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Regular events summary (see also the Calendar here.)
Internet Safety event - A report you may find interesting from an event held at Grange Methodist Church alongside their coffee morning on 12th February; the press release was delayed whilst permissions were sought from the various contributors. Similar events may be arranged in future.
Aspire event - 16th March (Sun), St Mary’s church, Ambleside. With Emily speaking and Jonny and Joy Hirst leading our sung worship I really believe that we are going to have a very special evening together, so let’s make sure we tell as many people as possible!
Thanksgiving Service at Broughton - 20th April (Sun) at 4pm, Thanksgiving service to celebrate the life of Broughton in Furness on it's 150th year anniversary and closure. See poster
Job Vacancy at Kepplewray Outdoor Pursuits Centre - Kepplewray Trust are losing one of our valued cooks in the near future and we need to fill that post from the beginning of April. We would ideally like to employ an enthusiastic Christian person to do this work as we are intentionally working to grow and evolve the Christian ethos and ministry of Kepplewray so that it impacts across all aspects of our work. For the job advert, please ask Juliana
Easter Eggs at Re:New - Currently there is a chocolate shortage across the world due to farmers giving up farming and bad chocolate harvests recently. This has cause the price of chocolate to go from £2500 a tonne to £10,000 a tonne. This has caused the Easter eggs to increase in price by over a pound each. From £4.50 to £6.20 - The reason for this email is to see how many of you would still consider purchasing eggs. Please let me know if you would still like an order - Tim
The new prices are as follows:

Milk eggs - £6.20 (LY - £4)
Dark eggs - £6.90 (LY - £5)
Fun packs - £6.50 (LY - £5)
Blessings bars - £3.20 (LY - £3)

Shaping of the new Cumbria circuit from 2025 - March update is here - worth a read! Last month's is still here. Sign up here to receive your own copy.
Ruach Newsletter - the latest Ruach (Pioneer work) newsletter is here - please can you make a copy available in your church building
Ruach Network - As part of the Ruach Network (www.ruach.space) one of our plans has been to host a Community Table in a local cafe. These offer a place of connection, and an opportunity to build relationships with folk who wouldn't visit a local church. We will need a small team of facilitators, who are able to build relationships, signpost to other events and activities (coffee mornings, alpha, meditation sessions etc) as well as other services (manna house, street link, talking therapies...) The community table will be stocked with jigsaws, puzzle books and crafts, so folk can engage with others, or simply be alongside others. As we get closer to finding a venue (Bowness,) I am beginning to look for volunteers who would have availability to be part of a team, so that we can begin the safer recruitment process.
New Places for new people – If you are curious about new places for new people and would like more information, please have a look at this really useful and practical guide
Ministry Intern – Friends, do you remember me mentioning the possibility of an intern to work alongside me in the New Ways of Working Project? Well the great news is that between ourselves and our friends at St Mary’s Ambleside we have two interns coming. Anneli is part of the Norwegian Mission Scheme, she’s 19 and has just completed an apprenticeship in Content Creation. She will be working alongside me in Windermere and Ambleside as we continue with looking at how we can plant new microchurches which serve local folk as they grow in discipleship.
You might also remember me asking if you can pledge to offset the cost to the circuit of hosting an intern. The cost for the year is £1700 plus expenses. (Rydal Hall are kindly accommodating and feeding the interns in exchange for them working with the new chaplain building a praying community there.) If you feel God is calling you to make a contribution to this work please email Dare with your pledge, and he will arrange to take payment. Revd Grace
Loose ends project – This is a fabulous international project that matches crafters with bereaved families who have unfinished crafts from their loved ones, allowing that object to be completed, and a memory to be cherished. You can sign up to be a finisher, but they also need to get the word out to those who may have need of the service, if you know anywhere where a flyer could be placed they are available for download here.
Read Easy – is a national charity providing free, one-to-one coaching for adults who struggle to read. We are Read Easy Morecambe Bay, an affiliated group who are now open for business with trained volunteer Coaches in Ulverston, Dalton and Barrow waiting to be introduced to prospective Readers. Click here for more information
Thornleigh Hotel, Grange over Sands – why not look at their list of upcoming events here?

Warm regards,
Juliana Caukwell

Circuit Administrator

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One Cumbria Circuit - Click for March progress report.
The February report is still here. Sign up to receive your own copy by email here.
CTiC Social Action Audit: Results - At the end of November, presentations were held in Barrow, Penrith and Kendal. These were attended by over 60 people including faith leaders, police, local MP, NHS staff and local councillors.
If you missed out on these presentations but would like to know the results of the audit and explore the potential that they highlight, then you can follow this link to the CTIC website.
Preparing for the Cumbria Circuit Newsletter (see also the Progress Report above)

3Generate '24 – descriptions, pictures and podcasts are here.

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