HeartEdge Mailer: March 2018

Welcome to the HeartEdge Mailer for March. Loads to inspire and equip this month - including:

• Portrait from Prison, plus Adam Curtis on fear of change. And face paints!
• Purple Shoots in the West Country plus a social enterprise 'how to' guide
• Big Lunches, Dave Andrews on compassionate community work and 'Down to Earth'
• Plus John Swinton, Maggi Dawn, Inderjit Bhogal and Jess Foster!

We're defined by our four Cs - HeartEdge churches and organisations are about becoming:

• Active in commerce 
• Engaged with culture
• Nurturing congregation
• Developing community

HeartEdge: Events

21 May, 7.00pm: St Martin in the Fields, London: “Who is my Neighbour? - The Global and Personal Challenge". Sam Wells chairs a panel discussion with Rabbi Shulamit Ambalu, Dr Megan Warner and Revd Richard Carter. Sam Ahmad Ziaee who will talk about his journey aged 16 from Afghanistan to the UK. Edited by Richard Carter and Sam Wells, and published by SPCK. The event is free and open to all. Copies of the book will be on sale at £10. Book here.

Thur 24 May, 2pm - 4pm: St Martin-in-the-Fields, London: HeartEdge Start:Stop Workshop. Learn about Start:Stop, the popular 10-minute work-based reflections for people on their way to work, with Revd Jonathan Evens. Session include - growing a new congregation; engaging with working people; ministering in the workplace and communicating with busy people. Book here or call 020 7766 1127. HeartEdge members - free. Non-members - £10.

24 - 27 August: Boughton House, Leicestershire, Greenbelt: Sam Wells, Vicar of HeartEdge members St Martin in the Fields will be speaking at Greenbelt Festival this August Bank-Holiday. Carol Ann Duffy, Paula Gooder and Pussy Riot also feature. Details here.

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Carol Ann Duffy - Prayer.