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Churches Together in Balsall and Berkswell

Greenfest '08: 19th - 20th July

Hope 2008 is an initiative encouraging churches of all denominations to work together in projects and events, and Churches Together in Balsall & Berkswell are organising a weekend festival in Balsall Common on 19th-20th July called GreenFest ’08, to reflect our Christian care of the planet.

On the Saturday 19th July there will be an all-day fair, with stalls and activities on the unused office car park between the Co-op car park and the Station Road shops.

On Sunday 20th some of the churches are planning an open air morning service and an afternoon walk for everyone who would like to come.

For more information, please contact Jenny Dyer: 01676 533737

Activities

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Recent Events
The Lent Breakfasts in February and March raised £200 which was sent to ‘Solihull Churches Action on Homelessness’, and the Good Friday Frugal Lunch raised £124.10 which was sent to Christian Aid.

Annual Calendar of Events
The member churches join in a wide range of regular activities together, including the following:

January

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
February
 Lift Off - half-term activities for children
Lent
 Lenten Breakfast Discussions
March

Women's' World Day of prayer
Good Friday
 Acts of Witness and Frugal Lunch
May
 Parish Christian Aid Collection
July
Arrange visit of Coventry inner city children
October
 24 October 2008 - One World Week Service and Supper
November
 Remembrance Service
December

7 December 2008 - Christmas Celebration

For further information about Churches Together in Balsall and Berkswell please contact the Honorary Secretary:
Mrs Carol Lowe: 01676 532034

Lenten Breakfasts

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The Breakfasts are a series of Talks and Discussions that have been developed jointly by the five Churches in Balsall Common and Berkswell. They are held in the Methodist Church Hall on Saturday mornings of Lent.

The Breakfasts have established themselves in the village as a lively intelligent forum. Themes are taken for which straight forward answers are not available. The intention is to encourage people to think through the difficulties and so to strengthen a religious faith in one’s ordinary daily life. They are enjoyed equally by people who attend one of the churches, as well as by many others who are not church members.

Breakfast begins at 8.30 am and consists of cereals, croissants and coffee. At 9.00 am, after a short introduction, the Guest Speaker introduces the theme for the session and usually speaks for about a quarter of an hour. The meeting is then thrown open for discussion, and a Question and Answer session ensues. The discussion will close no later than 9.45 am to allow the hall to be cleaned and cleared by 10.00 am.

There is a small charge of £2.00 for the breakfast and the surplus after deduction of costs will go to a mutually agreed charity.

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