Around the world in 60 minutes

In 2019 we welcome Petra again to MRBC, together with Andrea who will be bringing us music from around the world. Music is drawn from different countries and genres. Do come and enjoy the music!

This concert is in aid of Pastor Tony in the Philippines who works in Olongapo Prison as a chaplain with the women inmates.  He also helps their families who also suffer hardship as a result of mothers being in prison as well as assisting ex-offenders and their families.    

His work has had a big impact and he has started a church for those in the prison who have come to Christ.   On the evening we'll get an update on what Pastor Tony is doing and the moment.    The concert is free and we will have an opportunity to give towards Pastor Tony's work at the end of the evening.

CTF Unity Week Programme 2019

Baptism Service

Christmas Services 2018

Celebration Service 18th November 2018 AGM Agenda and Future Dates

Churches Together in Felixstowe Forum 14/11/2018

Documents for this meeting are below

Churches Together in Felixstowe

Agenda AGM & Forum Meetings  
Wednesday 14th November 2018, 7.30pm at Convent of Jesus & Mary, Orwell Road
This is an open meeting and you are welcome to attend. Any voting will be by Forum members only.

1    Welcome and Opening Devotions
2    Attendance & Apologies
3    Accuracy, approval & signing of minutes of last Forum meeting held 2nd May 2018
4.    Moderator’s Report
5.     Homelessness – Damien Laverty
6.    Dementia Friendly Churches
7.     Prayers for the Town.

Items for any other business should be sent prior to meeting
to Hon Secretary, Sue Hockenhull: 01394  279368  or:  sue.hockenhull@yahoo.co.uk

Moderator’s Report November 2018

1. Felixstowe Carnival has taken place where, for the first time, we had a Fun and Faith Tent on the seafront.  There was much support from the churches and many willing volunteers, with much fellowship on the Saturday.  Unfortunately, due to severe weather, the Carnival was shut down on the Sunday.        Fun & Faith has been enabled by CTF to establish a committee to lead outreach initiatives.

2. On the Ministerial front, we bade farewell to Rev Mark Kichenside and Philippa in June as they retired to Devon. Christ Church is now interregnum.  URC Felixstowe welcomed Rev David Rees as their Minister in October, with pastoral charge of 4 churches and will reside in Ipswich. In October Rev Caroline Allen retired as Priest in Charge of St Mary’s, Walton and St Martin’s, Trimley and the Parish is now interregnum.         Rev Stephen Yelland has now replaced Rev Diane Smith as onshore chaplain to the Port.

3. Over the Christmas period there will be a CTF crib display in an empty shop window which will also display a poster detailing our Christmas services. To help with the compiling please bring details of your Christmas services to the Forum meeting if possible (we suggest 3 services e.g. carol service, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day).

A CTF tree will be submitted to the Salvation Army Tree Festival.  It will include the churches, organisations we support and CTF events we do together – images have been taken from websites in the public domain.

4. To comply with GDPR (new data protection regulations) your secretary has sought permission to continue using your email address for the purposes of circulating CTF information and advertising events. If you no longer wish to be on the circulation list please contact   sue.hockenhull@yahoo.co.uk         The current circulation list has 120 names and is proving a popular way to advertise widely what we are doing in our churches.

5. In January 2019 there will be Week of Prayer for Christian Unity running Friday 18th – Friday 25th January. We plan a Pilgrimage Saturday morning 19th January.

The United Service will be Sunday 20th January 6.30pm at St Andrew’s with speakers Sheila & Paul Taylor (Hope Trust), a united choir, compere Josh Hunt (Boost).  The service will focus on our work in the town. Retiring Collection will be in aid of Fun & Faith.
Let us know if you would like to hold a special prayer event during this Week.

6. We plan to organise an Ecumenical Lent Course based on the film “Darkest Hour” made up of 5 sessions, each with a different theme, dealing with leadership, followers & politics.

7. The monthly Town Prayers group continue to meet faithfully at Trinity Methodist Church and we thank them for their dedication to prayer for our churches, organisation, our events and our town.

8. We shall be holding our usual Good Friday service at the Triangle and Sunrise Service, Easter Day on the seafront.

9. Attached is an article by Julia Hancock on the Ipswich Night Shelter giving insights into homelessness from her local experience.  Please circulate this information as you see fit.  We are looking for someone willing to gather information on what is available in Felixstowe for the homeless e.g. from churches, organisations.  This could then be circulated to CTF contacts to better inform us & help us respond more appropriately to the need.

10. Helen Greengrass, Felixstowe Futures, is leading an initiative for Felixstowe to become a Dementia Friendly Town. She would welcome churches becoming dementia friendly & is able to lead a short training course.  We hope to arrange a half-day course for CTF.

11. Future Forum meetings are planned for:-
Thursday 9th May 2019 at 7.30pm.
Wednesday 13th November 2019 at 7.30pm.
We shall be asking for churches willing to host.

12. These initiatives would not be possible without a dedicated team called the CTF Steering Group who represent a variety of churches and denominations who meet regularly to coordinate and organise on behalf of CTF.

Rev Andrew Dotchin, Moderator

 Minutes of the previous meeting

 

WPN Buffet 29th September 2018

Fun and Faith Prayer Letter - Mid-June 2018

Walton Parish Nursing June Prayer Diary

Walton Parish Nursing

Monthly Prayer Diary  June 2018

Welcome to the WPN Monthly Prayer Diary. Please use it in your daily devotions or in your church services or house groups to pray for the work of Walton Parish Nursing.

The third Craft From The Heart session is on Wednesday 6th June and Wednesday 4th July at MRBC, 2.30 to 5pm. Booking essential. Cost £10 including all the materials and refreshments. Details: Lorna

Lorna says: Thank you to everyone who supported our tea party on Sat 14th April. We raised a fabulous £1571 to fight against breast cancer. The moonwalk went really well and all five of us came over the finish line together 7 hours 25 minutes later at 6.15am on Sunday morning., at least an hour quicker than last year.

Contact us:

www.waltonpn.org.uk email: contactus@waltonpn.org.uk

Lorna (Tues, Wed, Thur) 9am-4pm 07969 901001

John (Tues, Thurs) 8-30am-4-30pm 07909 888703

Wendy (Weds, Thurs) 8-30am-4-30pm 07925 255223

There is a version of this that can be downloaded and printed here (pdf file)

Fri 1st	Pray for those who are involved in Sole Mates providing leg care and those receiving it. Please pray that more will be interest in helping with this ministry.
Sat 2nd	Please pray for the ministry of Parish Nursing Ministries UK and for a continued expansion of Parish Nursing projects in Britain.
Sun 3rd	Please pray for our Trustees and Management Team.
Mon 4th	Please pray for Lorna, our Parish Nurse.
Tue 5th	Pray for Health Drop at the Laydens and crafty morning today
Wed 6th	Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning and also for Craft from the Heart creativity session at MRBC, 2.30 to 5pm.
Thur 7th	Please pray for the WPN volunteer meeting at MRBC, 2.30 to 4pm.
Fri 8th	Please pray that the Lord will continue to supply the financial resources needed for WPN’s ministry.
Sat 9th	Please pray for positive relationships for our liaison with statutory services and other voluntary services.
Sun 10th	WPN is looking for more volunteers due to increasing workload. Please pray that new volunteers will come forward.
Mon 11th	Please pray for all those clients receiving healthy lifestyle consultations.
Tue 12th	Pop up shop at St Philip's Church and the health drop in clinic there. 'No Labels' meets at SRMC hall, 1.30 to 3.30pm.
Wed 13th	Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning.
Thur 14th	Please pray for a great afternoon at the Vintage Tea and Ukulele band at Fizzability at SRMC hall, 1 to 3pm.
Fri 15th	Please pray for those clients who have found faith or grown in faith as a result of contact with WPN.
Sat 16th	Give thanks that WPN has a Dementia Friendly Certificate and pray for wisdom for staff and volunteers as they assist those with dementia.
Sun 17th	Please pray for Wendy, our PN Occupational Therapist.
Mon 18th	Please pray for home visits that provide support, particularly respite for family carers.
Tue 19th	Please pray for Crafty Morning at the Laydens today.
Wed 20th	Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning. Walton Surgery multidisciplinary team meeting at 1pm
Thur 21st	Please pray for the Community Lunch at SRMC and the support WPN gives there.
Fri 22nd	Give thanks for those volunteers willing to provide transport for clients to get to appointments and safety in their travels.
Sat 23rd	Please pray for the spiritual well-being of those battling mental illness as well as their mental well-being.
Sun 24th	Please pray for our local Parish Nursing UK Coordinator, Sheena Glanville.
Mon 25th	Please pray for Sandra Griffiths, Lorna’s Line Manager.
Tue26th	Pop up shop at St Philip's Church and the health drop in clinic there. 'No Labels' meets at SRMC hall, 1.30 to 3.30pm.
Wed 27th	Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning.
Thur 28th	Please pray for Health drop in clinic at Collimer Court 10-12
Fri 29th	Please pray for John, our Mental Health Nurse.
Sat 30th	Please pray that we may continue to have positive contacts with other health and social care charities and organisations in our area.

Please send any feedback relating to this prayer guide to Rev Mark Reid pastor@mrbcfelixstowe.org.uk

Walton Parish Nursing May Prayer Diary

Welcome to the WPN Monthly Prayer Diary. Please use it in your daily devotions or in your church services or house groups to pray for the work of Walton Parish Nursing.

News:

Lorna is doing the Moonwalk again for Walk the Walk, a 26 mile power walk in London overnight on Sat 12th May. Money raised will help support breast cancer charities.

A printable  pdf version is available here.

Tue 1st	Pray for Health Drop at the Laydens and crafty morning today .
Wed 2nd	Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning and particularly recent new members of the group.
Thur 3rd	WPN is looking for more volunteers due to increasing workload. Please pray that new volunteers will come forward.
Fri 4th	Please pray for Lorna, our Parish Nurse.
Sat 5th	Pray for those who are involved in Sole Mates providing leg care and those receiving it. Please pray that more will be interest in helping with this ministry.
Sun 6th	Please pray for the ministry of Parish Nursing Ministries UK and for a continued expansion of Parish Nursing projects in Britain.
Mon 7th	Please pray for home visits that provide support, particularly respite for family carers.
Tue 8th	Pray for the health drop-in at the Laydens. Please also pray for No Labels this afternoon.
Wed 9th	Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning.
Thur 10th	Please pray for Fizzability the group for working age with disabilities.
Fri 11th	Please pray for all those clients receiving healthy lifestyle consultations.
Sat 12th	Parish Nurse power walking 26 miles overnight in London in aid of the breast cancer charities.
Sun 13th	Today is Parish Nursing Sunday. Give thanks for the growth in PN worldwide.
Mon 14th	Please pray for the local cluster meeting in Stowmarket this morning.
Tue 15th	Please pray for Crafty Morning at the Laydens today.
Wed 16th	Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning. Walton Surgery multidisciplinary team meeting at 1pm and the second creativity session at MRBC 2.30 to 5pm.
Thur 17th	Please pray for Wendy, our PN Occupational Therapist. Please also pray for the development of Parish Nursing internationally – it is a growing movement in North America and continental Europe.
Fri 18th	Today is St Mary’s Spring Fair and Plant Sale raising money for three local charities including Walton Parish Nursing.
Sat19th	Please pray for the Community Lunch at SRMC and the support WPN gives there.
Sun 20th	Give thanks that WPN has a Dementia Friendly Certificate and pray for wisdom for staff and volunteers as they assist those with dementia.
Mon 21st	Please pray that the Lord will continue to supply the financial resources needed for WPN’s ministry.
Tue 22nd	Give thanks for those volunteers willing to provide transport for clients to get to appointments and safety in their travels. Please pray for the drop-in at St Philips Pop-Up Shop am and No Labels p.m.
Wed 23rd	Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning.
Thur 24th	Please pray for Health drop in clinic at Collimer Court 10-12 and the management team meeting at MRBC 2pm.
Fri 25th	Please pray for Sandra Griffiths, Lorna’s Line Manager.
Sat 26th	Please pray for those clients who have found faith or grown in faith as a result of contact with WPN.
Sun 27th	Please pray that we may continue to have positive contacts with other health and social care charities and organisations in our area.
Mon 28th	Please pray for our local Parish Nursing UK Coordinator, Sheena Glanville.
Tue 29th	Please pray for John, our Mental Health Nurse.
Wed 30th	Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning. Please pray for new WPN volunteers to come forward for befriending. Sole mates and taking clients to WPN groups.
Thur 31st	Please pray for those volunteers who visit and help lonely people with health issues.

Contact us:

www.waltonpn.org.uk email: contactus@waltonpn.org.uk

Lorna (Tues, Wed, Thur) 9am-4pm 07969 901001

John (Tues, Thurs) 8-30am-4-30pm 07909 888703

Wendy (Weds, Thurs) 8-30am-4-30pm 07925 255223

CTF Spring Forum

Afternoon Tea for BOOST

More information at www.boostfelixstowe.org.uk

Love Russia Roadshow Coming Soon

A Celebration of Gifts - September 2018

DANGER! God's people at work!

In September during the Heritage weekend, we have an opportunity to open the church up for visitors and the Planning Group have come up with an idea which involves absolutely EVERYONE!

We want to celebrate what God is doing amongst us by doing what we're good at; this may mean we'll need to talk to each other and find out what others see of God in us. 

We would like to ask you to consider decorating a section of the church in some way either individually or in a group, to demonstrate what is going on here. 

For example; the craft group will be painting pictures of Jesus' "I am"  sayings to put in the back windows downstairs.

The windowsills, the pillars, the Entrance Lobbies, the schoolroom, the piano, the boards along the balcony and various corners in the church will all be available. Even if you don't have an obvious visual gift, there are many here who get on with things quietly. We would like to find ways of celebrating all these gifts to the glory of God. This could include the Missionaries we support and the Community projects and services we are involved in.

We hope some of the bike riders will come in but we could also invite our newest neighbours at Walton Gate as well as along Maidstone Road and children from the schools with their families.
Carol and I have a form which we would love you to fill in with your ideas. Please ask us if you're unsure about anything. It would be helpful, once you've thought and prayed about it if you could hand these back to us by the end of May. This will give everyone time to prepare for the display. 

Let's celebrate what God is doing amongst us in building His kingdom.

Any questions?

Debby Marfleet