clicking the button below.

Feel free to download the advert, post it in your church and share across your networks. Once this person is in post, they also plan to appoint more field workers in the coming months.

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