Thursday 25 October 2018

Walton Parish Nursing Prayer Diary November 2018

Welcome to the  WPN Monthly Prayer Diary.  Please use it in your daily devotions or in your church services or house groups, or church magazines or pew sheets,  to pray for the work of Walton Parish Nursing.

This sheet is published  monthly and printable versions can be downloaded from the MRBC website which also has an online version.    Notification is also made via Facebook pages for WPN and the three churches.  Please send any feedback relating to this sheet to Rev Mark Reid   pastor@mrbcfelixstowe.org.uk


A printable version of this Prayer Diary can be downloaded here.

Contact us:
www.waltonpn.org.uk   email: contactus@waltonpn.org.uk
Lorna (Tues, Wed, Thur) 9am-4pm   07969 901001
John (Tues, Thurs) 8-30am-4-30pm  07909 888703
Wendy (Weds, Thurs)  8-30am-4-30pm  07925 255223


Thur 1st
Give thanks for the encouraging Celebration service on 14th October.


Fri 2nd
Please pray for the continuing ministry of Parish Nursing Ministries UK as they encourage and oversee the development of Parish Nursing in the UK.


Sat 3rd
Give thanks for the contribution of Howard Fotherby and Caroline Allen to our team of Trustees.    Please pray for Caroline as she has retired and moved to Norfolk.


Sun 4th 
Give thanks for our team of volunteers and pray for more to join the team.


Mon 5th
Please pray for the ministry of Parish Nursing Ministries UK and for new Parish Nursing projects starting up in many parts of the country.


Tue 6th
Please pray for the Laydens Drop-in Clinic today.


Wed 7th
Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning and Craft from the Heart in the afternoon 2 to 4-30pm.


Thur 8th
Please pray for Fizzability  our working-age group that face challenges to their  physical abilities - on this afternoon 1-3pm at SRMC.


Fri 9th
Please pray Wendy, our Parish Occupational Therapist.


Sat 10th
Give thanks for those volunteers willing to provide  transport for clients to get to appointments and safety in their travels.


Sun 11th
Please pray for Lorna, our Parish Nurse.


Mon12th
Please pray for those volunteers who visit and help lonely people with health issues.

Tue 13th
Pray for Health Drop at the pop-up shop at St Philips this morning and No Labels at SRMC this afternoon.


Wed 14th
Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning and the Knitting Group at Collimer Court in the afternoon.

Thur 15th
Please pray for the Collimer Court Drop-in Clinic today.   Also pray for the WPN Trustees who meet this evening. Pray that as they manage the overall strategy of WPN that they may have wisdom in leading the ministry into the next stage of its development.

Fri 16th

Give thanks for those who have started to come to church as a result of Parish Nursing.


Sat 17th
 Please pray for wisdom for our team as they liaise with local surgeries and health professionals.


Sun 18th
Do pray for our volunteers who provide leg care to our clients.


Mon 19th
Please pray for the WPN Management Team who are responsible for the day to day running of the ministry.


Tue 20th
Pray for continuing financial provision for Walton Parish Nursing.


Wed 21st
Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning and the Knitting Group at Collimer Court in the afternoon.   Pray too for the WPN staff at the Walton Surgery MDT meeting. 


Thur 22nd
Please pray for continued courses in falls prevention and healthy heart.


Fri 23rd
Lorna has clients who come to her for healthy lifestyles consultations.  Please pray that they will find the strength and willpower to change their lifestyles in a positive way.


Sat 24th

 Please pray for John, our Mental Health Nurse.


Sun 25th
Please pray for continuing good relations between the three Walton Churches as they continue to work together for this ministry of Parish Nursing.


Mon 26th
Parish Nursing is an international ministry.  Please pray particularly for it’s development on the continent of Europe.


Tue 27th
Pray for the Pop Up Shop health clinic. 11am to 12 noon and No Labels 1.30 to 3.30pm at SRMC. 


Wed 28th
Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning and the Knitting Group at Collimer Court in the afternoon.


Thur 29th
Please pray for our local Parish Nursing UK co-ordinator, Sheena Glanville.


Fri 30th
Please pray for the continued spread of Parish Nursing around churches in the UK.
 

Tuesday 23 October 2018

Churches Together in Felixstowe Forum 14/11/2018

Documents for this meeting are below







































Churches Together in Felixstowe

Agenda AGM & Forum Meetings  
Wednesday 14th November 2018, 7.30pm at Convent of Jesus & Mary, Orwell Road
This is an open meeting and you are welcome to attend. Any voting will be by Forum members only.

1    Welcome and Opening Devotions
2    Attendance & Apologies
3    Accuracy, approval & signing of minutes of last Forum meeting held 2nd May 2018
4.    Moderator’s Report
5.     Homelessness – Damien Laverty
6.    Dementia Friendly Churches
7.     Prayers for the Town.

Items for any other business should be sent prior to meeting
to Hon Secretary, Sue Hockenhull: 01394  279368  or:  sue.hockenhull@yahoo.co.uk


Moderator’s Report November 2018

1. Felixstowe Carnival has taken place where, for the first time, we had a Fun and Faith Tent on the seafront.  There was much support from the churches and many willing volunteers, with much fellowship on the Saturday.  Unfortunately, due to severe weather, the Carnival was shut down on the Sunday.        Fun & Faith has been enabled by CTF to establish a committee to lead outreach initiatives.

2. On the Ministerial front, we bade farewell to Rev Mark Kichenside and Philippa in June as they retired to Devon. Christ Church is now interregnum.  URC Felixstowe welcomed Rev David Rees as their Minister in October, with pastoral charge of 4 churches and will reside in Ipswich. In October Rev Caroline Allen retired as Priest in Charge of St Mary’s, Walton and St Martin’s, Trimley and the Parish is now interregnum.         Rev Stephen Yelland has now replaced Rev Diane Smith as onshore chaplain to the Port.

3. Over the Christmas period there will be a CTF crib display in an empty shop window which will also display a poster detailing our Christmas services. To help with the compiling please bring details of your Christmas services to the Forum meeting if possible (we suggest 3 services e.g. carol service, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day).

A CTF tree will be submitted to the Salvation Army Tree Festival.  It will include the churches, organisations we support and CTF events we do together – images have been taken from websites in the public domain.

4. To comply with GDPR (new data protection regulations) your secretary has sought permission to continue using your email address for the purposes of circulating CTF information and advertising events. If you no longer wish to be on the circulation list please contact   sue.hockenhull@yahoo.co.uk         The current circulation list has 120 names and is proving a popular way to advertise widely what we are doing in our churches.

5. In January 2019 there will be Week of Prayer for Christian Unity running Friday 18th – Friday 25th January. We plan a Pilgrimage Saturday morning 19th January.


The United Service will be Sunday 20th January 6.30pm at St Andrew’s with speakers Sheila & Paul Taylor (Hope Trust), a united choir, compere Josh Hunt (Boost).  The service will focus on our work in the town. Retiring Collection will be in aid of Fun & Faith.
Let us know if you would like to hold a special prayer event during this Week.

6. We plan to organise an Ecumenical Lent Course based on the film “Darkest Hour” made up of 5 sessions, each with a different theme, dealing with leadership, followers & politics.

7. The monthly Town Prayers group continue to meet faithfully at Trinity Methodist Church and we thank them for their dedication to prayer for our churches, organisation, our events and our town.

8. We shall be holding our usual Good Friday service at the Triangle and Sunrise Service, Easter Day on the seafront.

9. Attached is an article by Julia Hancock on the Ipswich Night Shelter giving insights into homelessness from her local experience.  Please circulate this information as you see fit.  We are looking for someone willing to gather information on what is available in Felixstowe for the homeless e.g. from churches, organisations.  This could then be circulated to CTF contacts to better inform us & help us respond more appropriately to the need.

10. Helen Greengrass, Felixstowe Futures, is leading an initiative for Felixstowe to become a Dementia Friendly Town. She would welcome churches becoming dementia friendly & is able to lead a short training course.  We hope to arrange a half-day course for CTF.

11. Future Forum meetings are planned for:-
Thursday 9th May 2019 at 7.30pm.
Wednesday 13th November 2019 at 7.30pm.
We shall be asking for churches willing to host.

12. These initiatives would not be possible without a dedicated team called the CTF Steering Group who represent a variety of churches and denominations who meet regularly to coordinate and organise on behalf of CTF.


Rev Andrew Dotchin, Moderator



 Minutes of the previous meeting


 


Saturday 29 September 2018

Walton Parish Nursing Prayer Diary October 2018


Welcome to the WPN Monthly Prayer Diary. Please use it in your daily devotions or in your church services or house groups, or church magazines or pew sheets, to pray for the work of Walton Parish Nursing.

The printable version (double-sided A4 which folds to an A5 leaflet) can be downloaded here (needs PDF reader)

Don't forget that it is our annual Celebration Service at Seaton Road Methodist Church on Sunday 14th October at 3pm.  The Speeker is Rev Simon Goddard who is the Moderator of Churches Together in Suffolk.

Contact us:


Lorna (Tues, Wed, Thur) 9am-4pm 07969 901001

John (Tues, Thurs) 8-30am-4-30pm 07909 888703

Wendy (Weds, Thurs) 8-30am-4-30pm 07925 255223


Mon 1st
Please pray for Lorna, our Parish Nurse

Tue 2nd
Pray for Health Drop at the Laydens and crafty morning today, 10 to 11.30am.   Also for the group who are planning the Heath Fair next year who meet at 3-30pm.
Wed 3rd
Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning and the Kinitting Group at Collimer Court in the afternoon an aslo the WPN blood pressure clinic at Walton Surgery
Thur 4th 
Give thanks for our team of volunteers and pray for more to join the team.
Fri 5th
Please pray for the ministry of Parish Nursing Ministries UK and for new Parish Nursing projects starting up in many parts of the country.
Sat 6th
WPN has a display at the Association of Christian Counsellors/Pastoral care UK open day on encouraging mental well-being in our churches and communities.   Please pray that they will get a good response.
Sun 7th
Please pray for Wendy, our Parish Nursing OT.
Mon 8th
Give thanks for those volunteers willing to provide  transport for clients to get to appointments and safety in their travels.
Tue 9th
Pray for the Pop Up Shop health clinic. 11am to 12 noon and No Labels 1.30 to 3.30pm at SRMC.
Wed 10th
Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning and the Knitting Group at Collimer Court in the afternoon. 
Thur 11th
Please pray for Fizzability, our working-age group that face challenges to their  physical abilities.
Fri 12th
Please pray for those volunteers who visit and help lonely people with health issues.
Sat 13th
Give thanks for all the positive links that WPN have forged with other local health providers.
Sun 14th
Please pray for the Celebration Service this afternoon and for the speaker, Rev Simon Goddard.   Pray for a wide range of interest from the local churches and the community.
Mon 15th
Please pray for wisdom for our team as they liaise with local surgeries and health professionals.
Tue 16th
Please pray for the WPN Trustees as they manage the overall strategy of WPN that they may have wisdom in leading the ministry into the next stage of its development.
Wed 17th
Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning and the Knitting Group at Collimer Court in the afternoon.  There is also the WPN Creativity session at MRBC, 2 pm to 4.30pm.  Pray too for the WPN staff at the Walton Surgery MDT meeting.
Thur 18th
Please pray for the drop-in at Collimer Court that is held once a month.
Fri 19th
Please pray for the WPN Management Team who are responsible for the day to day running of the ministry.
Sat 20th
There is a Healing and Wholeness Workshop run by the Diocese today.  Please pray that this will be useful to the staff team who are attending
Sun 21st
Please pray for John, our Mental Health Nurse.
Mon 22nd
Please pray for continued courses in falls prevention and healthy heart.
Tue 23rd
Pray for the Pop Up Shop health clinic. 11am to 12 noon and No Labels 1.30 to 3.30pm at SRMC.
Wed 24th
Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning and the Knitting Group at Collimer Court in the afternoon. 
Thur 25th
Please pray for the Management Team who meet today.
Fri 26th
Please pray for Di Buxton who helps to teach the Chair Based Classes, that she may quickly recover from her recent knee replacement.
Sat 27th
Lorna has clients who come to her for healthy lifestyles consultations.  Please pray that they will find the strength and willpower to change their lifestyles in a positive way.
Sun 28th
Please pray for our local Parish Nursing UK co-ordinator, Sheena Glanville.
Mon 29th
Please pray for the mini Eastern region PNMUK cluster group meeting in Stowmarket at 10.30am.
Tue 30th
Please pray for the continued spread of Parish Nursing around churches in the UK
Wed 31st
Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning and the Knitting Group at Collimer Court in the afternoon.




Please send any feedback relating to this sheet to Rev Mark Reid pastor@mrbcfelixstowe.org.uk




Sunday 2 September 2018

The history of the Maidstone Road Baptist Chuch building


This is a reproduction of the information sheet for visitors to the church on Felixstowe Heritage Weekend in September 2018.





Wednesday 22 August 2018

Walton Parish Nursing Prayer Diary September 2018









Welcome to the WPN Monthly Prayer Diary. Please use it in your daily devotions or in your church services or house groups, or church magazines or pew sheets, to pray for the work of Walton Parish Nursing.

The WPN volunteers are having a talk by David Button on the process of organising a funeral and what goes on behind the scenes on Thurs 20th September at 2.30pm at MRBC. It is open to all involved in pastoral care in the three Walton churches. Please could you let John Gillett know if you would like to come.

Contact us:

www.waltonpn.org.uk email: contactus@waltonpn.org.uk

Lorna (Tues, Wed, Thurs) 9am-4pm 07969 901001

John (Tues, Thurs) 8-30am-4-30pm 07909 888703

Wendy (Weds, Thurs) 8-30am-4-30pm 07925 255223

A printable version of this sheet can be found here.

Please send any feedback relating to this sheet to Rev Mark Reid pastor@mrbcfelixstowe.org.uk

Sat 1st
Give thanks for the financial provision that allows WPN to function and pray for continuing gifts and grants to the ministry.
Sun 2nd
Pray for those who are involved in Sole Mates providing leg care and those receiving it. Please pray that more will be interest in helping with this ministry.
Mon 3rd
Please pray for our team of Trustees.
Tue 4th
Pray for Health Drop at the Laydens and crafty morning today, 10 to 11.30am.
Wed 5th
Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning. Pray for the blood pressure clinic run by WPN at Walton Surgery, 2 to 4pm and the Craft group at Collimer Court, 2 to 3pm,  knitting poppies for display at St Mary's Church for commemoration of 100 years since the end of WW1.
Thur 6th
Please pray for Lorna, our Parish Nurse

Fri 7th
Pray for all those clients receiving healthy lifestyle consultations
Sat 8th
Please pray for the Management Team that oversees the day to day running of WPN
Sun 9th
Please pray for other churches in the local cluster that have PN schemes.
Mon 10th
Please pray for Wendy and Lorna as they do their Level 2 Safeguarding training today.

Tue 11th
Pray for the Pop Up Shop health clinic. 11am to 12 noon and No Labels 1.30 to 3.30pm.
Wed 12th
Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning and the Craft Group at Collimer Court in the afternoon.
Thur 13th
Please pray for Wendy, our Occupational Therapist For the Health Clinic at Collimer Court, 10am to 12 and for the Fizzability sailing trip this afternoon.
Fri 14th
Give thanks that Debby Marfleet has passed the exams necessary for WPN to offer a wider range of exercise class options.
Sat 15th
Continue to pray for the unity and effectiveness of the three WPN professional staff.
Sun 16th
Please pray for John, our Mental Health Nurse, particularly as today he runs a half-marathon to raise money towards his wife's target of £10,000 she is trying to raise for Open Doors by running a marathon in Jordan herself.
Mon 17th
Continue to pray for the continued expansion of Parish Nursing globally.
Tue 18th
Please pray for those clients who have found faith or grown in faith as a result of contact with WPN.
Wed 19th
Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning, the Walton MDT meeting at 1pm and the Craft Group at Collimer Court 2pm.
Thurs 20th
Please pray for the volunteer meeting this afternoon at 2.30pm with David Button (funeral director) that the time may be useful and informative.
Fri 21st
Pray for those who take clients on the Health Walks on the promenade.
Sat 22nd
Please pray for those arranging the WPN Celebration in October that it may be an encouraging and worshipful time.
Sun 23rd
Please pray for the spiritual well-being of those battling mental illness as well as their mental well-being.
Mon 24th
Give thanks for those volunteers willing to offer transport for clients to get to appointments and pray for safety in their travels.
Tue 25th
Pop up shop at St Philip's Church and the health drop in clinic there. Please pray for No Labels at SRMC 1-30 to 3-30pm.
Wed 26th
Please pray for the Chair Based Exercise Classes running at MRBC this morning and the Craft Group at Collimer Court 2pm.
Thur 27th
Give thanks that WPN has a Dementia Friendly Certificate and pray for wisdom for staff and volunteers as they assist those with dementia.
Fri 28th
Please pray for the ministry of Parish Nursing Ministries UK and for a continued expansion of Parish Nursing projects in Britain.
Sat 29th
Please pray for a successful fund raising afternoon at Trinity Manse, Tower Road today, 2-6pm
Sun 30th
Please pray that we may continue to have positive contacts with other health and social care charities and organisations in our area.