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Hinckley Foodbank has fed over 800 people since opening on 18th June 2012!
502 clients received food in 2012, 30% of those being children. December was by far the busiest month when, a total of 143 people were given food parcels.
These statistics show that there really is a poverty crisis in the Hinckley area and the Foodbank is just beginning to scratch the surface.
To read more about please click on the links to HFB Newsletter 2-2013 Pg 1 and HFB Newsletter 2-2013 – p2
As the Truth and Lies campaign continues, we’re making more and more resources available to help you tackle lies about poverty wherever you find them. This includes stories from people like Sarah, who describes how the heart was sucked out of the community she grew up in when industry moved away. Listen to her story here and follow #liesaboutpoverty on Twitter to keep up with the latest.
At Action Teams last Thursday Joy talked about different models of change, shared some of her own story about change and then showed this clip from National YFCs Ethos series. We thought for those of you who were not there you might like to have a look at it.
13 million people – including 3.6 million children – live in poverty in the UK today. A major new report, launched today by four leading Churches, shows how evidence and statistics have been misused, misrepresented and manipulated to create myths that blame and stigmatise the most vulnerable in society. Find out more and take action here. Check out the story on BBC News here.
Cliff Festival will take place 24 – 27 May this year and is shaping up to be a fantastic event for well over 2,000 people of all ages. It’s possible to come for the whole weekend or just one day, and with a programme of worship, learning opportunities, creative arts, entertainment, friendship and fun there is something for everyone. Find out more, check out the promo video and book here.
40acts is a campaign from Stewardship that encourages you to do Lent generously.
Lent is usually about ‘giving stuff up’, isn’t it? What if you could add something transformational to the traditional?
What if you could give up chocolate and give the money to your favourite charity?
What if you could turn the TV off and spend more time helping your neighbour?
What if your Lent, this year, was a preparation for a lifetime of big heartedness?
People around the world will celebrate Jesus’ resurrection on Sunday, March 31. In the weeks leading up to Easter, many individuals put intentional practices in place to focus on the nature and meaning of Christ’s sacrifice. This year Lent begins on Wednesday, February 13.
Please consider joining the YouVersion community in preparing your heart with one of the following Reading Plans, each one designed specifically for this season:
Lent for Everyone includes a daily reading from the book of Matthew and a devotional from noted Bible scholar N.T. Wright. >From Lent for Everyone. 53 days
Devotions for Lent offers daily devotionals and Scripture readings that focus on Christ. From Holy Bible: Mosaic. 46 days
40 Days of Lent takes you through all four Gospel accounts (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) of Jesus’ last week of earthly ministry. From Journey Church. 47 days
Some Bridge folks got together and recorded our own version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen ready for this year’s Online 9 Lessons and Carols service.