| Want to come to Greenbelt with us? This year the CURBS Project, in partnership with UNLOCK, are having a stand at the Greenbelt Christian Arts Festival over the August bank holiday! If you are interested in being part of this and getting much reduced entry tickets to the festival then please get in contact with Kate at the CURBS Project. We need to know by July 26th so don't hang around! To find out more about the Greenbelt festival which runs from 23-26 August please go to Greenbelt website. |
| A new CURBS resource for 2014... | Several CURBS supporters have agreed to pilot a new resource titled 'Why Bother'. This CURBStone Kit is focussed on the theme of 'Why we bother with God and why God bothers with us' and has been based on our original 'Turning Point Kit' that was produced in 1998 and is no longer in print. We hope to have the final product ready for you in early 2014 and the kit will be aimed at 5-11s and includes 7 sessions. Please get in touch with Kate if you can pilot this resource with your children and give us feedback by the end of 2013. |
Are you connecting with children of other faiths? Come and meet others.... Following positive feedback from our 'Kids United' CURBS Kit we have planned an event which is aimed at Christians connecting with children of other faiths in their clubs/groups/assemblies. A key challenge for us at CURBS when faced with this situation was how to remain distinctively Christian whilst also respecting those of other faiths - not always an easy place to be! After discussion with many of you living/ministering in multi-faith communities we have decided to host a day which will include a chance to share/meet others in this situation and also hear from 2 engaging speakers: - Claire Clinton from Newham in London will be talking about 'What you need to know as a Christian when connecting with those of other faiths'. This is based on many years work as an RE Advisor and after school club volunteer. - Andrew Smith from Birmingham with be talking about his reflections and learning from many years of youth/children's ministry with Muslims. The event details are: Date/Time: Saturday 23rd November 10-3pm Cost: Free and will include a hot curry lunch...on us! To book your place or find out more please contact Kate. Please also advertise to others in your area who might find this day of interest! |
From our recent Trustees meeting... Our newly formed Board of CURBS Trustees met for the first time in early July in Liverpool. We were hosted by our Liverpool HUB team and based at St Georges Church in Everton. We were really encouraged by their stories of church growth and the reality of ministry in this wonderful inner city community! Some key decisions that came out of our time together were: - to have a CURBS event in Hull in Spring 2014 (previously our annual Away Day) that would focus on 'nurturing and inspiring people on the ground'. - to focus on getting our 'CURBS UNPACKED' reflective training course ready to 'train the trainer' - to raise our profile through website improvements, social media and HUB development - to make sure that stories of children's ministry in our tougher UK communities are shared to encourage and resource others - to try and ensure our financial future is more sustainable
Want to get more involved with CURBS? There are some great opportunities for you to get involved in our CURBS 'Teams' and use your skills and gifts to benefit Christians sharing God's love with children in more marginalised communities. This can be as simple as being part of an email discussion or may involve you meeting up occasionally with others in the team.... We particularly need support in: - Writing and developing resources - Developing and delivering our training - Promoting CURBS through publicity, website and marketing You may also have specific skills that could really help - like Elaine who has recently offered to write songs/music that can accompany some of our resources as an optional extra! Please get in contact with Kate if you would like to know more!
Give to CURBS just by doing your online shopping or booking! You can shop for good by using 'Give as you Live'. Give as you Live helps you raise money for Children in URBan Situations (CURBS) – at no cost to you – every time you shop online on your computer. The team at CURBS have downloaded the application and can assure you that it works and that you do not get lots of irratating emails or pop-ups! One supporter did an online supermarket shop of £60 and raised over £2 for CURBS at no cost to them! You can raise money booking trains online, buying books on Amazon and much more! 1. Visit the website link below and 'Discover Give as you Live'. 2. Fill in a few quick details and download Give as you Live (This is 100% secure and takes just seconds). 3. Shop online and raise money at no cost to you. When you shop you will be asked if you are happy for the company to give a donation to CURBS and you simply need to click yes for us to recieve the money! Find out more: | 
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