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    23rd March National Day of Reflection

    23/02/2021

    The Church of England is joining Marie Curie, HOPE Together, Care for the Family, AtaLoss and many other charities and organisations on the 23rd March to take a minute to reflect and a moment to connect. 

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    As One vision

    22/02/2021

    How can the church at large best respond to the unique moment we are in, and to everything our communities experiencing, ranging from trauma and hardship on the one hand, to a rebirth of community spirit on the other?  How to help bring closure to the negative and longevity to the positive?

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    Join the Youth Wellbeing Journey

    19/02/2021

    The Youth Wellbeing Journey is by young people for young people! HOPE Together and KingsGate Community Church have created the video series to run in tandem with the series for adults, to help young people go on the same Wellbeing Journey.
     

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    Connecting with people through sport

    18/02/2021

    Rev Chris Kennedy, a physiotherapist-turned-vicar, is a ‘Pioneer Sports Minister’ in Teddington, where he has created a crossfit gym in his church building.

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    Give Hope Lent Campaign

    17/02/2021

    Through the Covid-19 pandemic, the church has come together to care for local communities in crisis. Our friends at YourNeighbour.org along with Stewardship have launched the Give Hope Campaign to celebrate the amazing work the church has done over the last year and is continuing to do.

     

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    Join the Talking Toddlers webinar

    16/02/2021

    An amazing 74% of all parents with children under the age of five attended a church-run activity in the year before Covid-19.

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    Leading Your Church Into Growth

    16/02/2021

    Our friends at LyCIG are celebrating 25 years of serving the local church, and they are making this with a refresh and a relaunch. Do have a look at their website to learn more.

     

     

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    Mark the National Day of Reflection

    15/02/2021

    Tuesday 23rd March is the National Day of Reflection. Alongside Marie Curie, HOPE Together is encouraging churches to mark this day of support for the bereaved. Invite your community to your church to pause outside, lay a daffodil, and take a moment of silence to remember and celebrate lives lost.

       

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      Give away the Hope for All magazine

      12/02/2021

      The all-new Hope for All magazine helps readers plan a post-Covid Wellbeing Journey with TV presenters Joanna Adeyinka and Simon Thomas.
       

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    • Rainbow in  corridor

      Message of hope for Wolverhampton homes

      10/02/2021

      Bill Nichols’ church in Wolverhampton recently delivered 4,000 copies of a booklet ‘Hope in Uncertain Times’ to local homes.

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