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• Church weddings marketed by diocese

  
  CHELMSFORD Diocese promoted church weddings at the Essex Wedding Guide's Chelmsford wedding show in September.

• ‘Power for change is in hands of mothers’

  
  “THE power for change in our community lies in the hands of mothers.”

• Eagles power to European crown

  
  ASCENSION Eagles Senior Coed cheerleaders, an outreach of Ascension church centre at Custom House in Newham, have been undefeated National Champions since 1998.

• Church offers wedding welcome for families

  
  ENGAGED couples are welcome to church for the wedding of their dreams - whether or not they have children. That's the message from the C of E's 16,000 parish churches celebrating a wedding 'high' this summer.

• Joys of Christingle

  
  MORE than 320 Christingle services took place in Chelmsford Diocese last year, raising more than £50,000 for The Children's Society.

• Children enjoy Bible stories

  
  SEVEN KINGS children had a week of fun and games with the Showstoppers! holiday club at St John’s, Seven Kings.

• Lasting Post website aims to help bereaved families

  
  A FREE website called Lasting Post has been launched with the aim of helping people to store privately and securely online the instructions and wishes they want in place for use after their death.

• SOLID is HOT HOT HOT!

  
  MARCUS GIDDY’s verdict on Youth and Junior SOLID at Stubbers, Upminster was: “HOT, HOT, HOT!”

• Shining light on genome project

  
  By various writers THIS book helps the Church and individual Christians explore the questions raised by advances in genetic science and medicine over the last few decades.

• Protecting life

  
  THE Church of England website has published a new section called 'Protecting Life - Opposing Assisted Suicide' at www.cofe.anglican.org/protectinglife.

• Reflections on the role of campus chaplaincy

  
  MORE than four years ago, three members of the Chelmsford Chaplaincy team completed major pieces of work for higher degrees, each of them a theological reflection from their particular professional standpoint on the place and impact of faith and chaplaincy as it reacts with a higher education institution.

• Have you booked for the ‘Big Feast’

  
  WELCOME to a summer with new opportunities, new challenges and a feast of fun.

• life begins at 70 for Hugh

  
  AGE is no barrier for adventurous Revd Hugh Dibbens, Evangelism Adviser for the Barking Area and a very active Chelmsford Street Pastor.

• Youth team weaned on SOLIDs

  
  Chris & Carol Ager, of St Helen & St Giles church, Rainham, reflect on six years of SOLID fun

• Wedding bells ring

  
  CHELMSFORD diocese organised a stand to promote church weddings at the UK Wedding Show at ExCeL in Docklands over the weekend of February 7 and 8.

• SOLID Re:Mix rocks Cathedral

  
  AT 5pm on January 17, 350 young people literally stormed into Chelmsford Cathedral to see what was in store for them inside a building that was unfamiliar to many and what did they find . . .

• Autism Sunday is day of prayer

  
  CATHEDRALS, churches and religious organisations in Essex will observe Autism Sunday – the international day of prayer for Autism and Asperger's Syndrome which falls on Sunday February 8. The date coincides with Education Sunday.

• International Year of Child support

  
  2009 marks the 30th anniversary of the first UN International Year of the Child and the 20th anniversary of the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child.

• £50K for centre

  
  BLACKMORE Youth Centre Project Group has won a £50,000 lottery grant for the children's and youth facilities.

• 500 youngsters will enjoy summer treat!

  
  CHILDREN'S work adviser, Steve Kersys, is cooking up a feast of fun for children this summer

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