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Rebecca Catford: February 2019
We are living out Our Calling through Evangelism by working together with other churches to:
- Engage with our local communities through specific projects
Open the Book + Easter Journey + Christmas Journey + Linthorpe Road Resource Centre + Trinity Family Friendly Centre + Methodist Asylum Project + Foodbanks + Breakfast Clubs + Holiday Hunger Clubs
- Create church communities that are welcoming
Bible Groups + Knit and natter + Toddler groups + Baptisms, weddings and funerals + Pop in/Coffee mornings + Zoom and youth activities + Godly play in church and schools + Weekdays services + Family friendly worship
- Show what we believe through how we live
Living Christ's love + Being in our communities + "Doing small things with great love" Mother Teresa + Smiling + Showing the love of Christ to all we meet
Hymns and songs
| Hymn | Singing the Faith | Hymns and Psalms |
| And can it be? | 345 | 216 |
| Come and join the celebration | 196 | 97 |
| Come sinners to the Gospel Feast | 401 | 460 |
| Go forth and tell | - | 770 |
| Go, tell it on the mountain | - | 135 |
| Hear the call of the kingdom | 407 | - |
| I, the Lord of sea and sky | 663 | - |
| Lord your church on earth is seeking | 410 | 774 |
| This, this is the God we adore | 67 | 277 |
| We have a Gospel to proclaim | 418 | 465 |
| Will you come and follow me | 673 | - |
Passages of Scripture
| Baptism of Jesus | Mark 1:9-11 |
| In the beginning | John 1 |
| Come unto me all you who are weary | Matthew 11:28-30 |
| Experiencing the risen Christ | John 20 |
| Peter's speech | Acts 3 |
| The Great Commission | Matthew 28:19 |
| Jesus is arrested | Matthew 26 |
| You will be my witnesses | Acts 1:11 |
These responses were from Spring Synod on 12 May 2018, when we met together as a district. During the course of the day we looked at how we live out our faith. We were asked to give examples from our local churches and write them on four pieces of paper titled: + Evangelism + Worship + Learning and Caring + Service
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