At this stage we imagine there may be three groups – but the evening may produce a better idea – covering:

• the events programme;
• publicity and communication
• finance, fabric and furnishings.

So please come and join us – we need your ideas, your prayers and your participation

Please continue with those fund-raising  events (see February’s Update), the money raised could go towards the purchase of chairs. We have £10,000 pledged already for chairs, and we are aiming for a further £15-20,000. The more we get the more of us can sit down!

The evening will be a mixture of listening, praying, brain-storming and planning, and we do hope that many will come along and take part.

Amongst the topics to be addressed will be:
- planning direction and strategy for the future
- identifying, training and resourcing the right leaders
- building on our existing schools links
- developing an inter-generational approach for the future
- the role of parents and young people in review and planning
- building a prayer base for our youth and children’s work

Any questions or suggestions before the evening to Paul Towner or Jenny Brooks please.

Please do use these as the basis for your prayers for the FLIC project in the coming months.

The series is intended to unpack a little of what is meant by the baptismal charge, declared even over the youngest child candidate, to “fight valiantly under the banner of Christ”. The six evenings have been give the following titles and themes:

26th Feb – Signed up to fight – the baptismal call to fight

4th Mar – Human nature – good or bad? Paul and the sinful nature

11th Mar – Aliens on earth – here but our hearts are in heaven

18th Mar – On the victory side – the significance of the cross

12th Mar – Diet and exercise – keeping spiritually fit

1st Apl – The world turned upside-down – Christ and contemporary culture

Do come and join us.

Do pray for the team and please do join them if you wish.