| We are still in shock at the sudden loss of Jas, and so are many others – which shows just how much of a blessing she was. For those who have been asking about her funeral, here are the details. Monday 29 November
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We've been sent more photos of what was an amazing community event on October 30... lots of them! A big thank you to Jasmine. Last night's first Climate Change Summit for Ardwick Ward, hosted by Brunswick Church, was well attended and ably led by Councillors Amna and Tina. T there was a presentation by Lisa Lingard from Manchester Climate Change Agency and theme tables about Home, Transport and travel, Open Spaces and Recycling where people were asked to write down actions, ideas and wishes and note barriers to them. There was also a big map to record local green spaces, and we finished with great food ℅ ARMR store. Our Caribbean Celebration on October 30 was a great success with over 100 present to enjoy good food, music, dancing (looking at you Sally!), fun and most of all each other's company. An excellent first community event for our newly refurbished hall, and we look forward to many more. Here are some more photos. Picking up on the COP26 conference in Glasgow, our November All Together Special service had an ecological theme built around hope. We looked at God's incredible creation and how we, the human race, instead of taking care of the Earth have exploited it. Our hope is in God's ultimate renewing of all things, but meantime, we have a responsibility to play our part in exercising good creation care. We can't change everything, but we each can change something. Our prayer stations looked at parts of the world where people already suffer from the effects of climate change, ways in which we as a church can be more aware and active, and how we as individuals can reduce our carbon footprint. We finished with a video setting of the Lord's Prayer from Tearfund. Have a look. Big thanks to the Eco Group who worked so hard to put it all together.
 Join with us for Tearfund's Big Quiz Night on Saturday 20 November, 7:30pm.
This year we can gather in person in our newly refurbished hall (with precautions in place) for a quiz extravaganza – all in the name of ending poverty. Everyone welcome to come and join in the fun! Donations to Tearfund can be made from now through our JustGiving page. A special and sad day for our Parent/Carer group for babies and toddlers on Wednesday. Special as this was our first session in the newly refurbished hall. Sad as it was the first session since the loss of our much loved leader Jas. Click on a picture for a bigger image.
Some photos from the preparation for last night's Caribbean Celebration – the first community event in the refurbished hall. More to follow, but here are a few comments. "It was great to welcome those who just dropped in as they saw what was going on. So lovely to have new people in our building." The event included a surprise extra bit to honour Mo for her 10 years with us. "What a joyful celebration and lovely tribute to Mo last night was". A big thanks to Mo and everyone who helped make it happen.  Ardwick is having its first climate change summit for residents and stakeholders in our community to coincide with the COP26 UN climate change conference. Learning and action focused, its theme is ‘doing our bit’. We all have a responsibility.
Come along on Tuesday November 9, 5:30pm at Brunswick Church for an interactive evening of conversation on what we can do together to tackle the climate emergency in Ardwick. Refreshments available. Download a leaflet here. |
