Dear Sandwellians,
Please have a read through. MORE events/resources for the Church of Sandwell and the wider Church of the Black Country – There are some great things happening across our region! Together we are stronger!
Please let me know if there is anything you would like me to promote/share that you feel would benefit the one Church of Sandwell.
Love
Jon Grant
Sandwell Net and member of the Net core vision team
New Second addition Items
Loaves and fishes – Help Needed!!
GenNET and Sector NET Weekend away – 18th Nov – 20th Nov – LAST few places available!
Paul Poulton Event – 3rd December
Sandwell Churches Link Newsletter items
In this month’s 1st addition
Mark Stibbe Conference – 4th – 5th November (see poster for more info)
ACE night out event - 6th January now SOLD OUT!!
SFVYO – support, finance and resources for church youth clubs/work
Loaves n Fishes need your help!
Loaves n Fishes will be donating over 50 luxury hampers and lots of new toys to some of those suffering most poverty in Sandwell.If any group \ church want to donate hampers we would appreciate the support. If anyone wants to donate items to add to the hampers we are making them up at the loaves base. Again we would love and really do need your support.
Luxury items please like desserts, tinned meat\ fish, biscuits, sweets ……Also new toys please ..
Blessings in the name of Jesus.
The loaves n fishes team.
0121 559 7443
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Paul Poulton Project Christmas Concert – Traditional Christmas Carols with a bluesy, funky twist!
Saturday December 3rd at 7.00
At Bethesda Christian Fellowship
Witton Lane, Hill Top
West Bromwich B71 2AG
Concert is free although an offering will be taken to cover costs.
For more info Contact: ashley.hall656@btinternet.com
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Sandwell Churches Link Project newsletter items
TRAID Textile Recycling
TRAID recycles and reuses clothes and the profit TRAID makes funds projects around the work to tackle poverty and injustice. If you are interested at hosting a textile bank at your church, see traid.org.uk. For detailed advice on how to recycle just about anything locally, check out http://www.recycle-more.co.uk/
- National Ethical Investment Week 16-22 October 2011 It is now widely accepted that as consumers we can influence retailers and producers through our purchasing: similarly we can influence our bankers and pension providers through ethical investment. Ethical Investment Week promotes the green and ethical options in the finance and investment decisions of individuals and pension fund managers. Download the 12 page Action Guide for Churches from ECCR http://www.eccr.org.uk/Article250.html and http://neiw.org/church-guide. Or obtain a printed copy from Helen Boothroyd (07503 931172).
- Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 18-25 January 2012 CTBI resources are now available to help you start planning for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2012 – normally observed 18-25 January. The theme for 2012 is ‘We will all be changed’. Change is at the heart of our Christian faith and also of the ecumenical movement. Material for this exciting but challenging vision comes to us from the churches in Poland, who have been changed and transformed by the many upheavals of their history. This year the printed booklet offers a refreshing and thoughtful ecumenical act of worship, along with study resources for the Eight Days. A more traditional liturgy is also available, as an alternative. Download the resources and get details of how to order the printed pamphlets and the posters at www.ctbi.org.uk/weekofprayer
Best Wishes
Revd Peter Sellick
Sandwell Churches Link Officer
7 Hopkins Drive
West Bromwich
B71 3RR
0121 588 3744
www.sandwellchurcheslink.org
www.bcuim.co.uk – Connecting Churches and Economy
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Sandwell Forum for Voluntary Youth Organisations are looking for more members!! Does your Church have a youth work/ministry?? (11 – 25 year olds) Do you need support, advice and funding?? Get in touch! sfvyo@hotmail.co.uk or visit www.sfvyo.org.uk
Membership is free and entitles you to:
Apply for Sandwell SFVYO Grant Aid!
FREE training
Use of our brand new 17 seater minibus
Help and support with policies and procedures
Get in touch!
Jon Grant
SFVYO chair person (amongst other things…)
