Great to be at Warkworth + Acklington @ncldiocese.bsky.social today sharing thoughts on how to be sure we're not sub-consciously serving 2 masters. Our attitude to giving is a big clue. Loved choir from Manchester at Warkworth. Thanks to Rev Helen for invite & to both congregations for warm welcome

Looking forward to welcoming Benefact Group to
Newcastle Diocese next Tue 23rd Sep. Andrew Bass, Senior Grants Officer (North) will be at Church House, NE29 6HS, from 1-3pm to meet anyone who would like to learn about the grants available and the application process. Drop in, no booking needed!

There's 2 more great Sunday opportunities to look at the place of generosity in our Christians lives: 21 Sep Luke 16 1-13 (Serving 2 Masters) + 28 Sep 1 Tim 6 6-19 (Walk the Other Way). Sermon plans + videos for both weeks @ bit.ly/48CCGiv.
youtube.com/watch?v=-Obj.... @ncldiocese.bsky.social

At St Cuthberts today, parish of Beltingham with Henshaw @ncldiocese.bsky.social sharing on folly of trying to serve 2 masters. How helpful of Jesus to remind us it simply can’t be done. Only a few of us left for the photo after I'd finished chatting, but great welcome + thanks Rev Steve for invite.

A joy to spend time with Brenda from Lucker today - a dedicated CW, treasurer, ERO, & synod rep amongst other things! We set up a contactless machine & spent time thinking about other ways to grow generosity and giving in our churches. So grateful for Brenda and her generous hospitality today! 🍰🥗🧃

Next Sunday 15 June is a great day to preach on generosity - Psalm 8 reading shows we're created in God's image. As God is overwhelmingly generous, it's what we're designed to be too! Sermon plan at bit.ly/48CCGiv + pre-recorded sermon youtube.com/watch/v5xtoq.... @ncldiocese.bsky.social

Great welcome at St Aidan’s Brunton Pk @ncldiocese.bsky.social today, sharing how generous God is to each of us, and why, once we really understand that, our natural response, like Zacchaeus, is to want to give back to Him. Thanks all for the kind words afterwards and to Rev Gerard for inviting me.

Do get in touch with @denniscofencl.bsky.social if you'd like to invite him to be a guest speaker at your church (@ncldiocese.bsky.social). He's fantastic!

Great to spend this morning with Philip Rutherford, at St John Lee in Acomb. Together we installed a new Payaz device, set up an online giving account and created a QR code for printed material. We both needed a strong cup of tea after all that but a good job was done! 💳✅☕

What a great day we had yesterday! We were delighted to welcome to Church House teams from 16 parishes who gathered to spend time exploring the new Cornerstone platform and decide together on individual pathways to work on in small groups over the coming weeks. Huge thanks to everyone who took part.

CofE Churches in Newcastle Diocese have the opportunity to invite someone to speak confidently and sensitively on generosity. Not sure if it would work in your context? Check out sample videos on bit.ly/48CCGiv and for contact details to check available dates.

Excited to start work with the first 18 parishes in Newcastle Diocese!