Our September 2022 meeting was an excellent and encouraging time with quality fellowship, sharing and prayer. We were ably hosted (and fed) by Barnabus. Thank you everyone for coming and making it a memorable couple of hours sabbath time out of our busy schedules. Several said they were so glad they had made the effort to come.

Ian Rutherford told us about an open letter sent to the Prime Minister, signed by over 50 faith, charity and organisational leaders, calling for direct support for the poorest households in response to rising living costs. You can read it here. 
 
Andrew introduced the next Street Stories on the 8th November. ‘Birds, fish and Donkeys’ will be about Kingdom Economics and God’s provision and promises to be a valuable and well-timed event given the waves of crises affecting cost-of-living we as a country have been hit by this year. Please make it a priority to come, and invite others (7:15 for 7:30, Methodist Central Hall).

Our next meeting of the Mosaic network will be on Tuesday December 6, 12-2pm. Venue TBA.

Our next Mosaic meeting will be on May 4, 12-2pm at the Message. Eduardo will give an update on Festival Manchester, Tony Winter will speak about Street Pastors, and we will have updates from Green Pastures and Betel. Plus sharing and news.

Some changes at Mosaic Justice Network this year. In February we said goodbye to Tom Skinner who had been on the facilitating team since the start. Tom has changed job and is unable now to give the time to Mosaic. We wish him God's blessing in his new role and thank him for his huge contribution to the network.

At our May meeting we welcomed Michelle Bucknor of 'Press Red' onto the facilitating team alongside Andrew and Paul. Michelle brings her unique gifting and experience and a desire to grow the network in the quality of its relationships.

Around 100 gathered for an evening of quality discussion and content on the importance of working together as churches and faith-based organisations, not just with each other but with others - statutory and voluntary - seeking to bring wholeness and well-being to all as we enter the process of recovery from the Covid pandemic. Big thanks to our guests Erinma Bell, Andy Burnham and Adrian Nottingham, and to Ian Rutherford and Methodist Central Hall for hosting us. ​

Our next 'Street Stories' event will be on November 15, 7:15pm in Methodist Central Hall, Manchester. We are partnering with Greater Manchester Movement for Recovery to look at how what the churches are already doing has the potential to play a major part in our region's recovery strategy from the pandemic. With guests Andy Burnham, Adrian Nottingham and Erinma Bell. More details and booking info here. Space is limited.

The next meeting of the Mosaic Justice Network will be on September 22 from 11am. We will be hosted by Betel Manchester who will provide lunch. This is an opportunity for members to get together for a sabbath-type breather from ministry and activity and partake in some mutual encouragement and sharing. If you are part of a project or organisation involved in Christian social action and would like to know more about Mosaic, send an email.

Our next Mosaic Justice Network members meeting will be on Thursday June 24, from 11am to 1pm. We are looking forward* to our first face to face meeting since early 2020, and the Nazarene College in Didsbury have kindly agreed to host us, with Principal, Rev Dr Deirdre Brower-Latz as guest speaker. We will also be hearing from other members as they reflect on their experience of Covid and lockdown. For more information, please send an email.

(*subject to current Covid regulations)