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 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 BORDER

MONDAY 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

anne.powell31@btinternet.com