Enter JESUS! Part seven of our God Story series with Hannah Heather.
Encounter: July 2021
The latest change to the government’s roadmap out of lockdown has changed our plans too.
We are still hoping that July's Encounter Sunday will be our first larger in-person gathering. This will likely look like an outdoor meeting in garden(s).
Everyone’s feelings towards this will be different.
If you are interested in joining us without the magic of the internet, please sign up using the link below, we’d love to see you.
More detailed information, including how we will do this safely, will follow once we can gauge how many people will be gathering.
For those that would still rather not meet in-person, we will look to live-stream the meeting online.
Prayer Focus: July
Learning: God Story with Dr. Lucie Shuker
Wildfires Online 2021
Hong Kong Ready Welcome
Prayer Week
Shut Down
Learning: God Story
Christmas Prayer 2020
Event: Soup Week
Learning: Justice
Event: The Gathering Online
Learning: Community
Webinar: Supporting an Anxious Teen
Learning: More Money Matters
Event: FIVE by FIVE
Learning: Caring for God's World
“The Christian message should offer us a lens through which we can view eternity and see the actions and decisions we take today as ripples on the lake of time which will reach the shores of future generations for good or ill.” - Michael Bates
No one knows it all, together we have a better idea. We dedicate time of extended learning together each month as a church. In 2020 we are following Simplicity, Love and Justice by James Odgers.
In the chapter Caring for God’s World we re-committed ourselves to:
consider our responsibility as Christians for the created world
be aware of the statistics which show how quickly the world is being degraded
consider how such statistics change our lifestyle
“I love God and I love His world…”
Watch this video from some members of our community on how they care for God’s world.
Instagram Quiz
Can you get four out of four?
Resources & Ideas
The Earth Shop, a one stop shop for plastic-free and cruelty-free household and beauty products. Founded in Stanford-le-Hope.
Hardie Park Terracycle, eliminating the idea of waste by recycling the non-recylcable, such as: crips packets, pet food pouches and toothpaste tubes.
Operation Noah, a Christian charity working with the Church to inspire action on the climate crisis.
Tearfund, over 50 years' experience of responding to disasters and crises. We serve the most vulnerable people and communities – wherever they are.
Virtual Prayer Walk: Stanford-le-Hope
Prayer walking is a little bit more difficult these days... we've tried to make it easier! Give 10 mins to pray with us for our town, Stanford-le-Hope.
Re-Learn: Time - Jani Rubery
“How we use our time is an expression of our values” - Jani Rubery
Right now you probably fit in one of two camps:
Gosh I have never been busier!
I am definitely running out of things to do…
Whichever place you find yourself, we encourage you to reflect on this teaching from Jani Rubery in February 2020. Jani is an executive coach by trade, and has written books and bible study on Time for CWR - find it here. We were grateful to have her return to pose some key questions that we had no idea would be quite as important and timely as they were.
Jani makes reference to the Somerset House exhibition 24/7 and some photos and videos she took there, see them below.