Do You Have Any Wrens In Your Family?
Specifically, ladies who joined the Women’s Royal Naval Service between 1946 and 1981 and did basic training at Burghfield/ Dauntless/ Reading. Dauntless Divisional Photos is a worldwide project to gather photographs and memories, and put people in touch with each other. Read more...
General Synod Casual Vacancy: Election Result
The Revd Paul Bradbury has won the election to fill a casual vacancy on the General Synod, the governing body of the Church of England. Read more...
A Year to Remember
The Children's Society's Gill Ford writes with news of Volunteer Week, webinars and resources, Refugee Week, Black Lives Matter, and speaking up for children and young people. Could you be a speaker? Read more...
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Masked Gang Takes MU to the Cleaners!
Our Mothers' Union, like many premises, is 'open for business' again, and there have been challenges in serving local families and communities. Read More...
Joint Registrar appointed
The Revd Gavin Foster has been formally appointed Joint Registrar with Sue de Candole, as of 24th May 2021. Read more...
UK Church Architecture Awards 2021
The UK Church Architecture Awards honour excellence and creativity in church architecture, and are run by the National Churches Trust and the Ecclesiastical Architects and Surveyors Association. Read more...
Pilgrim Post
The latest Churches Together in Dorset Newsletter reports on Thy Kingdom Come, Covid-safe outreach and events, Youth for Christ, charity work and resources, and even mentions our Village Pump!
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Five Ways to Survive and Thrive 2021
16th June, online
Many leaders continue to feel a combination of exhausted, hopeful and overwhelmed. This free webinar explores how to use the summer season for restoration.
Inspiring churches to take up the cause of children and families in Wiltshire
17th June, online
Home for Good and Safe Families invite you to an evening to explore how churches can play their part in caring for children and families in need across Wiltshire.
Parenting as a Church Leader
22nd June, online
Church leaders and ministers want to be good parents as well as good leaders. They want to see their children flourish spiritually and emotionally. But how? Rachel Turner has answers. £20 includes a copy of her book.
Raising income from bookable experiences
23rd June, online
A free workshop from the National Churches Trust which offers guidance on how to develop bookable ‘experiences’ to raise income for your place of worship.
Re-imagining Mission
25th June, online
During the National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast, Bible Society is bringing together leading Christian theologians, thinkers and practitioners for a webinar entitled 'How do we encourage one another in a prophetic re-imagining of mission?'
Listening to children's encounters of God in post-Covid times
28th June, online
A discussion between Dr Sarah Holmes (Liverpool Hope University) and Rev Dr Howard Worsley (Trinity College), this free webinar explores how families and churches can enable the faith journeys of children in these uncertain times.
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Bournemouth Bible Week
5th-9th July
'Unshaken': a week of encouragement, fellowship
and unpacking God’s Word together, with Colin Smith and Chris Sinkinson. Programme here.
For Such a Time as This
19th-21st July
For the first time, the USPG Annual Conference will be both an in -person and a virtual event, addressing the unprecedented global scale of pandemic, ecological crisis and racial divisions. What do these major global factors say to the mission of the Anglican Church?
PCC Tonight Training Evening
4th November, online
CPAS is running an online event to clarify the purpose and place of PCCs, explore some common dysfunctions, and introduce material you can use to shape its life. £4.
Messy Church International Conference 2022
20th-22nd May
'Making a Difference' with Dr Paula Gooder, workshops, Messtivities and like-minded people!
Spring Harvest 2022
The team is excited to announce that bookings for the annual Easter breaks in 2022 will open from 8.00am on Tuesday 15th June.
The 2022 events theme is 'Restore, Renew, Rebuild', drawing from the life of Nehemiah in relation to our churches, our communities and our individual lives. These three powerful words will each, in turn, become part of the daily focus for the event ‘as we look to God, look within our heart and look out into our world.’
Courses at Sarum College
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General Synod Elections 2021
Information about standing for election to the General Synod for the next five-year term in 2021-2026, with videos, downloads and a form to fill in.
A joyful midpoint
The Messy Church team, Messtival, going wild, the Godfamily picnic and lots more.
New from the Children's Society
A range of fabulous church resources, including video content featuring our Bishop Andrew, on Flipsnack.
Father's Day 2021
A new film reflects on different examples of fatherhood within the Bible and celebrates those who are making a difference, with ideas for developing a service and a congregational prayer.
Daily Prayer: an online community
Until 25th June, BRF hosts a weekday session at 8.45 am on YouTube and on Facebook. Each week, a different host offers 15 minutes of prayer, reflections and Bible readings.
MenUnited in Prayer
The June newsletter from praying Wiltshire men celebrates their tenth anniversary and looking ahead to a Men's Breakfast in July.
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To Magazine Editors
For those who are unable or unwilling to use internet facilities, preferring magazines or printed notices, 'Help and Kindness' is based in Dorset.
Your guide to building a digital church
This month's Parish Buying newsletter covers a few benefits of joining the Energy Basket, how you can use audio-visual equipment to be more inclusive, and bespoke training opportunities.
Latest Wiltshire Funding
From the Community Foundation.
The Treasures of English Churches
Leading photographer Matthew Byrne celebrates some of the greatest art, architecture and furnishings to be found in England's churches. All proceeds to the work of the National Churches Trust.
Free Harvest resources
Send a Cow works alongside farming families on the front line of the climate crisis, teaching them how to reverse the devastating effects of erratic weather, feed their families, and protect the land for future generations.
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