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Fresh Expressions and Children

Saturday 21st June 2008, 10am-4pm

St Mary's Cof E Junior School, High Barns, Ely, CB7 4RB

 

A one day event to explore working with children through fresh edpressions of church. It will be led by Lucy Moore, author of Messy Church and a leading practititioner of the work.

Attendance for the day costs £5 per person (bring packed lunch but tea & coffee provided) and it is open to everybody, clergy, lay, Anglican and non-Anglican.

Lucy Moore will lead a session in both the morning and afternoon and there will be time for questions and discussions. Also in the morning there will be seminars on holiday clubs, working in schools and various examples of fresh expressions.

For more details and booking form contact Revd David Male, Ely Diocesan Fresh Expressions Advisor on:

0787 8099890 or e-mail: dm432@cam.ac.uk

 

MEGA CELEBRATION

PRAISE PARTY

with GENR8

Friday 16th May '08

Venue: Ely Cathedral 6.45-8.30pm for ages 5-11

Cost: £2 in group of 10+ prebooked or £2.50 each in advance, £3.50 on the door.

John Hardwick - check him out www.johnhardwick.org

Hands-on Workshops . . . . . Non-stop fun with cool music, exciting stories and puppets. . . . . Resources available on the night

Theme - 'I'm a street kid, get me out of here!'

More information from Linda King tel: 01954 780924 laking1@btinternet.com

Booking: pamela.lyon@homecall.co.uk

Download booking form from www.genr8.org

 

Have you ever thought about holding an activity club for children during the school holidays?

Have you done one before and need some new ideas?

Now is the time to start planning what you will do and there are a number of books and other resources to help you at The Resources Centre based in Bishop Woodford House, Barton Road, Ely.

If you've never been to see what we have do come along - besides books we have large versions of popular games such as Connect 4, Jenga, Snakes & Ladders, and Twister to name but a few. There are also puppets, videos and dvd's. Everything is available on free loan for 2 weeks (renewable if not requested by others).

Usual opening hours are 9am-1pm & 2-5pm Mon to Thurs

Do call ahead to check someone will be there on 01353 652725

or e-mail: resources.centre@ely.anglican.org

There is a very useful download in the public area of the Children's Work Advisers Website - see below - on how to go about running a holiday club.

Scrap Store Cambridge

If you are  based in the South of the Diocese there is now a Scrap Store which moves around Cambridge:

For further details ring
           Hannah 01223 457873 Hannah.Townsend@cambridge.gov.uk

Keep in touch with what is going on and what is out there......
Web sites and news...

Child in the Midst Web Site / e mail list.

A national Church of England children's work news  / e mail resource with posts from Mary Hawes  the National Children's Work Adviser.
childinthemidst@yahoogroups.co.uk

Children's Work Advisers Website

There is a public area on the Children's Advisers web site... keep a watch for interesting items www.cwanetwork.org.uk

Children Matter

This ecumenical web site gives news updates by e mail with web links to the site on all kinds of related topics.
The web site also offers a mass of past news items and information.
childrenmatter.net