Issue 7 - 3rd May 2020
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St James<br />
<strong>May</strong> 3 rd <strong>2020</strong><br />
Messenger<br />
<strong>Issue</strong> 7<br />
Contagious<br />
Being Contagious<br />
Working from Home<br />
Working Together
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St James<br />
Life...<br />
How to Make<br />
Physical<br />
Distancing<br />
Work for Your<br />
Family<br />
Physical distancing has presented parents with challenges that<br />
most of us have never faced before. Even if you already<br />
considered Looking forward your to family Easter to be your primary ministry, adjusting to<br />
working News about at home our Foodbank can blur the line between family life and<br />
work Update life. from While the we Church realize Planting every Team family has unique circumstances,<br />
we hope you’ll find something here that’s helpful.<br />
Communicate, collaborate, and coordinate.<br />
If both parents are trying to work from home, remember that<br />
you’re on the same team together. Try to set up a schedule that<br />
suits everyone. Some of us are taking shifts, where one parent<br />
works from 8:30am to 12:00pm, while the other cares for the kids,<br />
then switching from 12:30pm to 5:00pm. (Make a plan, but leave<br />
room to be flexible)
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St James<br />
... andmore<br />
Include your kids.<br />
Ask your children to “help” in ways that make sense for their<br />
ages. You might help them make a “Time to Work” sign for you,<br />
then explain that when you hang it on the door, that means you<br />
need to concentrate. Help them make special artwork for your<br />
workspace—especially if you’ll be in video meetings. Your kids<br />
are more likely to respect boundaries between work time and<br />
family time if they feel invested in both.<br />
Set realistic expectations.<br />
“Productivity” looks different right now than it did three months<br />
ago. And, most of the people you work with are likely dealing<br />
with Looking issues forward very to similar Easter to yours. Be a living example of the<br />
things<br />
News about<br />
you<br />
our<br />
hope<br />
Foodbank<br />
to receive from others. Give grace to your<br />
coworkers,<br />
Update from<br />
to<br />
the<br />
your<br />
Church<br />
children,<br />
Planting<br />
and<br />
Team<br />
to yourself.<br />
Enjoy this time you have together. It may be hard to remember<br />
right now, but just a few months ago, many of us were trying to<br />
find ways to spend more time with our kids. It’s true that our<br />
current circumstances come with real challenges. But, it’s also<br />
true that we have the power to choose how we respond. We can<br />
see them as setbacks that are causing us pain, or as<br />
opportunities to draw our families closer than ever.<br />
Taken from an article by YouVersion
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St James<br />
Sunday<br />
Being<br />
Contagious<br />
This week Harry is looking at the whole subject of Being<br />
Contagious; and we are sure that you will instantly be thinking<br />
about our current situation and something that has led, not only<br />
our city, but almost the whole world to be in a state of<br />
‘Lockdown’.<br />
Looking forward to Easter<br />
News about our Foodbank<br />
So what is really contagious, is it the virus, or is it something<br />
Update from the Church Planting Team<br />
else? Our lives are often manipulated and even controlled by a<br />
number of unseen and unprecedented forces: So what is it that is<br />
controlling you – is it the fear of what you think you know, or is it<br />
something else.<br />
Why not catch us on-line – Sunday at 10am
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St James<br />
Chat<br />
Why not join us again this Sunday<br />
on-line after the service?<br />
Yes at 11:00 after the service we’ll be meeting again in the Zoom chatroom<br />
where you can ask questions, speak to friends, sign up to a small group or<br />
pray with someone.<br />
Simply download the Zoom cloud meeting App. then connect using the<br />
meeting reference number 846 5580 3045<br />
Join us on Zoom<br />
Quiz Night<br />
7pm 8 th <strong>May</strong><br />
Looking forward to Easter<br />
News about our Foodbank<br />
Update from the Church Planting Team<br />
882-1008-2538<br />
Want to listen to our talks on the go<br />
Download the Soundcloud App. for Apple or Android<br />
Go to our website www.james4u.org<br />
click on the Soundcloud icon
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Connect<br />
If you need help connecting, just give us a call on 01274 830 133<br />
or email harry@James4u.org<br />
www.James4u.org<br />
https://www.facebook.com/james4u.org/<br />
https://www.facebook.com/stjameschurchthornton<br />
https://twitter.com/harry_gwinnett<br />
Follow the link via our website @ www.James4u.org<br />
If you would like someone to pray for or with you<br />
please text or phone our Prayer line 07379 39 15 18<br />
Looking forward to Easter<br />
News about our Foodbank<br />
Update from the Church Planting Team<br />
10am on-line<br />
Service<br />
Next Week<br />
Calling out to<br />
God
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St James<br />
Partners<br />
Working<br />
Together<br />
Looking forward to Easter<br />
News about our Foodbank<br />
Update from the Church Planting Team<br />
Picture<br />
Picture<br />
taken<br />
taken<br />
at<br />
at<br />
the<br />
the<br />
Shipley<br />
Shipley<br />
store<br />
store<br />
whilst<br />
whilst<br />
collecting<br />
collecting<br />
the<br />
the<br />
donated<br />
donated<br />
food.<br />
food.<br />
Thanks to<br />
B & M Bargains<br />
Yes a huge thank you to<br />
B & M bargains for their<br />
generous donation to our<br />
Foodbank here in Thornton.<br />
Their substantial donation will go<br />
a long way to help feed those<br />
families in the Thornton, Allerton<br />
and surrounding areas who are<br />
finding it difficult during the<br />
current crisis.
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St James<br />
Give<br />
We value your<br />
support<br />
When you give to St James’<br />
you’re fuelling what we<br />
know God is doing in the<br />
midst of this pandemic.<br />
With your help we can<br />
continue working closely<br />
with our local partners to<br />
help meet the needs of our<br />
local community.<br />
You are also making it<br />
possible for lots of people<br />
to connect with us on-line<br />
through our digital<br />
platforms.<br />
Please remember to keep<br />
connected and keep praying.<br />
Many ways to help<br />
on-line<br />
www.james4u.org<br />
post<br />
300 Thornton Road, Thornton<br />
Bradford BD13 3AB<br />
text<br />
2FROMME to 70085 to give £2<br />
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10FROMME to 70085 to give £10
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