Please publicise to your Church

WEEKEND DROP-IN TEAM
The Weekend Drop-in at The Way, coordinated by Kingdom Way Trust and serving the homeless and street community, has been well received in the first few months of operation. Many guests comment on the friendly, peaceful atmosphere and appreciate the provision of refreshments and interaction with the volunteers.

Currently we are only able to open on two weekends each month. We would love to offer the service each weekend, especially as colder weather arrives. For this we need additional paid supervisors and an expanded team of volunteers.
We currently have immediate need for a Supervisor for a 3 hour afternoon shift on two Saturdays each month to enable us to open fully on both weekends. Supervisors for additional Saturday or Sunday shifts would enable us to open on the other weekends. To enable us to do this, we would also need to increase our great team of volunteers who work 3 hour shifts at a frequency they choose. If you or someone you know would be interested in either a regular paid role or to join the volunteer rota of this very valuable service, please contact Graham at graham@kingdomwaytrust.org or 07484 152210

If you are part of a church, we would appreciate it if these opportunities to share God’s love in a practical way with those who are vulnerable and often isolated in our community, could be publicised in news sheets, on notice boards or social media.

Eastbourne churches who hire halls for Birthday parties should be extra vigilant following a booking taken by a Willingdon church for a party of 30 12-15 year olds where the responsible adult, no alcohol provisions were ignored and an estimated 150+ attended. They only left the building following a threatened assault on the vicar.  The insistent noise of the fire alarm cleared the premises but public disorder took place on the street outside.

The church suffered internal decorational damage. The responsible adult clause should be checked when opening the building.

Looking at our world, the prophet Isaiah saw thick darkness covering the earth (Isaiah 60:2).  Life in Biblical times was often precarious, vulnerable and fraught with anxiety, lived under the yoke of foreign empires. Yet the people of God managed to remain expectant that He would come and break into our world with his light and salvation bringing renewed hope.  And He indeed did come!

 During this Advent, a word which means ‘coming,’ God still desires to come to us in the ordinary, in the struggles, in the unexpected and in the darkness of our present world. We will be joining Biblical characters, as well some of the greatest Christian thinkers and writers who have deeply reflected on Advent, as we together anew … ‘Watch for the Light!’

 £520 full board en-suite room or £460 full board non en-suite room.  To book call 01424 830204 or https://www.crowhursthealing.org.uk/retreat.php?retreat=682. 

These grants being made by Eastbourne and Lewes District Council. They are for voluntary and community groups. A summary is found below and more information can be found here.

They have set up this grants programme to help provide support to local people struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.

The deadline for this round is midnight on 31st October 2022, as we recognise that some projects will need support in time for winter. Depending on demand, the fund will then re-open shortly after.

General Fund
We are inviting bids between £300 and £5,000 (£10,000 may be considered in exceptional cases) from voluntary, community and not-for profit organisations to address one of more of the Eastbourne Poverty Commission priority areas, listed below:

Housing poverty e.g. housing advice initiatives
Fuel poverty e.g. funding for ‘Warm Space’ initiatives
Financial poverty e.g. debt advice and money management initiatives
Digital poverty e.g. digital inclusion initiatives to help people access support online

Food Resilience Fund
Grants of up to £5,000 are available for:

Food need e.g. food bank or low-cost food provision via an existing community fridge.
New Community Fridges or larders in areas not already served by similar initiatives (grants will include connecting and signposting to existing resource).

Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) are recruiting for a Customer Service Representative.
This is a full-time, salaried position, based at our offices at Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne.

SUMMARY:
Exceeding customers’ expectations with every call, you will be the voice of CCLI in the UK. We’ll look to you to resolve diverse queries via telephone and email – going the extra mile for customers as you understand their needs and rapidly resolve any issues. You’ll build some great relationships and quickly develop expert product knowledge – and we need people who can listen, think and act in a truly professional manner.

The successful candidate’s role will include responding to telephone, email and written customer queries about CCLI’s licences and services, as well as pro-actively pursuing sales opportunities with existing and potential customers. You will maintain accurate customer records in a CRM system, and be involved in the processing and administration of renewals, payments and reports.
To apply visit: uk.ccli.com/about-ccli/careers/customer-service-representative/

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 2nd November, 2022.

People who are Deaf need Jesus too, but also need to be able to have fellowship and join discipleship groups where people understand and share in BSL – a unique and beautiful visual language.

A BSL course for 6 weeks started at Victoria Baptist Church from Saturday 8th October.

On that same date the Welcome BSL Cafe also reopens as part of the larger Flow Cafe at Victoria, where those who are Deaf can meet old and new friends, share assorted refreshments, and join activities if they wish to do that.

A message from Jane Aldred

This year I have set myself the challenge of walking every street in Eastbourne, my home town, to raise money for the Enthum Foundation, an Eastbourne-based charity which provides a safe and sustainable home for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children aged 16-18. Please follow the link to learn more about Enthum and my reasons for wanting to support them, with your help.  Thank you so much.

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Jane Aldred