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SUMMARY:Faithful Generations Events
DESCRIPTION:A shout out to everyone of grandparent generation and the children they love and care for in their families\, churches and communities. \nYou are invited to bring each other to Gloucester Cathedral for a fun and creative afternoon where you can explore Christian faith and spirituality together. There will be prayer spaces\, story\, activities\, dance\, interactive worship and more. \n\nClick here to book. Please use this form to let us know you are coming.\nFaithful Generations Welcome Flyer\n\n\nWatch:\n \n“Being a surrogate grandmother’s a huge joy\, a privilege too\, and I’ve loved it. It’s a great blessing to me.” ~ We talk to Margaret Edwards about her experiences working with childrens groups – both as a grandparent\, and as a surrogate grandparent:\n \nBooking\nIt would be much appreciated if you could let us know if you are coming via: this form to help us with our planning and preparations. \nEvents\nThere are two events in this series:\nThis Faithful Generations Event\, 1 February\, Gloucester Cathedral\nThe Faithful Generations Workshop\, 11 February\, St Andrews Churchdown → \nJo Wetherall\, Senior Children and Families Connector\, gives more detail on the events:\n \n\n\n  \nDo you know how the children you know and care for think or feel about God whatever their age? \nHave you ever pondered what it would be like to go to a DJ set with a teenager? Or how a four-year-old would represent you as a gingerbread person? \nHave you ever promised out loud to pray for each other? \nWondered what would it be like to dance together in worship\, explore the wonder of creation in a fir cone\, dress up and take a silly picture together? \nOr just sit and have a chat in the marvellous space of Gloucester Cathedral. \nAll this and much more will be available to explore through our Faithful Generations event. \nActivities\nGingerbread people – Icing and sprinkles galore. Recreate yourselves in gingerbread form. \nDecorated doves – How do we say thank you to God for each other? Mary and Joseph took doves to the temple. What would you give? \nCandle display – At Candlemas we turn from Christmas and look towards Easter from the dark of winter to the light of Spring. Decorate your candle to show how you light up the world. \nPhoto booth – Dress up as each other take a funny photo and upload it to the QR code. \nFridge magnets – Create a fridge magnet and swap them as a promise to pray for each other. \nPeg it! – Write or draw a prayer – who can you peg it to without them noticing? Keep on passing the prayer. \nThe beauty of glass – Create a beautiful window which talks about your relationship with God or a favourite Bible story. \nTable Talk – Take a seat\, pick a card and just have a chat for a few moments. \nTable Talk for Toddlers – Go on a shape and colour hunt through the cloisters or a nature hunt in the garden. \nThe empty chair – When someone has died\, the love we have for them lives on\, and they continue to influence our lives. Use the materials to remember someone you love but see no longer. \nSensory spaces – Throughout the Cathedral are small quiet spaces and baskets/activities to explore together. \nWhisper trees – What would you like to whisper to God? What would you like God to whisper to you? \nPrayer station 1 – Opportunity to reflect and pray for families of all generations risking their lives to escape danger\, often leaving homes\, traditions\, family history and\, very probably\, elderly family members not up to the journey\, finding God’s story through photographs and pictures\, and much more. \nPrayer station 2 – Treasured stories. Listen to each other’s story round the ‘campfire’ some prompts to help tell it. \nPrayer station 3 – Use prayer spaces to explore your relationship to each other\, God and the world. \nGodly Play – People often talk about life as a journey. Come and hear the story of one family’s journey and what they discovered about God and each other along the way. \nDance Workshop – An inclusive workshop where anyone can take part to create a dance to share in our celebration worship at the end of the Faithful Generations day. We will be exploring the different ways we talk with God using a mix of thoughtful and uplifting music and experiencing the awe and wonder of dancing in the wonderful Cathedral setting. \nDJ Set – Join Dj Rev Steve who uses energising dance tracks to help us to learn about and worship God. Be prepared to dance! \nUneven Song \nEvensong\, our prayers as the sun is setting\, is a very beautiful and ageless service where choirs sing the thoughtful words of psalms and of Mary\, Jesus’ mother and Simeon who blessed baby Jesus in the temple. \nAs we remember Mary and Joseph taking baby Jesus to the temple our ‘Uneven Song’ will use some of this timeless tradition\, but will also include dance and songs to sing together\, our display of candles and doves will celebrate the peace of God and light of Christ. Bishop Rachel will invite us to join in with her as she shares her thoughts about this time of year and what it means for our lives. \nBooking\nIt would be much appreciated if you could let us know if you are coming via: this form to help us with our planning and preparations. \nEvents\nThere are two events in this series:\nThis Faithful Generations Event\, 1 February\, Gloucester Cathedral\nThe Faithful Generations Workshop\, 11 February\, St Andrews Churchdown → \nFlyer\nPrintable flyer for Faithful Generations event \n  \n  \nThis event will be organised by the Youth Connect Team\, including Jo Wetherall (Senior Children and Families Connector) and Barrie Voyce (Senior Youth Connector). \nJo supports churches across the diocese in developing their work with children and families\, including the nurturing of faith in the home and school-parish relationships. \nBarrie leads the growing network of deanery youth connectors\, enabling and equipping effective youth ministry across the diocese.
URL:https://gloucester.anglican.org/event/faithful-generations-event/
LOCATION:Gloucester Cathedral\, College Green\, Gloucester\, GL1 2LY
CATEGORIES:Children and Family ministry,Worship & prayer,Youth Ministry
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250203T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250203T140000
DTSTAMP:20260603T214739
CREATED:20241118T102245Z
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SUMMARY:Open the Gospel Learning Community
DESCRIPTION:Do you sometimes read the Gospel for this coming Sunday and wonder what new perspective you might find? \n \nWould you value space to wrestle with the text with other\, faithful people? Could you benefit from help thinking through how to connect with all generations through your preaching? \nIf you sometimes feel isolated\, uninspired and like you’d benefit from a sounding board as you prepare to preach\, we are here for you! \nOpen the Gospel is an online learning community of preachers\, lay and ordained\, where each week on a Monday we will engage with the Gospel reading for the coming Sunday from different perspectives. \nIt is a space to listen and learn from one another and\, in the process\, create recorded resources that can be accessed at any time and used in services where a preacher is not available. \nTo join the conversation at 1pm please click here \n 
URL:https://gloucester.anglican.org/event/open-the-gospel-030225/
LOCATION:Online event
CATEGORIES:Children and Family ministry,CMD: Clergy,CMD: Open to all,CMD: Readers,Developing Your Ministry,Everyday Faith,Worship & prayer
ORGANIZER;CN="Revd Kate Stacey":MAILTO:kstacey@glosdioc.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250208T083000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250208T093000
DTSTAMP:20260603T214739
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T165002Z
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SUMMARY:Pray for Youth and Children - Forest of Dean
DESCRIPTION:Praying for children and young people to come to know Jesus. \nA monthly Forest of Dean wide prayer breakfast meeting. Open for all to network\, support and pray. \nOrganised by Together for Youth partnering with The Community Family Minister\, and Churches Together in Lydney. \nContact Jonathan@togetherforyouth.co.uk for more information or to register your interest.
URL:https://gloucester.anglican.org/event/pray-for-youth-and-children-forest-of-dean/
LOCATION:Kings Arms\, Lydney Community Centre\, GL15 5AT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children and Family ministry,Worship & prayer,Youth Ministry
ORGANIZER;CN="Barrie Voyce":MAILTO:bvoyce@glosdioc.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250210T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250210T140000
DTSTAMP:20260603T214739
CREATED:20250121T121124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T122550Z
UID:66008-1739192400-1739196000@gloucester.anglican.org
SUMMARY:Open the Gospel Learning Community
DESCRIPTION:Do you sometimes read the Gospel for this coming Sunday and wonder what new perspective you might find? \n \nWould you value space to wrestle with the text with other\, faithful people? Could you benefit from help thinking through how to connect with all generations through your preaching? \nIf you sometimes feel isolated\, uninspired and like you’d benefit from a sounding board as you prepare to preach\, we are here for you! \nOpen the Gospel is an online learning community of preachers\, lay and ordained\, where each week on a Monday we will engage with the Gospel reading for the coming Sunday from different perspectives. \nIt is a space to listen and learn from one another and\, in the process\, create recorded resources that can be accessed at any time and used in services where a preacher is not available. \nTo join the conversation at 1pm please click here \n 
URL:https://gloucester.anglican.org/event/open-the-gospel-100225/
LOCATION:Online event
CATEGORIES:Children and Family ministry,CMD: Clergy,CMD: Open to all,CMD: Readers,Developing Your Ministry,Everyday Faith,Worship & prayer
ORGANIZER;CN="Revd Kate Stacey":MAILTO:kstacey@glosdioc.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250211T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250211T140000
DTSTAMP:20260603T214739
CREATED:20240711T103510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T113354Z
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SUMMARY:Faithful Generations ‘What can a Grandparent do?’ Workshop
DESCRIPTION:‘What can a grandparent do? A question close to our hearts when we long to share our faith with children of the younger generation\, whether they are our familial grandchildren or the children we care for in our churches\, schools and wider communities. \nBecky Sedgewick author of ‘Grandparenting for Faith’ will lead us in exploring the significance and value of close supportive relationships between generations and how we can both share and model faith in appropriate ways. \nThis event is also a thank you to you\, so we will end with sharing lunch and a time of prayer together. \nLocation: St Andrew’s Church\, Churchdown \nDate: Tuesday 11 February 2025 \nTime: 10am – 2pm \nBooking\nPlease click here to book your space. \nWatch:\nBecky Sedgewick of BRF tells us a bit about this event:\n \n“Being a surrogate grandmother’s a huge joy\, a privilege too\, and I’ve loved it. It’s a great blessing to me.” ~ We talk to Margaret Edwards about her experiences working with childrens groups – both as a grandparent\, and as a surrogate grandparent:\n \nJo Wetherall\, Senior Children and Families Connector\, introduces our events:\n \nEvents\nThere are two events in this series:\nThe Faithful Generations Event\, 1 February\, Gloucester Cathedral →\nThis Faithful Generations Workshop\, 11 February\, St Andrew’s Churchdown \n\n  \n \nBecky Sedgwick is the Parenting for Faith Resources Coordinator\, having joined the Parenting for Faith team in April 2017. \nBefore this\, she was a children and families’ worker in Devizes\, where she ran Parenting for Faith courses. \nA long time ago\, Becky got a degree in theology. Before St James’\, she worked in all sorts of non-theological places – at the Bank of England\, as a PA to a millionaire\, in a small company’s sales office and then as an admin officer for a primary school. \nShe lives in Devizes with her daughter Hannah\, where she is also a school librarian. She spends her spare time coaching the wonderful Devizes Netball Club. \n  \nThis workshop will be organised by the Youth Connect Team\, including Jo Wetherall (Senior Children and Families Connector) and Barrie Voyce (Senior Youth Connector). \nJo supports churches across the diocese in developing their work with children and families\, including the nurturing of faith in the home and school-parish relationships. \nBarrie leads the growing network of deanery youth connectors\, enabling and equipping effective youth ministry across the diocese.
URL:https://gloucester.anglican.org/event/faithful-generations-workshop/
LOCATION:Church Centre\, St Andrew’s Church\, Station Road\, Churchdown\, GL3 2JT
CATEGORIES:Children and Family ministry,Youth Ministry
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250211T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250211T160000
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SUMMARY:Quiet Days for anyone in Ministry
DESCRIPTION:A gentle day of prayer and reflection. Time for silence\, space to walk and reflect in the presence of others who share our calling. In the beautiful countryside of Stroud\, enjoy a chance to stop and reflect. Place these termly days in your diary and make space for God to speak. \nPlease bring a packed lunch. \n  \nFuture dates include: \n17 June 2025 \n  \nLed by: Revd Ann Sargent \nTo book your place please click here
URL:https://gloucester.anglican.org/event/quiet-days-for-anyone-in-ministry-jun-24-2-2/
LOCATION:Brownshill Monastry\, Brownshill Road\, Stroud\, GL6 8AL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children and Family ministry,CMD: Clergy,CMD: Open to all,CMD: Readers,Curates,Developing Your Ministry,Worship & prayer,Youth Ministry
ORGANIZER;CN="Revd Canon Ann Sargent":MAILTO:asargent@glosdioc.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250212T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250212T113000
DTSTAMP:20260603T214739
CREATED:20250107T164540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T164540Z
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SUMMARY:Cheltenham Youth Ministry Connect
DESCRIPTION:For Christian faith inspired youth workers and key volunteers in Cheltenham and the surrounding area. \nCheltenham Youth Connect is an opportunity to meet regularly to chat\, share ideas\, pray and look at how we can work together. Most importantly\, it is an opportunity to look at how we might bring young people together in this location. \nThere is no need to book your place to attend these sessions. However\, it would be helpful if you could register your interest if you do plan to attend just so we can keep an eye on attendee numbers. \nIf you haven’t registered your interest please don’t let that put you off attending as the Team will always welcome you. \n Barrie Voyce – Barrie leads the growing network of deanery youth connectors\, enabling and equipping effective youth ministry across the diocese.
URL:https://gloucester.anglican.org/event/cheltenham-youth-ministry-connect/
LOCATION:School House Cafe\, GL50 4EZ
CATEGORIES:Children and Family ministry,CMD: Open to all,Developing Your Ministry,Youth Ministry
ORGANIZER;CN="Barrie Voyce":MAILTO:bvoyce@glosdioc.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250217T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250217T140000
DTSTAMP:20260603T214739
CREATED:20250121T121457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T122601Z
UID:66011-1739797200-1739800800@gloucester.anglican.org
SUMMARY:Open the Gospel Learning Community
DESCRIPTION:Do you sometimes read the Gospel for this coming Sunday and wonder what new perspective you might find? \n \nWould you value space to wrestle with the text with other\, faithful people? Could you benefit from help thinking through how to connect with all generations through your preaching? \nIf you sometimes feel isolated\, uninspired and like you’d benefit from a sounding board as you prepare to preach\, we are here for you! \nOpen the Gospel is an online learning community of preachers\, lay and ordained\, where each week on a Monday we will engage with the Gospel reading for the coming Sunday from different perspectives. \nIt is a space to listen and learn from one another and\, in the process\, create recorded resources that can be accessed at any time and used in services where a preacher is not available. \nTo join the conversation at 1pm please click here \n 
URL:https://gloucester.anglican.org/event/open-the-gospel-170225/
LOCATION:Online event
CATEGORIES:Children and Family ministry,CMD: Clergy,CMD: Open to all,CMD: Readers,Developing Your Ministry,Everyday Faith,Worship & prayer
ORGANIZER;CN="Revd Kate Stacey":MAILTO:kstacey@glosdioc.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250224T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250224T140000
DTSTAMP:20260603T214739
CREATED:20250121T122127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250121T122628Z
UID:66013-1740402000-1740405600@gloucester.anglican.org
SUMMARY:Open the Gospel Learning Community
DESCRIPTION:Do you sometimes read the Gospel for this coming Sunday and wonder what new perspective you might find? \n \nWould you value space to wrestle with the text with other\, faithful people? Could you benefit from help thinking through how to connect with all generations through your preaching? \nIf you sometimes feel isolated\, uninspired and like you’d benefit from a sounding board as you prepare to preach\, we are here for you! \nOpen the Gospel is an online learning community of preachers\, lay and ordained\, where each week on a Monday we will engage with the Gospel reading for the coming Sunday from different perspectives. \nIt is a space to listen and learn from one another and\, in the process\, create recorded resources that can be accessed at any time and used in services where a preacher is not available. \nTo join the conversation at 1pm please click here \n 
URL:https://gloucester.anglican.org/event/open-the-gospel-240225/
LOCATION:Online event
CATEGORIES:Children and Family ministry,CMD: Clergy,CMD: Open to all,CMD: Readers,Developing Your Ministry,Everyday Faith,Worship & prayer
ORGANIZER;CN="Revd Kate Stacey":MAILTO:kstacey@glosdioc.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250226T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250226T200000
DTSTAMP:20260603T214739
CREATED:20250115T162418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T162913Z
UID:65891-1740596400-1740600000@gloucester.anglican.org
SUMMARY:Pray for Schools - Forest of Dean
DESCRIPTION:Mobilising Christians to support their school communities through prayer. \nIncludes guest speakers\, a time of prayer and networking for Christians\, teachers\, school staff\, those involved with schools work and who want to pray for their local schools in the Forest of Dean. \nFor more information contact Jonathan@togetherforyouth.co.uk
URL:https://gloucester.anglican.org/event/pray-for-schools-forest-of-dean/
LOCATION:Dean Close St John’s School\, Tutshill\, NP16 7LE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children and Family ministry,Youth Ministry
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250227T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250227T210000
DTSTAMP:20260603T214739
CREATED:20250123T150230Z
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SUMMARY:Children & Youth Summer Camps - Connecting Together
DESCRIPTION:If you’ve always wanted to take your group away to a Christian Summer Camp\, but lack the numbers\, volunteers\, or energy to do so\, worry no more! \nThe Connect Team want to bring like minded leaders together\, join them up and send them out to experience the spiritual and relational highs of taking a group away\, whilst sharing the planning\, organising and stresses between them. \nWe’ll be looking at what camps are out there\, what’s suitable\, and exploring some of the logistical challenges. \nBy the end of the evening we hope we’ll have a plan of who’s doing what\, and more importantly\, who’s taking their group where. \n  \nThere will be two opportunities to meet together online: \n27 February 2025 \n4 March 2025 \nPlease click here to sign up if you would like to be included on the meeting invite. \n  \nThese meeting will be organised by the Youth Connect Team\, including Jo Wetherall (Senior Children and Families Connector) and Barrie Voyce (Senior Youth Connector). \nJo supports churches across the diocese in developing their work with children and families\, including the nurturing of faith in the home and school-parish relationships. \nBarrie leads the growing network of deanery youth connectors\, enabling and equipping effective youth ministry across the diocese.
URL:https://gloucester.anglican.org/event/children-youth-summer-camps-connecting-together/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Children and Family ministry,Worship & prayer,Youth Ministry
ORGANIZER;CN="Barrie Voyce":MAILTO:bvoyce@glosdioc.org.uk
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