HOPE launch HOPE launches in October with an all night prayer event for 40,000 people and a reception hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury for the leaders of Britain
You are invited to join us at the Excel Centre inLondon
A week later, the Archbishop of Canterbury is hosting a reception atLambeth Palace
You are invited to join us at the Excel Centre in
A week later, the Archbishop of Canterbury is hosting a reception at
‘HOPE Together’ are distributing hundreds of thousands of their Mission Prayer Focus Leaflets, which have a Scripture and a prayer point for each day between mid-October and the beginning of January 2014. The prayers, contributed by a dozen HOPE partners, are also available as a Word document for you to add to local prayer calendars and parish magazine prayer diaries. Download the HOPE’s Mission Prayer Focus from the HOPE website prayer pages: http://bit.ly/14VHQyg.
They’re looking to distribute these as widely as possible to get people across the country praying together about all the mission opportunities 2014 will hold.
DAILY PRAYER DIARY
18th Oct 2013 – 31st Jan 2014
If you think you could facilitate this by receiving a delivery of these leaflets from HOPE and distributing them to your churches, please get in contact with Catherine Butcher (e: cath.butcher@hopetogether.org.uk tel: 01788 542782)
Rhythm of Mission
Harvest is the next season in HOPE’s rhythm of mission. For rural churches this is a key season to bring the community together to celebrate God’s provision. Urban churches are taking the opportunity to celebrate work. Please send us news and photos of what you do this year so we have examples to show the media in 2014.
Bags of HOPE
How about doing something positive this Halloween and offer HOPE to those who come trick-or-treating? UCB in partnership with HOPE, One Hope and the 4points, have put together an all-new Bag of HOPE free for this Halloween. To view the Bag of HOPE and place your order (first come first served) go to www.ucb.co.uk/bagofhope and look at the Vimeo add which is on UCB TV at http://vimeo.com/channels/ucbmedia/71503257
Remembrance
Next year the whole country will mark the centenary of the start of World War 1. Your local council and MP might have contacted you already as churches play a key role in 2014s Remembrance events. HOPE is working with a range of denominations, military chaplaincies and ministries to produce resources and provide ideas for you to use to help people who pause to reflect, to consider Jesus’ Greater Love. The resources include a give-away Gospel which replicates one given to WW1 troops, and Silent Night resources to link to the Christmas truce in the trenches.
Sports Stadium carol events
Harvest is the next season in HOPE’s rhythm of mission. For rural churches this is a key season to bring the community together to celebrate God’s provision. Urban churches are taking the opportunity to celebrate work. Please send us news and photos of what you do this year so we have examples to show the media in 2014.
Bags of HOPE
How about doing something positive this Halloween and offer HOPE to those who come trick-or-treating? UCB in partnership with HOPE, One Hope and the 4points, have put together an all-new Bag of HOPE free for this Halloween. To view the Bag of HOPE and place your order (first come first served) go to www.ucb.co.uk/bagofhope and look at the Vimeo add which is on UCB TV at http://vimeo.com/channels/ucbmedia/71503257
Remembrance
Next year the whole country will mark the centenary of the start of World War 1. Your local council and MP might have contacted you already as churches play a key role in 2014s Remembrance events. HOPE is working with a range of denominations, military chaplaincies and ministries to produce resources and provide ideas for you to use to help people who pause to reflect, to consider Jesus’ Greater Love. The resources include a give-away Gospel which replicates one given to WW1 troops, and Silent Night resources to link to the Christmas truce in the trenches.
Sports Stadium carol events
Dozens of sports clubs are working with Sports Chaplaincy UK to plan community carol events. We are hoping that 50 stadiums will host a community carol event this Christmas. Everything you need to plan an event is available to download from the HOPE website. Contact your local sports stadium to ask if churches can work in partnership with the club to host an event.
Local church publicity materials
We can provide you with ready-made articles for your church magazine, an A5 HOPE cover for your January 2014 parish or church magazine and a letter template to introduce HOPE to civic leaders. These can be downloaded from the Resources section of the website.
Please keep us posted on your plans to build faith and share hope in 2014...
