Transformation through the Gospel

We are delighted to welcome Rev'd Dr Alison Morgan and Martin Cavender of ReSource to lead our partnership forum evening on 4th November from 7.15 - 9.45 at St Wilfrid's Church Kibworth.

This event, entitled "Transformation through the gospel" is designed as an evening of encouragement and will offer practical ways forward for every church in the partnership to feel confident about engaging in mission in unscary ways.

This will be an Open Meeting. If you are a member of any church within the partnership, you will be most welcome to coem along. We would particularly encourage those churches which were not represented at the PCCs evening led by ReSource in October to come along to this November meeting. Those who were at the October meeting, or the Quiet Day in May or the launch forum meeting will know that the input from the ReSource team will be well worth experiencing.

Southern Edge Mission Partnership Blog

Congratulations to The Southern Edge Mission Partnership who have joined us in setting up a blog. It is looking really good and will be a useful method of communicating across the seven churches in the MP. Their blog address is www.southernedgemp.blogspot.com

There is also a link in the right hand panel.

Churches in SOUTHERN EDGE MP are:
St Andrew, Aylestone
St Christopher
St James The Greater
St Mary, Knighton & St Guthlac
The Emmaus Team - St John the Baptist, Clarendon Park & The Church of The Nativity, Aylestone Park

CALLED TOGETHER - The annual service to affirm and celebrate authorised lay ministries

The annual service to affirm and celebrate authorised lay ministries in the diocese will be held on Saturday 11th October 2008 at 11.00 am in the Cathedral. This service will include the Admission, Licensing and Re-dedication of Readers and the authorising and reaffirmation of Ministry for Evangelists, Pastoral Assistants and Children & Youth Workers.

All are very welcome, and members of those congregations who have lay ministers being admitted or authorised are particularly encouraged to attend – tickets are NOT required. Following the service there will be refreshments and musical entertainment to which all are cordially invited.
Mike Harrison - Director of Mission and Ministry, Leicester Diocese, email: Mike.Harrison@LecCofE.org Tel. 0116 248 7428.

FRESH EXPRESSIONS – URBAN VISION DAY New Ways of Being Church in an Urban Setting

Saturday 4th October, The Salvation Army, Kildare Street, Leicester – 9.30am – 4pm.

A day for the whole Christian community to discover more about fresh expressions of church.

Speakers will include Tim Lea and Rachel Jordan and local church leaders.

The programme will include:
• An overview of developing fresh expressions of church within a mixed economy
• Worship, prayer and reflection in a variety of styles
• Stories of fresh expressions of church within Leicestershire
• Workshops in particular areas of interest

You are welcome to come on your own but we particularly welcome small groups and ministry teams.

The day will be a fresh expressions experience in itself for:
• Complete beginners
• Teams and individuals with a heart and passion for urban ministry
• Those who have questions about fresh expressions and mission shaped church
• Those who have started something new and need some practical help
• Christians from any church and every tradition

Cost: £5 including lunch.

To book please contact Sally Cresswell, Tel: 0115 983 5000 or E-mail: sally.cresswell@salvationarmy.org.uk and for more information visit www.freshexpressions.org.uk

Fresh Expressions is an initiative of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York supported by the Methodist Conference and working in partnership with many churches across Great Britain. www.freshexpressions.org.uk

A fresh expression is a form of church for our changing culture established primarily for the benefit of people who are not yet members of any church.

GROWING WOMEN LEADERS: nurturing women’s leaders in the Church

Revd Rosie Ward, Leadership Development Adviser at CPAS (The Church Pastoral Aid Society based in Warwick) has written a highly acclaimed new book ‘Growing Women Leaders: nurturing women’s leaders in the Church’. (Published Sep08, £8.99).

Christina Reece of the Archbishop’s Council says of Rosie’s book “An impressive summary of biblical and historical information and an insightful analysis of the issues surrounding women and leadership. Every church leader – and aspiring leader – should read this book.’

Visit the CPAS Women In Leadership blog HERE.

Worship in Music Weekend

St Wilfrid's Church in Kibworth are holding a Worship in Music Weekend from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th October. 

The Friday night worship will be led by Noel Alexander and the team. 

The Saturday workshops are for all guitarists, drummers, keyboard players and singers.

Everyone is invited to the Sunday 10am service. 

There is no charge for the event. To register fill in your details below or telephone 0116 2793358.

Two new mission booklets from ReSource

From ReSource: We are finding increasingly that we are being invited to provide support and training for mission. To help meet this need we have just published two new ReSource booklets by Roger Morgan. Roger has for years been involved in mission and evangelism, working amongst university students, for a time with Daniel Cozens and Through Faith Missions, and latterly in his own parishes of St Columba’s Corby and then Holy Trinity Leicester. Roger has now joined the ReSource team as a strategist and specialist missioner.

The first booklet, Stay Evangelism, is written to encourage ordinary Christians to develop a transparent and friendly lifestyle which makes it possible to share their faith unthreateningly and in a servant-hearted way with others. The second, Decision, is for those who are thinking of making a step of commitment, and is ideal for use with Alpha or in the context of parish missions and outreach events.

Stay Evangelism costs £3; Decision is £2 or £10 for a pack of 10. Both are available through www.resource-arm.net.

Cycle Ride from Lands End to John O'Groats

Our congratulations to Neill Griffiths from St Paul's Oadby who recently completed the magnificent feat of cycling a thousand miles from Lands End to John O'Groats in fifteen days to raise funds for Leicester YMCA.

Searching for Peace and Happiness?

Come and experience through meditation a simple technique which can change your whole life.

Six Tuesday afternoon sessions from 2.30 - 3.30 pm, starting on Tuesday 7th October 2008 , in The Manor Room at St Peter's Centre, Wigston Road, Oadby.

For further information, contact The Rev'd Paskal Clement

Parish Office 0116 272 0080.