News Archive - Items featured in October 2007
Canary Wharf Retail Chaplaincy Team Require Volunteers
Revd Fiona Stewart-Darling is currently trying to recruit lay (or ordained) people to join a new retail chaplaincy team to work with her offering chaplaincy to staff in the Retail outlets in Canary Wharf.
Fiona is looking for people who are good listeners, enjoy being in a shopping environment, happy to be part of a ecumenical and interfaith team and willing to offer pastoral care and support to all the retail staff. Volunteers would be required to offer 2-3 hours each week, between Monday and Friday.
An information sheet is attached (click here to view). The appointment process is via an application form and interview. The closing date for applicants is 19 October.
Please email fiona.stewart-darling@london.anglican.org or call 020 7477 1073 during office hours. You can also visit the Docklands Chaplaincy website at http://www.docklandschaplaincy.co.uk
Terry Waite - Survival in Solitude
Terry Waite was Archbishop Robert Runcie's envoy to the Middle East in the 1980s. He was abducted in the Lebanon after securing the release of several other hostages. He will speak on Survival in Solitude at this event, which will raise money for the Contextual Theology Centre's work in East London.Tickets for the event at St Katharine's on 16th October (at 7.30pm) £10, and for a further £10, and a buffet supper is available at 6.30pm for a further £10. Please book early, as places are limited, by emailing admin@theology-centre.org or calling 020 7780 1600.
Click here for a flyer.
The Early Church History Course
St Paul's, Old Ford are hosting a five week course on Tuesday evenings, October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and starts at 7.30pm. (Apologies, missed the first one when this went to press - Dawn)
If anyone has any questions about the course, they can speak to someone at the church office on 0208 981 4655, Monday to Friday during the day.
Ken Leech Reader Project
The Contextual Theology Centre has launched a project to publish an anthology o writings by Revd Kenneth Leech. Until retiring from full time ministry in 2004, Fr Ken spent over 40 years working in London's East End.
The anthology will be in the form of a 'Reader' designed to illustrate how thology can inform prayer and action in a local context.
There is
an appeal for information from David Bunch, who is working with CTC on this project. If you have recollections, resources or any other information which would help the project, he would be very grateful.
Please email David at dbunch120@aolc.com or call the researcher on 01246 825819.
Community Grants
Connecting Communities Plus Community Grants are aimed at locally run and managed voluntary and community organisations with an income of less than £50,000 per year, run by volunteers or with one full time or two part time paid staff. The the third and final round of the fund is also supporting local projects that will focus on the legacy of the slave trade following the 200th anniversary of the passage of the 1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in 2007.
If you would like to do work under this heading which involves children or young people, and would like to discuss CANDL partnering you in some way, please do contact Simon Vincent at Barnado's CANDL Project on 020 7729 9701
The deadline date for applications is January 2008.
Click here to visit the Connecting Communities site.
Estate Day
Rebecca Turnstall is the author of the Rowntree Foundation Report - 25 Years on 20 Estates - Turning the Tide? Rebecca will be leading this Estate Day, exploring why some estates work while others do not, and how faith groups can improve the quality of life in these environments. The day will be chaired by Bishop Laurie Green, chair of the National Estates Churches Network.
The event takes place on 16th October, from 9.30am to 4.15pm at St Paul's, Marylebone. Tickets cost £10 and include lunch. To book call 020 7932 1215 or email mary.nada@london.anglican.org.
Click here for a flyer.
Events at St Paul's Shadwell
St Paul’s Shadwell Alpha Course begins this Wednesday 3rd Oct at 7pm for supper. Anyone who is interested in knowing more about the Christian faith are welcome to attend.
Harvest Family Service - Sunday 7th October at 11am – All welcome. We will also be bringing non-perishable items to the service to donate to Whitechapel Mission as part of our giving.
Coffee & Cake – an opportunity to chat over coffee and cake. Held in the Café Room at St Paul’s Shadwell on Monday 8th October and Monday 4th November 10am to 12 noon. All welcome.
Marriage MOT – The ‘Marriage MOT’ is for every married couple. No matter how long you have been married and whatever the strengths of your relationship are everyone benefits from taking time to review important issues in your marriage. The ‘Marriage MOT’ is often run in conjunction with ‘The Marriage Course’ and is an opportunity to spend time together as a couple looking at how to carry on building a healthy marriage. There is no group work involved. The evening starts with enjoying a special meal together followed by a short talk and then there is plenty of time for discussion as a couple. Being held on Thursday 8th November at 7pm.
Matthew Frost – Chief Executive of Tearfund, an international relief organisation, will be speaking at the 11am service on Sunday 18th November.
Patrick Regan - Founder and Chief Executive of XLP - an urban youth charity, will be speaking at the 11am and 6pm services on Sunday 25th November.
Alpha East London Meeting – Tuesday 27th November at 2pm at St Paul ’s Shadwell. Anyone running or interested in finding out more about running Alpha in Tower Hamlets are invited to join us for this meeting. Please contact the office on the number below if you would like to attend.
For details on any of the above events, please contact St Paul ’s Shadwell Parish office on 02007 680 2772.
Parish Newsletters
Click here to view October's newsletter from St George in the East.
And the latest St Barnabas' newsletter can be found here.
Funding for Community Projects Day
Maggie Durran is leading this event, which takes place at London Diocesan House on 7th November. Maggie has written a handbook for managing and developing church buildings for mission and ministry.
The event costs £5 (including lunch) and runs from 10am to 4pm. Contact mary.nada@london.anglican.org/ tel: 020 7932 1215. Those who are interested need to apply soon before places run out.
Architect's Guide
Sarah Finn has put together a Guide for use across the Deanery as to how to employ an architect. You will find it on the main Resources page. Or click here to view.
Caribbean Tea Dance
In celebration of Black History Month, St Paul's Church, Old Ford, will be hosting
a Caribbean Tea Dance, on Friday 26 October, 2pm - 4pm (over
55yrs event). Tickets are priced £3. Please call to check availability as the event has been very popular in the past. Contact
Teanne Brown,
Community Arts Co-ordinator on 020 8981 5050.
Twice Born Ventures presents...
a special benefit performance of Oscar Wilde's story "The Happy Prince" with all donations going to the St John on Bethnal Green Restoration Fund. This one man show is directed by longtime St. John's member, Amanda Maud and performed by James Lucey. The performance will be on Saturday 27 October at 2:00 pm at St John on Bethnal Green Church, 200 Cambridge Heath Road, nearest tube Bethnal Green. Pay what you can.
Service of Remembrance at St Paul's
On Sunday 18 November at 6pm a Service of Remembrance is being held at St Paul's Cathedral for all who have lost someone close. For further information please contact Revd Peter Cowell on 020 7601 8066. The service will include readings from other faiths. Click here to view details
LBTH Funding Information Bulletin
The Borough have put together a bulletin advising local groups of funding sources and, perhaps most useful of all, approaching application deadlines. Click here to view this month's update. Note it is a 15 page pdf document.
Wallspace
Wallspace is an exhibition venue in the church of All Hallows on the Wall in the City of London. Its aim is to provide a spiritual home for the visual arts in the capital. Visit their site at www.wallspace.org.uk for details of their Autumn programme. In the meantime you may be interested in this...
21 November – 12 December 2007
Epiphany
Contemporary Iconographers in Britain
For the Christmas period, we will be reconfiguring the space at All Hallows to present a survey exhibition of contemporary icons. Our aim will be to display works by some of the best current practitioners of traditional iconography – all of them working in Britain but not necessarily British-born.
SPECIAL EVENTS: Wallspace plan an evening Colloquium to discuss the issues raised by the growth of interest in the iconographic tradition. They will also continue to use the opportunity of showing in a working church – a place for worship and liturgy – with a celebration of Orthodox Vespers during the exhibition.
All Hallows on the Wall, 83 London Wall EC2M 5ND
07794 586 203
Christ Church Spitalfields
You may be interested in a recent article by Interserve on Christ Church Spitalfields and its role in a community on the edge of the City and the heart of Banglatown.... Click here to view.
Interserve England and Wales has about 150 Partners, 30 of whom work in England and Wales with Urban Vision. Its mission is to serve the churches in England, Wales, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands so that they may play their full part in serving Christ across cultures. Partners use their professional skills, such as in medicine or teaching, to share the love of Christ with the people they live and work with. For more information on the
work of Urban Vision, go to
www.interserveonline.org.uk/urbanvision
And there's more.... Rachel Lichtenstein has just published a book entitled On Brick Lane. Here is a snippet from a review in the Jewish Quarterly Magazine...
"On the left [picture of Christ Church] is THE MOST SYMBOLIC BUILDING IN THE EAST END. This simple Grade-II listed structure with its large windows really has been all things to all people; a place where each successive Spitalfields community has worshipped their version of God. Just look at the dates:
1743 – Huguenot Chapel
1809 – Methodist Church
1897 – Jewish Synagogue
1975 – Muslim Mosque
2010 – Conran Restaurant
(Gilbey’s and Wells’ comedic tour, The Back Passages of Spitalfields, 2005)"
Click here to view the complete review.
Faith Hope and Diversity Training
The Scripture Union have organised some training days to help Christians think through the issues that working amongst people of other faiths raises. It is hoped the training days will give people a chance to think through some of the issues, reflect on what the Bible has to say, ask questions and get practical help.
The London event takes place on Wednesday 7 November from 10.30am - 3.30pm at a cost of £10.
Click here to view flyer. Alternatively, visit www.scriptureunion.org.uk
Magic Me
Magic Me
is a professional arts organisation bringing older and younger people in Tower Hamlets together in arts activity.
Pen Friends
Magic Me are recruiting people aged 25 and over interested in joining a creative writing group 1.30-3.30pm on Fridays at Whitechapel Ideas Store starting November 2nd. Participants will work with professional writer Surya Turner on their own creative writing in a friendly and supportive environment, which they will gradually share with elderly people who want to be involved but cant make it to a group. The starting point will be life stories and no writing experience is necessary.
Refreshments and transport if necessary are provided and all expenses like postage/phone calls will be paid. The aim of the project is to bring local people together, supporting the elderly and housebound to also get involved, and create a book/tape/CD of creative writing to distribute in the borough. Contact Kathryn on 020 3222 6064 or kathryngilfoy@magicme.co.uk for more information or to book a place.
The Media Group
Now in its second year, the Magic Me’s Media Group meet at the Sundial Centre in Shipton Street from 1.30-3.30pm on Monday afternoons. The group is for younger people from 18 to 30 and older people from 50 upwards, who have come together to learn digital photography skills, host photographic events at local festivals, and document Magic Me projects. They visit projects in the borough with a professional photographer to take photographs. In order to develop their digital photography skills, they are set photographic assignments and the group have shown exhibitions of their work at the Sundial Centre, Stratford Picture House, and recently at York Hall as part of GenerationXperience, UK Older People’s Day. The first session on Monday October 29th is for younger people only.
The Media Group are documenting Magic Me’s Our Generations , a 3 year programme of exciting arts activity and projects for older and younger people, funded by Arts Council England, the Balance Charitable Foundation, London Borough Tower Hamlets and various other trusts. They have also staged public events at Arnold Circus and Paradise Gardens where they have provided a free photographic portraiture service. Contact Kathryn on 020 3222 6064 or kathryngilfoy@magicme.co.uk for more information or to book a place.
