Happy Christmas

Greetings from your Street Pastors
Where has the year gone? I cannot believe that we are
writing our bumper Christmas/New year magazine
9+already, but here we are and on behalf of the Trustees,
the Street Team and all the Prayer Pastors I wish you all a
very Happy Christmas and a brilliant New Year.
If a team comes together we are going to be out patrolling on Christmas Eve and New
Year’s Eve and will be looking for folk to join the Prayer Pastors in the base to make it a
really happy time for us all.
As from this December we are offering the possibility to the teams of patrolling on a
Friday evening instead of a Saturday on some weekends. We are also venturing into
the social media way of communicating. I have learnt to Twitter this year and there is
now an opportunity for people to write a ‘blog’ and send it to Yvonne Shaw for her to
edit and place on our ever changing website.
As you know, I have been involved with this venture since July 2012 and on the whole
feel as enthusiastic as when I started. We have our moments like all organisations, but
I still believe with a great passion that God wants Street Pastors in this town and that
we are making a bit difference to the community, especially within the centre of the
town.
Thank you for your continued support, especially on the prayer side. We now have
other ways of raising funds which includes ‘Giving of £10.00 per month’ through direct
debit. Please see me if you would like to receive a registration form. We now have
contacts within Sainsbury’s who will give us 4% on every amount we spend there.
Please see Paul for details on registering for a card. Last, and by no means least, we
have an account on ‘Just giving’. Please see me if you would like further details.
Just before closing I would like to drop another gentle reminder that we are trying to
recruit. I have had five possibilities since September, but as yet not one has taken it
any further other than an initial interest. Please pray that all those who think God is
calling them to join the team will come out for a ‘taster’ observation very soon.
We are having a fund raising stall at the Christmas Shopping Day on 06 December in
the town, and we are holding our annual social on 23 January starting at 7.00pm in the
Jubilee Centre. A note for your diaries is that Les Isaacs, the founder of Street Pastors,
is coming to East Grinstead on 11 March and we will be holding an event that day. He
will also patrol with the team. Please keep the date in your diaries as we would love to
see you there.
Thank you again for your continued support. It is very much appreciated.
Mary Co-ordinator