Disabilitiy Awareness Resource for Primary Schools
Chats with Heidi and Karl
Do you have contact with your local primary schools? Would they value a free resource to help raise awareness about disability and inclusion for all? A fantastic new resource has been created by Heidi Buckell with the assistance of Rev Austin and (the world famous) Karl!
Please contact Heidi Buckell <heidibuckell@hotmail.com> for more details
Street Pastor Initiative
Churches in Hemel Hempstead are putting together a Street Pastor initiative in the town. A launch was on Wednesday, 24 October 2012 at South Hill Centre. Those that came along found out more about the scheme, how to become a Street Pastor and other ways people can help out. Follow the progress of Hemel Hempstead Street Pastors at http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/pages/Hemel-Hempstead-Street-Pastors/449139051799210?fref=ts
More about the work of Street Pastors throughout the UK.
Here is the new Street Pastor promotional DVD, that has been sent out to all the churches who are part of the CTHH network. We really would love to recruit more street pastors so we are able to patrol every Friday and Saturday evenings. We are therefore giving churches an opportunity to invite existing Street Pastors to attend Sunday services and share their experiences of being a SP, to encourage more people to apply for this amazing role.
Church
Pray Hemel - a monthly inter-church prayer meeting for Christians across Hemel Hempstead. First Saturday of every month from 8.00am to 9.30am. Dates are on the Prayer Calendar
Youth Across Hemel
Our aim is to bring youth leaders and young people together so that we may encourage each other to follow Jesus with passion, have outrageous fun and find friends, while nurturing worship, unity and prayer. Youth Across Hemel has recently taken on the work previously done by Crossover. Youth Across Hemel will be seeking to engage with local secondary schools in Hemel Hempstead and Kings Langley to share the good news with pupil and teachers.
The Mix meets in churches across Hemel that have youth groups, to enable secondary school age pupils to spend time of encouragement and activity together.
Have a look at our website to see what we’ve been up to and check out what’s coming up. We hope to meet you soon!
Discovery
Working with local primary schools to help chidren find out about Jesus.
For more information contact Andrew Masters, phone: 01442 389278
Causeway Church
Every first Sunday of the Month at 3:30pm in Grovehill Church.
Worship for adults (16+) with learning disabilities, their families and/or carers.The service includes a time for meeting with each other and socialising with drinks and cakes. We would expect to be finished by 5.00pm. A quiet place can be provided for those who may need it. Please come along and join us at this exciting venture for Hemel Hempstead. If you would like to know more, come along and meet us at one of our services, or click here for more info.
Social Action
Dacorum Emergency Night Shelter (DENS)
DENS is an independent charity which started life in 1998 as a community initiative when several concerned individuals and local Churches met together to help single homeless people between the ages of 18-65 years. DENS now helps over 300 individuals reclaim their lives each year.
Web Site: http://www.dens.org.uk/ Email: office@dens.org.uk
Vision: Create a sustainable future for the CAP Debt Counselling Centre in Dacorum, by scaling up its debt counselling capacity by 100% over the next 3 to 5 years.
Mission: To alleviate poverty in Dacorum by offering to those in need, free, holistic and compassionate money management and debt counselling services, that restores hope to families and individuals who are in financial difficulty.
Hemel Hempstead CAP are now running CAP Money Courses - for more details visit www.capmoneycourse.org
Christina Bird, contact christina@libertytearooms.co.uk tel 07395 071 418, Working Hours Thursday and Friday 9-5.30pm.
Resources
The Way Inn Christian Centre - 268 High St, Berkhamsted - runs the town's main Post Office, a Christian Resource Centre and a Counselling Service for the local community. The Centre has a Christian bookshop with Bibles, Bible notes, books (including children's, new favourites, bestsellers), CD's, posters, cards, church supplies, stationery, gifts -01442 870768
http://www.wayinn.com/
The Way Inn Christian Counselling Service - provides a confidential counselling service to help individuals and couples struggling with difficult situations ranging from abuse, bereavement, marriage, divorce or unemployment to depression and feelings of inadequacy. The counselling service covers both Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead. They are members of the Association of Christian Counsellors (ACC) which is affiliated to the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP). 01442 216621 or www.wayinn.com.
King's Christian Bookshop - Christ Church Baptist, Kings Langley - Christian books, music, greetings cards, fairtrade products, crafts - Open Mon 10.30-13.00, Wed, Thurs & Sat 10.00-12.00 - 01923 267035 https://christchurchbaptist.co.uk/whats-on/bookshop/