Action for Children have two events coming up soon...

Many of you will already be aware of the vital campaigns work of Action for Children. Some of their team have been inspiring and thought-provoking guest speakers at some of our FCG Education Committee meetings and we wanted to let you know that they have a couple of events coming up soon which may be of interest to you.

The first one is about fostering and will be on Facebook Live on 20th May at 7pm.

The second one is called - Boycott your Bed for Vulnerable Children - to raise awareness about and bring hope to vulnerable UK children hit hardest by the pandemic, on the night of Friday 9th July.

  1. For further information about the fostering event and to book your place

There were 78,150 children in local authority care in 2019, and many more foster carers are needed to give them a safe and loving home; that might just be you. We can answer any questions you have.
— say the hosts of the fostering event

2. Boycott Your Bed is a fundraising and awareness raising event on 9th July - to find out more, learn how to get involved and to make a donation.

Boycott your Bed and you’ll bring hope to vulnerable UK children hit hardest by the pandemic. Because – while happier times are ahead for most of us – this crisis has made things even worse for children and families already in desperate need. Wherever you sleep, the money you raise can make children’s dreams of a safe and happy childhood come true.
— says Action for Children
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Have you heard of PrayerMate? Are you passionate about praying for prisoners?

PrayerMate is an App to help us pray more faithfully!

One of the organisations who offer links to prayers through PrayerMate is Prison Fellowship. I know many of us already pray regularly for the work this Fellowship - for prisoners, their families, prison staff and chaplaincy teams. You can get a free download of the App (for iOS or Android) by clicking link below.

Did you know that there are around 83,000 prisoners in England and Wales.

Will you pray for them?

In our prayer imagination, we can enter any prison in the world, and visit Christ in prisoners there.It is Christ who beckons us into the darkest of the world’s jails. Will you cooperate with our Lord in building his house, from the ground floor up, by marching into every prison of the world in prayer?
— Sylvia Mary Alison, founder of Prison Fellowship
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Praying for the victims of crime...

Prison Fellowship invite to pray for victims of crime this Thursday. They encourage us to pray this prayer…

Loving God, we remember victims of crime.

We ask that God would bless them and bring them healing and comfort.

Living God, we thank You that You are able to use all of our hurt for Your glory.
— Amen

You can discover more about the life changing ministry of Prison Fellowship and find out ways you and your church can get involved HERE.

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Seeking forgiveness, making amends...

Seeking forgiveness and making amends for the wrongdoings in our pasts are vital to be able to live well and flourish in our days ahead. We all know the feeling of being weighed down by things that we have done wrong and how these acts burden us. For those in prison, this can be a complex and challenging journey to wholeness. Prison Fellowship invite us to pray and would like to encourage us to pray for this Saturday, for people in prison.

Living God,

we pray for all people in prison who are coming to terms with

the impact of their offence.

Help them to seek forgiveness and make amends.

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. Amen

You can read more about the important work of Prison Fellowship HERE.

Pray continually
— 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

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Conference: School & College Chaplains: "People of Hope in times of change" June 9th

Over recent years, here at FCG we have been an active partner in the work and mission of the Centre for Chaplaincy in Education. We are delighted to announce that further information and how to reserve your place on the forthcoming conference in June are now available.

The conference is aimed at School and College Chaplains and will be held online on 9th June and on the following day there will be a retreat-style gathering.

The conference is entitled People of Hope in times of change. For further details and how to reserve your place:

The conference will provide a time and space for reflection and growth as we continue to connect with others.

We are excited to offer an ‘unprecedented’ full day and evening of keynotes, workshops and evening celebration with spaces for reflection and worship and opportunities for networking
— Centre for Chaplaincy in Education
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