Together Lancashire in Blackpool

Wednesday, 6 May 2015

A prayer for election day

God of all Government,
Send workers into the harvest field of political life.

Call your people. Not simply those who pay you lip service,
But those who hear your voice and know your name,
Those who will not serve two masters,
Those who will choose kingdom over tribe,
Those who are not ashamed of the gospel,
Those who will speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
Those who will seek justice, encourage the oppressed, defend the cause of the fatherless, and plead the case of the widow,
Those who will seek to reconcile more than separate,
Those who will seek to co-operate more than compete,
Those who will seek peace more than power,
Those who will burn and draw others to the heat,
Those who do not despise the day of small beginnings,
Those who pray your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Those for whom "to live is Christ, but to die is gain"
Those who will choose your glory over self-promotion,
Those who will choose truth over expediency,
Those who will listen to the still, small voice more than the megaphone of the media,
Those who will care for the least of these, rather than genuflect to the greatest,
Those who find their identity and security in their divine election more than their election by man,
Those whose citizenship is in heaven, and whose primary allegiance is to another King
Those who cannot help but speak of the reason for the hope that they have,
Those who know your grace for their failings,
Those who are holy, as you are holy.

Call out an army that will march on its knees in humility
To fight not with the weapons of this world
But the invisible ammunition of your Kingdom.

AMEN

- See more at: http://www.christiansinpolitics.org.uk/showup/showup-latest/prayer-for-churches/#sthash.6v5152xe.3jNIzqSu.dpuf

God of all Government,
Send workers into the harvest field of political life.

Call your people. Not simply those who pay you lip service,
But those who hear your voice and know your name,
Those who will not serve two masters,
Those who will choose kingdom over tribe,
Those who are not ashamed of the gospel,
Those who will speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
Those who will seek justice, encourage the oppressed, defend the cause of the fatherless, and plead the case of the widow,
Those who will seek to reconcile more than separate,
Those who will seek to co-operate more than compete,
Those who will seek peace more than power,
Those who will burn and draw others to the heat,
Those who do not despise the day of small beginnings,
Those who pray your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Those for whom "to live is Christ, but to die is gain"
Those who will choose your glory over self-promotion,
Those who will choose truth over expediency,
Those who will listen to the still, small voice more than the megaphone of the media,
Those who will care for the least of these, rather than genuflect to the greatest,
Those who find their identity and security in their divine election more than their election by man,
Those whose citizenship is in heaven, and whose primary allegiance is to another King
Those who cannot help but speak of the reason for the hope that they have,
Those who know your grace for their failings,
Those who are holy, as you are holy.

Call out an army that will march on its knees in humility
To fight not with the weapons of this world
But the invisible ammunition of your Kingdom.

AMEN

- See more at: http://www.christiansinpolitics.org.uk/showup/showup-latest/prayer-for-churches/#sthash.6v5152xe.3jNIzqSu.dpuf

God of all Government,
Send workers into the harvest field of political life.

Call your people. Not simply those who pay you lip service,
But those who hear your voice and know your name,
Those who will not serve two masters,
Those who will choose kingdom over tribe,
Those who are not ashamed of the gospel,
Those who will speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
Those who will seek justice, encourage the oppressed, defend the cause of the fatherless, and plead the case of the widow,
Those who will seek to reconcile more than separate,
Those who will seek to co-operate more than compete,
Those who will seek peace more than power,
Those who will burn and draw others to the heat,
Those who do not despise the day of small beginnings,
Those who pray your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Those for whom "to live is Christ, but to die is gain"
Those who will choose your glory over self-promotion,
Those who will choose truth over expediency,
Those who will listen to the still, small voice more than the megaphone of the media,
Those who will care for the least of these, rather than genuflect to the greatest,
Those who find their identity and security in their divine election more than their election by man,
Those whose citizenship is in heaven, and whose primary allegiance is to another King
Those who cannot help but speak of the reason for the hope that they have,
Those who know your grace for their failings,
Those who are holy, as you are holy.

Call out an army that will march on its knees in humility
To fight not with the weapons of this world
But the invisible ammunition of your Kingdom.

AMEN

- See more at: http://www.christiansinpolitics.org.uk/showup/showup-latest/prayer-for-churches/#sthash.6v5152xe.3jNIzqSu.dpuf

God of all Government,
Send workers into the harvest field of political life.

Call your people. Not simply those who pay you lip service,
But those who hear your voice and know your name,
Those who will not serve two masters,
Those who will choose kingdom over tribe,
Those who are not ashamed of the gospel,
Those who will speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
Those who will seek justice, encourage the oppressed, defend the cause of the fatherless, and plead the case of the widow,
Those who will seek to reconcile more than separate,
Those who will seek to co-operate more than compete,
Those who will seek peace more than power,
Those who will burn and draw others to the heat,
Those who do not despise the day of small beginnings,
Those who pray your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Those for whom "to live is Christ, but to die is gain"
Those who will choose your glory over self-promotion,
Those who will choose truth over expediency,
Those who will listen to the still, small voice more than the megaphone of the media,
Those who will care for the least of these, rather than genuflect to the greatest,
Those who find their identity and security in their divine election more than their election by man,
Those whose citizenship is in heaven, and whose primary allegiance is to another King
Those who cannot help but speak of the reason for the hope that they have,
Those who know your grace for their failings,
Those who are holy, as you are holy.

Call out an army that will march on its knees in humility
To fight not with the weapons of this world
But the invisible ammunition of your Kingdom.

AMEN

- See more at: http://www.christiansinpolitics.org.uk/showup/showup-latest/prayer-for-churches/#sthash.6v5152xe.3jNIzqSu.dpuf

God of all Government,
Send workers into the harvest field of political life.

Call your people. Not simply those who pay you lip service,
But those who hear your voice and know your name,
Those who will not serve two masters,
Those who will choose kingdom over tribe,
Those who are not ashamed of the gospel,
Those who will speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
Those who will seek justice, encourage the oppressed, defend the cause of the fatherless, and plead the case of the widow,
Those who will seek to reconcile more than separate,
Those who will seek to co-operate more than compete,
Those who will seek peace more than power,
Those who will burn and draw others to the heat,
Those who do not despise the day of small beginnings,
Those who pray your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Those for whom "to live is Christ, but to die is gain"
Those who will choose your glory over self-promotion,
Those who will choose truth over expediency,
Those who will listen to the still, small voice more than the megaphone of the media,
Those who will care for the least of these, rather than genuflect to the greatest,
Those who find their identity and security in their divine election more than their election by man,
Those whose citizenship is in heaven, and whose primary allegiance is to another King
Those who cannot help but speak of the reason for the hope that they have,
Those who know your grace for their failings,
Those who are holy, as you are holy.

Call out an army that will march on its knees in humility
To fight not with the weapons of this world
But the invisible ammunition of your Kingdom.

AMEN

- See more at: http://www.christiansinpolitics.org.uk/showup/showup-latest/prayer-for-churches/#sthash.6v5152xe.3jNIzqSu.dpuf

God of all Government,
Send workers into the harvest field of political life.

Call your people. Not simply those who pay you lip service,
But those who hear your voice and know your name,
Those who will not serve two masters,
Those who will choose kingdom over tribe,
Those who are not ashamed of the gospel,
Those who will speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
Those who will seek justice, encourage the oppressed, defend the cause of the fatherless, and plead the case of the widow,
Those who will seek to reconcile more than separate,
Those who will seek to co-operate more than compete,
Those who will seek peace more than power,
Those who will burn and draw others to the heat,
Those who do not despise the day of small beginnings,
Those who pray your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Those for whom "to live is Christ, but to die is gain"
Those who will choose your glory over self-promotion,
Those who will choose truth over expediency,
Those who will listen to the still, small voice more than the megaphone of the media,
Those who will care for the least of these, rather than genuflect to the greatest,
Those who find their identity and security in their divine election more than their election by man,
Those whose citizenship is in heaven, and whose primary allegiance is to another King
Those who cannot help but speak of the reason for the hope that they have,
Those who know your grace for their failings,
Those who are holy, as you are holy.

Call out an army that will march on its knees in humility
To fight not with the weapons of this world
But the invisible ammunition of your Kingdom.

AMEN

- See more at: http://www.christiansinpolitics.org.uk/showup/showup-latest/prayer-for-churches/#sthash.6v5152xe.3jNIzqSu.dpuf

God of all Government,
Send workers into the harvest field of political life.

Call your people. Not simply those who pay you lip service,
But those who hear your voice and know your name,
Those who will not serve two masters,
Those who will choose kingdom over tribe,
Those who are not ashamed of the gospel,
Those who will speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
Those who will seek justice, encourage the oppressed, defend the cause of the fatherless, and plead the case of the widow,
Those who will seek to reconcile more than separate,
Those who will seek to co-operate more than compete,
Those who will seek peace more than power,
Those who will burn and draw others to the heat,
Those who do not despise the day of small beginnings,
Those who pray your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Those for whom "to live is Christ, but to die is gain"
Those who will choose your glory over self-promotion,
Those who will choose truth over expediency,
Those who will listen to the still, small voice more than the megaphone of the media,
Those who will care for the least of these, rather than genuflect to the greatest,
Those who find their identity and security in their divine election more than their election by man,
Those whose citizenship is in heaven, and whose primary allegiance is to another King
Those who cannot help but speak of the reason for the hope that they have,
Those who know your grace for their failings,
Those who are holy, as you are holy.

Call out an army that will march on its knees in humility
To fight not with the weapons of this world
But the invisible ammunition of your Kingdom.

AMEN

- See more at: http://www.christiansinpolitics.org.uk/showup/showup-latest/prayer-for-churches/#sthash.6v5152xe.3jNIzqSu.dpuf

For those of you leading or saying prayers tomorrow this may come in useful

http://www.christiansinpolitics.org.uk/showup/showup-latest/prayer-for-churches/

God of all Government,
Send workers into the harvest field of political life.

Call your people. Not simply those who pay you lip service,
But those who hear your voice and know your name,
Those who will not serve two masters,
Those who will choose kingdom over tribe,
Those who are not ashamed of the gospel,
Those who will speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
Those who will seek justice, encourage the oppressed, defend the cause of the fatherless, and plead the case of the widow,
Those who will seek to reconcile more than separate,
Those who will seek to co-operate more than compete,
Those who will seek peace more than power,
Those who will burn and draw others to the heat,
Those who do not despise the day of small beginnings,
Those who pray your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Those for whom "to live is Christ, but to die is gain"
Those who will choose your glory over self-promotion,
Those who will choose truth over expediency,
Those who will listen to the still, small voice more than the megaphone of the media,
Those who will care for the least of these, rather than genuflect to the greatest,
Those who find their identity and security in their divine election more than their election by man,
Those whose citizenship is in heaven, and whose primary allegiance is to another King
Those who cannot help but speak of the reason for the hope that they have,
Those who know your grace for their failings,
Those who are holy, as you are holy.

Call out an army that will march on its knees in humility
To fight not with the weapons of this world
But the invisible ammunition of your Kingdom.

AMEN

Shalom

Greg Smith

Development Co-ordinator Together Lancashire / Preston Christian Action Network

Phone - Mobile 07726177044

Postal Address and registered office : Together Lancashire,

UNIT 250, Glenfield Park Business Centre, Blakewater Road, Blackburn, BB1 5QH

Registered Charity no 1147848 Registered company no 07966145

Together Lancashire Website http://www.cuf.org.uk/together-lancashire

See also PCAN Website www.pcan.org.uk or and

BLOG http://prestonchristianactionnetwork.blogspot.com/ (you can sign up there to receive news and information updates by email)

Tuesday, 5 May 2015

Blackpool Faith Audit.... we are continuing to gather information until the end of May

First of all a big thank you to everyone who has completed one of our questionnaires either online or on paper, or spoken to one of our team of volunteers abou the social action or community service activities linked with your church or organisation. We are making good progress and have already gathered information from about 50 such groups across the denominations in the town.

However, we know there are many more examples of where people's faith is motivating their service in the local community. We really want to make sure that the directory we aim to produce will be complete, in order to show the extent of the work that goes on in Blackpool and to make it easy for people in the community to find, or me signposted to services and activities that will make a difference to their lives. We are especially concerned to ensure that churches outside the major denominations, the newer independent charismatic evangelical fellowships, and ecumenical and independent faith based charities are fully covered. But we also know there are a number of parish churches and others in the major denominations who have still not responded, and some who have promised to do so but don't seem to have got around to it yet.

So if you are running some activity that serves the local community, and haven't yet submitted a questionnaire please register the details of your project using the online questionnaire. Just click on the link below and follow the instructions.. It shouldn't take more than 10 minutes for each group. We will keep the survey open until the end of May.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/mappingfaithprojectsinBlackpool

The form should be filled in for each social action project or activity linked to your church. You may wish to ask a leader from each group to do this .

Please forward this email to appropriate colleagues.

If you have any questions or concerns, need a paper copy of the survey, or prefer to answer it over the phone.. contact

Many thanks for your help.

Shalom

Canon Dick Cartmell
Together Lancashire - Blackpool Networker

phone 01253 590083
dick.cartmell@together-lancashire.org.uk

&

Greg Smith

Development Co-ordinator Together Lancashire / Preston Christian Action Network

Phone - Mobile 07726177044

Postal Address and registered office : Together Lancashire,

UNIT 250, Glenfield Park Business Centre, Blakewater Road, Blackburn, BB1 5QH

Registered Charity no 1147848 Registered company no 07966145

Together Lancashire Website http://www.cuf.org.uk/together-lancashire

Volunteer Opportunities across Lancashire

Many churches and organisations are working hard to help people in the area who are facing the challenges that come with poverty. These organisations rely on volunteers to be able to give the help that is much needed.

Most of them are always looking for volunteers.. If you have time and energy to offer check out the range of opportunities we know about by clicking on and scolling down our web page

http://www.cuf.org.uk/together-lancashire/get-involved-volunteer

Also if your church or project is looking for help you can sign up and we will create a mini web page for you.

Here's an example from our friends at West End impact in Morecambe.

http://www.cuf.org.uk/organisation/west-end-impact

BTW Congatulations to them for recently winning a prestigious Sunshine Award

Friday, 1 May 2015

Some Current funding opportunities with forthcoming deadlines

Funding to Tackle Fuel Poverty 1 June 2015
The EAGA Charitable Trust grant making programme has re-opened for applications.The Trust supports projects and research into the causes of fuel poverty. Grants available are between £2,500 and £25,000 and most grants last between two and three years. During 2015 the Trust will fund work that promotes the understanding and combating of fuel poverty. Priority will be given to projects that: Address fuel poverty and health and wellbeing; Fuel poverty and household vulnerability; Fuel poverty and climate change and sustainability; Fuel poverty and rural communities.
http://www.eagacharitabletrust.org/index.php/grants-offered

Hilden Charitable Fund 10 June 2015

(This may be of interest to groups in Preston who are enagging with the asylum seekers who have recently been housed in the city)
Within the UK, the Hilden Charitable Fund makes grants to projects that address disadvantage, notably by supporting causes which are less popular. In particular, the Fund wants to support projects that address: Homelessness; Supports asylum seekers and refugees; Supports community based initiatives for disadvantaged young people 16 – 25; Penal affairs. The average grant awarded is £5,000 and preference is given to supporting small community organisations with an income of less than £500,000 per year. The Trust will consider funding project as well as core running costs of organisations. The Hilden Charitable Fund also runs a Summer Playscheme Grants Programme. The scheme aims to help community groups run Summer Playschemes for the benefit of children from refugee and ethnic minority families. Funding of between £500 and £1,500 is available for Summer Playschemes for children aged 5 - 18 years lasting for 2 - 6 weeks with strong volunteer support. The funding is available to voluntary agencies with an income of less than £150,000. Some priority will be given to projects which show they are inclusive of children from refugee families, and show BME involvement.
http://www.hildencharitablefund.org.uk/

Help the Homeless Grant Scheme 15 June 2015
Grants of up to £5,000 are available towards capital costs to support projects that help disadvantaged individuals in their return to mainstream society, through residential or training facilities. The grants are available to small and medium sized charities. Grants to larger charities may be considered if the project is suitable innovative and only possible for a larger organisation to develop it. All applications must relate to projects that assist individuals in their return to mainstream society, rather than simply offer shelter or other forms of sustenance.
http://www.help-the-homeless.org.uk/applying-for-funding/

Child poverty and Schools... article in Today's independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/schools/schools-forced-to-act-as-miniature-welfare-states-to-plug-gaps-created-by-cuts-10217099.html

Ps.. It's May day... not April 1st!

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