| Diocesan News |
| HOPE Coventry Leaders' Lunch |
The HOPE Coventry Leaders’ Lunch is on Wednesday 30th March 12pm-2pm in the city centre. Has a leader from your church booked in yet?
We’ll be looking at a Coventry response to the crisis in Ukraine, plus how we do and can support refugees. There will also be feedback from our Coventry church audit. The lunch is free.
For more information, click here.
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| Grants for Clocks and Conservation Reports |
Grants for clock repairs
The next deadline for grant applications of up to £10,000 for turret clocks to the C of E’s Churchcare conservation grants scheme is Monday 21 March. For more information, click here.
Conservation reports
The C of E’s Churchcare scheme gives grants of up to £5,000 for conservation reports of historic church interiors (e.g. artworks and historic furnishings), including building performance and environmental surveys and paint and salt analysis. Applications are accepted at any time. For more information, click here.
As always, Andy Duncan is available at andy.duncan@coventry.anglican.org for help and advice in preparing grant applications.
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| Bishop John commissions Spiritual Accompaniers (Directors) |
It was with great joy to witness 28 people being commissioned and re-commissioned by Bishop John as Spiritual Accompaniers (directors) at All Saint’s Emscote on Sunday 6th March. Spiritual Accompaniers exercise a special ministry in walking alongside another in their journey with God. Spiritual direction describes the time given by one Christian to another which enables that person to pay attention to God’s personal communication with him or her, to respond to this personally communicating God, to grow in intimacy with this God, and to live out the consequences of the relationship. All Accompaniers are trained through the diocese and are part of our directors network. It is wonderful and encouraging that we have so many trained and available should people require this ministry. Please do pray for our Accompaniers and if you are looking for a Spiritual Accompanier then please do get in touch with me.
Reverend Craig Groocock, Diocesan Spiritual Advisor
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| Bible in British Sign Language |
The BSL Bible Translation project aims to make the very first translation of the Bible into Deaf British Sign Language. Trust funding is enabling the project to work on two books of the Bible (one Old Testament and one New Testament) with the help of churches and individuals in the West Midlands region helping with the review process. Do you know someone who could help?
They would like to make contact with churches or groups who are interested in the project who would happily visit groups to explain how the BSL Bible translation works and the importance of this project to the deaf community.
If you are interested please contact –info@bslbible.org.uk
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