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New Year Gathering for Church Children and
Youth Workers
Jo
Yair and Charlotte Scrivens are organising a New Year gathering
for all who work with Children and Young People in a church
context across the West Midlands. Come along to meet others,
share your ideas, and to feel refreshed as the new year starts.
Coffee and cake will be provided!
For
date, venue and booking, please follow the link.
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/birminghammethodistdistrict/1108912
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Free Smaller Spaces Trees
A
fantastic opportunity is available to us- free trees suitable for
smaller spaces are being made available through the West Midlands
Virtual Forest. To access some free trees for planting at homes,
churches or other places, simply contact them. They can either
plant trees on your behalf, or, you can set up a hub at an
appointed time in Wolverhampton and surrounding areas for pick
up. This is a great way for churches to help care for creation,
and, you can register to follow your tree’s progress!
Get
your trees here
Free
Trees
Share
your progress on the Care for Creation Facebook Page found at
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wolverhamptonandshrewsburycareofcreation/
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New Property Handbook
The
Methodist Church have produced a new Property Handbook for
Property stewards which contains some helpful resources and
(almost) everything you need to know if you are in charge of a
Methodist building.
Please click here
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Pastoral Worker required - Telford
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April Representative Synod Date
Please
be aware that the Spring Representative Synod will be held in
person in the Shropshire and Marches Circuit on Sat 20th April
so please save the date. More details to follow.
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New District Grants Officer
We’re
delighted that, subject to confirmation of the appointment by the
District Policy Committee, Rev’d Denise Hargreaves of the
Shropshire & Marches Circuit will serve as the new District
Grants Officer working with the Resourcing Mission Committee.
The next meeting of the RMC will be on 15th February.
Denise will glad to receive applications by Wednesday 18th
January
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Christ for All Nations 2024
www.cfan.org.uk
2024 is a big year for CfaN so as a leader that is based in West
Midlands and surrounding area, we would like to invite you to our
Leaders Vision Breakfast for Birmingham on Saturday 10th Feb 2024
at 8.30am at The Birmingham Conference & Events Centre.
This Vision Breakfast is an invitation to church leaders to come
together and contribute significantly to Birmingham and the UK's
spiritual landscape.
Event Highlights
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Visionary Talks: Engage with leaders as they discuss CfaN's past
achievements and envision the exciting future of evangelism.
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Networking Opportunities: Build connections with members of the
faith community who share your dedication and passion.
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Detailed Insights: Gain in-depth knowledge about CfaN's School of
Evangelism and the upcoming Gospel Campaign and opportunities.
Please find attached the link to CfaN's web page for more
details www.cfan.org.uk/vision
<http://www.cfan.org.uk/vision>
Tickets are £25 per head, but as you are a leader we would like
to offer you a complimentary ticket, but places are limited, if
you require further information or to book your free ticket
please give CfaN a call on 0121 602 2000.
They are looking forward to welcoming you on the 10th February
2024.
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Children and Family Worker vacancy
Full-Time
Children and Families Worker
The Black Country Circuit seeks to appoint a full-time
Children and Families Worker, working 35 hours per week, days to
be agreed with some flexibility needed.
Salary: £22,104 - £26376 depending on qualifications/experience (Please note: this
includes the rise in the National Living Wage, implemented
immediately rather than waiting until April)
We are looking for a full-time Children and Families Worker to
support the vision of the Circuit in engaging with children and
families in the church and wider community.
Applicants should:
- Be able to work
collaboratively as part of a team
- Be a committed,
practising Christian who is willing to understand and engage
with Methodism
- Have excellent
interpersonal skills with people of all ages
- Show awareness of
issues concerning Safeguarding
- Be willing to be
flexible with regard to working hours, including some
evenings and weekends as necessary
- Have relevant
experience of children or families work in a paid or
voluntary capacity
- Be educated to
A-level Grade C (or equivalent) or above
Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 15th
January 2024.
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 31st January
2024 in the early evening.
For further details (including job description and full person
spec) and an application pack contact Rev Ruth Childs at revruthchilds@gmail.com
or 07456 268771.
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Amplify Youth Weekend
Amplify 2024 will be taking place between 15th and
17th March 2024!
Amplify is a weekend away for 8-18s and their leaders from the
Birmingham and Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury Districts. The
weekend is packed full of outdoor activities as well as our own
programme of worship and activities.
So where do you come in?
Are there children and young people in your church who would
enjoy a weekend away?
Are you a leader that could enable your young people to be a part
of the weekend?
Do you have some spare time across the weekend to come and help
in our small but mighty stewarding team?
Tickets for the weekend are on sale now, and steward applications
are open.
A deposit of £10 for leaders and £20 for young people is needed
to secure a place, and this can be done up until Sunday 7th January.
This is then put towards the total cost of £20 and £80
respectively.
For more information and to book tickets, please visit www.birminghammethodist.org.uk/amplify
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email me at youth@birminghammethodist.org.uk
Please consider how you might be involved in Amplify, and keep
the event, the planning team and those who will attend in your
prayers.
Many thanks,
Charlotte 🙂
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