It is the highest award in the UK for voluntary groups who make an outstanding contribution and significant impact to their local communities.  It is also part of the formal honours system and is the equivalent of an MBE for groups.There will be a formal presentation from the Lord-Lieutenant in the spring and a trip to Buckingham Palace in the summer.  You can find more about the award and recipients here.

All of you have been part of our journey in some way and we are truly grateful for all the connection, support and partnership we have shared with you over the years.  There is still so much more we can do to warmly welcome people seeking refuge in Eastbourne and to support them to flourish as part of our local community.  We look forward to working together with you to continue to make a real difference in people’s lives.

If you are interested in hearing more about how Sanctuary is supporting people to flourish, please go to the website, scroll down to the bottom of the home page and sign up for the quarterly newsletter.

Old Town Church Leaders are inviting our community to gather for a Vigil for Peace in St Mary’s Church grounds on Saturday 7th December from 4 to 4.30 pm … Bring a torch or lantern and stand together for peace in our world … Just turn up …

All welcome to join another three united Eastbourne Prayer Walks …

Town Centre

On Saturday 14th December we pray for our Town Centre, Street Pastors, Hope into Action and Sanctuary Cafe … praying for the cafes, shops, businesses and churches … Meet at the War Memorial Roundabout by Cornfield Law pavement at 10.30 am … finishing in a coffee shop …

Langney

On Thursday 19th December meet at 10 am at St Barnabas Church near Langney Shopping Centre … pray for the Shopping Centre Chaplains doing such a fabulous job there the Management has asked them to come more often … all welcome to walk and pray with east-side churches …

Sea Front

On New Year’s Day, 1st January, meet at 2 pm … we start at the Wish Tower slopes and walk eastwards along the prom, praying for 2025 … children welcome. Prayer guidelines will be supplied along with flags for children … just turn up …

Kingdom Way Trust has a mission to provide comprehensive support, resources, and opportunities that empower individuals to overcome homelessness and rebuild their lives.

We are looking for someone to join the team to provide practical support for the various projects of the charity, ensuring a good quality and safe delivery of the services.

This will be a varied role including: Basic maintenance, coordinating other routine checks and maintenance across the current five properties, managing supplies, moving furniture, collecting other donations.

You will need to be someone who can take initiative, be flexible and respond to a variety of situations and tasks.

A full job description and application form is available at in the Get Involved section at www.kingdomwaytrust.org

A full, clean driving licence is required to drive the charity’s van. DBS check required.

16 hours per week (these could be across fixed days or flexible depending on the applicant). Salary £10,400 per annum (£26,000 pro rata)

Closing date: 22nd December 2024

For any further information please contact roland@kingdomwaytrust.org

www.kingdomwaytrust.org

Coming up in December at Crowhurst Christmas Healing Centre:

• Christmas Lunches on Monday 16th & Wednesday 18th December 12noon – 2pm. Three courses plus coffee and mints for just £25 per person!  The menu can be adapted for gluten free and dairy free diners. Book by calling 01424 830204 with your menu choices and a £5 deposit.
• A Prisoner of Shame? A Weekend for Women 6^th – 8^th December: Shame is an emotion we all experience which keeps us in captivity. It is the fear of what others might think that prevents us from opening up about it. The experiences that result in shame can also distort our understanding of our true identity as God sees us.  How securely is your identity rooted in Jesus? The Bible reminds us that we are children of God and God has lavished his love on us (1 John 3 v 1), but we also know that `shame is the most powerful master emotion – the fear that we are not good enough` (Brene Brown), and so it can feel very difficult to accept God loves us.

If you are living with shame, or its consequences, you are welcome to join us at Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre for a weekend especially aimed at women. We are limiting the number of places, in order to provide a safe space to explore how identity may be shaped by experiences, both good and bad.  The weekend will include teaching and worship, as well as offering time for personal reflection. We hope you will also have fun! There will be opportunity to receive personal prayer, if you wish, and time to share personal stories, as we acknowledge that shame derives its power from being unspeakable. £270 per person for an ensuite room/£250 per person for a non ensuite room.  Book 01424 830204/https://www.crowhursthealing.org.uk/retreat.php?retreat=874

PARCHE (The Church in Care Homes) is a Christian charity operating in the Eastbourne area. We need an office manager to deal with all administrative tasks. This is a small part-time paid position covering 18 hours per calendar month, working from home. Details of pay and job description supplied on application.

Ideally we would like to appoint the successful person in January 2025 or soon after.
Please contact the PARCHE office by email:

info@parche.org.uk
or phone 01323 438529

Dear MU members and Supporters,

I have important information to share with you and am looking forward to your support and attendance, please. Do share more widely with your friends and family too.

Thursday 28th November: All welcome to join us for coffee in All Saints’ Church Hall, Grange Road, after 11am Communion in All Saints’ Church, and attend the screened ‘Bystander Webinar’ from 12.30pm till 1.15pm. Attending this is part of our Silver ‘Rise Up’ Award. The ‘Bystander Webinar’ is part of raising awareness against domestic abuse and looks into how we can be active bystanders whilst at the same time ensuring that we keep ourselves safe.  When we are aware that someone’s behaviour is inappropriate, we can choose to challenge it using the 5 D’s which are Distract, Delegate, Document, Delay, Direct – all explained during the webinar.

The webinar will take no more than 45 minutes. It might be a good idea to bring a packed lunch too because we will be assembling our MU Christmas Tree in Church, based on the Carol ‘It came upon the Midnight clear’ afterwards, please.

Global Day – Saturday 30th November: as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence which is from 25th November to 10th December Mothers’ Union members invite all to our annual Global Day Service at 11.30am on Saturday 30th November in All Saints’ Church Hall. Refreshments available from 11am. There will be a retiring collection for the East Sussex Refuges. At 12.40pm we will assemble and walk to Bankers’ Corner, in Terminus Road to have our Silence for ‘No more 1 in 3’ at 1.03pm.

Please disperse home from here or come back to All Saints’ and have further refreshments and your own packed lunch in the Hall till 2pm. Please encourage friends and family to join us.  I am using the Service template from Mothers’ Union and will be asking for volunteers to take part. Thank you.

Please get in touch with any questions, comments or offers of help.Kathryn.Anderson@mothersunion.org