Bridgnorth Anglican Team Ministry seek to share God's love in community and world, so that in all our activities we show Jesus Christ to those around us.
We will work on this together through
(1) Worshipping God and praying for his help and guidance
(2) Caring for and serving people in all life's situations
(3) Recognising and responding to the needs of our communities
(4) Inspiring and learning through each other's strengths and gifts
(1) Worshipping God and praying for His help and guidance
new initiatives:
- explore development of St James' Hall worship; - develop periodic 'quiet days' and local retreats; - develop family worship structures across the team; - initiative school eucharist at St Mary's; - Eardington initiative.
ongoing:
- team evening services in all team churches; - healing ministry [weekly laying on of hands in Bridgnorth + healing services]; - congregational involvement in leading worship; - hold team pentecost morning service followed by lunch; - develop use of hall churches on 5th sunday. Messy Church. Epiphany. Lent [stations of the corss, lent saturdays, wednesday lent series around team churches]. Children & Families [sunday school at Bridgnorth; workshops; family worship at AA, B, Q StL; school eucharist at St Leonards. Prayer [prayer circle-daily prayer, prayer request box at Bridgnorth, christians at work prayer triplets]. Ecumenical [week of prayer, lent lunches, united services].
(2) Caring for and serving people in all life's situations
new initiatives:
- bereavement/baptism anniversary cards; - develop opportunity for pastoral ministry of stewards at Bridgnorth; - refocus familiesrus; - follow up after weddings/anniversary cards.
ongoing:
- Baptism [maintain and refine ongoing preparation and support for baptism families; mu prayer for baptism families]. Bereavement [pastoral visitors scheme]. Marriage [mu support and prayer for marriage couples; marriage preparation]. Disabilities issues [implementation of actions identified by pccs]. Families [families r us continuing]. Young People [youth group]. Pastoral Care scheme. Hospital [chaplaincy functions under Tim O'Brien]. Residential Homes [continuing regular holy communion and developing visiting patterns]. Social [encourage team social events].
(3) Recognising and responding to the needs of our communities
new initiatives:
- welcome packs; - initiate contact with new Tasley development; - Tasley to explore links with Brownies & Guides; - Families R Us.
ongoing:
Website. Families [young family praise' baptism preparation]. Children [foundation praise at St Mary's School]. Holiday play scheme [assembly input]. Men's Group. Community links [civic, ecumenical, deanery + diocese, town twinning, haydn festival, music festival, children's festival, good shepherd, hospital, residential homes, sheltered accommodation; severn valley railway; schools governance at St Mary's & St Leonard's, teaching + assembly input at all schools, school eucharist at St Leonard's; trusteeships of local charities; willing neighbours; community transport project; alzheimers support group; mental health team; church hall use; christians at work; fellowship lunches at shakespeare; friends of st mary's, friends of st calixtus].
(4) Inspiring and learning through each other's strengths and gifts
new initiatives:
- discussion meetings at shakespeare on ethics; - christian basics course for contact groups, eg baptism parents, marriage couples.
ongoing:
Seasonal [lent series, ecumenical lent lunches, unity week lunches]. Adult [marriage preparation, bridgnorth house groups, bible reading notes via St Mary's, christiam basics course for contact groups]. Develop house/study groups. Families [baptism preparation]. Children [foundation praise initiative at St Mary's].
World-wide community
ongoing activities: debt relief and fair trade; support for bridgnorth african project and ensuring continuing involvement; water related projects of special interest at AA.
St Mary's Outreach group links: leprosy mission, children's society, christian aid, good shepherd, bridgnorth africa project, under tree schools.
Local ministry development group: continues to monitor and implement the team plan. Policy documents for review: child protection, evangelism, adult education, study and home groups, all age worship; for production: children and young people.