What's happening in June 2012

What’s Happening This Month Care Group - Tuesday 5th June (Bank Holiday), 6pm at Martin & Joy’s, bring and share food, prayer and fellowship. Picnic at Moors Valley for the children - Friday 8th June (in half term) - children must be accompanied by parent/carer. Meet at the main visitor centre at 10am. Please bring your own picnic. There is no entrance fee but parking charges apply. Speak to Joy for more information. Hope FM’s 5th Birthday celebration - Sat 9th June - 12 to 4 at Bandstand in Bournemouth Gardens, with live music and a bouncy castle. Bring a picnic. Safeguarding Training for new children’s workers—Saturdays 16th & 23rd June, 2.45pm to 6.15pm. Don’t forget to bring your Safeguarding information pack (the black ring-binder)! Fortnightly prayer breakfasts– 9th & 23rd June, at 8.30am, followed by a light breakfast. As you know we are at a very exciting time in the life of our church; we are currently seeking the Lord as to where he wants us geographically, but also expectant regards to the future generally. Burley Christian Festival - Sunday 24th June, 2-4pm at Manor Park (also known as Dan Tanners field) Burley. Hope FM, Keith Jones books, refreshment stalls and many others will be there. As we are already having a prayer breakfast Saturday we will cancel the evening so folk don't need to rush back. Reach out to internationals in the U.K. or overseas! International Training Network is running a one-week Introductory course in TESOL in Bournemouth from June 25th – 29th.  Please speak to Irwin for more details richmondparkchurch.org.uk an evangelical pentecostal church in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

Parent & Toddler Group

We warmly invite you to our Parent & Toddler morning, "Step By Step", Tuesdays term time from 9.30 to 11.30am.This is a great time to come together in a secure, relaxed and informal atmosphere where parents and carers can unwind as their children enjoy playing with toys, creating different things, sliding down the slide, singing and learning to relate to one another at a young age. We are aware that during our get-togethers lasting relationships have been formed among the parents and the children are often asking them when the next "toy time at that church" is! richmondparkchurch.org.uk an evangelical pentecostal church in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

What's Easter About?

Easter is the spring-time holiday associated with chocolate eggs and bunny rabbits. For Christians it is also the anniversary and celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.
Easter gets it's name from the Saxon goddess of spring called "Eostre". This goddess had a hare's head, or a hare companion, which makes sense when you remember that pagan worship centred on nature and fertility, and hares and rabbits breed like....well, rabbits!


This is also the origin of the Easter Bunny, and strangely, Easter Eggs (what? no chickens?!) - all life was thought to have originally come from an egg, and eggs were another favoured symbol of fertility. The "spirit" Easter Bunny/Hare was supposed to lay its eggs in the grass, and people would go searching for them - the fore-runner of modern day Easter egg hunts.



richmondparkchurch.org.uk an evangelical pentecostal church in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

Our Safeguarding Policy

Standard 6 - Organisations should ensure that workers know how to talk with, listen and relate to children with whom they come in contact.
Standard 7 - Workers must develop awareness of the issues surrounding abuse, be able to recognise possible signs and symptoms and respond appropriately.
Standard 8 - Organisations should ensure pastoral care and support is available to all those affected by abuse.
Standard 9 - Organisations must supervise and manage those who pose a risk to children.
Standard 10 - Organisations working in specialised areas, culturally diverse settings or through partner organisations or agencies must ensure appropriate safeguarding policies and procedures are in place.

richmondparkchurch.org.uk an evangelical pentecostal church in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

SAFEGUARDING POLICY

The Churches Child Protection Advisory Service, which Richmond Park Church is a member of, has Ten Standards that all of its members must adhere to:

Standard 1 - Organisations should adopt a formal, working safeguarding policy.
Standard 2 - Organisations must develop safeguarding awareness and provide training.
Standard 3 - Organisations should adopt a formal recruitment policy for both paid and voluntary workers.
Standard 4 - Workers, paid and voluntary, should be appropriately managed, supervised and supported.
Standard 5 - Organisations must ensure they adopt safe working practice.

richmondparkchurch.org.uk an evangelical pentecostal church in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

January greeting

I personally must have read verse 12 hundreds of times over the years but even as I type I have been once again struck by those words “take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.”
Have you got it? You and I have been “taken hold of” by Jesus Christ!! Amazing truth for the “born again” believer…. Wow and double Wow!!

One personal reflection about “pressing on”. Way back in my youth when running in Cross Country races and I might add, occasionally since, when running to catch the bus!!! I developed stitch and quite often wanted to stop and give up but discovered that the best course of action was, in the words of a 70’s pop song, to “keep on running” and thus press on towards the winning post or bus stop!

So, if during 2012 you or I are tempted to give up, let’s make sure we “press on” in the clear understanding that the Lord is with us.

Have a good year………

Dave

richmondparkchurch.org.uk an evangelical pentecostal church in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

New Year's Message from Dave

The first month of a new year always presents an opportunity to take stock and to seek to align ourselves to the purposes of God both individually and corporately, so consequently as we search our hearts there are doubtless a number of things that the Holy Spirit prompts us with……the major question is, and always will be,
are we open to allowing the Lord to lead and direct us in the year ahead?

My prayer would be, that the answer to that question is a resounding “Yes!!” and the Bible text that comes to mind is Philippians 3 verse 12 “ Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.” ( I suggest you continue reading verses 13 and 14 as well.)

richmondparkchurch.org.uk an evangelical pentecostal church in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK