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So here are some of our thoughts so far: please let us know what you think by either making comments through this site or emailing: steve.squires@globaluprising.com.
PRAYER WALKSOffering people an opportunity to walk the Lickey Hills with a spiritual focus.
EASTER MONDAYAn interactive 'Easter Experience' walk on the Lickey Hills giving people an opportunity to interact with the Easter story.
ECO-CONGREGATIONIt would be great to be able to attain 'Eco-congregation' status (www.ecocongregation.org.uk) as part of our ongoing commitment to the environment.
CREATIVE ARTSUsing the church building as an temporary exhibition centre 2-3 times a year displaying both local artists work and work from organisations like Veritasse (www.veritasse.co.uk). Also giving people the opportunity to try some forms of art themselves.
HILL GIGSIt would be fantastic to be able to use the Lickey Hills to hold small open acoustic gigs showcasing some local talent alongside wider talent. This would have to be a summer event!
GUIDED WALKSUsing knowledgable local people (like George Gascoigne) to carry out historic walks on the Lickey Hill's and using the expertise of the Park Rangers to explain some of the nature we enjoy.
NETWORKING OF LOCAL BUSINESS / GROUPSIt would be great to connect with some of the local businesses in the area asking them how we can, as a church, offer to pray for them. It would be great to also pray for some of the businesses represented in Lickey Church.
BIG ISSUESGiving people an opportunity to wrestle with big issues: locally, nationally and globally. How can we actually DO something about the issues of our world. This could particularly work with our existing connection with Malawi.
EDUCATIONWorking on ways in which can we help and strengthen what the Visitor's Centre is able to offer educational establishments in Birmingham.
SERVING THE VISITORS CENTREAs part of our commitment to the fantastic work of the Lickey Hills Visitor's Centre staff, we are looking at painting the School Room building in the Visitor's Centre in Jan/Feb 2008. What other things could we do to show our committment to the fantastic work they do?
OPEN CHURCHWe are looking at the possibility of opening the church for a full day on the first Wednesday of the month and at various other points too. We want to explore how we can help to provide creative space in the church building.
AN INTERFAITH AGENDAHow do we interact with the people of many other faiths and traditions represented in visitors to the Lickey Hills?
PUBLICITYWe are trying to develop cost-effective, creative ways of communicating the life of the church.
CHURCHYARD REFLECTIONProducing a point of reflection in the church grounds for those walking through the grounds or visiting graves. We're thinking along the lines of benches and some kind of Well with a reflection of the Woman at the Well from John 4.
GATHERINGSWe feel it is important to provide people with relevant services allowing and encouraging people to explore faith in ways which make sense to them. This would compliment what we are already providing.
RESOURCE FOR BIRMINGHAMWe hope to allow provision of the church facilities for people to use as a place of 'retreat'. Using the church as a central point for people using the Lickey Hills for training, worship and reflection.
HERMITAGEMeaning: ‘A place of religious retreat or solitude’. It would be fantastic to start the New Year with a time of prayer for our Parish. We hope to have a 3-day time of fasting a praying for Lickey & Blackwell in 2008. The venue for this would be the church and an eco-hut made from resources found in the woods.
Join the 'conversation with the community'. We would love to hear your comments on these ideas.
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