Pentecostals and Charismatics in Britain - An Anthology -  26th June 2019 

Pentecostals and Charismatics in Britain - An Anthology

Published by SCM Press - Edited by Joe Aldred - Foreword by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and contains the most up-to-date set of essays on the subject of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity in Britain today. 

SCM Press and Churches Together in England are hosting 2 book launches in, London and Manchester.

Wednesday 26 June from 7pm - Luther King House, Chapel Suite, Brighton Grove, Manchester, M14 5JP

All events are FREE to attend. To register please sign up to Pentecostals Book Launch    Download: Pentecostals Poster

Clare Priory Retreat 28th June - 30th June 2019  

CARE FOR THE SOUL - This retreat will be led by Revd Mary Irish and Sister Karen Knight.

Friday 28th June - Sunday 30th June 2019 - Clare Priory, Ashen Road, Clare, Suffolk, CO10 8NX 

This retreat day offers the opportunity to slow down and find rest through guided study and reflection, individual quiet time.  Clare Priory has been a place of prayer for many centuries. The monastery, new church and beautiful grounds offer peaceful surroundings, inviting us into the presence of God.  

The weekend will start late Friday afternoon and finish after lunch on Sunday. The accommodation is full board and most rooms are en-suite. The charge for this retreat is £140 per person. This includes all meals. The cost of the retreat can be met from EM or Lay Preachers allowances if applicable. 

The Closing date for booking is 1st June 2019.         Download: Clare Priory Retreat Booking Form  

Further Information from  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  - Synod Office  01223 830770        Website: Clare Priory 

UPROOTED  We need to talk about displacement 28th-30th June 2019

A moving photographic exhibition featuring stories of people displaced in Nigeria, Kenya and Iraq. Come along to meet people through their photos and hear their stories. The exhibition will take place across the road at Water Lane United Reformed Church, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2JZ  Friday 28th - Sunday 30th June 2019

 Fri: 10.00 am - 4.00 pm; 

Sat: 10.00 am - 4.00 pm (at 2.15 pm, come and hear more from Adrian Whalley about his recent trip to Colombia to meet some of the over 7 million displaced people there and to share his pictures and impressions)

Sun: 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm

For more information contact: Adrian Whalley, Christian Aid Herts Regional Coordinator - 07807 180071 or Sue Glass, Water Lane United Reformed Church (Secretary) - 1279 655976  Find out more at caid.org.uk/uprooted  

Old Testament in a Day 29th June and 2nd November 2019

All Welcome - Come along to this Bible Study Day on one of the dates below:

Led by Revd Dr Deborah Baird - READING THE HEBREW BIBLE AS STORY

• Saturday 29th June 2019 - 10am - 4pm - St Andrew's Peterborough 
• Saturday 2nd November 2019 - 10am - 4pm - The East Midlands Synod Meeting Room 

Don't forget to bring your own lunch 

Booking is essential, to book please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at the East Midlands Synod Office - Tel 0115 9609241

Download: Old Testament in a Day Poster 

Conservation Cleaning  - 2nd July and 10th September 

Free Workshops: Places still available on This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills and meet other people from across the Diocese. This workshop is open to anyone looking after an historic place of worship as long as the buildings falls within the boundaries of the Diocese of Ely. It is open to all faiths and organisations. Thanks to support from National Lottery players, there are two opportunity to attend this workshop – booking is open for both:

WORKSHOP ONE: Tuesday 2nd July, 10:00am – 4pm Venue: St Andrew’s Church, Fountain Lane, Soham, Ely CB7 5ED -  Light refreshments will be provided throughout the day.  You are welcome to bring packed lunches to eat in the church or surrounding grounds, alternatively St Andrew’s is in the centre of Soham with local shops nearby.

WORKSHOP TWO:Tuesday 10^th September, 10:00am – 4pm Venue: St Clement's Church, Church Terrace, Outwell, PE14 8RQ. - Light refreshments will be provided throughout the day. Arrangements for lunch to be confirmed.

Places are limited so we ask that no more than one person per parish or organisation attends.

Booking and Contact: E-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Historic Church Buildings Support Officer Tel: 07948 350211 or 01353 652705   Lots of information you will find helpful in the management of your church building can be found on the Churchcare website   Download: Conservation Cleaning Poster    Download: Conservation Cleaning Press Release

The Big Speak Out: 5th to 7th July 2019

After the success of last year's Big Speak Out, we are delighted to announce that 11 to 18 year olds associated with the URC will be able to take part in another TBSO weekend this year, this time in the beautiful Derbyshire village of Repton. Repton School is a beautiful old boarding school which takes over much of the village and we have the use of two boarding houses with full catering for the weekend. On Friday from 6pm onwards, you'll settle into your room in one of the two boarding houses and share in a delicious hot meal. There will be times to explore your faith, develop skills and talents and think about making your mark, times to hang out with old friends and make new ones, times to play games, watch movies, share in worship, take part in workshops, to discuss, to learn, to make music or do craft, and times to chill and relax. What an action packed weekend!

As last year, there will be a Leaders' Gathering running simultaneously for adults who work with children and young people. Leaders should contact the CYW office for more information. Early bird bookings before 5pm Friday 26 April £69  Bookings after 5pm Friday 26 April £85  Bookings close Monday 10 June 2019 Remember, if finance is an issue, you can ask your church, your synod or the CYW small grants fund for assistance.

Download: The Big Speak Out Booking Form 

Bradwell Gathering Pilgrimage - 6th July 2019

Bradwell Pilgrimage has been running in one way, shape or form for nearly 100 years and gathers people from across Essex (and beyond) for a day of pilgrimage, worship and activities at the historic St Peter’s Chapel in Bradwell-on-Sea. (You can read more about the chapel here)

The 2019 Bradwell Pilgrimage and Gathering will take place on Saturday 6th July and will run from 10:30am until 3:45pm.

The details of the day are currently being finalised but you can expect:

 Download:  Bradwell Gathering Poster                       Website: Bradwell Pilgrimage

URC Holiday Forum 2019 - A story waiting to be told - 17th - 23rd August 2019

URC HOLIDAY FORUM 2019 Saturday 17th to Friday 23rd August 2019. We would like to invite you to join us in Swanwick in August for URC Holiday Forum 2019 on the theme of A story waiting to be told.

FUN, FAITH and FELLOWSHIP A Christian holiday for all ages at The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire DE55 1AU. 

A story waiting to be told… We can’t change history but there are many untold stories which can change the future through how history is remembered. Telling the story is what Jesus did so well and new stories can be told through fiction and non-fiction; gospel and testimony; song and poetry so come and write a new story or, as the Psalmist says, sing a new song to the Lord! Behind every story written and heard there are many more waiting to be told and YOUR story is what the Lord wants you to tell. This is a week to be inspired and inspire with visions and dreams knowing that if you can imagine something it is possible with God.

• Theme Leader - Revd Richard Becher
• Worship Leaders - Revd Iain McLaren and Steven Neville
• Music Leader – Marion Turner (and friends) 

Look online: URC Holiday Club Forum 2019  on Facebook and Twitter.  If you wish to book for Holiday Forum 2019, please use the Booking Form on this website or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

Eastern Synod Youth Fun Day 14th September 2019

The Playground, Haysborder Road, Barrow, Suffolk IP29 5BE

The day is for young people aged between 11 to 18 - The cost for the day is £5 per person.

Come and experience the 1Km assault course with 25 different obstacles including slides, nets and walls and perhaps a muddy ditch or two! This is a great opportunity for children and Young People from across the synod to come together in a fun and active way and to meet young people from other churches.

A picnic lunch will be provided along with soft drinks and snacks throughout the day.

Please do put this date in your diary and encourage Young People to come along and have fun.

For further information please contact - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Children's and Youth Development Officer  
Tel 07515721172   Download: Youth Fun Day Booking Form 

In Harmony - Biennial Festival of Church Music at Guildford Cathedral 12th October 2019

Biennial Festival of Church Music at Guildford Cathedral - Saturday 12 October 2019

Our next Festival in Guildford Cathedral are well under way. The theme of the service is “Stewards of Creation” and the anthems to be sung are:-

• Jubilate Deo  -  Pamela Colverson
• Give to our God immortal praise -  Christopher Norton
• This is my Father’s world -  arr. Sally DeFord
• For the beauty of the earth -  David Blackwell
• Creation -  Andrew Winton
• Jesus shall reign - Hatton arr. Shaw
• O Lamb of God - John Taverner
• Look at the world -  John Rutter
• Day by day -  Martin How
• Now the day is over  - Sidney J. Suckling

We hope that many of you will be able to join us either as part of a choir, or as an individual singer. The anthem books will be available from the middle of February and the cost per book is £11 which includes postage or £10 if collected. The books contain the conductor’s notes for use at local choir practices.

Website: Free Church Choirs