Our Conference September 2019

13th May 2019 by Gerry Burke

BEING OLD, BEING BOLD

Living by faith, seeking truth, and accepting challenge

A conference for all who are interested in making more of life in the Church for all older people

25 September 2019

Central United Reformed Church, 60 Norfolk Street, Sheffield S1 2JB

10 am to 4 pm

Cost: £30 (Members of Christians on Ageing £25 using code in plus magazine Summer 2019 or contact info@ccoa.org.uk)

The day will include:

David Jolley, Honorary Reader The University of Manchester; retired Consultant and Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, reflecting on Intergenerational Fairness & Provision
Helen McCormack, currently Ministry with Older People Development Worker, Northallerton asking Special Need or Special Contribution?
Rita and Paul Conley, The Salvation Army reporting on Older Prisoners, New Ways of Working
Albert Jewell, former pastoral director and senior chaplain of Methodist Homes for the Aged (MHA) discussing People with dementia: a Christian response

AND

Contributions from participants on local Church activity
Inter-active musical Interlude with a Sheffield U3A Ukulele Group

Christians on Ageing is a resource to the Churches and a voice for older people. This conference will help us to plan new ways of giving support, spreading ideas and promoting good practice.

The photograph shows our late President, Elizabeth Harbottle, speaking at our House of Lords conference in 2014

BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE

Don’t want to use the internet? No problem. Just send a cheque for £30 payable to Christians on Ageing with your name and address (and email address if you use one) to Stoneway, Hornby Road, Appleton Wiske, Northallerton DL6 2AF

There are some things which just have to be said. We have to speak out because at the heart of the Christian message is our belief that God is not silent. God has spoken through creation itself and the evolving universe; through the human story; through the dwelling of Jesus Christ in time; through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the Church and in each believer; through the inspiration of the scriptures; and through the wisdom and the teaching of the Church through the ages.

We use words all the time. Words of welcome. Words of wisdom. Words of warmth. Words of warning. Words of wistfulness. Our words are wasted if words are just words. In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God. And the Word was God. Through him all things came to be, not one thing had its being but through him. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. The Word made things happen.

As Christians, as followers of the Word, we do something about what we have heard. Our own best words are our actions.

Please tell us what you would like us to Speak Out about by contacting: info@ccoa.org.uk

Christians on Ageing cannot deal with every issue affecting the lives of older people but it can highlight those which are causing public debate or concern. The charity’s first task is to identify these for its members and to provide information about the nature of the debate and the variety of views and opinions being proposed. Unless members of Christians on Ageing have been canvassed for their views or the Executive Committee has taken a policy decision, the articles here are to be considered an exploration of the issues rather than a formal comment. The nature of the contribution to the debate will always be made clear.

Season of Creation 2019 Prayer

Creator of Life, The Earth is full of Your creatures, and by Your wisdom you made them all. Mountains, plains, rocks, and rivers shelter diverse communities, and through the changing seasons Your Spirit renews cycles of life. During this Season of Creation, open our eyes to see the precious diversity that is all around us. Inspire us to conserve the precious habitats that nurture this web of life. In the name of the One who came to proclaim good news to all creation, Jesus Christ. Amen.

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