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Epsom Book Fair 2012................................Details

Women's World Day of Prayer 2012..........Details

Churches Together in Epsom – Lent House 2012 Groups..........More

Good Friday 6 th April 2012 — Walk of Witness.........More

Diamond Jubilee Beacons........................more

Second Thoughts - A programme of thought-provoking presentations in 2012.....more

CT (Churches Together in England) e-news .......Here 

More Than Gold - Athlete’s Family Home Stay

More Than Gold (MTG) has been set-up to help churches engage with the 2012 Games. It is looking to recruit 1000 families across denominations to provide free accommodation for athlete’s families from abroad who would not otherwise be able to afford to come. Accommodation is required mainly in London, but more is required near other venues in the UK. If you are interested in becoming a host, please visit http://www.morethangold.org.uk for instructions and an online application form.

Gold Champions

Every church needs a church representative, or Gold Champion.                Has YOUR CHURCH appointed one?

Their role is to –

Be the channel for information from More Than Gold to their church

Link with other Gold Champions in their area to share ideas, plans and opportunities

Help plan their church’s own More Than Gold Weekend a year from the Games’ opening



 

Churches Together in England (CTE) Presidents statement re Olympic and Paralympic Games

2012 is a year of celebrations in England. The Olympic Torch Relay, the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen, the XXX Olympiad and the Paralympics will provide opportunities over the four-month period of May to September for people to gather and celebrate together in ways which will both enhance and deepen community life.

As the Presidents of Churches Together in England, on behalf of all its members, we rejoice that so many of England’s churches are committed to being at the heart of these celebrations and are already preparing practical ways to build and support communities in their localities. In the build up to the Olympics and Paralympics, the work we are doing through our own denominational staff and through the work of More Than Gold (UK) are unprecedented.  More Christian communities from different traditions than ever before are coming together to plan practical ways of serving the project of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which can bring many and diverse benefits.

The end of this week of prayer for unity amongst Christians (18-25 January) also marks six months until the 2012 Games officially begin. At this significant moment we reaffirm our commitment made ten years ago in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen to work towards the visible unity of all Christians in the one faith, expressed in common discipleship, worship, witness and service.


 
 

Signing-Up Forms Available From 29th January 2012 and the Next two weeks in Epsom  Churches,

 Or below in three formats to suit your computer

 As a WORD document Choose................... here

 As a Rich Text  document Choose............. here

 As a Excel document Choose..................... here

Complete and ATTACH TO AN EMAIL TO Chris Donohue lentenhg@gmail.com by  FEBRUARY 12TH  2012

Course is for Five Weeks from (Monday Dates)

  26th February- 26th March 2012


OUR 2012 GIANT CHARITY BOOK FAIR,

FEBRUARY 16th, 17th and 18th, - 2012

Book Fair, in April 2011, raised £25,500.13.

Our 11th BOOK FAIR  will give ALL the year's profit to:-

ACTION for CHILDREN


 


Diamond Jubilee Beacons

Britain’s churches will light celebratory beacons to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in June in an ambitious initiative organised in conjunction with Premier Christian Radio.  It’s an historic event, a unique opportunity to gather our communities together and light a beacon to demonstrate our support and thanksgiving for Queen Elizabeth’s reign.

Churches all across the country are getting behind this initiative. There is a long and unbroken tradition in our country of celebrating Royal Jubilees, Weddings and Coronations with the lighting of Beacons whether they be on the top of mountains, churches, castle battlements, town and village greens, country parks, estates and farms and along the beaches surrounding our shores. In 1897, Beacons were lit to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. In 1977 and 2002 Beacons were also lit to celebrate the Silver and Golden Jubilees of The Queen.

 

As part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Beacons - churches, chapels and cathedrals up and down the country will be joining the celebration by the lighting of Church Beacons. In 1953 Church bells rang across the whole country to herald the Coronation of The Queen and it is fitting that on the 4th June 2012, the Church should again give thanks for her reign by lighting these beacons.

 

We are encouraging every church with suitable buildings or land to take part in this nationwide event. Our vision is that thousands of churches up and down the land will gather their communities together for this happy occasion. Premier Christian Radio is working with the organisers of this unique project to assist in the co-ordination of the Church Beacons throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

 

Bruno Peek, Pageantmaster, The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Beacons

Peter Kerridge, Chief Executive, Premier Christian Radio

See http://www.churchbeacons.org.uk/

 


 


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