St Giles supports the principles of Fairtrade, including using only relevant Fairtrade products in the church and encourages members of the congregation to do the same at home or at work. More information on Fairtrade can be found here.This is part of our wider commitment to God's creation, and more information on our Eco church initiative can be found here.
It will follow a well-known and straight talking course based on the book, ‘How to Pray: a simple guide to prayer for normal people’ by Pete Greig.When: Wednesdays in March, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22ndTime: 7.30pm – 9.00pmWhere: Wheelwrights’ Barn, Raikes Farm, Hartington – first house on the right, past the mill on B5054 going out of Hartington towards Hulme End. Share lifts – meet 7.20pm at Hartington bus stop. What: The Prayer Course by Pete Greig – a series of eight 20 minute videos on prayer, followed by discussion. We will focus on the first four:1. Why pray?2. Adoration3. Petition4. IntercessionRevd Adele will start us off in session 1 on Weds 1st March at 7.30pm.The Prayer Course is on YouTube, so if miss a session you can watch it at home. Or if you’d rather not come out in the evening, it will be possible to watch the video at home but lifts are available, so please ask.For further information seeAbout | The Prayer Course - The Prayer Coursehttps://prayercourse.org/toolshed/Reading the book alongside the prayer course is encouraged as it has much more information than is provided in the video, but it’s absolutely not a requirement How to Pray: A Simple Guide for Normal People - Pete Greig 9781529374926 | EdenPlease contact Dorothy Hawton or Julie Graham or Liz Hitch if you’d like to find out more. We’d love to have lots of people coming along.
In our first ever edition of Contact which you can download from this article, you will find:1. A message from Reverend Adele,2. News from around the Benefice,3. Upcoming Church events,4. Our Festival Churches,5. Eco church updates,6. Finding out more,7. Finding us online,8. Getting in touch.We hope you enjoy reading this edition of Contact, and if you have any questions or feedback we would be delighted to hear from you - please email contactwpyb@gmail.com
