Newnham-on-Severn, Gloucestershire
He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.
The governors of Newnham St Peter’s school are pleased to announce that the incorporation of the Early Birds’ Pre-school into the school is now complete.
Places are currently available throughout the school for September 2018. Further details can b e obtained from the school on 01594 516208 or via email at admin@newnham-st-peter.gloucs.sch.uk.
By Terry Thorpe
CONSULTATION Consideration of conversion to academy status as part of the Diocese of Gloucester Academies Trust April 2018 Background The purpose of successive governments’ academies programme is to give every school the opportunity to decide … [Read More...] about Newnham School Consultation
By Terry Thorpe
Anne Davies, the Bishop's Visitor (a representative of the Bishop of Gloucester) made a visit to school on 27th February 2018. She has sent her encouraging report of the visit which is shown … [Read More...] about Newnham St Peter’s School – Bishop’s Visitor Report
By Terry Thorpe
The governors of Newnham St Peter's school are pleased to announce that the incorporation of the Early Birds' Pre-school into the school is now complete. Places are currently available throughout the school for September 2018. Further details can … [Read More...] about Newnham School News
By Terry Thorpe
Did you know that whenever you purchase online - whether it's your annual summer holiday, a supermarket groceries order or a book order on Amazon - you could be raising a donation for St Peter's Church Newnham? There are hundreds of retailers who … [Read More...] about Easyfundraising News
Christian Aid Week 2018 is 13th – 19th May.
As in previous years, collections will be undertaken for this worthy charity. Coordination is being done by Janie Roxburgh who can be contacted on 07979 964975.
Further information, see Christian Aid.
Following a successful 2017 season of concerts in the summer of 2017 in Newnham, an exciting line-up has been finalised for 2018. Concerts take place in St Peter’s Church and run from 7th June through to 15th June, with headline band Fairport Convention being a major attraction.
Tickets and more information can be obtained from the Newnham Live website or from Newnham Post Office from 20th April.
Yet more young lives lost to knife crime
Here in rural Gloucestershire, it is difficult to understand what is going on in our capital city. There is no shortage of comments or commentators who are quick to express the problem. Few, it seems, are able to pose a solution. Some say it the police’s problem to solve, whilst others blame it on poor, or lack of, good parenting and rôle models.
Politicians, it seems, do not have a clear framework to guide them as to what policies to pursue, and the wider public doesn’t have one to help them decide which to support. The decline of public understanding and acceptance of a Christian vision for the good life has left a vacuum which cannot be filled by political ideologies. The Evangelical Alliance helps equip Christians to have a vision for what public life could look like and offers core values that help structure how it is worked out.
However, we often know what we are against – and are often known by what we are against – but for our engagement in society to be effective and lasting we need a vision for that society, and we will need to be able to articulate the vision in a way that makes sense and is appealing. This means asking ourselves two keys questions:
Our goal with What Kind of Society? is to provoke and address these questions and to get the Church started with what it needs to practically cast a vision and be a voice for the good of all.
How do we intercede?
The apostle Paul urged “that petitions, prayers, intercessions and thanksgiving be made for all people; for kings and all those in authority” (1 Timothy 2:1-2).
In the book of Jeremiah, we read: “But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf” (29:7).
In John’s first epistle, he says we have confidence in approaching God and “that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us” (1 John 5:14).
As we pray, let us…
What Kind of Society? is a short booklet which aims to provide a vision for the kind of world that we want our children and grandchildren to grow up in. At a time of disconcerting turbulence and increasing trepidation about what the future holds, the Evangelical Alliance wants to encourage God’s people to give voice to this vision that things can change for the better.
This summary booklet provides an introduction to the four themes of love, freedom, justice and truth, along with what Christians and churches can do in response. It is a free download on the EA website. See more information about the Evangelical Alliance.
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