Way of the Spirit Training Morning – February 24th

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‘The Way of The Spirit’ training morning.
Saturday 24th February from 10am – 12.30pm

Conquerer Hall,
Horsa Close,
Eastbourne
BN23 6TL
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This is a free event and all are welcome.
The teaching will look at “Lift up your heads to the King of Glory” Psalms 24;7-9.

The event will feature Bible teaching from The Way of The Spirit teams and aim to revive and equip us for our calling. The meeting will include worship and prayer, and the opportunity to serve one another through the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

For more information please visit/ contact:
www.thewayofthespirit.com
Paul Veitch:
Email: paulveitch321@gmail.com
Mobile: 07776 788876

Safe Families Seeks East Sussex Team Member

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The Family Support Manager is a key staff role which involves working with families and facilitating support from volunteers recruited from the local church and community.

You would work as part of the London and South East Regional team which includes East Sussex and you will need to be able to travel and work predominantly across the county of East Sussex.

You would be involved from initial referral from school or Local Authority, through to official completion of Safe Families’ support, including risk assessment of a family situation, identifying goals, matching and introducing volunteers, providing on-going mentoring and support to volunteers and assessing when outcomes have been achieved. Your objective is to help support families navigate challenging circumstances through connecting them into local volunteer based, sustainable support.

The role requires experience of working with children, families or other vulnerable groups, and knowledge and application of safeguarding principles and processes.  It is an incredibly exciting role where you would have the privilege of seeing how the simplest of actions, often from dedicated volunteers, really can bring hope and transformation to families and care leavers.

You can find detailed information about all aspects of the job here

Matthew 25 Recruiting New Staff Member

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We are looking for an Administrator for Matthew 25 Mission charity. Read below for more information about the part-time role (2 days per week), deadline for applications is 26th January.
We look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you into the M25 team!
You can download the Job Description PDF here Administrator Advert

Pray Eastbourne 2024 – A new prayer initiative

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Pray Eastbourne 2024

A new team, with the promotional and practical  support of Churches Together Eastbourne, is inviting churches across the Eastbourne area to unite together in a year of prayer for our town.

It feels as though the Christian Church in the UK is facing cultural challenges not experienced for centuries.  At the same time, many sense this could be just the time when God breaks in and does something new and unexpected.

Matthew Henry famously said: ‘When God intends some great mercy for his people, he first of all sets them a-praying’.

We invite you to consider taking part and encouraging your congregation to do the same.

Here is what is envisaged:

  • A prayer breakfast for Church leaders on Saturday 10th February at the Cavendish Hotel.  We will welcome a speaker Roger Sutton, joint CEO of Gather Movement UK.  8.30 am.  ‘Full English’ for £12.50.
  • An afternoon of vision and prayer for everyone on the same Saturday, 10th February, at Kings Church.  Roger Sutton will again speak.  Details of this event are on the attached flyer.  Hard copies of the flyer for your congregation will be available after Christmas.
  • Two evenings of prayer in March and April hosted by two other churches.  Details to be finalised.
  • A 4th ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ Bandstand event on either Sunday 12th or 19th May.  Details are being finalised.
  • In the week following the Bandstand event, a prayer walk around the circumference of Eastbourne and surrounding villages – 24 miles in six days.  A core team will do the whole route with opportunities for anyone to join in along the route.  Stop offs for prayer and refreshment at local churches around the periphery of our area are being arranged.
  • From June to October, local area groups of churches are planning their own prayer walk initiatives in their own localities.  Old Town Churches have already pencilled in Saturday 8th June to prayer walk Old Town.

Psalm 133 speaks of the great blessing when the tribes of God’s family ‘dwell together in unity’.  Acts 2 tells of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit when the disciples were praying all together in one place.  The united, earnest prayer of God’s faithful people is powerful and effective.

This is a call to come together humbly before our heavenly Father, in our human weakness, seeking His mercy and favour on His church in His town to His glory and the extension of His Kingdom here and now in the Eastbourne area.

Please contact Martyn Relf if you would like further information or to talk about any of the above.
martyn@relf.org.uk

‘Congregational’ Film Extras Needed on Sunday 12.30pm

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Film extras needed on Sunday 7th January

Local film director Louis Frost needs a ‘rent-a-crowd’ to be part of a  ‘church congregation’.  He is making a full length feature film of redemption called ‘Believe’ and one scene is a church service.

Come and take part.  All ages welcome.

Come to Holy Trinity Church by 12.30 on Sunday 7th January.  Filming will be finished by 1.30.  Just turn up!

Dress as you are (but no logos please).

Many thanks!

Martyn

Additional Needs Group Seeks Volunteers

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Due to the exciting growth of our group, anyone interested, ideally with experience of people with mild/moderate additional needs, who would be interested in helping the Gateway led, inter church group, please phone Steph on 07801304645. You will not be asked to lead but just be an extra body getting to know people.

Also more importantly, if you are DBS checked and willing to be an escort for current drivers, this is a pressing need. Please note you will always be with staff who are very familiar with our guys, this is purely for safeguarding. Either, or, or ideally both roles would be appreciated.

Gateways team has grown from 2 to 6 but due to physical preparation time being needed beforehand ( as the center is used for so many things on a Saturday we cannot access the building until an hour before) we really need more help. Please note you are welcome to commit to one month in every 4 or more often.

You will be needed from 3.30pm (to pick up) the group runs from 4-6.30 and you may sometimes be required to escort home too. Although the Gateway team currently manage to support with this, the group and its needs are growing, Praise the Lord. Please prayerfully consider if this may be a ministry God is calling you to support.  Thank you

Lagney Shopping Centre – Carol Singing – 9 December

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Dear Fellow Church Leaders/Ministers/Eastbourne People

I hope you are all well and managing in this busy time of year.

A reminder that we have the Joint Carol singing this Saturday at Langney Shopping Centre starting at 10:30am.
Please could you encourage your folks, if they are free to come along and join in with other churches in the area to raise our voices in worship as we sing some Carols together.

We will be based next to the new British Heart Foundation shop, which is next to Windmills café inside the shopping centre, please can folks come in bright clothing and ready to bless our community.

We will have some folks from River of Life Church giving out sweets and flyers with details of local Christmas services previously sent out.

I hope to see you there.
I understand that there are other events on that morning, we will be praying they go well for you.

Dave Smith
River of Life

Eastbourne – Men’s Breakfast 9th December

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The next breakfast is on the 9th December at the Royal Eastbourne Golf Club at 8.00 when David McLean, a retired teacher who worships at St Saviour’s Eastbourne will be sharing his Thought for the Day.

For newcomers, the breakfast is a full English breakfast served buffet style, the cost is £12.00, cash if possible, cards will be taken if required.

The breakfast starts promptly at 8.00 to finish at 9.00, please arrive around 7.45 to collect a coffee or tea from the drinks station.  With the increased number of guests an early arrival does help to smooth entry.

For newcomers who might be interested in attending, please contact me.

For our regular attendees, if you are unable to attend, please give me your apology by midday, the Thursday prior to the breakfast, the number I submit is the number I can be charged for.  I do hope to see you there.

Our January speaker on the 13th is David Jackman, a retired Vicar, worshipping at All Saints Church, Eastbourne.

God Bless

Dennis
Email: dennisthompson618@gmail.com
(M) 07808 731166
(H) 01323 749329