On 21 May she was joined in Sutton Park by Jill, Andrew, Pat and Jenny.
Well done, Diana!
The church raised a total of £535 (£656.25 including gift aid). Well done everyone!
Carrs Lane Counselling Centre is in the heart of Birmingham and is dedicated to providing a low-cost, first-class, counselling service to adults across the wider West Midlands conurbation. The Centre has been helping the people of our region for over 50 years and assists clients with a diverse range of issues. Although Carrs Lane Counselling Centre began life as part of The Church at Carrs Lane, it now operates independently as a registered charity/not for profit company limited by guarantee.
The Chair of trustees says:
“The trustee team is small, committed, forward thinking and we work well together. We are ably assisted by a volunteer treasurer and are keen to recruit one or two more who would enjoy working with us and help us to grow and develop. We are particularly keen to recruit people who have backgrounds in fundraising, counselling, business, the charity sector, IT/social media or people who understand the enormous benefit counselling can offer.”
Further information can be found at http://www.carrslanecounselling.co.uk/trustee-vacancies/
Diana is walking 300,000 steps again this year for Christian Aid. Please sponsor her if you are able!
She is also inviting all Carrs Laners to join her on a 3-mile walk on 21st May. Please contact her direct if you would like details of this, which is likely to include an act of worship.
This year Christian Aid is focusing on Jessica’s story and how climate change is causing hunger for her family. Please put 21 May in your diary. There will be more about the walk nearer the time.
You can donate via the online Carrs Lane Christian Aid envelope.
This means that the church gives a total donation of everything that is in this envelope:
Go to: https://envelope.christianaid.org.uk/envelope/church-at-carrs-lane
If you would like to make a donation but cannot give online, we advise you to sponsor Diana or send a cheque direct to:
Christian Aid
35-41 Lower Marsh
London SE1 7RL
**Please quote the church reference number (OR27669) if you send a donation by post
Cheques are payable to “Christian Aid”.
You can also make a donation using the telephone. Call 020 7523 2046 and have your debit or credit card to hand.
Please quote our church reference number OR27669 if possible.
The Traidcraft Spring Catalogue is now available to see online, and the paper catalogue is also available in church from Joan Davies. If you are not yet returning to church, you can phone 0191 491 0855 or email hello@traidcraft.co.uk to request one.
As our local fair trader, Joan can order more catalogues and items from it, should you want that. Her deliveries may come more quickly as she is a Fair Trader.
So what’s in the Spring catalogue?
New foods, new flavours, crafts and fashion, beautiful handmade cards, Easter cards and items.
In addition, the emphasis is on sustainability, the effect on the environment and helping to make a real difference to some of our Traidcraft producers.
Contact Joan direct or c/o clerk@carrslane.co.uk
A service to celebrate the life of Margaret Cross took place at The Church at Carrs Lane on 2 October 2021 at 2pm.
Watch the service here:
To read the tribute from the church, see: Remembering Margaret 02.10.21pdf
Progressive Christianity: Hope for the Future?The 2021 lecture, in association with Progressive Christianity UK and the final Marcus Borg Memorial Conference, was held on Zoom on Tuesday 19th October 2021 at 8pm.
A recording of the event can be found at https://www.pcnbritain.org.uk/resources/videos/hope-for-the-future
Revd Deshna Shine
Ordained Interfaith Minister and Chaplain in USA, published author and International speaker; Former Executive Director of ProgressiveChristianity.org
Bishop Jeremy Greaves
Assistant Bishop of Brisbane in the Anglican Church of Australia; describes himself as a progressive Christian who “lives on the edge of the church”
For this on line conference we have the opportunity to learn about the possibilities and challenges for progressive Christianity, not only in America and Australia but what is common to us here in Europe. And how does the culture of richer nations, with a widely diverse population contrast to countries in the southern half of the globe? Are there common barriers and issues to progressive thinking in all our countries? And can the voices and thinking of younger leaders like Deshna and Jeremy give us hope for the future?
