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'Engage' - Local Mission Team
The Engage or Local Mission Team works alongside PBC's MIST and National Mission Teams, helps to enable PBC to become involved in mission locally around Poynton.
At
one of the
Engage
is the final team to be set up to cover different aspects of mission
within PBC. It will be
focusing on local mission and in the coming weeks a core team will meet
together, asking God to show us His heart for local mission and to begin
putting together a strategy for the coming months and years.
It is the beginning of a journey – one that is on God’s heart
and one that must be on ours.
Have you heard about
the
new event for Poynton this Summer?....
Poynton Community Challenge
Sunday
6th July 2008
In
support of East
Cheshire Hospice
Activities
for all ages
Entertainment
by local groups and performers
Community
groups ‘showcase’
Mobile
climbing tower
Fire
Service equipment & demonstrations
Airplane
cockpit
Trail
Run (5km &
10km) to
….plus
much more!
In
the grounds of
12.00
‘til
NOTE Contents and times may be subject to change.
* - Pre-registration required, see Information Point.
Drinks
and snacks available to purchase,
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Over
the last year, whilst other mission teams were being established, Engage
mainly focused on events that helped to build relationships. Here are some
of the highlights! January
saw PBC’s first ‘Activate Day’ when we were challenged and inspired
to take time to build friendships with others.
Having been inspired, March saw the first ‘Pamper Day’ when 70
ladies came through the doors of PBC, relaxing and enjoying each others
company whilst being spoilt, with hand and face massages, a café area and
fun demonstrations.
‘A
week to remember’ – that was behind our focus for Easter.
From cafe, to craft workshops (when the children made Easter cards
to give away in café, and jewellery for Shoe Boxes, and well as items to
take home!), to the services throughout the week, our desire was to share
Jesus’ incredible gift. This was followed in June with The
In November a Christmas Craft Evening, was organised for the ladies and allowed everyone to participate in learning and trying out new creative skills. This was well attended, with a good number of visitors.
Christmas
lunches for people on their own is another opportunity to share our love,
and also at Christmas we wish to work with local traders and support them
as much as possible. The 4th of December 07 sees a two hour closure of
Park Lane to traffic in the evening, for Christmas festivities and carol
singing.
Poynton Christmas Fest
Click on the photo to see more
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Sign the PBC 2007 Christmas Card
Once again we will have the
opportunity to send our Christmas greetings and messages to one another
via a PBC corporate Christmas Card. All monies raised this year will go
towards helping local people either via the store cupboard, hampers or the
planned Christmas Dinner.
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The
Dry Store Cupboard at PBC continues to feed the people in need who live on our
doorsteps. It is kept well stocked and with food being distributed
appropriately.
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Playaway
The
Mum's & Toddler Group 'Playaway' started in 1977 and has, and still
remains, a very successful
group, bringing many new people into the church.
Playaway Team T-shirt
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The New Year sees the start of Hope08 – a year when churches throughout the country will join together with one common aim - to share the love of Jesus with their local communities and ultimately throughout this nation.
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Local partnerships
We
have had discussions with the local police, councillors and teachers to
get to grips with the needs of Poynton. We continue to pray and seek God's
way forward.
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Local Transformations
See just one example of the transformation of two local sites in Poynton made by young peoples' teams from Festival Manchester, working with our local Christians.
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The
Action Unit has been running since 1975 and we
continue to work towards helping others through a practical ministry.
09-Jul-08