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People from around the Diocese will be sharing how community organising in #EastLondon and #Essex has made a difference in their lives.
Discover why Bishop Adam is passionate about community organising, and find further details of the event at buff.ly/4eG6tMy
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The Right Rev'd Adam Atkinson, Bishop of Bradwell, invites people from across Chelmsford Diocese to a Community Organising Gathering on Monday 16 March, from 2-4pm at St Mary's Theydon Bois.
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As we continue our Diocesan 100 Days of Prayer, our weekly theme is Church Growth. Find out more and access resources: shorturl.at/r8qrI
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Bishop Guli has spoken in the House of Lords this evening about the situation in Iran and the Middle East. Watch here - buff.ly/MLRAAT8
Bishop Guli's statement on the situation can be read here - buff.ly/jfHaDXB
This week we also pray that we may see the changes taking place around us and that God would equip us so that we are ready for the changes that God is calling us into.
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Discover the Prayer Diary in full and explore other #100DaysOfPrayer resources at buff.ly/CbCH24L
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For the week beginning Wed 25 February, the theme of the #100DaysOfPrayer is our readiness for change:
Let us give thanks that Jesus comes near and journeys with us through change, and that through Jesus, our eyes are opened to God’s longing for change, for us and for our communities.
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The 100 Days of Prayer is an invitation for all of us to pray together across and within our diocese, with shared intention and focus.
To support our prayers, we have created a weekly Prayer Diary with a theme to frame, and some prompts to focus on.
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The Revd Tom Warmington, Area Dean of Dunmow and Stansted, has recorded our #ChelmsDioSermon for today – the second Sunday of Lent. Watch here:
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All are warmly invited to attend the service, but if you are unable to celebrate with us in person, you can watch a livestream of the service on the Chelmsford Cathedral Youtube page.
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126 people will be presented with certificates having completed either year 1 or year 2 of CCS, and 21 people will be receiving Pastoral Care Part 1 certificates.
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Congratulations to those receiving their Course in Christian Studies (CCS) certificates and Pastoral Care certificates today!
The Presentation Service will take place at 2pm in Chelmsford Cathedral, and will be led by Bishop Roger.
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Each week of the 100 Days of Prayer there is a theme and prompts to frame and focus our prayers.
Please do expand on these and add your own prompts based on your context, your churches, your challenges and your hopes.
Find out more and download the Prayer Calendar at buff.ly/ltGQCkQ
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The 100 Days of Prayer is a particular invitation for all of us across the diocese to pray together with shared intention and focus.
Together, we open ourselves to listen to God and to God's wisdom through the power of the Holy Spirit as we seek God’s calling for us as a diocese.
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Find out more at buff.ly/PYPqZd1 and discover how people, parishes and worshipping communities can support the Bishop of Chelmsford’s Lent Appeal if they would like to do so.
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In response to these challenges, ADSMKE is leading inspiring, community driven work to restore the environment and strengthen livelihoods.
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Communities across Mt Kenya East are facing the harsh realities of the climate crisis. Years of recurring drought have devastated harvests, depleted natural resources and pushed families into increased hardship.
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This year the Bishop of Chelmsford’s Lent Appeal is raising funds for Anglican Development Services of Mt Kenya East (ADSMKE) to support their work in response to climate change and in environmental conservation across our five linked partner dioceses in Kenya.
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This year, Bishop Guli is walking the Barking Area Art Trail for her Lent and Holy Week Pilgrimage.
Today pilgrims walked from St Paul's Stratford to St Bartholomew's East Ham, via St Michael & All Angels' Manor Park and St Barnabas Little Ilford.
Read more - buff.ly/FRafvAC
'Open to the unexpected and surprising' is the second reflection in the series from the Rev'd Dan Scott, Vicar of Christchurch Three Mills & Estates Churches Mission Adviser for the Barking Area.
Watch the reflection 👇 buff.ly/YJ8X2JE
Download the transcript 👇 buff.ly/LcCCItq
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Resurrection Journeys is our Lent course for the 100 Days of Prayer, and is supported by a series of six video reflections based on our shared diocesan values in Travelling Well Together.
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What wisdom might you hear in Scripture, through God’s Holy Spirit at work in you, and in those you gather with?
Find out more and download the Bible Study Sessions at buff.ly/6K0m9mq
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Yet at the same time we walk towards and alongside the light and joy of Jesus’s resurrection, the one who accompanies us even when we do not know it, and who opens up the Word until our hearts burn with joy and purpose.
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We have created six Bible Study Sessions as a resource for the 100 Days of Prayer.
This Lent, as we discern our communal way forward, we walk in a wilderness of difficult times and uncertain futures.
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