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OPEN DOORS UK AND IRELAND – Serving persecuted Christians worldwide
SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER 7.45 - 9.30PM
STANDING STRONG online Join an online evening hosted by Open Doors UK which will feature: · interviews with church leaders and partners from Syria and Nigeria · stories of how God is working throughout the pandemic · a spotlight on persecution in China · worship from Tim Hughes · and much more! This is a free live event - to attend at home! Be inspired by stories of courage. Pray for your persecuted family, stand together with believers following Jesus. We know that a church is strongest when it stands together – so register today to join with thousands of believers across the UK and Ireland, receive encouragement, inspiration, and pray for and support our persecuted church family. Downloadable digital invite at foot of 'October' page. Register: https://www.opendoorsuk.org/news/standing-strong-2020 This link will take you straight to the Eventbrite booking page where you can sign-up for the event. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email and the link to watch will be sent to you shortly before the event itself. The broadcast is to be made live via both YouTube and Facebook. The good news is that there is no limit as to how many can join Standing Strong online, so please feel free to forward this invitation on to your church and to your friends and family, and invite them too! ... 'if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honoured, all the members rejoice with it' 1 Cor. 12:26 (NKJV)
www.opendoorsuk.org
NOT IN NORTH WALES, BUT WITHIN EASY REACH, BEING 8 MILES FROM THE WELSH BORDERMONDAY 5TH - FRIDAY 9TH OCTOBER WATERCOLOURS WEEK AT CLOVERLEY HALL Full Board Accommodation Thought for the Day Watercolours Course - suitable for Beginners and Advanced Students All Watercolour Materials Supplied Free time in the evenings to relax and enjoy fellowship in our peaceful countryside setting Covered Swimming Pool £220 per person Booking Form available from our main office: 01948 890688 office@cloverleyhall.org Downloadable poster at foot of page Cloverley Hall, Calverhall, Whitchurch, Shropshire SY13 4PH Contact: Laura Hogg 01948 890688 admin@cloverleyhall.org www.cloverleyhall.org
MONDAY 5TH - FRIDAY 9TH OCTOBER BIBLE STUDY WITH RON POVEY Another chance for a relaxed time of bible study and reflection - time with Ron. See the bible come to life with study sessions and time of prayer and fellowship with each other. £236pp for 4 nights standard room. £276pp for 4 nights en suite room. Beechwood Court, Mountain Road, Conwy LL32 8PY Contact: Beechwood Court 01492 593405 beechwoodcourt@cehc.org.uk
THURSDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2.00 - 3.30PM LIGHTEN OUR DARKNESS
Modern Slavery and Our Response as a Community of Faith
FREE webinar
Modern slavery, the fastest-growing crime around the world, is all too often hidden in plain sight: in the services or products we use every day, in the manufacturing supply chains behind the things we buy, in casual labour, in sexual and criminal exploitation. For centuries the church has prayed daily that God will, in the words of the Evening Collect, 'lighten our darkness': the literal darkness in which deception and wrongdoing can be concealed, and the spiritual darkness of our sin and confusion. Accounts of modern slavery commonly allude to the crime in our midst being hidden by our ignorance or our reluctance to acknowledge the truth; and so in this webinar we pray that our darkness will be illuminated by the light of truth, and we will reach a clearer understanding of the problem of modern slavery, and the changes needed to overcome it.
Ahead of Modern Slavery Day 2020, the Church in Wales and Haven of Light, in partnership, invite you join us, in discussion with a panel of modern slavery activists from across the world.
This event will be hosted by journalist Julia Bicknell (Director of WorldWatchMonitor.org, and formerly of the BBC) and will include interviews and a panel discussion with expert guests, including:
Kevin Hyland OBE (Member, Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings; Senior Advisor to the Santa Marta Group; former UK Anti-Slavery Commissioner)
Rt Revd Dr Alastair Redfern (founder of the Church of England's Clewer Initiative)
Rt Revd Dr Joanna Penberthy (Bishop of St Davids and lead Bishop for Church and Society, Church in Wales)
Commissioner Christine MacMillan (Chair of World Evangelical Alliance Global Human Trafficking Task Force & founder of the Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission)
Pam Cheesley Hollinshead (Joint Regional President of Soroptimist International Cheshire North Wales and Wirral)
Please follow the Eventbrite link to register.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lighten-our-darkness-modern-slaveryour-response-as-a-community-of-faith-registration-117783929905
Further details about the speakers, and how participants can join in with comments and questions, will be sent nearer the time.
MONDAY 12TH - FRIDAY 16TH OCTOBER SOLO HOLIDAY IN NORTH WALES A 4 night stay at Beechwood Court, Conwy. A relaxing solo holiday and enjoy trips to various attractions around North Wales. Go on excursions together, explore quaint little towns, walk along beautiful beaches and feast on traditional Welsh fare in the many cafes near us. No single supplement – just wonderful food, comfortable rooms and great company – what more could you want? 4-nights’ Dinner B&B £240 per person in a standard room or £260 per person in a en-suite room. Beechwood Court, Mountain Road, Conwy LL32 8PY Contact: Anne Powell 0161 440 7204
NOT IN NORTH WALES, BUT WITHIN EASY REACH, BEING 8 MILES FROM THE WELSH BORDER FRIDAY 4TH - SUNDAY 6TH DECEMBERADVENT RETREAT WEEKEND AT CLOVERLEY HALL
Full board accommodation Guest Speaker Seasonal Crafts & Activities Games & Fellowship Traditional Christmas Dinner Whether you wish to come as an individual or as part of a group, why not join us for this friendly, relaxed break in the advent season!
£95 per adult. Booking Form available from our main office: 01948 890688 office@cloverleyhall.org Downloadable poster at foot of page Cloverley Hall, Calverhall, Whitchurch, Shropshire SY13 4PH Contact: Laura Hogg 01948 890688 admin@cloverleyhall.org www.cloverleyhall.org
FRIDAY 4TH - SUNDAY 6TH DECEMBER CHRISTMAS CRAFTS with ALLAN & JACKIE MOORHOUSE
MONDAY 21ST - MONODAY 28TH DECEMBER CHRISTMAS FELLOWSHIP with BERYL POOLE Beechwood Court, Mountain Road, Conwy LL32 8PY Contact: Beechwood Court 01492 593405 beechwoodcourt@cehc.org.uk Please note: Christmas Fellowship is fully booked, unless you can get a cancellation
MONDAY 28TH DECEMBER - SATURDAY 2ND JANUARY NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS Beechwood Court, Mountain Road, Conwy LL32 8PY Contact: Beechwood Court 01492 593405 beechwoodcourt@cehc.org.uk Please note: There are a limited number of rooms left for New Year Celebrations
EVERY SUNDAY MORNING AT 10.00AM MORNING SERVICE Bayside Radio on 87.7fm along the North Wales Coast, and World Wide at www.baysideradio.co.uk
EVERY SUNDAY EVENING 8.00 - 10.00PM ALL THINGS GOSEL A programme with Gospel music, from Country music to the latest Worship songs, and Words of encouragement Bayside Radio on 87.7fm along the North Wales Coast, and World Wide at www.baysideradio.co.uk
'ALL THINGS GOSPEL' - ON BAYSIDERADIO EVERY SUNDAY EVENING 8.00 - 10.00PM Contact: Jeff Pearson 07886 198070
It’s an ideal platform to raise funding for Christian groups and projects, and all community groups and charities. In time, we are aiming to make it available for churches and Christian groups to use to raise funds from their community of supporters. Contact: Arwel 07519 357523
JOB VACANCY - DEVELOPMENT WORKER (WELSH SCHOOLS) Scripture Union is recruiting a Welsh School’s Development Worker to develop new and sustainable Schools mission opportunities within Wales. This will include facilitating the growth of Christian groups in schools, overseeing and developing Welsh language resources for schools and working with children and young people. More information available in the advert and at http://www.scriptureunion.org.uk/3714852.id. Please share. Contact: John Settatree - Scripture Union National Coordinator (Wales) 01758612300 / 07779603329 www.scriptureunioncymru.com
2017 - CENTENARY OF THE BALFOUR DECLARATION This led to the establishment of the State of Israel. A Christian group has been formed to celebrate the centenary next year, together with our friends from the Jewish community. It's early days, but we have just created a new website - www.balfour100.org - where you will be able to find background material and details of planned events in due course. We also have a Facebook Page and Twitter account, for those of you into social media, so please 'like' us. Contact: Roy Thurley 01492 872381
EVERY TUESDAY 7.00 - 9.00PM PRAYER GROUP FOR THE HENBLAS PROJECT
A vision to build a family hub on Anglesey for the wide community. The hub will provide support in a variety of ways to families. We seek to work alongside secular organisations and support the work of local churches too. Join us to find out more and to pray for the planning of the project. Siop Newydd, Llynfaes, Llangefni, Anglesey LL65 3BJ (The house with a porch light on) WREXHAM WEEKLY PRAYER MEETING EVERY WEDNESDAY 10.00 - 10.45AM All invited to come and pray with us. Costa Coffee, Unit 6B, Island Green Shopping Centre, Wrexham LL13 7LW Contact: Biddy Crossfield 01978 290006
PRAYER FOR UK EVERY TUESDAY AT 11.00AM As a prayer group we meet regularly, with a time of worship and Holy Spirit led intercession. Our house of prayer is non-denominational, and anyone with a specific burden from the Lord to intercede for UK and/or Israel are welcome to join us.
Beit El House of Prayer, Holyhead Contact: Janey Ricketts 07854 626830 beitelhop@gmail.com
PRAYER FOR ISRAEL WEDNESDAYS FORTNIGHTLY AT 11.00AM
As a prayer group we meet regularly, with a time of worship and Holy Spirit led intercession. Our house of prayer is non-denominational, and anyone with a specific burden from the Lord to intercede for UK and/or Israel are welcome to join us. Beit El House of Prayer, Holyhead Contact: Janey Ricketts 07854 626830 beitelhop@gmail.com
MOELFRE NEW SONG CAFE - UNDER 18s ONLY FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH 6.30 - 7.45PM Free entry Moelfre Church & Community Hall, Anglesey Contact: Kirsty Williams 07971 790669
YWAM DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING SCHOOL IN WREXHAM
Do you, or someone you know, need to take a year to spend focusing on God and serving Him in missions? Come and do a Discipleship Training School with YWAM in Wrexham, Wales!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzXCWgwKOwo&feature=youtu.beDon't know what a YWAM Discipleship Training School is? Check out this video!
TOOLS TO HELP IN 'FACING THE TASK UNFINISHED'
Non-profit table top evangelistic book sale (portable in a small suitcase on wheels) All books and DVDs and CDs reduced to £1 or under
40% discount on orders from 'Ten of Those' catalogue Available on loan to any Christian who can collect and return to address in Colwyn Bay Contact: Val Whittington 01492 549273
BARNABAS FUND IN WREXHAM AREA
The mission of Barnabas Fund is to support Christians where they are in a minority and where they suffer discrimination, oppression and persecution as a consequence of their faith.
I am one of Barnabas Fund’s authorised speakers and so would like to share with local Christians the plight of many Christians worldwide and the work which Barnabas Fund undertakes.
I am available to come and share with any church or group on a Sunday or at a midweek meeting. Downloadable flyer at foot of page Contact: David H. Fewster 01978 310699 (4 Caernarvon Road, Borras Park, Wrexham LL12 7TT)
ANTIOCH MONEY ADVICE CENTRE Completely free, confidential advice and support from fully trained debt advisors Drop-in sessions, Mondays 7.30 - 9.00pm, Thursdays 2.30 - 4.00pm. Antioch, Capel Salem, Abergele Road, Colwyn Bay LL29 7PA Contact: 01492 533583 (answerphone available outside drop-in session hours)
NEW STREET & SCHOOL PASTORS REQUIRED IN WREXHAM Come and join the Street & School Pastor Family - making a positive difference to people & places Come and partner with God in this amazing Kingdom work Applications accepted over the next 2 months For further details see downloadable poster at foot of page Contact: Gareth Jones 01978 354805 / 07545 866597
The Bible Society have launched “Mary Song” A spoken word film exploring the Christmas journey from Mary’s point of view. Download the film and lyrics here:
The Bible Explorer programme
"THUMBS UP FOR SYRIA" CHILDREN'S ACTIVITY
Forming a team to serve your local primary school Those of you who know me will know that I carry a passion for work in schools. One
of the ways this has been expressed has been in Christmas puppet
roadshows which we have run in North Wales for the last 15 years. Last year, members of our team were keen to explore the question “what can we do the rest of the year?” One answer is to take regular primary school assemblies using the excellent “Open the book/Agor y llyfr” material. This
is a great resource which is simple to use for even the most
inexperienced of teams and is available in both English and Welsh. (* See below for a quick quote from the web site or check it out in full at www.openthebook.net) Already, there are over 20 teams using this material successfully across North Wales. If
you would be interested in forming or joining a team to offer this to
your local schools or if you have any questions, please do be in touch. Please DO forward this to anyone else who may be interested.Don’t hesitate to be in touch if I can be of help. Contact: Andy Hughes (Urban Saints Wales Director) 01678 530347 / 07968 826401
* Have
you ever thought that children in schools might be missing out on what
the Bible has to show them? They could go through their entire school
life without ever learning about Adam and Eve, Noah, David, Jonah ... or
even the life of Jesus and the stories of the New Testament.OPEN THE BOOK offers
a programme of themed and dramatised Bible stories at no charge to the
schools. Each session is around 10 minutes long and fits comfortably
into assembly times. Our
teams of volunteer storytellers use drama, mime, props, costume - even
the children and staff themselves - to present Bible stories in ways
that are lively, engaging, informative ... and great fun for everyone
involved! So now, thanks to OPEN THE BOOK, children
in schools will have the opportunity during Collective Worship to
discover all the wonder and wisdom that the Bible can offer!
SAME SEX AMALAGAMATIONS & CONGLOMERATES
If
you read nothing else, please read the following. It may open your
eyes... and hopefully take you to your knees... and cause you to rise up
and take action.
Just in case you miss this on our " Crucial Issues" page, please take a moment or two to look at it, and consider...
Why is it called a "human embryo"?
Because it's a HUMAN! If it wasn't aborted, it would grow to be like you and me!
And a human embryo is a person, a tiny baby, not an "embryo-like entity," a "ball of cells," a "product of conception," a "blob of tissue".. and to refer to it as a fertilised ovum, a zygote, a fetus covers up the truth...
It's a new living genetically unique single-cell human organism, human zygote, human embryo, human individual, human being... it's a human baby!
new living
genetically unique single-cell human organism, human zygote, human
embryo, human individual, human being. - See more at:
http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=6373#sthash.deNeByoZ.dpufn
No woman calls her parents to say, “John and I are having a fetus!”
a new living
genetically unique single-cell human organism, human zygote, human
embryo, human individual, human being...
Abortion is the destruction of a human life, a human baby!
VACANCIES FOR SUPPORT WORKERS AT PROSPECTS
Prospects is now recruiting for support workers to enable people with
learning disabilities to live in their own homes and be part of their
local communities within the County of Conwy. Full time, part time and relief hours are available.
Prospects is a Christian charity helping to
transform the lives of people with learning disabilities by breaking down the
barriers that limit individual choice. As an employer, we also recognise and
value true potential - offering you the chance to make a real and lasting
impact in what is a supportive, dynamic and empowering working environment. We
seek people who are fully committed to our Christian beliefs and who will help
us deliver a distinctly Christian service which will include praying for, and
with, our community.
There are many ways in which you’ll be
helping people with a learning disability lead a more active fulfilling life.
Some involve simple, everyday tasks, such as a trip to the shops. Some are fun,
like an outing to the cinema. Some can be far more demanding such as teaching
living skills and providing spiritual support. But all are highly rewarding and
come with a sense of job satisfaction that would be hard to find anywhere else.
Regular prayer for those we support is an
important part of the role too. Which is why, as well as being a good listener
and confident communicator, you will understand our values. You’ll also need
plenty of initiative and patience, and an approach that’s organised, team
focused and very flexible. If you don’t already have a QCF Diploma NVQ2 in Health
& Social Care, you must be willing to study for this key qualification.
To request an application pack, please call
01492 878152
A flyer with further information is attached at the foot of this page
www.prospects.org.uk
Revelation TV programmes
For those of you who can receive Revelation TV, you may be interested in the following. Revelation TV is available in the UK on Sky 581, Freesat 692 and Freeview 113, or online at www.revelationtv.com
Starting this weekend, the film 'Blessing, Curse or Coincidence?' is being featured in a number of programs throughout the autumn.
Part 1 of the documentary (1 hour) is due to be shown on Saturday 18th August at 1630 and Sunday 19th August at 0100.
Part 2 of the documentary (1 hour) is due to be shown on Saturday 25th August at 1630 and Sunday 26th August at 0100.
We have also produced a 13-part series of half-hour programs based on the documentary, considering each of the chapters individually with studio discussion. The first of these will be shown on Thursday 6th September at 1900, repeated on Saturday 8th September at both 0630 and 0930. Thereafter the remainder of the series will be broadcast at weekly intervals.
In addition, Revelation TV plan to screen the full 2-hour documentary periodically through the autumn, but we don't know exactly when.
Please let me know if you want any further information (or to buy a copy of the DVD!).
Contact: Roy Thurley 0845 230 6364
Hatikvah Film Trust
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http://bcove.me/52c8uj6r
"When God intends great mercy for His people, the first thing He does is set
them a-praying"
Matthew Henry
Are you a member of a prayer group, maybe a prayer duo or triplet, praying for your locality and/or Wales? If not, why not?
Please let us know if you are:
Contact: Mark Russell 01766 523651 / 07976 758477
Would you or someone you know benefit from this unique opportunity to develop a biblical framework
for engagement in public life?
Visit www.wilberforceacademy.org.uk, watch the video, spread the word.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY GUIDE FOR OLDER CHURCH AND CHAPEL BUILDINGS IN WALES
As
part of an EU funded project that I am working on, I have formulated
the guide on the options for sustainable energy solutions for poorly
insulated and intermittently occupied older church and chapel buildings.
It comes about following surveys of several church and chapel
buildings over the last few months and have been struck by a "now"
opportunity for many of those that were built or refurbished in the 19th
century. The model for the area where the pews are situated is that
this was a suspended timber floor. These are very often drawing to the
end of their life and in need of replacement. This represents a once in
a century opportunity to lay an underfloor heating system (which then
allows a couple of lower carbon options to be installed) and keep
people's feet warm! These low carbon options will soon be eligible for
the Renewable Heat Incentive.
The Guide is attached at the foot of this page.
Please
feel free to circulate this to as many Church and Chapel building
custodians as possible, and please inform the contact below of the
approximate number that you have forwarded it to.
Contact: Andy Bull
Head of Innovation, Severn Wye Energy Agency Ltd
01982 551006 or 07966 491819
A PROPHETIC WORD FOR GREAT BRITAIN received by LANCE LAMBERT
See "Crucial Issues" page
OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) STATES CALL FOR RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE IN EUROPE - YET PERSECUTE CHRISTIANS
While governments in the West have granted full equality and
religious freedom to Muslims, in Muslim-majority states growing
hostility and intolerance is being shown towards Christians. This is
expressed in increased restrictions on their religious freedom and often
in acts of violence. The OIC's appeal for equality and tolerance in the
West would carry more weight if its members also promoted these values
at home.
For the full report, click on link:
http://barnabasfund.org/OIC-states-call-for-religious-tolerance-in-Europe-yet-persecute-Christians.html
TWO MUST-SEE VIDEOS...
Why Are You Protesting Against Israel?
http://youtube.cf/user/AharonDov#p/a/u/0/DmerYYdJDv0
A World View Interview with Benjamin Netanyahu, Primeminister of Israel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5t6A9wSMWo&feature=topvideos
BE SEPARATE
How are we to be distinctive from the world? Billy Graham teaches on "being separate" as believers.
What
a timely word... for God's people (the Church) in the West - (though
not so much in other parts of the world where real, biblical
Christianity is growing greatly) - who have become hugely infected by
the world, and its ways.
What happened to "don't let the world squeeze you into its own mould" (Romans 12:2)?
Click "here" to read this superb article
ISLAM EXPOSED
Let us
love Muslims, as we love ourselves, as we are commanded to by the Lord Jesus Christ, exposing Islam as a false religion,
so that they may come to know the grace and mercy that Christ brought,
and that Mohammed denied.
Read the telling interview with Father Zakaria, an Egyptian Christian Priest, who, as an Arabic speaker, reads the original Islamic textual sources, and exposes the fallacies of Islam:
http://www.gcmediaministries.org/news/14/177-father-zakaria-botros
ONLY SURVIVING ALBUM
This is the story of a Hungarian Jewish woman who survived Auschwitz and
found a coat belonging to a guard which she took to shield her from the
cold immediately after her liberation. In the pocket of this coat she
found a photo album. It contained pictures of what went on in this
extermination camp. Imagine her reaction when she saw a picture of
herself coming off of the train as well pictures of her family who were
already murdered. This album at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem was
donated by this woman in 1980 and will forever be displayed there.
When you have 5 minutes of peace and quiet in front of your computer,
watch it and consider passing it around to people that you know so they
can share it and know about it. It is truly moving and important.
http://www1.yadvashem.org/exhibitions/album_Auschwitz/mutimedia/index.HTML
PLEASE
DO NOT MISS THE RESPONSE BY JACOB PRASCH TO THE
ARTICLE IN THE
BMS (UK)
'ENGAGE' MAGAZINE ENTITLED 'CHRISTIANS IN
PALESTINE'
BY
ALEX AWAD
You will
find this on our "Crucial Issues" page
CHRISTIAN MIDDLE EAST WATCH - A NEW CHRISTIAN VOICE ON THE MIDDLE EAST
Christian Middle East Watch aims to be a primary source of accurate and balanced information concerning Israel and the Middle East
www.cmew.org.uk
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE "CRUCIAL
ISSUES" PAGE - Click
here
ARE YOU AT
LLANDRILLO COLLEGE (RHOS
& RHYL CAMPUSES) - OR DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO IS?
WANT TO STAND WITH OTHER CHRISTIANS AND LET OTHERS KNOW WHAT JESUS CHRIST MEANS
TO YOU?
BECOME PART OF THE ACTIVE CHRISTIAN UNION IN THE COLLEGE
The CU
meets weekly on campus for fellowship - look out for posters around college
Coleg Llandrillo, Llandudno Road, Rhos on Sea, LL28
4HZ
Contact:
Joseph George
(CU Project Worker)
thecu@llandrillo.ac.uk
Would you
or your church like to find out more about the CU Project?
A
speaker is available to come and share about this work at your mid-week
meetings, house-groups or Sunday services. If interested, please -
Contact: Eric
Coulton 01745 350107
ericcoulton@aol.com
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