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This is where we'll announce the most recent
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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
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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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