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Connecting Care
How do we continue to provide pastoral care when we have little or no physical contact but at a time when it is needed more than ever? That was the…
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Connecting Care
Practical ideas for being church in the age of covid-19
Preaching Resource For Such A Time As This
The word of God is full of guidance for how we live daily life. What does say about making wise choices during a global pandemic? When asked if you will…
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Preaching Resource For Such A Time As This
Updated Guidance Published For Places Of Worship
On 11th January the Government published update guidance for the safe use of places of worship. The full guidance can be found at here and church leaders are encouraged to…
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Updated Guidance Published For Places Of Worship
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Food For The Body… Food For The Soul
We were very conscious of the political storm in Parliament the week before the school half term holiday over the provision of lunches for those entitled to free school meals. …
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Food For The Body… Food For The Soul
Christmas Where I Am
Like many churches the services at Christmas are the ones where Shirley Baptist Church receives most visitors. So, a great deal of time and effort is taken to make these…
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Christmas Where I Am
Carol, Carol Gaily!
It was hoped that government guidance against congregational singing in church might be revised when the national lockdown in England comes to an end on 2nd December. Yesterday (29 November) it…
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Carol, Carol Gaily!
We’re here for you
Hope church Wirral is technically very savvy. We are active on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and whatever else is available. Since the epidemic we have been socialising on zoom. It…
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We’re here for you
Sharing Hope – Christmas Ideas in the Time of Covid 19
Christmas is normally a great opportunity to invite friends and family to come to church. Well probably not this year. Yesterday church leaders met on zoom to look at other…
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Sharing Hope – Christmas Ideas in the Time of Covid 19
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Guidance on volunteers
On 13th November the Government released guidance on volunteers called Enabling safe and effective volunteering during coronavirus (COVID-19). Churches rely heavily on the involvement of volunteers as do many of…
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Guidance on volunteers
What’s church like now? Visiting a church in Paris
What we took for granted only 6 months ago is now a longed for reality for many of us in the UK. Although some churches have put in place measures…
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What’s church like now? Visiting a church in Paris