The Hope Countryside Partnership
The Hope Countryside team met earlier this month and we mapped out our plans for the year ahead, as below.
Seeds of Prayer
Seeds of Prayer, which has been issued nearly every month since it started in 2018, will now be issued seasonally, ie four issues per year. The spring 2024 issue will be released at the beginning of March, the summer issue at the beginning of June, and so on. As hitherto, Seeds will be published here and on the Hope Countryside website, where we also plan to post additional content related to the prayer themes. As Seeds will be less frequent, a new two-sided format will be used to enable more topics to be covered.
‘A movement of hope in rural Britain’
We have been encouraged by stories of the different ways people are reaching out to friends and neighbours in our villages and countryside. There have been many creative and innovative ideas reaching across the generations. We plan to continue the momentum of sharing these good ideas, providing updates and sharing testimonies and encouraging one another in prayer, with regular online ‘pray and share’ gatherings.
The next of these will be on Wednesday, 7 February, 7.30 - 9.00 PM; login details below.
Direct Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82116719194?pwd=cmJtems0OWg4SExPM3ozcUIveDYyQT09If the above link doesn’t work go to https://web.zoom.us/join and enter the details below.
Meeting ID: 821 1671 9194
Passcode: 905289
Praying for rural and wider concerns
We also plan to run some Saturday morning online meetings to address and pray for current concerns in rural Britain and for wider issues. Dates and topics of these will be circulated in due course.
In-person gatherings
One of the conclusions of our team meeting was that we would like to meet in-person more often and to do so at different locations around the country.
The next event will be a gathering in the North-East of England in March as below. Further details of the day and how to sign up will be circulated soon, but you can let us know now if you plan to come by replying to this message and providing the names of all who will be attending.
Hope Countryside Prayer Gathering
Saturday 2 March 2024, 11 AM - 4 PM
Emmanuel Church, Macnay Street, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, TS12 1LE
On Saturday, 29 June, we shall re-convene at Southfields Farm, Coleshill. Details to follow, but please put the date in your diary now.