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New this week:
Lay Worker for Older People required
In case you missed it:
All Age Advent Eco Retreat
Inclusive Carols
Advent/Christmas Grants
Wolverhampton Fair Traid
Methodist Conference Volunteers 
Arthur Rank Centre Vacancy
Glass Fusion Workshop
District Landscape Liturgy
Homelessness and Housing Online Session
Food for the Journey Lay Conference new date
Discover Church at the Margins
Children's Support Fund (form updated)



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Part-time Lay Worker for Older People required at Beckminster MC

Beckminster Methodist Church Wolverhampton is seeking to appoint a part-time Lay Worker for Older People. The appointment will be for 15 hours per week. Salary will be in the range of £19,760-£21,506  according to experience pro rata to a 40 hour week. DBS(enhanced disclosure)required. Further details and application form available from the Church Administrator, Beckminster Methodist Church, Tel 01902 344910, email info@beckminsterchurch.co.uk  Closing date: Monday January 10th 2022

 

All Age Advent Eco Retreat


“In Labour all Creation Groans”

An Advent Eco-Retreat for all ages with the President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference; Sonia Hicks and Barbara Easton
 
Worship and Advent Reflections; Stories of Climate Change from around the world;  Prayer Stations; Community preparation of bread and soup lunch; Collage Craftivism
 
Date and time:  Saturday 11th December 2021 from 10am to 3pm
Venue:  Wellington Methodist Church, Telford
 
Booking required via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-labour-all-creation-groans-an-advent-eco-retreat-wellington-mc-tickets-212380916037.  Tickets are free.  Donations to All We Can warmly welcomed.

 

Inclusive Carols with the President and Vice President

11th December 2021
The theme adopted by the President and Vice-President of Conference this year is “God’s table - an invitation for all”.  As part of Sonia and Barbara’s visit on Saturday 11th December, the District is hosting Inclusive Carols at Fallings Park Methodist Church, Wolverhampton, starting at 7pm.  This promises to be an interactive, joyous and dynamic evening, with traditional carols and songs accompanied by Eeek.  
 
For a preview of the style of music, listen to Eeek’s rendition of “Go tell it on the Mountain” here :   https://youtu.be/1kes3mmxjQo
 

 

Advent and Christmas Grants: Good news for all people


This year the District is again supporting the Connexional Advent & Christmas Campaign by making small grants available of up to £150.  This is for projects which seek to demonstrate to our communities that the birth of Jesus is Good News for All People.  Your Superintendent’s counter-signature will be needed, but anyone can apply on behalf of their church or Circuit.  Please complete this form as fully as possible and email to Richard Lockley via admin@wsmethodist.org.uk 
Applications will be considered by the District Chair and the Ministry & Missions Co-ordinator.  Most Circuits will be have a maximum of 3 grants awarded, with more negotiated for very large Circuits (eg Shrophshire & Marches)
 
To build on previous years, Rachel and Jo will be particularly looking for projects which:

  • not only give gifts away, but seek to encourage community engagement and participation
  • are conscious of the need to be environmentally friendly in their implementation

 To find out more, here is the Connexional link.

 

Wolverhampton Fair Traid


Friends of Wolverhampton Fair Traid will be pleased to know that we have opened a pop-up shop in the Mander Centre, Wolverhampton. We will be open until Christmas Eve, 10.00am – 5.00pm, Mondays – Saturdays and would love to see you! 
We are in a very small unit on the ground floor, 2 doors away from Bon Marche. We are well stocked with chocolates (several vegan varieties) and socks as well as a variety of craft and gift items. 
 
Because we are in such a small space, we are not selling tea and freeze-dried coffee there but do have a space at Beckminster Methodist Church, WV3 7BQ and are open each Wednesday between now and Christmas, 10.00am – 12.00 noon. 
 
How about buying ethically sourced goods this week instead of signing up to Black Friday! 
 
Brenda Shuttleworth 
 
 

 

Telford '22 Methodist Conference Volunteers Needed

 

Arthur Rank Centre Vacancy

Digital Media and Communications Manager
28 hours a week, £26,999 to £28,785 pro rata CV8 – Holly Farm business Park, Honiley
We are a national charity looking for a Digital Media and Communications Manager with a proven track record to join our small, friendly team. We love building relationships with people all over the UK, and we need your help with our work.
You will be responsible for
• Develop marketing plan for ARC, in-line with 5-year plan and charitable objectives
• Responsible for the maintenance of the ARC website via WordPress
• Responsible for content on all existing communication channels and developing a presence on new platforms as they emerge.
• Sound understanding of Creative Commons licenses.
• Write press releases and liaise with radio, television and written publications
• Manage branding house style and guidelines for external partners
• Responsible for the writing of the monthly in-house digital newsletter ARC News
You will
• Copywriting skills
• Excellent IT skills, including proficiency in the use of all aspects of Microsoft Office
• Proven track record of maintaining a website and social media channels
• Comfortable around digital media and communicating with a wide variety of supporters and stakeholders
• Be able to proofread own and others work
• Show initiative and be able to help drive the organisation forward to meet charitable objectives and maintain KPI targets
• Video editing and digital photography skills
• Good understanding of Church structures or willingness to learn about them
• Be in sympathy with Christian ethos and the aims of the Arthur Rank Centre
If you are looking for a supportive, encouraging workplace with excellent coffee, and want to contribute creatively to a changing organisation, please visit our website arthurrankcentre.org.uk for an information pack and application form.

 

Glass Fusing Workshop



Online workshop on 6th Dec
The District Chair will be exploring the art of glass fusing on Zoom as a guest of the Strathclyde Methodist Circuit Knit and Knatter group on Monday 6th Dec between 10.30 and 11.30.  If you’d like to join in, please contact the District Office for Zoom details.
 

 

Landscape Liturgy for the District


The District welcomed Nick Mayhew-Smith, author of “Landscape Liturgies” to the online Presbyteral Synod last week to help ministers explore resources to celebrate and bless the earth.  In preparation, the District Chair wrote a Landscape Liturgy for the District,  giving thanks for the many varied environments from the canals of the West Midlands to the Shropshire hills.  The Liturgy also prays a blessing over the landscapes and those who interact with them.  
This was produced as a video with the help of many groups around the District who already engage in outdoor worship.  You can find the video here:  https://youtu.be/jBDQaEX9o04   Please feel free to use it in private or corporate worship.  If you need the material as an mp4 file this is available through the District Office.  
 

 

Homelessness and Housing Zoom Session

Methodist Homelessness and Housing Gathering on Zoom on Wednesday 26 January from 11 a.m. to 12. 30 p.m.  
 
We will be reporting on a recent meeting with the Connexional Property Development Committee and subsequent Working Group discussions to be held next month regarding our potential involvement in affordable housing schemes. 
 
We will also hear about progress regarding a Civil Society Housing Fund in conjunction with Citizens UK
 
We will spend time sharing with each other as to how things are in our respective areas and pray together for our work on all these issues.
 
Please contact the District Office for the Zoom link.
 
 

 

Food for the Journey Lay Conference new date

The Lay Conference “Food for the Journey” arranged jointly with the Diocese of Lichfield and originally to be held at Yarnfield Park on 4th December has now been rearranged for 7th May 2022.
 

 

Discover Church at the Margins

A 90 mins online introductory session
 
When: 7-8.30pm on 1st February 2022
ForWest Midlands Learning Network region
 
Over the following ten months we are holding an introduction to Church at the Margins in each learning network region. Open to all.  
Poverty across the UK is rising with a devastating impact on the lives of individuals and communities. How should we respond? What is God’s invitation to us? This webinar offers an  introduction to the vision and values of Church at the economic margins with stories from local practitioners in urban and rural contexts.
 
Hosted: by Eunice Attwood, Church at the Margins Officer and Sarah Hulme, Rural Officer.
 
Click on the link below to register
 
 
REGISTER NOW

 

Children's Support Fund

The above fund has been available to access for about 18 months now and I would encourage more applicants to support the young and disadvantaged children from our District. As we are now coming out of the pandemic I am sure Churches are looking at what new activities they might be able to run and this fund may be able to help. There is a ceiling of £500 and applications need to made on the attached form and emailed to Tim Lorimer @ lorimertim@yahoo.co.uk.
 
Some examples of activities we have supported are:
 
Kingswinford. Purchase of Lego sets for their Full of Spirits Project
 
St John's Bloxwich.  Support for School meals
 
Fallings Park, Stationary bags to support prayer spaces for Children
 
Stafford.  Tablets to help in school work
 
Beckminster.  Christingle Bags
 
Aldridge.  Support for their ECO warriors project
 
Bourne Methodists.  Support for newly formed Dads and Children's Saturday club
 
Cole Street.. Working with Safer Families Charity providing activities for Children
   
Should anyone want more details of these projects please send me an email.
 

 

 

 

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