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Various Updates
Friday 20th May 2011 9:31 AM
Social Media Masterclass:
Information about a Masterclass looking at the world of Social Media and how to make it work for your church, business or organisation...
Jackie Pullinger:
Jackie Pullinger is visiting Halifax on Monday 13th June - 10am - 4.30pm and 7.30pm - 9.30pm at The King's Centre. Booking is essential and tickets can be purchased on-line - http://www.hopecalderdale.org.uk/jackie_pullinger.htm - (a limited number are available direct from The King's Centre including a few evening only tickets).
Jackie Pullinger MBE is a Christian who at 22 wanted to become a missionary. No missionary society would take her on so she went on her own to Hong Kong and started to work with drug addicts and Triad Gang Members, a work that still continues today.
The early part of her story is told in the bestselling book "Chasing the Dragon" and brief sections of her story are included on the re:jesus web site.
Jackie is an inspiring and challenging speaker - one who has put her faith into action time and time again in some of the world's toughest situations. This will be a day to inspire you, equip you, challenge you and change you... Book in today!
http://www.hopecalderdale.org.uk/jackie_pullinger.htm
Prayer:
Reminder of HOPE Calderdale Prayer every last Saturday in the month, 10am - 11am at Halifax Minster. Please add this to your monthly newsletters.
Prayer Conference in YORKSHIRE on 10th September 2011 at the University of York. For more information go to: www.yorkshireprayerconference.org.uk
Prayer Conference in Lancashire on 24th September 2011 at Cumbria University. For more information go to: lancashireprayerconference.togethernet.org.uk
Yorkshire Duck Race:
Please can you promote:
Yorkshire Duck Race on Saturday 9th July at Bolton Abbey. The ducks are launched by the Abbey at 2pm and there will be music and entertainment throughout the afternoon. Ducks will be sold in aid of The Leprosy Mission, Street Angels, St Augustine's Centre and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. See www.yorkshireduckrace.org.uk
Community Buildings:
Celebrating your Community Building on Thursday 16th June at the newly built Baliffe Bridge Community Centre.
Is your Community/faith based building, looking tired and run down? Do you need to carry out some minor or major repairs or improvements?
Then this event is for you. Come along and celebrate community/faith based buildings in Calderdale and hear some amazing success stories.
How can you make the most of your building, saving on energy bills, attracting new members to your building, expanding its use and making it sustainable?
Three centres will be talking about their success in completing a new build, extension to an existing building and the process of asset transfer.
Workshops will provide you the opportunity to learn about marketing your centre, saving on energy bills, raising additional funds and widening user participation.
Mary Vadaie
Outreach Organisational Development Worker - Voluntary Action Calderdale
Direct Line: 01422 431097
Mobile: 07875682421
Switchboard: 01422 348777 - ext 215
Fax: 01422 348779 / www.cvac.org.uk
Street Angels:
Please find attached a letter seeking support for Street Angels - Christian Nightlife Initiatives. If you feel this is appropriate please circulate....
More Than Gold:
Reminder of the More Than Gold "On Your Marks" tour looking at the Olympics 2012 and potential outreach - a poster is attached. Our nearest venues are Leeds on Monday 20th June and Manchester on Tuesday 21st June.
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Various Updates
Wednesday 6th April 2011 10:47 AM
Debating Democracy:
Please copy and paste into your weekly notice sheet this Sunday:
Information and debate about the Alternative Voting Referendum will take place on Wednesday, 13th April, 7.30pm at the King's Centre, Park Road, Halifax. The evening will include presentations from those for and against a change in the voting system from speakers including Linda Riordan MP, Craig Whittaker MP, Bishop Colin Buchanan and Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Draper. The evening will be chaired by church leader, author and radio presenter Dave Gilpin. All are welcome, a wine reception will take place from 7pm.
Courier Adverts:
This will be on Thursday 14th April - to advertise in this email Sheree.Heptinstall@halifaxcourier.co.uk - size / price of adverts are (churches should be VAT exempt):
5cm deep x 3cm wide - £20.60 + VAT
3cm deep x 6cm wide - £24.72 + VAT
5cm deep x 6cm wide - £41.20 + VAT
HOPE and Easter:
Aglow- Wednesday 20th April - a leaflet...
Costa Coffee- Thursday 21st April, 6.30pm - 8pm at Costa Coffee in Woolshops, Halifax - HOPE and Chocolate! Great event to bring friends who may be put off going to church - treat them to a coffee (and they will get free chocolate)...
Good Friday - Flash:Mob Easter taking place across Halifax - what can you do? Poster is attached, to be part of this email Paul. Easter is the official national launch of HOPE so please include it in your Easter outreach events...
St George's Day (23rd April)- there is an event in Piece Hall organised by the uniformed groups (Scouts, Guides, etc) between 11am and 4pm. Gram Seed - a guy with an incredible story to tell - is speaking at Food Drop In at Ebenezer Church, bottom of Pellon Lane at 12.3pm and at All Saints', Dudwell Lane at 6.30pm.
More Than Gold - Olympics:
Monday 20th June 7:30pm Hunslet Methodist Church Leeds
'More than Gold' the Christian organisation co-ordinating events based around the 2012 Olympics are holding a regional meeting at the above venue. Please can I encourage you to go along to this event if you or your church are planning to get involved with running events based around the Olympics in 2012.
If you are interested in going you can turn up on the night but if you are registered beforehand you will have a pack allocated to you. This is a good evening to go along to for finding out how the church can engage with their communities through sport and the olympics. It might be useful if you can get a few people to go along with you.
To register go to
www.morethangold.org.uk/onyourmarks
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Various Updates
Wednesday 30th March 2011 11:36 AM
Street Angels - Christian Nightlife Initiatives April Newsletter - click here
Debating Democracy - AV Referendum event on Wednesday 13th April - click here
ROC Cafe - invitation to an event on Tuesday 19th April - click here
HOPE and Chocolate - Costa Coffee event on Thursday 21st April - click here
Easter Sunday evening event at Halifax Salvation Army with Steve Price, comedy and magic! - click here
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Big Response PodCast and Christian Aid talk
Monday 14th March 2011 10:54 AM
For those who missed the Big Response event with Steve Chalke you may be interested in the PodCasts now on-line at:
You may also be interested in a day with Jackie Pullinger at The King's Centre on Monday 13th June - more details and on-line booking at
www.hopecalderdale.org.uk/jackie_pullinger.htm
And on Sunday March 20th 6pm at Illingworth Moor Methodist Church Lindsey Pearson from Christian Aid will be speaking. If you are interested in the work of Christian Aid or would like to know a little more you are welcome to come along and hear Lindsey speak about the work of Christian Aid in Yorkshire and the wider world.
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Long March
Tuesday 8th March 2011 11:01 AM
Easter Sunday sees the annual Long March event take to the streets of Calderdale! Setting off at midnight from Halifax YMCA walkers will trek either 13 or 26 miles through the night and help raise money for Christian Aid in the process.
To take part - either as a walker or a volunteer - visit the Long March web site at www.longmarch.org.uk
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Jackie Pullinger visit to Halifax
Tuesday 8th March 2011 10:56 AM
Jackie Pullinger is visiting Halifax...
Monday 13th June 2011
The King's Centre, Halifax, HX1 2TS
10am - 4.30pm and 7.30pm - 9.30pm
tickets £25 available via e-tickets only at Kingsway Shop
Jackie Pullinger MBE is a Christian who at 22 wanted to become a missionary. No missionary society would take her on so she went on her own to Hong Kong and started to work with drug addicts and Triad Gang Members, a work that still continues today.
The early part of her story is told in the bestselling book "Chasing the Dragon" and brief sections of her story are incluced on the re:jesus web site.
Jackie is an inspiring and challenging speaker - one who has put her faith into action time and time again in some of the world's toughest situations. This will be a day to inspire you, equip you, challenge you and change you... Book in today!
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Food and Support Drop In
Saturday 26th February 2011 2:48 PM
From the February HOPE Together national news:
http://www.hopetogether.org.uk/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=245535
SEES CLIENTS ASKING FOR PRAYER
The drop-in has distributed over 8,000 parcels since it began in 2008, the same year as HOPE 08, and receives around a hundred clients each Saturday morning. Over sixty local churches now support the project and are represented through 30 - 50 volunteers each week and regular donations.
The venue has never run short of provisions, nearby businesses and farm shops donate food, and some churchgoers even tithe their weekly shopping budget to the cause. The service enables vulnerable people to access food and support which will help them to move on from their situation; which may be one of homelessness, addiction, debt or seeking asylum.
Kate Fawcett, who is on the management committee of the Food and Support Drop-in, said: "It's so exciting to see how many people are taking up the offer of prayer. Miracles are really happening and eight clients have been baptised. We had one girl who cried because she had never had anyone be so nice to her and we have seen hard drug addicts find peace and become keen to help others.
"This would never have worked if Christians had not joined together from across the whole of Calderdale. We are more effective together and the unity that has been created is mind blowing - a real chance for denominational labels to disappear. We are just Halifax people doing God's work, with a desire for others to know that a new life is available through Jesus."
The Drop-in was set up under the banner of the Christian's together initiative and HOPE Calderdale as a result of a few people, with various knowledge and backgrounds, recognising the needs and discussing a response. The team want to tackle the underlying issues that cause the need for food in the first place and this is where the support element comes in. The Drop-in has created successful partnerships with organisations like Horton housing, which provide a support worker every other week. It acts as a signpost to all sorts of other support, including Alpha courses. Starting this year debt management advice will be available from church volunteers who have been trained by Christians Against Poverty.
On the 19th March a celebration called Matthew's gathering will provide an opportunity for the people of Calderdale to thank God for the work He is doing in their locality. The event, taking place in Ebenezer church, will involve a service that clients can attend in the morning, an afternoon of testimonies and reflections and then an evening of praise and thanks which will go late into the night.
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Flash Mob?
Saturday 19th February 2011 5:27 PM
There are plans on Good Friday to hold Flash Mob Easter in Halifax town centre. This has caused some debate, some confusion, some support and some questions!
Firstly what kind of Flash Mob are we talking about? Random stuff going on across the town - in this case to help the fantastic people out shopping on one of the most important days in the Christian year to see Good Friday as more than a Bank Holiday!
It will be whatever people say they would like to do - someone with a guitar singing "the old rugged cross" and then wandering on his way; a group giving out hot cross buns to passers by for ten minutes; a drama that happens, people watch and then move on; people offering prayer for healing on a street corner; and a grand finale at 2.30pm bread and wine (well fruit juice) offered to people all across town as an act to re-engage at a time when we remember the temple curtain torn in two and the love and acceptance of God, through Jesus, becoming available to all not just the religious few!
We have seen on the Internet FlashMobs working well - the T-Mobile adverts at Heathrow and the Hallelujah chorus in the shopping mall are both fantastic - it would be great to have something like that in Halifax, but whatever happens we know it will cause the Easter message to be made known.
HOPE is all about the church engaging with people - FlashMob is just one way; drama, music, hot cross buns and communion are another; projects such as Street Angels, Food and Support Drop In, EDGE Youth work, counselling, pregnancy care are others - God is for people and is not just interested in what we do in our church buildings!
So come and FlashMob with us on Good Friday - celebrate God's love available to all and not for those religious enough to get it!
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FlashMob Easter
Wednesday 16th February 2011 5:19 PM
HOPE at Easter - as part of the National Launch of HOPE the local HOPE launch includes:
Thursday 21st April
HOPE and Chocolate - Cafe Church at Costa Coffee, Woolshops, Halifax - 6.30 - 8pm.
Friday 22nd April
FlashMob Easter - random acts of hope across the town centre aimed at reminding people of the Easter story - drama, song, prayers for healing, hot cross buns, bread and wine - between 12noon and 3pm. Download the poster...
Across Calderdale there will be Good Friday walks - more details soon...
Easter Sunday, 24th April
Easter Church - celebrate the real Easter at a local church! You can also take part in the Marathon (or half marathon) Long March through the night Easter Sunday into Easter Monday - www.longmarch.org.uk
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Latest Events
Wednesday 2nd February 2011 4:34 PM
Monthly HOPE Prayer
Last Saturday in each month, 10am - 11am at Halifax Minster - please promote this...
Costa Coffee Church
After a very successful first night with over 120 people in Costa Coffee, including many regulars and Christmas shoppers, the next Costa Coffee Church is on Thursday 17th February, 6.30pm - 8pm at Costa Coffee, Woolshops. The theme is "Debt - the Christmas Hangover" - attached is some publicity for this event...
HOPE FlashMob Easter
As we plan to re-launch HOPE Calderdale over the Easter weekend we would like to include your Easter outreach events as part of this Borough wide re-launch. We know that there are walks of witness, Easter morning prayer events, etc.
In Halifax we are planning a FlashMob Easter - a series of "random" events across the town throughout Good Friday. It could be someone with a guitar singing an Easter hymn or a drama or handing out hot cross buns or offering prayer - whatever people can contribute! We will then finish at 2.30pm with a flashmob communion - around 5 teams across the town handing out bread and fruit juice chatting to and praying with people. If you can offer anything along these lines or know anyone who can email me or come along to the HOPE Calderdale meeting on Monday 21st February, 7.15pm at Halifax Salvation Army.
Big Response
Over 120 people are now booked in for both day and evening of The Big Response day with people from across Yorkshire and the North East of England. With the various cuts in public sector services this is the time for the church to respond strategically to the Big Society agenda and be seen as an organisation who delivers and delivers well! At the time of emailing we can accommodate another 150 or so people so do try and be there... Wednesday 23rd November, 10.30am - 4.15pm and 7.30pm - 9.15pm (email me if you would like a booking form)
Christian Resources Exhibition
Following last year's very successful event the date is set for Saturday 12th November - please add the date to your calendar! 10am - 3pm an exhibition showing many of the things the church is up to in Calderdale helping impact the Borough and beyond. To book a stall, at a cost of £10, please email paul@streetangels.org.uk .
Then at 7.30pm on Saturday 12th November a Calderdale Celebration with guest speaker Debra Green of Redeeming our Communities - www.redeemingourcommunities.org.uk - Debra is an amazing woman with a heart to see the church working with and praying for agencies such as the police in order to see communities transformed. A night not to miss!
Both these events are at The King's Centre, Park Road, Halifax.
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