Today's new @TrussellTrust figures are shattering Last year - in their network alone - 154,403 emergency food parcels were distributed in the North East, up 54% on the year before 58,951 of these were for children This cannot be right in one of the world's largest economies

When communities feel forgotten or isolated through poverty, power & politics, we at TCT want to see people through the same eyes as Mary People with stories to share, vulnerability & humility to find strength, passions & ambitions to be explored, dignity & worth discovered

Bookings are now OPEN for our fabulous Blossom Day Community Open Day! Saturday 13th May 2023, 11-3pm Please book via eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/625171694367 #spring #community #social #newcastle

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Amen! We hope & pray to continue being beacons of light for those in need of justice & truth. May Archbishop of York Prayer be ours too as we co-create action in the communities God calls us into!

We ❤️ the partnerships & relationships being modeled Newcastle Cathedral Oswin Project London North Eastern Railway working together to greater serve others, develop worth & show love in action A cord of three strands is not quickly broken - Ecclesiastes 4:12) We’ve also benefited from their lovely 🍰

Congrats to Purcell & Newcastle Cathedral a project which shows 'clear connections to place, craft and the communities to which they belong' Spaces & buildings can bring people together to share hope & vision, give a sense of pride, renew purpose & us to drive change & into action!

When communities & churches work together to create welcome & belonging they are sharing in the provision & blessing of God Gestures of hope offer a glimpse of light in the darkness of all that troubles us. We're excited to support projects which reflect the psalmists vision!

Our 'Real Conversations' project bought together communities, those who hold power, those who feel powerless, those who want change, those who can make change We shared in fellowship & ourselves We spread the table & were blessed with new ways of seeing how community could be!

Thursday 4 May is #FirefightersMemorialDay, a day to remember those who run towards danger to keep our communities safe! Below is a message from FionaUsher about her hopes for the day with a minute’s silence at 12pm holding before God those who sacrifice their lives for others

Asset-based Community Development is the ♥️ our work We support work which is driven & led by empowered voices within communities, those who understand the richness & diversity of experiences & memories held within a place To be seen, known, understood & loved as God does!

How do we listen well? As churches, community members, as those with power or influence… We have learnt so much about the breadth of experiences in communities we work By listening without prejudice with grace & openness we are being challenged, changed & inspired

Today our trustees will hear from Lynda & Matt about our ‘Real Conversations’ project, TCT we’re part of nine Together Network partners across the country running the project as part of the Faith New Deal Pilot Scheme Honest & hopeful sharing between communities & decision makers

The diocesan Rural Strategy Group invite you to their ‘Rural Church and Pilgrimage’ workshop. Thursday 29 June 2023 | Shilbottle Village Hall | 10am – 4pm. More information / book your place 👉 bit.ly/3LZkeIF #Rural #RuralChurch #Pilgrimage #ChurchOfEngland

We’ve been sharing together some of our work with our trustees meeting at the beautiful St Columba’s Wideopen

We pray & hope all new elected Councillors will represent all in their communities with care, empowering their worth, shining light on injustice & working for transformation! #LocalElection2023

King Charles III will be asked by the Archbishop to ‘do justice, stop the growth of iniquity, help & defend widows & orphans’ to remember that ‘the kingdoms of this world are to become the kingdom of our God’

Part of our journey in making real the vision & goal of God's Kingdom is a recognition & honouring that communities flourish when given agency & empowerment in their hopes, aspirations, potential from which a new path may be followed & companions on the journey made

Recognizing the wounds, scars & shared trauma held within communities can bring healing & reconciliation We long for a church that is attentive to all those who’s pasts & presents are shaped by pain, sharing hopeful futures through compassion, understanding, prayer & action

Representing Transforming Communities Together : Tyne to Tweed down at Lambeth Palace Library Church Urban Fund event to celebrate work past present and future especially Just Finance Foundation. Also introduction of new CEO. Potential here to make a difference Newcastle Diocese (CofE)