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BARKING AREA NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2019 Issue 44
Barking Area
Newsletter
August 2019
BISHOP’S STUDY DAY 9TH
NOVEMBER 2019 IN THIS ISSUE
We need your participation and help in disseminating the Minority Anglicanism Project study to your congregations, colleagues and friends in your Christian networks.
The Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion, at the Philosophy, Theology & Religion dept. at Birmingham University, is conducting a research study commissioned by the Church of England on how we can better support Minority Ethnic Christians in the Church of England. We hope to be able to achieve a nuanced understanding of what it means to belong and to participate in Christian fellowship, within and beyond the Church of England.
Please participate in our research questionnaire yourself, and share it with your colleagues. We are hoping to have a significant sample from all 42 C of E dioceses in the country, as well as from the Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Episcopal, Pentecostal, Presbyterian/Church of
Scotland, Church in Wales & Church of Ireland. Therefore, you do not have to be either minority ethnic, or even a part of the C of E, to participate in the study. In a research vacuum, we need a broader parameter of data to understand the conditions specific to the C of E, and therefore we need control samples to understand a nuanced picture, so participants need only be...
Over 18 yrs. of age
Live in the UK/ British Isles
And self-identify as a Christian
… To participate.
You can participate by clicking on this link.
Dr Sanjee Perera-Child Research Fellow in Philosophy,Theology & Religion Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion School of Philosophy, Theology & Religion University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham UK B15 2TT email: [email protected] mobile: (+44) 7833 744021 web: www.birmingham.ac.uk/cadburycentre twitter: @cadburycentre, @AnglicanProject @SanjeePerera1
Discover your Vocation Who am I? Come along to the great Vocations conversation at St Michaels Theydon Mount CM16 7QQ (Benefice Holy Communion CW) with Revd Prince Odoemena, hosted by Revd John Fry. Sunday 29th September 10am. See page 3 for more information.
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Quiet Day28th September 2019 “It’s your call”! Quiet Day. Saturday 28th September 2019 at Holy Innocents, High Beach, 10am start. Contact Stuart Batten for more information. Bring your own packed lunch. Tea & Coffee provided.
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The Minority Anglicanism Research Project by Dr Sanjee Perera-Child
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Masters scholarship with London School of Theology
Youthscape and London School of Theology have launched a new scholarship for someone interested in doing a Masters in Theology. The Church needs theologically grounded research that is engaged with young people's real lives, and we are looking for someone who is curious about how the mission of God might engage with youth culture in 2019 and beyond. The MTh can be completed full-time over twelve months or part-time over two years. The starting date is expected to be in February 2020, though there is some flexibility. You need a 2:1 in your first degree to apply.
Deadline for applications - 30th September 2019
Cost: Course fees are paid, you will need to cover living expenses.
Full information at the website https://www.youthscape.co.uk/research/mth-scholarship
Introduction to Schools Ministry (ITSM) is Scripture
Union’s new course for those looking to develop skills and good practice in the schools context.
This is a hands-on course for mission-minded practitioners covering such key topics as collective worship, lunchtime and after-school clubs, lessons and sharing faith appropriately.
These two-day courses are suitable for those who work in Primary or Secondary schools and are running in several locations in the Autumn term. Find out more on our website
Speaking Volumes offers
grants for libraries, schools, prisons, care homes and churches – actually, anywhere a book can be borrowed and enjoyed by a wide readership. The grants are for the purchase of Christian books from a local Christian bookshop and the list of available books can be seen on www.speakingvolumes.org.uk. The next opportunity to apply is in September and you do so on that website. While funding is available for all sorts of libraries, the charity has been given extra funding specifically for PRISON LIBRARIES.
One day training event at St Johns Stratford, London E15 1NG, Tuesday 1st October 2019 from 9.30-4.30pm
Family Systems: Managing a Big Anxious Family offers an introduction to Family Systems and how IMs might manage the dynamics of anxiety in parishes. The day will be led by The Bridgebuilders organisation and runs from 9.30 to 4.30.
The programme includes worship, presentation, personal reflection, group discussion and experiential exercises and will
• Explore how patterns of behaviour in families and churches are similar
• Understand better the systems of emotional forces that are at work
• Discover tools for charting the triggers of anxiety in church life
• Practise managing your own reactive behaviour
• Reflect on Jesus as a model of non-anxious leadership
The cost of the day, including lunch, is £50. There is a limit of 30 places, so please contact Liz Watson,
[email protected] to book your place
Family Systems:Managing a Big Anxious Family
Any young people in the Barking Area interested in this training can join with the Bradwell Area group. Contact Emma Anderton or Mark Tiddy for more information
Monday 16 September 2019 10- 16:30 Prayer Spaces in Schools and the Church of England For more information click here
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COURSES IN THE BARKING AREA
Course in Christian Studies St Mary at Latton Church Hall, The Gowers CM20 2JP, Thursday evenings 7.30 -9.30 beginning 5
th
September 2019. For more information contact Piers Northam [email protected].
Reaching out to post-modern spiritual seekers St Johns Church, Broadway, Stratford, London E15 1NG Thursday 17 October 2019 at 7.15pm. For further information and to book a place contact Revd Charlie Kosla or telephone 01375480427.
Diocese of Chelmsford, Spiritual Companionship Course: Taster Session St John’s Church Stratford, Broadway, London E15 1NG. Thursday 26th September 2019 3-5pm. For more information please contact Revd Ann Coleman [email protected] or 01277821366
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Drawing on this innovative research, plus wider work around faith journeys, this 24 hour conference will explore how we can help people discover that they have a place with God and God’s people as they take their first steps.
The conference is open to all; church leaders, evangelists, welcomers, family workers and any who want to see more people discover more about encounters on faith journeys. Workshops and speakers will include experts on volunteering, hospitality, bereavement, weddings, families, fresh expressions, creative arts and more.
We warmly invite you to be at the conference, and to advertise the details to any who may be interested. Bookings made before September 30th cost £120 for the whole conference. Day delegate rates are also available.
Please go to www.strangertofriend.org for full details
From Stranger to Friend: first encounters on faith journeys 5th-6th Nov 2019
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Situated in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, YMCA Walthamstow is one of the largest providers of housing for the homeless in East London.
Accommodation and support
Health and Well being
Sports hall and hire facilities
Children’s activities and more
642 Forest Road, Walthamstow E17 3EF | T 020 8509 4600 | E [email protected] click here for more information
Responding to poverty homelessness in Newham area
A list is being distributed to Newham Clergy /churches and ministries with active poverty and justice responses and those who know the need and value of such work. Here homeless people particularly rough sleepers, can find food and or advice throughout the week
Please contact Matthew Porter MCIPD of Transform Newham for more information on mob:07842343916
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