Shows Church in Action Across Norfolk
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Inside L Worship world - 3 The key to life - 4 Church on show - 5 GOOD NEWS Stepping stones - 6 FOR NORWICH & NORFOLK Summer 2018: FREE Hymns of praise - 7 shows church in action across Norfolk The work of the Christian church in NORWICH FORUM action across Norfolk will be show - cased at three linked Norwich sisters and London School of events across the Theology students Beth and Becca Elkins. county in June, in Norwich, King’s Family’s three Lynn and at the Royal Norfolk Show. generations of church leaders elebrate Norwich & Norfolk will return C to The Forum and I A Norwich family will be celebrating a Millennium Plain in Norwich special 50-year link with the London School city centre on Saturday June of Theology (LST) on Saturday June 16 at 16 with a free exhibition of the Celebrate Norfolk event at the Forum. over 20 Christian organisa - Former Christian Fellowship, Norwich, tions, charities and churches, church leaders John and Doreen Betts both including OMF, Community attended what was the London Bible College Action Norwich, Christian 50 years ago where they first met and sub - Aid, Mothers’ Union, Rafiki, sequently got married. Heartbeat, Samaritan’s Purse Taking over from them as church leaders when they retired a few years ago were their and Friends International. Celebrate will be show - daughter Clare and her American husband There will also be a Christian casing the Christian Duane Elkins. leadership masterclass from church in action at The HOPE director Roy Crowne, an Forum in Norwich, And now, two of their granddaughters, award-winning interactive above, the Walks in Elizabeth and Rebecca Elkins are also educational presentation on the King’s Lynn, left, and the studying at the LST, carrying on the Christian life of Jesus called Key to Life? Royal Norfolk Show, leadership tradition into a third generation. and the Tracks music studio below. Beth and Becca will join other members of van from Norwich YFC with a the family at the Celebrate Norfolk event programme of music and taking place at the Forum and on Millennium entertainment - see page 2. Plain in Norwich city centre on Saturday Celebrate will also take place June 16 from 9-4pm. They will be manning in King's Lynn for the third KING’S LYNN an LST exhibition stand and performing as time, on Saturday June 9 from part of its worship group at the event. 10am to 4pm with a free, fun- John and Doreen have been leaders of a filled community event for all number of churches and Christian projects in of the family at The Walks, near the town Norwich over the past 50 years centre. John, who is also project director of A dozen local churches will gather to Celebrate Norfolk, said: “I was absolutely celebrate the town and its community and delighted when Beth felt God's call to go to there will be a wide variety of activities, the college which Doreen and I attended and games, sports and entertainment from the even more so when her sister Becca also felt main stage including live music, free led to go there. inflatables activities and refreshments – see “Our family has three generations now page 4. serving the Lord - what an enormous privi - Celebrate will also be at this year’s Royal lege. It is wonderful to know that the next Norfolk Show on June 27 and 28, where it generation of Christian leadership is ready to is joining together with the Diocese of take up the challenge.” Norwich to put on an exhibition of the Beth said: “I had never heard of LST until I church in action across the region. The was looking for a university to study Theol - Diocese has a large exhibition marquee and ogy at and my grandparents suggested I a whole host of Christian groups and look at it. Until then I was unaware of the rich organisations will come together under the heritage the college has in training up next Celebrate banner to join in. generation Christians and also of the signifi - Features will include school choirs, chil - cant role it had played in the history of my dren and youth activities, a reflective gar - ROYAL NORFOLK SHOW family. den, interactive displays, a Lego church and I Story continues on page seven a large café area – see page 8. 2 Good News for Norwich & Norfolk, Summer 2018 www.networknorfolk.co.uk GOOD NEWS FOR NORWICH & NORFOLK Showcasing work of Christian community I Good News for Norwich & Norfolk is published by Network Norwich & Norfolk I At this year’s Celebrate Norwich & Norfolk John Betts , community, Roy was an engineer who went on part of Christian Community Trust for event at the Forum, we are once again looking director of to study theology. He then worked for Youth Norwich and Norfolk Ltd. Charity 1105340. forward to celebrating the amazing work of for Christ for 28 years. I Website: www.networknorfolk.co.uk the Christian community in our city and Celebrate This in the context of an exhibition which I Editorial (01508) 488318. e-mail stories to county. Norwich & showcases numerous Christian charities which [email protected] or That community contains many hundreds of serve people at every level of society, accompa - send to Pear Tree Farmhouse, Wymondham volunteers who give of their time and effort to Norfolk , nied by a lively programme of activities on Road, Wreningham, Norwich NR16 1AT. help others, without thought of any reward looks at Millennium Plain. I Advertising: Helen Baldry (01603) 926120 except that of knowing they are serving the this year’s Our event is always an enjoyable time of I Distribution: Val Dodsworth (01603) Lord Jesus Christ in what they do. sharing with the many visitors to the Forum. 946294 Over the last nine years we have brought Celebrate We welcome the opportunity to proclaim our I Editor and designer: Keith Morris scores of Christian organisations, charities and events Lord Jesus through who we are and what we I Regular writers: Mike Wiltshire, Helen churches together in the iconic Norwich land - believe as demonstrated in what we do. Baldry, Kevin Gotts, Jenny Seal. mark that is the Forum, to celebrate all that is We also have linked sister events in June at I Printed by Archant Print. good about the Norfolk Christian community. The Walks park in King’s Lynn and at the I The deadline for material for the Autumn This year we have a “Masterclass” for local tor of HOPE and former national director of Royal Norfolk Show. They also aim to show - edition is Friday August 17. Distribution is church, Christian organisation and business British Youth For Christ. case and celebrate further work of the local from Thursday September 6 . leaders given by Roy Crowne Executive Direc - A well-known figure in the UK Christian Christian community. I All content is copyright of Good News for Norwich & Norfolk. I We endeavour to adhere to the IMPRESS standards code. If you have a complaint you should, in the first instance, contact the editor [email protected] with details. If you are still not satisfied you should contact IMPRESS, details below. Celebrating at the Forum A full day of activities is planned in and around the Forum and Millennium Plain in Norwich city centre on Saturday June 16, to highlight some of the wide range of work undertaken by the city and county’s Christian community, at the Celebrate Norwich & Norfolk festival. undreds of visitors are expected to be attracted to the event H which aims to show the work of the Christian community in action across Norfolk. An official opening takes place at 9am, attended by civic dignitaries, leaders, exhibitors and visitors. There will be a Norwich YFC is bringing its Tracks short opening speech by Celebrate direc - van onto Millennium Plain to provide a NYFC making tracks tor John Betts, together with singing performance area to include music and from the London School of Theology choirs (see panel right). band. Key to Life will bring its award-win - I As part of the Celebrate Norfolk event, Norwich YFC, The main Christian Social Action and ning interactive mobile education onto will be delivering an outreach event outside on Services Exhibition in The Forum and on Millennium Plain to give free presenta - Millennium Plain. Millennium Plain will be open 9am to tions to youth groups and young people. The Tracks music studio van and a performance area 4pm (see page 5 for a full list of Director of HOPE 2018, Roy Crowne, will be present with musical acts lined up throughout the exhibitors). will give a Christian leadership master - day between 11am and 3pm, including Catton Commu - Christian organisations appearing at class in the auditorium theatre inside the nity Choir performing and young people that are develop - the event include: Christian Aid, Moth - Forum (tickets £5.50, available on the day ing their music skills. ers’ Union, Horstead Centre, Community or at www.networknorfolk.co.uk/shop ). It will also highlight the organisations represented in Action Norwich, Healing Rooms Nor - Celebrate Norfolk project director, the Celebrate exhibition area. wich and Norfolk, OMF, Hebron Trust, John Betts, said: “Our aim, as we There will also be outdoor games and activities for Norfolk Postal Bible School, Samaritan’s celebrate the work of the Christian com - people to take part in with their friends. Purse, Friends International, Christian munity across Norwich and Norfolk, is NYFC’s Director, Nick Blanch said: “Our aim is to Vision for Men, The Mix, Heartbeat Min - to showcase a few of the many activities make it engaging and fun for young people and families istries, Good News, Rafiki Creative which go on 24/7 serving at all levels of and give the opportunity for them to take an interest in Ministries, St John’s Cathedral, Third our society.