The police provide free and funded support for charities to support them in becoming more resilient with digital crime. I am one of the lead police officers reaching out to our region’s charities to make you aware of this.

The police cyber resilience centres offer the option of joining your local SME community for free, to get ongoing support from the police against online crime, as there has been an increase in small charities being at risk of various online crimes.

This will affect you even if you do not provide a service, product, or conduct online fundraising. It will still be relevant to protect your staff, charity beneficiaries, volunteers, and your funds.
This police initiative has been established as part of a policing community engagement, to offer you free crime prevention help in this digital era.

On our cyber resilience centre website, you will find a link to a free information pack www.secrc.police.uk/free-information-pack, or you can contact me to arrange a short call to explain the support available to you, and why you might be at risk of online crime that you may not be aware of. We charity help Trustees,  staff, and volunteers.

I appreciate you may get fake emails, please take you time to confirm my status by exploring more at www.secrc.police.uk, or search for South East Cyber Resilience Centre on a reputable search engine.  We are part of a network of 9 police centres across the 43 police forces in England and Wales.

Finally, you can also confirm my authenticity by phoning 101 and checking with Sussex Police, my ID number is CW435, Detective Inspector Chris White.

I look forward to welcoming you to the free community membership for ongoing support and talking with you about how we can help you stay resilient.

Best Wishes,
Detective Inspector Chris White
Sussex Police ID CW435
CISMP | Security+ | MCIIS | CISM
chris.white@secrc.police.uk | +44 (0) 7909 906177

The contact information for the recent newsletter item re a room vacancy is Mike on 07990 629865

Our hospital is probably the place with the highest concentration of spiritual concerns in the whole area, yet if we are honest, we in the churches seem to be somewhat unaware of this, apart from when one visits a particular friend on the ward. Our visit may make us realise how cut off and anxious a person can be, whether the admission is for a minor medical problem or a serious threat.  Multiply that concern by 380 (the number of beds) and then, in addition add the stresses and emotional weight carried by the nurses and doctors, and the scale of the issue will soon raise our eyebrows!

Since Covid the number of volunteer chaplains has dropped drastically. There is such a vacuum of spiritual care, a fact that is so poignant when spiritual care has been emphasised as an essential aspect to medical care: data shows its measurable benefit.

Even a couple of hours on the wards with free access to share with any patient can be very rewarding. Sometimes even a brief moment chatting with a porter or ward clerk is an opportunity to encourage and appreciate them. They so value such moments.

Do please think about this call to care, to serve others. If you wish to explore the idea, do please ring the lead chaplain, Graham Atfield on 07972 242741

“Saturday 23rd November, 10am – 4pm at St Barnabas Church ‘Learning Evangelism from Jesus’.

Making Jesus known is one of the greatest privileges of our lives. Yet have you ever wondered why many Christians struggle to share their faith? Have you ever considered what is the most effective way to share the gospel? Who do you think is the best evangelist that we can learn most from?

We have invited Mark & Fiona Gilpin to help us learn how to share the gospel with our community. For over twenty-five years they have equipped churches to discover God’s heart for the lost and the privilege of partnering with God to fulfil the Great Commission.

At the Learning Evangelism from Jesus training day, they will help us explore how Jesus trained his disciples and did evangelism. They will take us on a journey to discover the transformative power of Jesus’ gospel of the Kingdom.

You can find further information about Mark & Fiona Gilpin at www.evangelismreimagined.org.

For more information about the event contact info@rolcc.uk or 07708 314730″

Large double bedroom to let in a quiet Christian family home. All bills included except food. Fridge-freezer in room for your convenience. Shared use of kitchen, lounge, conservatory, fast Wi-Fi, bath and decent power shower. Located in the Langney area of Eastbourne. The property is in a small private close and is very quiet. Off road parking available, is also very close to bus stops with excellent access to the town centre and Eastbourne train station.

3 major supermarkets a 10 minute walk away, seafront/harbour a 15 minute walk. Non smoker, no heavy drinking, no overnight visitors without prior approval.Ideally somebody in full time employment but I may consider DSS if you are actively seeking work. Father and adult son live in the property, a 3 bedroom house, either male or female considered.

We have a shy indoor cat so no pets please. References will be required and checked. A £300 returnable deposit at end of let provided the room/house is treated with respect, required. The rent is £500 PCM payable in advance. Minimum let 3 months, possibility of a long-term let to the right person. The room has a single bed in it at present, double bed available should you require one.

Next month (8^th – 10^th November), Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre (CCHC) are holding a Healing Encounters Weekend.  The weekend is for those who are seeking to facilitate a deeper personal encounter with the Lord who heals.  The Healing Encounters Weekend encourages and helps participants to journey with the Lord using one of the gospel accounts of Jesus healing.  Over the weekend guests will have opportunities to apply the gospel story in their own lives and meet with the Lord in a healing encounter, which can happen in a variety of ways. Prices include full board accommodation (£270/£250 per person) at our peaceful healing and retreat Centre in the East Sussex countryside.  Crowhurst train station is on the Hastings to Charring Cross line and CCHC is a 5 minute walk from the station.

Please book via the website https://www.crowhursthealing.org.uk/retreat.php?retreat=833 or call us on 01424 830204.

Our popular Healing Retreat Week is fully booked residentially, but there are spaces for day visitors.  The theme this year is ‘Kingdom, Power and Glory’ based on the Lord’s Prayer.  Each day is a stand-alone teaching day which means you can book 1,2,3,4 or all five days (a special offer applies if you do book every day).  The themes are split as follows with Monday and Friday as half days:

Monday: Father

Tuesday: Kingdom

Wednesday: Power

Thursday: Glory

Friday: Now and so much more

Arrivals from 2pm on Monday, tea and cake at 3.30pm, session 1 at 4.30pm followed by supper and night prayer. Departures after lunch on Friday afternoon.  4 days for the price of 3: £90.  Please note, Monday and Friday are half days and count together as 1 day.  Book by calling 01424 830204

Getting to the Root of the Problem                 1-3 November

 As with weeds in a garden, there are issues in life that you may keep trying to deal with but somehow, they keep rising up again, which can cause frustration, overwhelming guilt, shame and a myriad of additional issues which just makes the situation worse.

This course seeks to investigate beyond the presenting issues and looks to the roots that can hold us into these struggles. With a compassionate and non-judgemental approach, it seeks to bring clarity to why you have the problems that you face daily in your life as well a Biblical understanding of God’s heart and pathway for moving into a life of freedom.

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Living in my God-Given Identity          8-9 November

We are all born with the innate question in our hearts, “Who am I?”

Indeed, life can be seen as an exploration of searching for answers to this question, but we soon discover we are faced with conflicting answers.

God alone knows the full extent of your unique identity and He longs for you to walk freely in just being ‘you’. This course explores how things have gone awry, the power of self-rejection and how truth in the inner most places is the key to discarding your false identities and finding the real you.

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Restoration Week 5: Regaining Freedom                 22-28 November

Freedom is something we all long for. Many Christians feel stuck in their daily life and don’t know how to move forward. In Luke 4 Jesus announced why He came, to heal the broken hearted, to set the captive free and to deliver those who are bound. There are many ways we can become bound in our lives. These may come through our own choices, by harm others have done to us or from the effects of this fallen world. Our desire is to not only know God and His salvation, but to live an abundant life.

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 Overcoming Fear & Anxiety                                         29-30 November 

This course will share how the Lord longs to show us the freedom that is in Him when we can learn to fully trust Him with the worries of our heart, bringing us to a place of knowing the truth of who He is – our strong shelter, our safe tower, the anchor for our hearts.

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