John’s Gospel Resource for Personal Faith Sharing

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This excellent resource helps people meet Jesus as they read John’s Gospel.

There is a special link for church leaders who probably aren’t aware of/using The Word One to One. If you have a chance, could you please send it to any leaders in your church who might fit that bill? – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FSJH27H –

Find out more at www.theword121.com

Download the free mobile app here

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