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 CURBS Project NewsletterAutumn 2013 E-News from the Children in URBan Situations Project. Equipping and encouraging Christian children's workers in our more deprived, urban or estate based communities. If you want to get in touch contact Kate, the CURBS Project Coordinator, on 07956 566698 or kate@curbsproject.org.uk. Would be great to hear from you!! | | Childrenswork Magazine
Ideas, resources and guidance for Christian children's leaders. Out every 2 months! Request a free copy or find out more at Childrenswork Magazine | | Urban Mission Forum The theme for this event is 'Renewing the Vision: thoughts for today, mission for tomorrow'. Its on Thursday 21st November from 11-3.30pm in Sheffield. This annual event is sponsored by the Christian Coalition for Urban Mission and Churches Together in England. See Urban Mission for more. | | Fischy Music If you are looking for Christian music and songs with more of a message then check out Fischy Music. Their focus is 'supporting emotional, social and spiritual health and wellbeing in children through songs'. | | 'Growth of Love' Study Pack One of our highly recommended books the 'Growth of Love' by Keith White has now been developed into a study pack focussed on the 5 key themes of Security; Boundaries; Significance; Community and Creativity.Designed for small groups. | | Tackling Poverty Together Conference This event is being run by the Church Urban Fund on 13th November 2013 in London. Booking is now open and Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, is the keynote speaker. The conference aims to inspire and equip Christians and churches who are working with the poorest people to transform their lives and communities. | | Need some creative kids ministry ideas? Why not check out the Flame Creative Kids website? Their website is full of free ideas for family activities, Easter, prayer stations, Advent and much more. There is a full explanation of each activity and this is accompanied by photos and illustrations. | | NEW 'Heart of the Kingdom' Resource This collection of essays is focussed on 'Christian Theology and Children who live in Poverty' and has been published by The Children's Society.The authors offer a range of views that will enrich our understanding and call us to further action alongside and in support of children who live in poverty. | | Children Matter... Website giving you news, ideas, events and stories from those doing Children's ministry. Part of the Children Matter Network. For more see Children Matter | | | | Planning a Halloween event? Not too late to order our resource! You can order our brilliant 'Unmasking Halloween' resource from the Children in URBan Situations (CURBS) website. This CURBS Kit is only £7.00 and available as a download or hard copy, you can also look at the first few pages for free! Our website is www.curbsproject.org.uk and you need to click on the 'Ordering' tab and then select 'Seasonal Kits'. Exploring and reclaiming the positive aspects of Halloween, recognising that God is all-powerful - A pick and mix kit for 5-11s which explores the different angles of this 'hot potato' and where we might draw the line
- Explores aspects that hold a fascination for kids: the scary, the gross, the unknown, the dark...
- Looks at questions to weigh up and reclaims aspects of Halloween that we sometimes avoid
- A range of activities including discussion starters, crafts, games, baking, exploring the Bible, finding out activities....
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| CURBS is now on Twitter and Facebook | We have finally joined the social networking world and are hoping that through this more people 'on the ground' will find out about the CURBS project and access our resources, support and network of like minded people! Please connect with us and raise our profile through your networks! |
Are you connecting with children of other faiths? Come and meet others.... After discussion with many of you living/ministering in multi-faith communities we have decided to host a day which will include a chance to share/meet others in this situation and also hear from 2 engaging speakers: - Claire Clinton from Newham in London will be talking about 'What you need to know as a Christian when connecting with those of other faiths'. This is based on many years work as an RE Advisor and after school club volunteer. - Andrew Smith from Birmingham with be talking about his reflections and learning from many years of youth/children's ministry with Muslims. The event details are: Date/Time: Saturday 23rd November 10-3pm Cost: Free and will include a hot curry lunch...on us! To book your place or find out more please contact Kate. Please also advertise to others in your area who might find this day of interest! There is an information leaflet attached to this email. |
Messy Church in deprived areas... We have been invited to join a consultation about Messy Church in more deprived/estate based/urban areas. The aim is to talk through some of the findings from their 'Messy Church' visits and to focus on developing guidelines for best practice and bring together useful resources and information relating to this particular field of Messy Church growth. Please get in touch if you have any wisdom, experiences or ideas to share! You can call Kate on 07956 566698 or email her: kate@curbsproject.org.uk
Look out for us in the next Children's Work Magazine! There should be a couple of pieces in the next magazine written by our CURBS coordinator. One of the articles includes stories from several CURBS supporters about their experiences of ministry in our more deprived communities....keep a look out! Any feedback most welcome.
Give to CURBS just by doing your Christmas shopping! You can shop for good by using 'Give as you Live'. Give as you Live helps you raise money for Children in URBan Situations (CURBS) – at no cost to you – every time you shop online on your computer. The team at CURBS have downloaded the application and can assure you that it works and that you do not get lots of irratating emails or pop-ups! One supporter did an online supermarket shop of £60 and raised over £2 for CURBS at no cost to them! You can raise money booking trains online, buying books on Amazon and much more! 1. Visit the website link below and 'Discover Give as you Live'. 2. Fill in a few quick details and download Give as you Live (This is 100% secure and takes just seconds). 3. Shop online and raise money at no cost to you. When you shop you will be asked if you are happy for the company to give a donation to CURBS and you simply need to click yes for us to recieve the money! Find out more: | | |
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