Youth Ministry is an ever-changing area of church life. Young people often come
through the church in waves, this means that often the groups that come have
different needs than the group that preceded it. Therefore a method needs to be
in place where aims are known so that group formats can change but still meet
the aims that the church wishes the youth ministry to meet.
NEW INITIATIVES –
An Open youth group….. Services for young people run by young
people….. Mentoring…. Strengthening Current Groups…
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Dear all, This letter is to invite you to come and hear
Meg Guillebaud speak on Tuesday July 8th at 7.30pm in
St. Helen's Church Ipswich.
Meg is a CMS Missionary who has been involved in Rwanda for
most of her life. She is a real authority both on Rwandan history, and on the
situation facing Rwandans today. She is also a good friend to Rwanda
Direct and was such a help to us when we visited the Country earlier
this year.
I do hope you will take this opportunity to come and hear her. Hoping to see you
there. David Meikle |
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ABSEIL FOR INSPIRE
Judy Ludlow and Hilary Smith will
be abseiling down the maternity block on the afternoon of Sunday
13th July 2008 to raise money for Inspire Counselling and Training.
Inspire is a registered charity based at the Fletcher Centre in Ipswich.
Christians run the centre with professionally trained counsellors who
give their time voluntarily. Inspire is open to anyone who wish to use
their services.
As well as counselling, Inspire offer a variety of training courses in
pastoral care, counselling and related subjects.
With money raised, Inspire hope to make improvements to the client
facilities - in particular the waiting room and one or two of the
counselling rooms. If you wish to sponsor either of us, we will both be
available after the service. Thank you! Hilary and Judy. |
'Praise on the Prom’ takes place in the Spa Gardens on the Felixstowe
sea front, near the ‘FOPWA’ hut
Andrew Rayner OBO Churches Together in Felixstowe. 07711 196609
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New Ipswich in Prayer Booklet is now available
and was launched at ‘Crown Him with Many Crowns’
in January
2008
It is
written in a 40 day format, as was the previous booklet, but each day is based
on a different topic to encourage personal prayer as well as prayer for the
town, region and nation. It also includes a study passage for each day from the
Bible.
Books are available at £2.50 each or 5 for £10 from Liz
Beaton (tel 07867 633672 or
Liz)
Available separately at £5 (to cover costs) is a resource pack to encourage
churches to ‘Adopt a week of prayer’ for Ipswich in 2008. Further details available at the Ipswich in Prayer
website
www.ipswichinprayer.org
It would be great if every local church would sign up for a week . . . .
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Newsletter to check what's on?
Produced weekly
it is
available free from all our benefice churches.
CLICK HERE to Download for more news & information |
John Hamilton |
Items
for inclusion should be sent to the Newsletter Editor.
John Hamilton tel.
252702 or by email -
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Warm
Welcome
awaits you at
the
Grapevine Club.
The parents and toddlers group at
St Luke’s Church 10.00 - 11.30am Wednesdays
during term time.
Info from Caroline Pope - 724873
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Children's Groups
@
St Helen's Church!
Join us for time together to learn about God, read the
bible, play games,
do crafts.. and have a good time!
We meet on the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sundays
Also -
Bible Busters
for
11 years and upwards -
Join us for
time together to learn about
God, read the bible, play games, do crafts.. and have
a good time! |
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advertise your benefice
related
individual or group
functions here?
Please contact Jay Harvey.
Telephone 0773 199 1669
or email:
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RWANDA DIRECT
Your friends in Rwanda
Say “Thank you”!
An alternative gift
Your gift...
could make such a difference to your
brothers and
sisters in Rwanda, either through a ‘one off’ gift,
or through a regular commitment.
for further information see...
Rwanda Direct page ...
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Waterfront
Churches assist in the Town Pastors Project.
Town Pastors first took to the streets in June 2006, and have been out
every weekend since. |
Are you interested in becoming a
Town Pastor or a Prayer Support Member?
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training. Sessions included Core Values; Roles and responsibilities;
drug and alcohol awareness; conflict management and personal safety.
Town Pastors are trained in drug and alcohol awareness; conflict
management and personal safety, and took to the streets funded by the
council and police. |
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Further training
sessions will take place in the autumn looking in more detail at the
protocol (agreed with and signed by CI Alan Caton on behalf of Ipswich
Police and Jim Manning on behalf of Ipswich Borough Council); also a session
on ‘Prayer on the Streets’. . . |
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BENEFICE MEMBERS LOCAL LIBRARY
Audio Tapes – Videos – Books – Home Bible Studies (Audio &Video)
Contact Neville Sayer (St. Helen’s)
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LOUISE WRIGHT
AND THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
OF THE CONGO
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A vast and war torn country, the D.R.C. has had its infra-structure ruined and
it's people impoverished by internal fighting. But Louise Wright, the Church
Mission Society mission partner with whom St. Helen’s Church is linked, has been working there since 1989. |
Her current home is at Kalima, a town 200 miles west
of the Rwandan border in the Anglican diocese of Kindu. Louise is a teacher and
she works under the authority of the local bishop.
She assists in training the leaders of the churches in the diocese. Most of these are laity not
clergy, and Louise concentrates on training them to understand and use the New
Testament. Apparently they find the Old Testament easier, yet for their Christian living
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their congregations they need to know the New Testament better, and
to understand the Old in the light of the New. Louise is teaching a small group,
but their potential influence is great.
In February 2006 Louise visited her link churches, St. Helen’s Church,
Sproughton Parish Church and Burstall Parish Church. She also met two home
groups of St. Luke’s Church, Cliff Lane, who combined for one meeting.
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supporters from these four churches and also from
the Ipswich C.M.S Association. Her talks and the DVD which she brought with her, gave a clear impression of the problems of living in a subsistence economy, and of the joys of the closely knit
nature of African society.
They also showed the great value of the gospel to the Congolese in giving them
hope for the future, a basis for building up their nation and help from abroad. |
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