St Andrew's Dean Court
Oxford
NEWS AND EVENTS
JOB CLUB STARTS
This month we started an 8-week Job Club, aimed at supporting those who are trying to get back into employment. One-to-one help is given by trained coaches in writing CVs, interview skills, and so on. Another one is planned for later in the year.
It is sponsored by Christians Against Poverty.
Find out more about Job Clubs.
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A service focusing on Christians against Poverty will be held on 6 April at 10.30pm, with a speaker from CAP. It will be followed by a bring-and-share lunch.
LOCAL CHRISTIANS JOIN TO WORSHIP
Over 100 Christians from Botley, Cumnor, Farmoor and North Hinksey joined to worship together at St Andrew's on 19 January, to mark the start of the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
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The theme, this year taken from material produced by an ecumenical group from Italy, was 'We believe... in a sceptical age'. The speaker was Rev Jessica Turner from Farmoor. We looked at the account in John's Gospel of Jesus bringing Lazarus back to life, and thought about the apostle Thomas' words 'I believe; help my unbelief'.
PRAYING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
The pressures on young people today are enormous. The message of Jesus Christ can make a huge difference in their lives. So we set aside an afternoon to pray for them - for those who live locally, for our children, grandchildren, godchildren and others whom we know. We thought specifically about the possible start of a youth group at St Andrew's.
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To help us, different creative ways to stimulate and encourage our prayers were set out - Bible passages to read, prayers and prayer requests to write, candles to light, stones to place at the foot of the cross, and more.
