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Dear Friends,

Welcome to the first newsletter written specifically for local churches and other religious organisations, a sector which includes many of the Mission’s most important and devoted supporters. We thank you for your continued partnership in this important ministry , fulfilling Jesus’ command, as recorded in Matthew’s gospel.

The year just ended was particularly challenging for the Mission, as the  impacts of the pandemic, especially the rise in demand for our services and the strain on our human and material resources, continued unabated. To make matters worse, very little of the emergency funding that had been available in 2020 was on offer in 2021. It is no exaggeration to say that the Mission is facing an existential crisis and the trustees and manager are straining every sinew to secure funding to     ensure that the neediest people in the local community continue to receive support.

As well as indicating our financial needs, we ask you to support our dedicated staff in prayer as they constantly deal with tragic and complex human situations that are beyond the abilities of human beings. The constant stress of listening to and offering practical and emotional support to so many different people in need can have a negative effect on their own lives and families. Pray for the power of God to keep them on an even keel.

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What the Mission Provides

Food Aid, up to 50,000 nutritious meal every year

Material Aid including clothing, bedding, essential travel, medical supplies, kitchen equipment

Keyworker Support, including practical guidance, active listening and immediate problem solving

Signposting to other agencies with additional advocacy support as required
Activities designed to encourage engagement, interest, diversion, skills  development, social interaction.

Spiritual Nourishment: Our full-time chaplain, Peter Thorley, provides a range of support to those who are spiritually hungry, bringing the Love of Jesus to those in need through practical prayer.

The Mission has a team of five employees, about forty volunteers and a board of seven trustees. Our funding is provided by grants and donations. In total, we support approximately 500 guests per annum and, during the last three years, have provided services to 1,040 guests.

May the God of peace bless you for your generosity in prayer and giving.

Lesley Dawson & Sally Johnson

Trustees

 

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Thanks to the following for recent donations: Our Lady of Ransom; Kings Church; St Mary’s Willingdon; St John’s Meads; Herstmonceux Free Church; Welcome Baptist Church; Fatfleshed Ministry; Living Stones; Christ The King; St Joachim’s; Holy Trinity; Trinity Church Willingdon;

Emmanuel Church.

 

Natasha made headlines in July 2016 when she died following an allergic reaction to a Pret a Manger baguette. 15-year-old Natasha Ednan-Laperouse had eaten the baguette without knowing it contained sesame seed. She suffered from severe food allergies.

The tragedy had a profound effect on her family – Dad Nadim, Mum Tanya and her brother Alex.

As a result

• Nadim met senior executives at Pret to forgive them
• Nadim, Tanya and Alex became Christians
• Natasha’s Law came into force in 2021 to protect allergy sufferers
• The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation was founded

Hear Nadim, Tanya and Alex tell their story.

Saturday 19 March 2022

7pm for 7.30pm

Victoria Baptist Church

Eldon Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1UE

Book free tickets online at https://www.stjm.org.uk/fhf

PARCHE, the Church in Care Homes, has a new part-time role available!

Due to a blessing from a local grant funder, we have funding for the part-time role of PARCHE Ambassador; contracted for a year with possibility of extending.  This role is 8 hours / month worked flexibly.  The person appointed would be required to promote the work of PARCHE in our local churches and church groups so some weekend work would be required.

You will need to be confident at speaking publicly and able to encourage local Christians to participate in our work in local Care Homes.  For further details, and to apply, please contact the PARCHE office via parcheenquiries@hotmail.co.uk or call 01323 438527. Closing date for applications is 6th February with interviews week beginning 7th February.

Dear All

Kingdom Way Trust wondered if your church could promote this – many of you will have been volunteers at the Night Shelter and will be familiar with this type of volunteering. 

As you may have heard, Kingdom Way Trust (who amongst other things ran the former weekend drop-in at the Seaside Community Hub) is taking over use of the Christian Resources Centre premises on Seaside Road (the Christian Bookshop building).

KWT has decided that at weekends, the premises will be used as a weekend drop-in for the street ‘community’ (ie the homeless, those in temporary accommodation, etc). The plan is that following some modifications, the premises will be ready to open as a drop-in from Saturday 5th March 2022. The intention is to staff the drop-in from 10.00am until 4.00pm every Saturday and Sunday, with the drop-in open to guests from 10.30am to 3.30pm.

Similar to the pre-Covid drop-in at the Seaside Community Hub, the centre will provide a safe place for guests to hang out, be served tea/coffee, read a newspaper, etc. However, light snacks will be provided instead of a hot lunch.

The main purpose of this note is to see whether you would wish to be involved as a volunteer. There will be a supervisor on duty, supported by two volunteers who would be based within the servery area. Volunteer shifts could run either for 3 hours (10.00am-1.00pm or 1.00-4.00pm) or for the full day (10.00am-4.00pm).

I’d be delighted to hear from you if you think you might like to help. If you’d like to chat it over, please do call me on 07484 152210.

With grateful thanks; and wishing you every blessing for 2022!

Graham Horsnell
Kingdom Way Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.   Bible by the Beach 2022 – 29 April – 02 May 2022 – “Devoted to Jesus – from the inside out”
Earlybird Booking discounts – until end of January! DON’T MISS OUT!  If you would like to take advantage of the Earlybird rate, make sure you have booked by 31 January!  This will give you a £20 saving on the full adult price or a £30 saving (on the full adult price) if you can book along with 9 other adults!

To watch the Bible by the Beach Promo video just click on the link below:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D3vJnAF8qNtlXNEcCAJnwrc6kGUxe7L4/view?usp=sharing

To BOOK or for more information please visit: www.biblebythebeach.org   If you need help with your booking, please email us – biblebythebeach@gmail.com. We would love to help!

2. Bible by the Beach 2022 – Come and join a team!  Could you be one of the volunteers who makes this conference happen?  We are hugely thankful for the youth/ childrens workers, kitchen team, stewards, administrators and home-stay hosts who enjoy serving over the weekend 29 April – 02 May 2022 in Eastbourne.  Could you be one of them? Drop us an email at biblebythebeach@gmail.com

 

Kingsway CLC Trust is at a pivotal and exciting time. For many years our Christian mission has worked in certain physical ways through bookshops and music, production and distribution, publishing and partnership. We now find ourselves facing growing demands and challenges in a more digital world and need to use different vehicles for our mission. The Mission remains the same, to see people saved and discipled through God’s word in all its varying forms.

There is still a great work to be done. Is God calling you to be part of the team? These exciting roles are available now to help prepare us for what is to come. Despite a global pandemic, the opportunities to be on mission, to grow in faith and to equip the church to reach a fearful world have never been stronger. Please pray about your part in this exciting and dynamic missional organisation.

There are 5 new roles – some of which are based in the Eastbourne offices at the Harbour.

Find out more here.

Holy Trinity is an engaging Evangelical Anglican church for all ages near the seafront in the heart of Eastbourne. We are a church that is open to all, has a joyful passion for Jesus, and gives priority to the Bible. As the church expands through its multifaceted ministry, we are seeking an Operations Manager (hours to be agreed), who will share our mission to release the Ministry Team to focus more on Bible ministries.

 This new senior leadership role will contribute to the effectiveness and growth of the church through the practical management of our extensive church facilities, its operational organisation and management. You will work closely with the church minister(s), Ministry team, PCC, Standing Committee, churchwarden(s) and office administrator, to ensure the smooth running of the church activities. The role will include sharing in the recruitment and management of staff, shared oversight of the finance, IT, property and facilities, client management, bookings and logistics.

It is expected that you will be a committed Christian with confidence in the Bible shown in a godly character, appropriate experience and skills, a willingness to serve like Christ and an understanding of a growing evangelical church in an historic building.

Closing date: Friday 21st January 2022

For a full Job Description and Application form:

lize@hteastbourne.org.uk

01323 736627 (Office hours)

Here is the latest update from Ellel Ministries

On January 28th – 31st we have our first Healing weekend of the year called ‘Steps to restoring emotional wholeness’. This special weekend is designed for ordinary people who find expressing their emotions difficult. This course will bring understanding of why we find it hard to express our emotions and how Jesus is able to bring healing and wholeness in expressing ourselves emotionally. Please find more information for this course here: https://ellel.uk/courses/listing/ellel-glyndley-manor/january-2022/healing-weekend-steps-to-restoring-emotional-wholeness/

On the 18 -24th February we have our Restoration week called ‘Rebuilding Lives’. Restoration Weeks are an insightful blend of teaching and ministry, designed to build you back up from a place of woundedness into renewal. Ellel Glyndley Manor runs four different Restoration Weeks every year, each having a different teaching theme woven in.https://ellel.uk/courses/listing/ellel-glyndley-manor/february-2022/restoration-week-1-rebuilding-lives/

On the 26th of February we have a Free Taster Day where you can explore all that we do at Glyndley Manor.  This exciting free day will give you the opportunity of tasting some of the foundational teaching of Ellel Ministries as we look at various aspects of healing and discipleship. The day will include what Luke 9:11 means to the ministry, how it all began, some “bite sized” teaching and an opportunity to view one of the holiday cottages on site. Please see the attached flyer for more information. https://ellel.uk/courses/listing/ellel-glyndley-manor/february-2022/free-taster-day-at-glyndley-manor-2/

Buying someone a Bible or a Christian book for life events like Birthdays, anniversaries and the like might just be a life-changer for some, so get down to CRC while you still can and have a browse around. We’re open Wednesday to Saturday, 10.00am – 4.00pm until the end of January. Do drop in and have a look.

https://www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk/events/eastbournesholocaustmemorialdayevent2022