Some photos from our Easter Sunday All Together Service celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. We started outside in the garden, set off a rocket to let everyone know that this was a special day, and then came inside to sing and admire the Incredible Lee Elisso break free from all sorts of bonds (including the Wool of Worry), but failing to beat the Rope of Sin and Death. But that's what Jesus accomplished for us all.
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Everyone is welcome at our Easter services and events this week and weekend.
PLEASE NOTE: Positive Steps will be closed from March 28 to Monday April 8 for a well-deserved break for Mo and her team. We welcomed two Year 5 classes from Medlock Primary School on Monday morning to our Experience Easter event. Groups looked at Palm Sunday, the Last Supper, the Washing of the disciples' feet, Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, the Cross and the Resurrection. The children explored these different aspects of the Easter story and made some great contributions and insights. Thank you to the team of volunteers and to children and staff of the school for visiting.  On Sunday we got our Jubilee Year (50 Years since Brunswick Church building was opened) off to a great start when Brunswick's first curate, Rev Peter Hobson returned as our guest preacher. Pete, who was curate between 1977 and 1982, also told us about how he came to be at Brunswick as a member, right back to within a few months of the building opening, then was invited back as curate by then Rector Rev Martin Gooder. Brunswick was where Pete met his wife Sue and he also spoke about how his time here has influenced his ministry since: not least in his recent re-ordering of Leicester Cathedral in the round – not dis-similar to our Worship Room! A few of the present congregation still remember Pete's time with us and it was good to renew friendship.
There will be more ex-curates coming on Sundays through the year as we continue to celebrate 50 years of God at work in this place. Read more here about our special weekend of events at the end of June
Manchester Diocese has committed to the Church of England’s ambitious Net Zero Carbon by 2030 programme. The aim is to equip, resource and support all parts of the Church to reduce carbon emissions from the energy used in its buildings, schools and through work-related transport by 2030. This video has been released by the diocese which features Brunswick Church and our work on improving our carbon footprint through our solar panels and events such as the Great Big Green Weekender.
We had an amazing celebration of International Women's Day today at Brunswick Church, ℅ Positive Steps. There were gift bags for everyone, a raffle for shopping vouchers, lovely food and a programme of music, readings, poetry, speakers and interviews, all ably anchored by Mo and Olivia. Here are some photos. Big thanks to our funders and volunteers and to all the women (and some men) who came and shared in a day where we declared for women "No dream is too big!" Also, check out this film and review. And the highlights movie below.
 On Friday March 8 we are holding a special celebration event for International Women's Day 2024, to which all are welcome (including men!). 1Oam to 3pm at Brunswick Church with...
More info from Mo. Email, or phone 07938 959284 Download a poster here. After having a lot of fun on our our last family games night – we've decided to have another. Friday February 23, again in two stages:
 Halfway through September last year our vicar Simon, together with his wife Helen set off on a trip together that took in both the wonders of Northern Spain, together with work across the ocean in the Caribbean. He writes: Every seven years or so, the Church of England encourages its clergy to take a break from ’normal’ ministry (whatever that is) and take on something different. This time round, this act of generosity was matched by the trustees of The M13 Project, who encouraged their manager Helen to do something similar. So began the adventure... Walking has for number of years been a passion for us both (you may well have seen us walking our "4 park walk" around the community at strange times of the early morning), and so we were interested in taking this further. We settled on on one of the ‘Camino' walks – ancient pilgrimages that followed a number of routes with Santiago de Compostella in Spain being the final destination. We started in France in the cathedral in Bayonne, and nearly 7 weeks and 870 km later, having carried our stuff as we walked, we reached the final cathedral there . For those who like following maps, you can read and track how we fared here. After a brief break back in Brunswick, to wash clothes and repack, we set off to Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica. Our church has been a supporter of Operation Restoration Christian School (ORCS) for a good number of of years including passing on a sizeable 'thank offering' taken at the completion of the first phase of our Refurb project. Here, Helen and I got to help out at the school and experience first hand the joys and challenges found within this amazing country (with thanks to Natasha from our Brunswick congregation who together with her dad was able to show us around that first weekend). The five weeks went all too quickly, before it was time to say goodbye, and after the most lovely holiday reuniting with Jed and Millie over Christmas, it was time to return to the cold (weather), but warmth of the fellowship and family found back home. On Saturday we hosted a Lunar New Year Fair and Celebration. It featured a New Year Market, unique delicacies, games, an art workshop and cultural and artistic performances. |
