Bible by the Beach – Sunday 5th May at 7:15pm in Devonshire Park Theatre

As always,  the trustees of Bible by the Beach are delighted to invite local churches to join them for the Sunday Evening Celebration – free of charge.  We are delighted to have Jason Roach, Director of Ministries at London City Mission, speaking on “God’s word for the world”

However, this year, the celebration will be in the Devonshire Park Theatre and consequently there is limited capacity.  Therefore we will be issuing wristbands to those who would like to attend and we will be sending these out to local churches.   We want to make this as simple as possible:

• we don’t need names
• you might just want to put the wristbands out for people to take.
• booked delegates do not need a special wristband – they will automatically be admitted.
• there will be a relay in the Floral Hall
• seats in the Devonshire park Theatre will be on a first come/first served basis

We would be very grateful if you could give me an estimate of how many you might require please?  Otherwise, I can send a few out and am very happy for people to get in touch if they need more.

Many thanks for your help

Songs for Churches.   Bible by the Beach are delighted to welcome Ben Slee, Music Pastor at Christ Church Mayfair.  Come and join us for Ben’s concert “Songs for Churches” at 21:15 on Sunday 5th May at the Devonshire Park Theatre.  For tickets (£10 – but free to delegates)) visit www.biblebythebeach.org

Accommodation needed.  We have 80+ children and youth workers serving at Bible by the Beach and we are so grateful to those who provide them with bed and breakfast over the weekend of 03-06 May.  If you are able to serve in this way, we would love to hear from you.  Please email biblebythebeach@gmail.com

Counter Terrorism Policing are offering further personal security briefings delivered on Microsoft teams for elected representatives as well as local faith leaders.  The briefings will be taking place monthly in February, March and April and will then move to bi-monthly briefings being delivered in June, August, October and December. Whilst the personal security briefings will continue to be broken down into geographical areas and will be delivered locally, you are welcome to attend any session.

There will be an opportunity within the briefing to ask questions to the presenter, however any questions should relate to details contained within the briefing. Any specific questions regarding individual security measures or issues should be directed to your local policing team. For more information see link below

NCPP Letter for Personal Security Briefings (003)

Faith Security Training project
We are pleased to announce the piloting of the Faith Security Training
project. This is a brand-new course developed by the Home Office, in
consultation with experts from security and policing partners, that will be
a free learning resource for faith communities.

The course, which is five modules in total, is designed to equip
participants with essential skills to enhance the security and safety in
their places of worship. Participating in the pilot will give you the chance
to contribute your expertise and materially shape the project, ensuring it
is effective at helping keep communities safe when the project is rolled
out more widely.

We would like to invite members of faith communities, particularly people
in positions of leadership or responsibility for security at places of
worship, to attend and provide feedback on the content and delivery.
If you are interested in attending one of the pilot sessions, please
complete the expression of interest form here

Only God planned to have the Christian Women of Palestine write the Service for 2024!

We were so encouraged to have a full Church in the brand new building and a collection of £650.00 to send towards the work of WDP in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and projects run by Christian Charities around the world.

The annual World Day of Prayer Service was celebrated at Emmanuel Church, (Methodist-URC) in Upperton Road, Eastbourne on Friday 1^st March at 2.30pm.

The Mayor of Eastbourne, Councillor Candy Vaughan, attended and she was moved by the Service written this year by the Christian Women of Palestine. The home-schooled children’s choir led singing in both Arabic and English before and during the Service with their Musical Director Marylou Cockshoot.

Members of Emmanuel Church, Gill and Garth Hewitt, Gospel Singer, took part in the Service. Gill read a prayer from Susan, their Christian friend in Palestine and Garth sang one of his songs ‘My Name is Palestine’ (Garth Hewitt | My Name Is Palestine) based on a painting he saw in Banksey’s Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem by Suleiman Mansour.

After the Service we enjoyed homemade cakes using Palestinian recipes and a cup of tea in the hall. Two committee members narrated the slideshow presentation on Palestine.

The Eastbourne WDP Committee are looking for a local Church to host next years’ Service on 7th March 2025 written by the Christian Women of the Cook Islands – ‘I made you wonderful’. Further information from Kathryn Anderson at: east.wdp23@gmail.com

Kind regards,

Kathryn Anderson on behalf of Eastbourne’s WDP Committee.

Are you passionate about reaching older people for Christ?
PARCHE (The Church in Care Homes) invites applications for a part-time Local Coordinator.
The post is for 20 hours per calendar month (flexible) for 2 years minimum, and working from home.
You will need to raise the profile of PARCHE in the Eastbourne area by:

Speaking in local Church meetings and raising volunteers
Leading Basic training and Safeguarding training for all volunteer teams
Linking new teams with a local Care Home to lead a monthly time of worship
Arranging and leading local Prayer Meetings every month (to be shared with others)
Giving ongoing support and encouragement to teams
Liaising with Office Manager as necessary
Reporting to Trustees approximately every 3 months.

Full details of pay and conditions available.
Please apply to the Parche office: 01323 438527
email          info@parche.org.uk
or reply to     buddyreeve10@hotmail.co.uk

Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre’s FREE Easter Egg Hunt returns!

Starting Good Friday, bring your children to CCHC to hunt for the hidden eggs, around the grounds, and claim a chocolate treat!

The Easter Egg Hunt runs Monday to Friday 9.30am – 3pm in the Easter school holidays (29^th March – 12^th April).

 Afterwards, why not relax with a well-earned cuppa and slice of homemade cake in our Howard’s Well café.