Our Calling: Learning & Caring

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Rebecca Catford: February 2019

We are living out Our Calling through Learning and Caring by working with other churches to:

Engage with our local communities through specific projects
Asylum Project Avenue Methodist + Trinity Family Friendly Centre, Middlesbrough + Cafes Haughton, Mustard Tree, Bondgate Centre, Northlands + Giving Garden + Make Lunch + The Well + Clothes Shop Northland + The Pantry — food for anyone to take when needed + Volunteering in community roles + Foodbank + Presence Ministry in Esk Valley + The Bridge Project

Support each other on our faith journey
Pastoral Missioners + Carers and Pastoral Visitors + Bible Study + Funerals for non-church members + Hospital Chaplains — Mental Health Hospital + Youth — supporting young people on a faith journey + Worship leader and Local Preacher Training + Pastoral Work + Lay worker for families, young people and children + Junior Church — learning + House Groups + Wider learning + JAM

Develop groups and initiatives
MHA + Methodist Women in Britain + Walk through the Bible + The Five Practices of a Fruitful Congregation +
Great 50 Days + Pathfinders + Alpha + Encounter + Open the Book + School Assemblies + Open House — for care home residents + Lunch Clubs + Toddler Club + Christmas/Easter journeys

Passages of Scripture

Early Christian community	Acts 2:42-47
Early Christian community	Acts 5
Meaning in life	Book of Ecclesiaties
Commandment: Love your neighbour as yourself	Matthew 22:36-40
Feeding of the five thousand	Matthew 14:13-21
Good Samaritan	Luke 10:25-37
Jesus washes the disciples feet	John 13:1-20
The vine and the branches	John 15
Martha (caring) and Mary (hearing)	Luke 10:38-42
The Beatitudes & Sermon on the Mount	Matthew 5
What does God require?	Micah 6:8
Love in action	Romans 12:9-21
The Great Commission	Matthew 28:19

Hymns and songs

Song	Singing the Faith	Hymns and Psalms	Songs of Fellowship
A charge to keep I have	658	785
Brother, sister let me serve you	611	-	54
Christ's is the world	-	-	685
Give me the faith	661	-	-
Have you heard God's voice?	662	-	-
Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love	249	145	-
Jesus, be the centre	447	-	1377
Jesus, you are changing me	-	-	311
Our God care for the environment	61	-	-
Teach me my God and King	668	803
The Lord is my shepherd	805	-	1030
Will you come and follow me?	673	-	1120

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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