News Archive
September 2007
Creative writing
Are you a beginner writer? Do you want to put pen to paper but not know where to start? Fiona Veitch Smith is offering free online access to material from her Introduction to Creative Writing Course run through Sunderland University's Centre for Lifelong Learning. For more details, click here.
Fiona will also be running a Christian writing course at the church in November. Details to follow later...
Notes for lifegroup leaders
Download the latest notes for lifegroups, on the topic of grace, by clicking here.
Lifegroup leader notes
Lifegroup leader notes, exploring the 12 values at the heart of HBC's new DNA, are available to download here.
Giving thanks for diversity
This week the World Prayer Centre encourages us to give thanks for the incredible diversity of God’s church. We pray for a deeper awareness of the inequalities faced by ethnic minorities, for God’s church to become more inclusive, outward-looking and welcoming, for wisdom for the staff of the Churches’ Commission for Racial Justice, and for our own attitudes and behaviour to bring honour to Jesus. » more
CARGO
CARGO uses music, words, dance and images to tell the story of the abolitionists' campaign, together with the struggles of the African slaves themselves, to end the slave trade 200 years ago and uses that story as a platform to raise awareness of the many forms of slavery that still exist today. It aims to show how in the past and the present ordinary people can make a difference.
Written and performed by Paul Field, CARGO is touring the country, and is being presented in Newcastle in partnership with Heaton Baptist Church at the People's Theatre on Friday, October 19th at 8pm.
Paul Field is a professional composer, songwriter, singer and record producer who has worked with many well-known artists including Cliff Richard, Elkie Brooks, Tammy Wynette, Wynnona and Point of Grace amongst others.
Tickets are priced at £4.50 for children, £6.50 for adults or £20 for a family ticket (two adults, two children). To buy tickets, follow instructions on the booking form that can be downloaded here. For further information please call the church office on 0191 265 7044.
Donovon's Rainbow
Fiona Veitch Smith has just relaunched her children’s book, Donovon’s Rainbow as an e-book, and made it available as a free download. Or you can buy print copies of the book; 10% of all sales will go to Beautiful Gate Ministries, supporting HIV Aids orphans in Africa. For more information click here.
How much chocolate do you eat in a week?
The Stop the Traffik movement is campaigning for all chocolate companies to be able to stamp onto their chocolate wrappers a guarantee that the cocoa beans have not been harvested by trafficked labour. We can then choose to eat chocolate with a Traffik Free Guarantee. To find out more, go here.
Bulletin
A PDF of the bulletin for this Sunday (September 9th) when Nicky Gumbel will be the morning speaker, can now be downloaded here.