NOTICEBOARD

School and Community Chaplain role for St Mary's Stoke Bishop

Please see below message from St Mary’s, Stoke Bishop:

This role would be ideal for someone wishing to step out of an education setting, or a Christian parent or younger adult with a passion for this kind of ministry.  We can offer a really supportive team of people to work with, a great employment package and a wonderful church family and school community with bags of potential.

Just Love - an update from Rod Symmons

Just Love is a student movement in universities across the country that encourages Christians to be involved in different kinds of social action in their settings and to consider future engagement in Christian social action as graduates move on into their careers.  The original launch took place at Redland and there were a number of Redlanders who came along.

It started about 10 years ago and as it happened at the time a number of Redland young people were instrumental in starting Just Love groups in different universities, so there is a little bit of Redland DNA in the movement.

They are marking the 10th anniversary of the work in Bristol next month and holding a celebration at Woodlands on Monday 27 April. Please see posters below with further information if you would like to attend.

Fundraising appeal from Lizzie White

Lizzie's fundraiser for The Shakespeare Hospice justgiving.com

I am running a half marathon on 26th April to raise funds for the Hospice who cared for my mum in the last week of her life. If anyone would like to donate, there is a JustGiving link above. 

Thanks

Lizzie 

A Rocha UK's Eco-Tips 2026 - April

Celebrate new life this Easter and have a go at growing something!

April is the perfect time to try to grow something edible or, if you are a seasoned gardener, to encourage someone else to try. Salad leaves or herbs are a great place to start and will reduce your reliance on those oh-so-convenient supermarket salad bags.

For indoor space, try ‘micro-greens’ (vegetable leaves harvested soon after they open)

For greenhouses, try sowing salad leaf seed mixes.

For outdoors, beetroot, lettuce, onion and pea plants are frost-resistant so can all be planted outside in April.

As you sow, thank God for the opportunity to grow food, and pray for those communities that are facing food shortages and famine.

Arnold Mayes