Justice Week

A global response to local issues.

Addressing the Cost of Living Crisis

We have a problem with money in this country.

Petrol prices are up by 80% in the last two years. Grocery bills have increased 8.5% - UK inflation rates are at a 40 year high…

But we have problem with money in this country.

The news may be full of talk about money, but our culture still struggles to find a balance between flashy-consumeristic materliasm, to silently struggling from month to month, and intense guilt with our privilege in a world rife with poverty.

“If you earn half of the average UK wage, you are still richer than 90% of the world.”

So we asked Phil Anderson to help us take this on and explore what the Bible says about money. If we can capture some of this, we can approach our relationship with money in a way that takes us away from the cultural battles of our time.

He also shares from his own testimony and journey from when he first began to give as a university student, up to trying to teach his own children to give.

Proximity Church Podcast

Delve deeper into your own relationship with Money by reflecting on other Proximity Church podcasts, including:

• Neither Poverty nor Riches - Steve Morris
  Listen on Spotify

• Consumerism - Dr Lucie Shuker
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• Money and Wealth - Rosemary & Christie
  Listen on Spotify

• More Money Matters - Roger Ellis
  Listen on Spotify

Questions to Go Further

We believe this is a prophetic message for the now, with a key set of questions:

• Cost of living crisis - coming in the opposite spirit

• Church as a prophetic sign to the world

• What does it mean to be discrete, yet visible?

• What is God’s word to us as a church?

• What is God saying to me as an individual?

Giving to Proximity Church

If you feel led to give to Proximity Church, you can find out more on how to do that here.

Prayer Walking Stanford & Corringham

Join us on our mission to pray and walk every street in Stanford-le-Hope and Corringham.

Encounter Sunday - October 2021

We are really looking forward to Encounter this month!

It's important to note that some of us love being back together in-person and for others of us, it comes with some anxieties.

Following last months Encounter, we have made a few adjustments. We hope this will help us all to prepare and feel as safe as possible.

We will sit in café style church, for the whole morning.

We love this idea for creating a greater sense of welcome, family and hospitality... we also love it as it will help us to keep social distancing and a level of order. It's a win, win!

Lunch

• Everyone will be seated with SIX to every table.

• Your lunch will be served to the table

• The food will have serving spoons/utensils (please use them, not your fingers)

• We will have metal cutlery and real plates so boxes of washing up will need to be taken home. This will save the planet and cash. House Churches will be asked to do this.

• All food will be served in recyclable and microwaveable pots (with lids). You can take home any leftovers. This will help reduce our food waste.

Any unopened drinks we can use for the next Encounter so please don't take home. Please be ready to wipe down your tablecloth after the meal with paper towel and spray.

Crockery and Cutlery

Monday and Tuesday House Church will be taking the boxes of dirties home with them. All boxes can be returned to Robb and Sally's. At the side of their shed, in the front garden, they have three boxes where Encounter plates etc are stored. Please ask your HC Leader for the code to the boxes.

Welcome Table

On the door you will be welcomed by a lovely team. First, you will be asked to sanitise your hands. Then you will asked if you would like a GREEN or RED sticker. RED means you would like to remain socially distanced from others - at all times. GREEN means you are OK to be closer to others and if you wish to hug.

Sanitation Station

There will be anti-bac, hand-towels and sanitiser available for all your sanitation needs. Please use as you feel.

Ventilation

We are going to keep windows and doors open so please bring an extra layer just in case!

We hope these actions will enable us to have the most precious time together.... looking forward to seeing you all!!