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OCTOBER 2017 DigestMonthly news from the United Reformed Church Email: digest@urc.org.uk PREPARE FOR ‘WALKING THE WAY’ A webpage is now available to help churches prepare for ‘Walking the Way: Living the life of Jesus today’ – a United Reformed Church initiative that aims to refresh and grow habits of discipleship and mission within the denomination. It officially launches in Advent 2017 but organisers hope that the webpage will help churches prepare for the initiative’s arrival, and that the site will be a focal point for information about the programme. Resources will include an introductory leaflet explaining the initiative, a prayer bookmark and an especially-commissioned Advent liturgy. A ‘Walking the Way’ footprint prayer cord (pictured) is being produced for sale through the website. Audio-visual material includes an animated video and interview footage from people of varying walks of life answering questions such as: ‘What are churches for?’ Organisers hope that this footage will be used within churches as discussion starters. As ‘Walking the Way’s launch draws nearer, more resources and information will be made available. To view, order and download ‘Walking the Way’ resources, or to keep up to date with news about the initiative, visit www.urc.org.uk/wtw. Greenbelt festival: A sun-kissed success Activities designed and run by United Reformed Church representatives for Greenbelt festival attracted many a compliment over the sun-kissed bank holiday weekend. The URC’s ‘More than Welcome’ theme for 2017 – based on the question posed in Luke 14:15-24: ‘Who’s missing from the banquet?’ – proved fertile ground for conversation and action during the festival of arts, faith and justice. The URC was praised for its thoughtful and thoughtprovoking content as well for the wide range of its activities, which included a knitted food treasure hunt, intentional conversations, poetry, storytelling and a panel discussion. Hundreds of people, including a great many children, engaged with the URC’s activities, the most popular of which was the knitted food treasure Inside: • Youth Forum report • Chaplain boards new ship • A presidential visit hunt – made possible by the hard work of 80 churches from Fraserburgh to Southampton. The URC’s knitting and crochet fans contributed a staggering 2,800 items for the event. Steve Summers, CRCW Development Worker and the URC at Greenbelt Project Coordinator, said: ‘Numerous people said they’ve been inspired to start a knitting group, to organise a community treasure hunt and to have their own intentional conversations about being more inclusive.’ For a fuller report, visit bit.ly/urcgbnews17. New life for CreateTalk The United Reformed Church gifted the brand name and resources produced for the CreateTalk initiative to Westhill Endowment Trust in July. The name (CreateTalk) and resources are to be used in conjunction with the trust’s own s Digest is sponsored by edwards insurance brokers 01564 730 900 www.edwardsinsurance.co.uk DIGEST • October 2017 • 1

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OCTOBER

2017

DigestMonthly news from the United Reformed Church

Email: digest@urc.org.uk

PREPARE FOR ‘WALKING THE WAY’ A webpage is now available to help churches prepare for ‘Walking the Way: Living the life of Jesus today’ – a United Reformed Church initiative that aims to refresh and grow habits of discipleship and mission within the denomination. It officially launches in Advent 2017 but organisers hope that the webpage will help churches prepare for the initiative’s arrival, and that the site will be a focal point for information about the programme.

Resources will include an introductory leaflet explaining the initiative, a prayer bookmark and an especially-commissioned Advent liturgy. A ‘Walking the Way’ footprint prayer cord (pictured) is being produced for sale through the website. Audio-visual material includes an animated video and interview footage from people of varying walks of life answering questions such as: ‘What are churches for?’ Organisers hope that this footage will be used within churches as discussion starters.

As ‘Walking the Way’s launch draws nearer, more resources and information will be made available. To view, order and download ‘Walking the Way’ resources, or to keep up to date with news about the initiative, visit www.urc.org.uk/wtw.

Greenbelt festival: A sun-kissed success

Activities designed and run by United Reformed Church representatives for Greenbelt festival attracted many a compliment over the sun-kissed bank holiday weekend. The URC’s ‘More than Welcome’ theme for 2017 – based on the question posed in Luke 14:15-24: ‘Who’s missing from the banquet?’ – proved fertile ground for conversation and action during the festival of arts, faith and justice. The URC was praised for its thoughtful and thoughtprovoking content as well for the wide range of its activities, which included a knitted food treasure hunt, intentional conversations, poetry, storytelling and a panel discussion.

Hundreds of people, including a great many children, engaged with the URC’s activities, the most popular of which was the knitted food treasure

Inside: • Youth Forum report • Chaplain boards new ship • A presidential visit hunt – made possible by the hard work of 80 churches from Fraserburgh to Southampton. The URC’s knitting and crochet fans contributed a staggering 2,800 items for the event.

Steve Summers, CRCW Development Worker and the URC at Greenbelt Project Coordinator, said: ‘Numerous people said they’ve been inspired to start a knitting group, to organise a community treasure hunt and to have their own intentional conversations about being more inclusive.’ For a fuller report, visit bit.ly/urcgbnews17.

New life for CreateTalk

The United Reformed Church gifted the brand name and resources produced for the CreateTalk initiative to Westhill Endowment Trust in July. The name (CreateTalk) and resources are to be used in conjunction with the trust’s own s

Digest is sponsored by edwards insurance brokers

01564 730 900

www.edwardsinsurance.co.uk

DIGEST • October 2017 • 1

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