Greetings from the Zephaniah Team!
We had a fab start to the summer at this years holiday club. Take a look at the newsletter below to see what we got up to at Cirque Du Zeph, the songs, the stories, the drama…
We are now back, fully rested and ready to start the new term. Our prayer diary below gives a taste of where the team will be, and when. Please do give the link a click and remember us in your prayers.
Happy Easter from the Zephaniah Team!
We’ve reached the end of a term which has almost been back to normal. We’ve seen assemblies, after-school clubs, RE lessons and events all getting back into action. Follow the links below to read everything that the team has been up to this term.
We have another busy term ahead of us after Easter. Have a look at our prayer diary, and follow our term in prayer as we travel around “taking Light into dark corners”.
Happy Christmas from everyone at Zephaniah! It has been good this term to get back to work that looks a little more ‘normal’, whatever that means. Even though everything is a little more complicated, we have been able to do almost everything we would normally due in the autumn term, with most of it being in-person. It has been great to actually be back in front of children, rather than being a recording on YouTube. Below you can find links to our full Christmas newsletter, our diary for next term, and our Christmas card to you.
Sorry! Orders for this year’s Christmas cards are now closed.
Each pack of 12 cards includes 4 each of 3 of Zephaniah’s past Christmas card designs, all wonderful creations by our Associate, Katie Jones. Each A6 size card contains a Christmas greeting and an appropriate quote from scripture.
Each pack of 12 cards costs £5. All profits raised from the sale of these cards will help fund the ongoing work of the Zephaniah Trust, taking Light into dark corners in schools across Bradford and the Spen Valley.
The deadline for orders was 31st October, so we’re sorry but no new orders can be accepted now. Orders will be delivered/available for collection by the end of November.
To order, complete the order form below and return to Zephaniah Trust, 2a Norwood Road, Shipley BD18 2AZ. Alternatively you can scan and email the form to us at office@zephaniah.org.uk . Please ensure your form reaches us by 31st October.
If you’d like to see more of Katie’s work have a look at: http://www.instagram.com/creativeangelkatie
The summer holidays are drawing to a close, and the photos of children in their new school uniform, standing eagerly on doorsteps, are starting to appear on social media pages. Here at Zephaniah we are gearing up for a new term which, we hope, will look slightly more normal than the last 12 months. To keep you up to date with both what we’ve been doing, and what we hope to be doing over the next few months, here is our latest newsletter. We hope you enjoy reading it.
If you have read our Diamond Challenge, and you want to become a Diamond Giver – or encourage someone else to become one – here is the form that you’ll need.
Happy Easter!
It’s now been just over a year since we were able to regularly and reliably go into our schools. It’s been a year of adapting and developing the ways that we work, so that we can still be there for schools, churches and families. It has also been a year of hoping – hoping that the case numbers will go down, hoping that restrictions will lift, hoping that we can get back to seeing children face-to-face, hoping the finances will hold steady. Easter is all about Hope too. It is our reminder that God is all about restoration – the stripping out of the rubbish that gets in the way of our relationship with Him, and with each other, and filing the space that creates with His love and new life.
Our newsletter gives you a glimpse of some of the ways that we have kept on ‘taking Light into dark corners’ this term. Grab a cuppa, and have a read to find out about the assemblies, RE lessons, Easter workshops, and ZephFamily worship that we’ve still been able to do despite the restrictions. God is good!
None of what we’ve been able to achieve this year would have been possible without you – our supporters. Your prayers and your giving have enabled and encouraged us. Thank you!!
Enjoy the newsletter and Happy Easter!
From
John, Julie, Julia, Yvonne and Jenny
The Zephaniah Trust Team
We’re excited to launch the Zephaniah Easter Activities and Resource Pack for 2021!
Normally, we’d spend the weeks before Easter running events, workshops and lessons, in schools and with churches, to help children explore the Easter story. The pandemic continues to stop us from doing that face-to-face – but we can still carry on remotely! Our Resource Pack is suitable for use by schools, churches, volunteer children’s workers, and families.
In this pack, you’ll find a craft activity from Julia, poetry workshop from John, drama workshop from Julie, and reflection/RE lesson from Yvonne – along with a guide to additional resources on our YouTube Channel.
The pack is available completely free of charge – download yours here or by clicking the image below. If you’d like to make a donation towards our work as a thank you, you can do so on Virgin Money Giving.
December Fest is our virtual online festival, shining some light in the early winter darkness.
Seven hours of music and spoken word, recorded live and edited together in a full festival programme.
The festival is free to access but we ask that you make a donation to our fundraising appeal, supporting our work in schools, communities and churches in Bradford and beyond, on the links below.
WATCH from 2pm on Sunday 6th December:
youtube.com/zephstoryteller
DONATE HERE:
www.virginmoneygiving.com/fund/keepthelightshining
FESTIVAL LINE-UP
Garth Hewitt
Stewart Henderson
Rachel Croft
Tony Vino
Froud & Daughter (with Yvonne)
Julie Wilkinson
Daryll Hackett
Amy Harris
Conrad Burdekin
John Biglands
Motif
Chris Gates
The Mudlarks
Jon Buckeridge
Hilary Bond
Gary Borrows
Carol Barwick/Raise Your Voice Choir
Great Yorkshire Chorus
Mussanzi Family Choir
Katie Jones
Keep your eye on our Facebook page for updates!
Visit the December Fest shop front, where you can find links to more information on the performers, here.
And here is our Christmas Card to you!
Zephaniah Trust 