|
|
Something of what Littlehampton Churches Together Do
Every two months Church representatives meet together to plan future Churches Together occasions as well as their participation in various events in the Town. The Meeting also provides a forum for Churches to discuss matters of Community concern and to advertise their own events to each other.
Three times a year the Churches meet together for a joint Advent Service, a service to celebrate the week of prayer for Christian unity and a Pentecost Service
On Good Friday there is a March of Witness through the town to encourage people to think about the meaning of Easter. For many years this has incorporated a Passion Play.
For many years until 2013 the churches were involved in Homelink, a project which provided a guarantor scheme for single people looking for rented accommodation and which expanded to a breakfast club and a foodbank. The Churches now support the work of Homelink’s successors: Worthing Churches’ Homeless Projects (WCHP), which provides the guarantor scheme and a Breakfast Club (hosted by the United Church); and The Littlehampton Foodbank (hosted and run by the Baptist Church).
In 2014 the churches opened their doors for a series of joint Sunday evening services to share their doctrines and practice
A number of people from different churches are involved in schools, taking assemblies and lessons
Since 2003 the churches have sponsored a Summer Camp for local primary school children, aged 9-11. Manyof the leaders are local young people, many of whom came as campers when in their primary school. Over the years about 400+ children have come through the camp
For several years the churches have sponsored a booklet called 'It's your Move' which gives advice to 11 year olds moving from primary to secondary school
The churches sponsor a national LIFE Exhibition which is set up in a local church and gives the opportunity for local primary school children to learn about the life and message of Jesus through an interactive programme. This comes to the area every two years and engages about 800- 900 children + staff
The churches have sponsored a GSUS Live Bus programme. This is a large mobile classroom which we host in the area for half a term. This is based in local secondary schools and engages young people to think about various issues through the eyes of Jesus - forgiveness, fear and rejection. This comes to the area every 4 years and engages about 2,500 young people + staff
The churches have been given a page once a month in the local Gazette, under the heading of 'Church Page'. This gives them the opportunity to talk about their various activities as well as to provide a 400 word article about an aspect of the Christian faith (The ‘Christian Comment’). This article is produced by church leaders in rotation.
The churches have been involved over the last few years in an Art Trail, a series of creative exhibitions put on by local churches over a weekend in September.
The churches have sponsored information about their Christmas and Easter Services by producing one leaflet and distributing it to the homes across the area. This information also appears regularly in the Gazette
The Churches have been linked with a national project, known as Redeeming our Communities. This involves a series of projects, such as Think Family and Arun Angels (our local name for Street Pastors). It has also provided us with an opportunity to pray together – in the Littlehampton Police Station – for the many and various needs of the town’s people and organisations.
The churches reach out across the local community, working with children, young people, families and the elderly.
St Catherine’s Parish Rep: Mike Webber
mike.webber4@virgin.net
St Joseph’s Convent Rep: Sr Dominic
eithnequigley@hotmail.co.uk
Some prayers you might find helpful:
Prayer of Saint Richard of Chichester
Thanks be to you, our Lord Jesus Christ,
for all the benefits which you have given us,
for all the pains and insults which you have borne for us.
Most merciful Redeemer, Friend and Brother,
may we know you more clearly,
love you more dearly,
and follow you more nearly,
day by day.
Amen.
The Prayer of Saint Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.
O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
It is in dying to self that we are born to eternal life.
Three times a year the Churches meet together for a joint Advent Service, a service to celebrate the week of prayer for Christian unity and a Pentecost Service
On Good Friday there is a March of Witness through the town to encourage people to think about the meaning of Easter. For many years this has incorporated a Passion Play.
For many years until 2013 the churches were involved in Homelink, a project which provided a guarantor scheme for single people looking for rented accommodation and which expanded to a breakfast club and a foodbank. The Churches now support the work of Homelink’s successors: Worthing Churches’ Homeless Projects (WCHP), which provides the guarantor scheme and a Breakfast Club (hosted by the United Church); and The Littlehampton Foodbank (hosted and run by the Baptist Church).
In 2014 the churches opened their doors for a series of joint Sunday evening services to share their doctrines and practice
A number of people from different churches are involved in schools, taking assemblies and lessons
Since 2003 the churches have sponsored a Summer Camp for local primary school children, aged 9-11. Manyof the leaders are local young people, many of whom came as campers when in their primary school. Over the years about 400+ children have come through the camp
For several years the churches have sponsored a booklet called 'It's your Move' which gives advice to 11 year olds moving from primary to secondary school
The churches sponsor a national LIFE Exhibition which is set up in a local church and gives the opportunity for local primary school children to learn about the life and message of Jesus through an interactive programme. This comes to the area every two years and engages about 800- 900 children + staff
The churches have sponsored a GSUS Live Bus programme. This is a large mobile classroom which we host in the area for half a term. This is based in local secondary schools and engages young people to think about various issues through the eyes of Jesus - forgiveness, fear and rejection. This comes to the area every 4 years and engages about 2,500 young people + staff
The churches have been given a page once a month in the local Gazette, under the heading of 'Church Page'. This gives them the opportunity to talk about their various activities as well as to provide a 400 word article about an aspect of the Christian faith (The ‘Christian Comment’). This article is produced by church leaders in rotation.
The churches have been involved over the last few years in an Art Trail, a series of creative exhibitions put on by local churches over a weekend in September.
The churches have sponsored information about their Christmas and Easter Services by producing one leaflet and distributing it to the homes across the area. This information also appears regularly in the Gazette
The Churches have been linked with a national project, known as Redeeming our Communities. This involves a series of projects, such as Think Family and Arun Angels (our local name for Street Pastors). It has also provided us with an opportunity to pray together – in the Littlehampton Police Station – for the many and various needs of the town’s people and organisations.
The churches reach out across the local community, working with children, young people, families and the elderly.
St Catherine’s Parish Rep: Mike Webber
mike.webber4@virgin.net
St Joseph’s Convent Rep: Sr Dominic
eithnequigley@hotmail.co.uk
Some prayers you might find helpful:
Prayer of Saint Richard of Chichester
Thanks be to you, our Lord Jesus Christ,
for all the benefits which you have given us,
for all the pains and insults which you have borne for us.
Most merciful Redeemer, Friend and Brother,
may we know you more clearly,
love you more dearly,
and follow you more nearly,
day by day.
Amen.
The Prayer of Saint Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.
O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
It is in dying to self that we are born to eternal life.