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Prayer Letter
November 2009
Praying for Crisis Centre Ministries,
its work, staff
and clients
in the context of Bristol's inner city areas.
Dear friends
Prayer for Easton
You are invited to Prayer for Easton on Thursday 26 November at Stapleton Road Chapel, 7.30 pm for a 7:45 start. Please see the message below for more details - with one small (but significant!) correction: our offer for the Queen Vic has been accepted, but we have not bought it yet. There are a number of practical and legal hurdles to overcome before it becomes ours.
If you live in the area, then the joint service on Sunday 29 November should be worth attending, too: 6:30 pm at St Mark's Baptist Church.
Publicity
Alan Goddard will be speaking live on BBC Radio Bristol on Monday 16th between 7 and 8 am, talking about hostels in Bristol and the quality of the service they provide and the length of stay of some clients.
He will also be on the TV program 'Inside Out' on BBC West on Monday evening at 7:30 pm, talking about the same issues. The blurb says: "Josie d'Arby asks if enough is being done to help homeless alcoholics rebuild their lives." Obviously, this will be pre-recorded.
So please pray for Alan on Monday morning, and for the people who cut and edit the program being broadcast on Monday evening.
Two other items
- Firstly, a quick reminder of the other two prayer meetings we have arranged, both at 12 City Road. They are on Monday 23 November at 7:30 pm, and Tuesday 24 November at 1 pm. You are very welcome to either or both of these meetings.
- Secondly, we are just posting out the latest copy of StreetWise, the
CCM newsletter. If you are on our mailing list, it should arrive in the
next few days (Royal Mail, permitting), so do let us know if it does not
turn up. In the meantime, you can read it on the web site. Just follow
the link from
www.crisis-centre.org.uk/ccm_news.htm or go directly to
www.crisis-centre.org.uk/news/ccm_news_letter_2009_11.pdf.
Thank you for praying with and for us.
Every blessing,
Paul.
General Manager
Crisis Centre Ministries
-------- Original Message --------
Paul
I'm forwarding you the mailing I've just sent out about Nov 26th. If
you want to let CCM supporters know about the meeting then please pass
it on.
Geoff Haskett
Advent 2009 could be remembered as a significant season for Easton and for the churches ministry on the streets. There are two meetings coming up where we have the chance to unite and together offer our prayerful support to a plan which has the potential to transform part of Stapleton Road.
On Thursday 26th Nov we will meet at Stapleton Road Chapel which is alongside the Queen Vic pub. Crisis Centre Ministries are embarking on a bold project. Their offer for the pub has been accepted which means they will now have the space they've always wanted to extend their work with the homeless [if the sale is completed!] . The intention is to make this an evening of prayer for the task ahead and praise for what God is doing. There will be an update with the latest news from CCM. We meet at 7.30pm for 7:45 start.
Sunday 29th Nov is the next "5th Sunday" united gathering, inviting all churches in the area to worship together. This will be at St Mark's Road Baptist Church at 6:30pm and will include a focus on the Wild Goose (CCM) project too.
Geoff H
Prayer for Easton Team