Working as a healthcare chaplain? Come along for a cuppa and catch up, online this Friday

There’s a lot going on for us all at the moment and finding space to chat and relax together can be challenging. Rev Meg Burton invites you to have a get together with herself and other chaplains, so bring a cuppa …

Join us if you can!

Meg, the Free Churches Secretary for Healthcare invites you each Friday at 3.30-4.30pm through Zoom. Healthcare chaplains welcome!

Zoom Meeting ID:870 5327 8978  Password: 669993

Meg says, “I will be there between 3.30 and 4.30pm if anyone would like to join me for an informal chat about anything; a chance to get together and chew over the week before you go home.”

You can find out more about the work the Free Churches does in the field of healthcare and download helpful resources HERE.

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Prayers for keeping schools safe...

I cherish being part of the Pray for Schools steering in my education role with the FCG.

And I have a passion for prayer and for our schools. And I know our schools need our prayer and care in these times more than ever…. so join with me and the partners and friends of Pray for Schools as we pray for schools…

Pray for Schools have developed a wonderful prayer resource to help us all to be guided through the support of verses from the Holy Scriptures, to pray for the needs of our schools.

Over the next ten week days, I will be sharing one of these prayers, so we can pray them together.

Prayers for keeping schools safe...

‘Search for peace, and work to maintain it.

The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right,

and His ears are open to their prayers.’

1 Peter 3:11,12 (NLT)

Let us pray:

God our Saviour, please keep our schools safe and secure, protected from accidents and other problems. Restrain anyone who might cause harm to children and adults in any way.

Amen

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Calling all chaplains in HE! Time for a cuppa, prayers and catch up on 10th Sept

At some time each week we are pleased to be hosting a time for prayer and reflection for HE chaplains. If you are working in HE or universities as a chaplain or as part of the mission of a chaplaincy team there, you are invited to virtual “Coffee and chat” sessions on a weekly basis (tea and any other beverages are equally acceptable! ) This will be a time where anyone, who would like to, can connect.

There will be time for prayer and reflection and time to chat, share ideas, ask questions – whatever you like.

Here are the dates for the HE chaplain’s coffee and chat meetings:

• Thursday 10 September 4 p.m.;

• Monday 14 September 10 a.m.;

• Thursday 24 September 4 p.m. 

We will send the Zoom code to chaplains on our list before the first event, but please get in touch if you’re not sure if you’re on the list and wish to be included: sarah.lane.cawte@freechurches.org.uk

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Back to school...

BACK TO SCHOOL WITH GOD

Let us pray…

Good Shepherd,

Please reassure and strengthen children returning to school In England and Wales after so much disruption.

Give them confidence as they go into new classes, maybe apprehensive about changes that will affect their learning, friendships and other aspects of school life.

Amen.

Shared courtesy of Pray for Schools

Dates for your diary

Education Sunday 13th September

UK wide Day of Prayer for Schools 24th September

Pray Day for Schools 17th November

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FCG is seeking to appoint a new Secretary for Healthcare Chaplaincy

We are seeking to appoint a new Secretary for Healthcare Chaplaincy - for further information and for details on how to apply please see HERE. The closing date is on 21st September. Interviews will be during week commencing 12th October.

Our aim is to provide support to healthcare chaplains from the Free Churches and to grow and maintain effective links with them, chaplains of other denominations, faith and belief groups in the UK and NHS England.

We are looking for a Secretary for Healthcare Chaplaincy (working part-time; 21 hrs p.w.) to provide leadership in this field. At this time of unprecedented change, it is an opportunity to strengthen and re-shape how the Free Churches engage in healthcare chaplaincy.

For further information

Please feel free to share this vacancy across your network and to other interested parties. Thanks!

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