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WE WANT THE OLYMPIC TORCH Relay to inspire a cascade of prayer and praise through every village, town and city - including yours - between 19th May to 27th July.
Tracking the same places and dates as the official Relay is the More Than Gold 70-day Prayer Relay. The aim is to generate prayer for communities, the Games and the nations. On your own or with your home group, prayer group, whole church or lots of churches you can -
Then download the Prayer Relay Daily Prayers - link. And request a free prayer poster, with the dates and places the Olympic flame will travel at ucb2go.co.uk/morethangold You will also be able to follow the Prayer Relay on Twitter via #mtgprayer If you are in one of the 70 towns where the Olympic torch is to stop overnight, join in the Prayer Relay blessing 'exchange'. This day-time event sees church leaders passing on prayers of blessing from where the Torch last stopped. Details will be on our Facebook events at link. An Olympic athlete for your church? FANCY AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE to speak at your church? Don't even think about it! Competitors are focused on only one thing - to be at their best when the moment comes. But there is a great Plan B. Short, sharp interviews with UK International Christian athletes are available from Scripture Union as paid-for downloads £1.50 each or all 10 for £10 from link. There is also a free outline of 5 short talks based on the downloads which is available through the link. Another Plan B is to run an Olympic-themed sports quiz free from Christians in Sport - details here. Great resources for youth and schools LOOKING FOR A WAY to engage young people with the Games and faith? Look no further - For schools: 'Team Talk' has 5 Key Stage 2 assembly outlines featuring UK International Christian athletes and dramatically re-told Bible stories. For details and to order go to link. For 11 to 16s from outside a church community: there's a 'Decathlon' which uses games from 10 different sports to convey some essentials of the Christian faith. For a sample of one of the sessions click here. For a link to these resources and lots more like them go towww.morethangold.org.uk/webshop Get your sights on the Paralympics THE PARALYMPIC GAMES gives your church a way to champion the cause of disability and be welcoming to all. And there's lots of ideas and help on hand. The Olympic movement has taken the issues of disability to its heart. The time has come for churches to do the same. This can be through -
Mission Teams seek London churches. Over 1,000 people from overseas have now signed up to be part of mission teams - most with London in mind. So we need to hear from London churches that could use helping hands and willing hearts this summer. To see what's involved go to - link. Games Pastors deadline approaching. The deadline is Friday 1st June to apply to serve the thousands of travelers, sightseers and spectators involved with London 2012. For information click here. Free event pack for churches. Still available is our 48 page publication full of ideas to help churches engage with their community during the Torch Relay and the Games. Created by Traidcraft with an emphasis on acting justly. To request go to www.traidcraftshop.co.uk/churcheventpack Prayer Please give thanks for:
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