Originator : Mr Geoffrey Saville

WORKERS' RIGHTS

Contact Name : Geoff Saville (0115 928 2689)
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Originator : Mr Roger G Johnson
Team : District Enablers

Over 500 people attended the recent Fresh Expressions Conference at Lincoln Show Ground entitled ‘Changing the Landscape’. The conference was addressed by Archbishop Rowan Williams, Rev. Dr. Martyn Atkins, Bishop Graham Cray and many other leading supporters of the Fresh Expressions movement which is now into its second phase. What was particularly encouraging after nearly 6 years of the Fresh Expressions movement is that the leading figures in the Church of England, Methodist Church and now the URC are all still firmly behind the initiative.

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Originator : Mr Geoffrey Saville

END NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Contact Name : Geoffrey Saville (0115 928 2689)
Web Site : www.endnuclearweapons.org.uk
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Originator : Mr Geoffrey Saville

Take the pledge

Contact Name : Geoffrey Saville (0115 928 2689)
Web Site : www.sanctuarypledge.org.uk
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Originator : Mr Roger G Johnson
Team : District Enablers

Picture for a moment the task facing St. Paul and the other letter-writing apostles as they seek to communicate with their respective churches. Paul may be sat in a prison cell, talking through the content of his letter with a scribe who would be feverishly taking notes. The scribe would then go away and commit what he had heard to parchment and then perhaps go back to Paul for final editing. Next the scribe would hand the completed parchment to a courier who would then make the long and arduous journey to the receiving congregation, perhaps hundreds of miles away.

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Originator : Mr Geoffrey Saville

Following the address to the C of E Synod the above Pastoral Letter has been circulated

Contact Name : Geoff Saville (0115 928 2689)
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Originator : Mr Roger G Johnson
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As the British and American troops embark upon the latest phase in the fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan, we are receiving all too frequent reports of soldiers being killed by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) or Roadside Bombs. We see the sombre scene in Wootton Bassett as the coffins are paraded through the streets watched by local residents, family and friends as they pay their respects to the deceased soldiers. There seems to be no end to the loss of life and, seemingly, no simple way of dealing with IEDs without endangering the lives of our troops.

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Originator : Mr Geoffrey Saville

ALCOHOL LABELLING PROPOSALS

Contact Name : Geoff Saville (0115 9282689)
Web Site : www.drinkaware.co.uk
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Originator : Mr Geoffrey Saville

Methodists are asked to support Fiji

Contact Name : Geoff Saville (0115 928 2689)
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Originator : Mr Geoffrey Saville

Church of England Synod. IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL METHODISTS **Further info added 17 Feb 2010**

Contact Name : Geoff Saville (0115 928 2689)
Web Site : www.methodist.org.uk
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Originator : Mr Roger G Johnson
Team : District Enablers

In January, 26 of the 40 Wesley Owen stores across the UK closed. Three organisations are seeking to take them over of which, Living Oasis is one. The attached PDF is a brochure explaining their vision for a newly launched coffee shop, bookshop and child's zone.

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Originator : Mrs Muriel Sowden

The Grantham and Vale of Belvoir Methodist Circuit are currently looking for a Church & Community Development Worker

Web Site : www.binghammethodist.org.uk
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Originator : Mr Geoffrey Saville

General Election 2010

Contact Name : Geoff Saville (0115 928 2689)
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Originator : Mr Roger G Johnson
Team : District Enablers

I fished out my recording of the inauguration of Barack Obama from exactly one year ago today. I watched again as the millions of people gathered outside the White House shared emotionally in the historic moment when an African-American man was chosen to be the most powerful person on the planet. Many had tears in their eyes and sensed that they were witnessing a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ moment. This was a moment that Martin Luther King could only dream about.

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Originator : Mr Roger G Johnson
Team : District Enablers

The news has finally filtered through that Wesley Owen, the Christian bookshop in the centre of Nottingham has closed its doors for the last time after 25 years of trading. I noticed how much it downsized when it moved from Heathcoat Street to its new premises on Castle Gate and with its parent company, IBS-STL in administration, it was only a matter of time for this cherished store to meet its end. Should we be sad? Do we need a shop which specialises only in Christian literature? Should we be trying to save the enterprise when there are so many pressing demands on our time and finances?

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Originator : Mr Cliff Lewer
Team : District Resources Team

District Treasurer
replacement required by May 2010to assume the full role by 1st September 2010

Contact Name : Cliff Lewer (01335324404)
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Originator : Mr Roger G Johnson
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This is the time of the year when we traditionally make new year resolutions, only to find that a week or two into the new year, the resolutions have already fallen by the wayside leaving us with a sense of disappointment and failure. It’s either because we set our sights too high or our resolve was simply not strong enough to make the resolution last.

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Originator : Mr Cliff Lewer
Team : District Resources Team

The District is putting together a list of people who have experience in property projects, finance schedules, seeking grants from outside bodies,maintenance of listed buildings and other resource based areas

Contact Name : Cliff Lewer (01335324404)
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Originator : Mr Roger G Johnson
Team : District Enablers

This bulletin has been re-posted by popular demand.

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Originator : Rev Marian Crawford

Information about this connexional initiative in our District

Contact Name : Rev Marian Crawford (0115 974 6883)
Web Site : edevpathways.org/
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Originator : Mr Roger G Johnson
Team : District Enablers

The realisation that contemporary society shows many alarming signs of having turned its back on God gave J.John the desire to reach out to people in a new and engaging way.

Web Site : www.authenticmedia.co.uk/Authe ...
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Originator : Mr Roger G Johnson
Team : District Enablers

Check it Out is the youth outreach of Viz-A-Viz Ministries.

Using a brand new discovery course, schools' weeks featuring music and drama, concerts and working with churches and organisations Check it Out impacts young people with the Gospel.

Click on the links below to see how Check it Out can help you to reach out to young people with the life changing message of Jesus.

Web Site : www.vizaviz.org/checkitout.htm

Originator : Mr Roger G Johnson
Team : District Enablers

Experience a Quiet Day on a narrow boat on the Trent and Mersey Canal.

Venue Map : DE13 8DZ
Contact Name : Mandy Wright (07773 262798)
Web Site : www.narrow-way.co.uk
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Originator : Mr Roger G Johnson

Liz Babbs' popular new colour gift book

Web Site : www.lizbabbs.com/shop/celtic-t ...
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Originator : Mr Roger G Johnson

Resources and web sites which relate to Evangelistic and Faith Sharing Courses. You can order the material from most of these sites.

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