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Monday, 20 January 2014

About The Together in Service Fund

FaithAction will be administering a pot of £160,000 over 2 years. This is available as 1:1 match-funding for small grants of £2,000 and £5,000 – the Together in Service Fund – to facilitate new multi-faith social action projects at a local level, where there is often a lack of confidence in undertaking volunteering work in a multi-faith way.

 

http://www.togetherinservice.net/funding/

Deadline for next round 6th February

 

Monday, 13 January 2014

Job Vacancy - Bank Staff - Methodist Action North West Ltd

 


Methodist Action North West Ltd is currently recruiting to the post of Bank Staff. Application is by application form against the Job Description and Person Specification. For an application pack and all details please contact Ruth Morris (Charity Administrator) at ruth.morris@methodistaction.co.uk or on 01772 751000.


The completed application form should be emailed to ruth.morris@methodistaction.co.uk. It should arrive no later than noon on Friday 24th January 2014.


If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please take it that your application has not been successful on this occasion.


The interview dates are Monday or Tuesday 3rd or 4th February 2014 at Fox Street Community, Preston PR1 2AB


Salary £8 per hour This is a zero hours contract, flexible working hours including shifts, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays, as and when required


Based at Fox Street Community, Preston PR1 2AB and/or 50 Portland Street, Lancaster LA1 1SY


Job summary


We are committed to providing a safe home for all our residents, promoting their rights and responsibilities, and to supporting and empowering people to make positive change and achieve independence. Our dedicated staff team work in partnership with a range of external agencies and can assist residents in moving towards independence through securing sustainable accommodation, health and well being, education and training, welfare benefits, substance misuse and debt.


We are therefore looking for a person who can empower individuals to make positive life changes.


    Main duties include:

Supporting service users; maintaining clear and accurate records; offering practical advice and assistance; empowering service users to be independent by recognising and encouraging their strengths, abilities and skills; working in partnership with other agencies and organisations; participating in training and development; ensuring a safe working environment for staff and service users; full driving licence and access to own vehicle; operating within Methodist Action's policies and procedures.

 
 
 
 

Listening for life ... Listening skills course

This could be of interest to people in Blackpool, Morecambe and other places
who want to improve their listening skills for work in drop in centres,
advice sessions.. or just generally in church life.

Central Methodist Church in Preston are working towards setting up a
listening centre and in preparation for this are offering a basic listening
skills course. There are places available .. indeed a few more enrolments
are needed to make the course viable.. If you or people you know would like
to take part contact (this week)

Sue Griffiths
E-mail Address(es):
suegriffiths@mybroadbandmail.com
Phone: (01772) 774285




----- Original Message -----
From: "Sue Griffiths" <suegriffiths@mybroadbandmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 1:28 PM
Subject: Listening for life course


Dear All,

Just to say that we're still in process of organising the Listening for
Life training in Feb. It will be on Tues evenings from 7.00pm (not
7.30pm as may be advertised in some churches). We're in the process of
confirming the venue but it you are interested in attending please could
you fill in the attached registration form by 20 January and send by
email or post to me at Central Methodist Church, Lune Street, PR1 2NL or
give to me when you see me.

The trainers need to order resources so we need numbers by the end of
this week. The cost is £36 but there is help available, and for those
who are Methodist we usually ask people to pay a 3rd themselves, ask a
3rd from their church and the circuit will pay a 3rd. Please indicate
on the form if you would like to claim for the funding.

Blessings
Sue

Friday, 10 January 2014

Fw: Tackling Poverty Together January 2014

 

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"Dealing with poverty is not an act of charity, it's an act of Justice"

Archbishop Justin calls people to "change the world around us" in his New Year's message delivered from Church Urban Fund supported centre.

You can watch here, or read the transcript here.


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Everyone longs for love. Who could possibly be against it? 

Jesus was the only human to love perfectly. The response of his fellow humans was to execute him brutally. 

Our Lent book – Just Love uses the Gospel readings for Lent to explore how Jesus loved, and why this love led him to the cross. 

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