Free Church Healthcare Chaplains Annual Study Day

Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash

Our Annual Free Church Healthcare Chaplains Study Day is being held on Thursday 7th November 2019 at Free Churches House, 27 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HH.

Drinks will be available from 10:30am and we will begin the day at 11am, finishing no later than 4pm.
A detailed timetable and program will follow in due course.

If you are planning to come, please let us know at thandar.tun@freechurches.org.uk/02036518338.

We look forward to seeing you.

Revd Debbie Hodge

Secretary of the Free Church Healthcare Chaplaincy


Network of Pastoral, Spiritual, and Religious Care

s5_logo.png

The new website of the Network of Pastoral, Spiritual, and Religious Care in Health has been launched with high quality resources to support Chaplains, NHS Managers, and commissioners, in developing chaplaincy services that meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population.

For more information please visit the website and the resources.

If you need more information about the network, please contact Simon O’Donoghue at simon@humanism.org.uk

Praying for those teaching RE...

Let us pray…

For teachers and support staff in the teaching of RE and those studying RE at primary and secondary school.

We pray for NATRE (National Association of Teachers of RE) and pray for wisdom as we engage with all faith traditions.

Amen

Learn more, dig deeper in your faith, explore our Free Church traditions…

  • Have you seen the RE Reformation resources commissioned by the Free Churches Group and The Methodist Church, sponsored by the Westhill Endowment and produced in association with RE Today Services..A teaching resource for Religious Education for teachers working with children and young people at Key Stages 2-4 - available here.

  • If you are interested in RE, if the the RE curriculum interests and inspires you to learn more… why not register for the NATRE newsletter?

(photo courtesy of Diego PH at Unsplash)

A prayer for students...

The Student Christian Movement has been active members of the FCG Working Group for Higher Education over the last few years. You can read more about this Group here.

Today we are sharing a prayer written for the SCM by Chine McDonald….

Why not share this prayer at your house group or on a coming Sunday at your church?

“Never-changing God,

At a time when we see fragmentation all around us, may we stand steady on the rock that cannot be shaken. As students find themselves in the hubbub of university life, may they find your still small voice.

As our identities are shaped and moulded by all that is around us, may we see ourselves as you see us.

As we seek to bring your light and life into our world, may we find the life in all its fullness that comes only from you.

Amen.”

(photo courtesy of Ryoji Iwata at Unsplash)

Read all about it!

Lost of good news and progress happening in The Free Church Education Committee (FCEC)!

Lots of prayer sheets and case studies you can share in your churches too!

The FCEC along with working groups commissioned by the Free Churches Group, have published a number of documents and papers which you can access and download below. We have also added references to other relevant reports, from ecumenical partners, from the field of education and chaplaincy, which you may find interesting.

You can read all about our work in the field of education and download some prayer flyers from the link HERE.

Read more about the work of the Committee here; join us in prayer for the work we undertake with our group members, partners and member churches.

Loving God… we know that there is always so much work to be done, challenges to overcome and things to be celebrated.

Be with the FCEC as they go into their forthcoming phase of work. The Committee has their next meeting later in October, so we pray for God’s mercy and grace to inspire them with courage and wisdom, as they seek to pursue their work.

We pray that they will encourage FCG members churches / groups to get involved and develop links with their communities schools, colleges and universities and do this to your glory. In Jesus’ name, we pray.

Amen

(photo courtesy of Patrick Tomasso at Unsplash)