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NightLight Update Winter 2009

Nearly 1 year Old.

It’s hard to believe but NightLight is 1 year old in April. We are hoping to mark this with some sort of event for Team Members and others who are interested in the work that we do. It has been a very interesting year and it has been good to see so many Christians of different traditions and backgrounds working together.

Please send any suggestions of how we should mark our first birthday to Matthew Pittam matthewpittam@yahoo.co.uk

New Bar/ Mobile Counter.

We are very grateful to the person who designed and built the new mobile counter. Thanks also to those who contributed towards the cost of production. This will involve far less carrying and also helps to give us a greater profile and offers a warmer welcome. The new counter includes heating and lighting. Safety and operational advice will be emailed to each member.

The counter was used for the first time on Friday 8^th Feb and we had good feedback from visitors and the Police. Many of those who normally pass through stayed at the counter and we had some interesting chats ‘over the bar’.

Farewell and best wishes

It is with sadness that we say farewell to Emma Freeman from Myton Church who is moving to Leeds. Emma has been a very faithful member of Nightlight. It was Emma who designed the NightLight logo.

NightLight Page on Hope Leamington Website

There is currently a NighLight page on the Hope Leamington website. This is very basic at present and we hope to develop this further. We would like to have a page that we could refer our visitors onto as well as giving better information about what we do. It would be good if NightLight Team Members could look at the present page and suggest any improvement.

Business as Usual

It is a great tribute to the dedication of NightLight Team Members that we have continued to operate through the cold weather. Even over the Christmas period we have been able to provide a team. This consistency is important and sends a valuable message to those we meet and serve at night. A big thank you to all everyone for all your hard work.

Sponsored Knit for NightLight

Recently a member of All Saints, Pam Brown, completed a sponsored knit in aid of Nightlight. She raised £120. Pam has a visual impairment and so this was a major achievement. Many Thanks to Pam.

Funding for 2009

In 2008 we received a grant from the Town Council and also donations from a number of people. Several people also continue to buy tea and coffee as well as Light bulbs.

Some of our equipment such as the Gazebos desperately needs replacing and we would also like to have a trolley to help move all of the tables and chairs.

We will be applying for extra funding for this year but any donations would be gratefully received.

If you or your church is able to make a donation, please make any cheques payable to All Saints P.C.C, making it clear that the donation is for NightLight.

Team Members

There are a number of people on the NightLight Team Members list who are no longer taking part on a Friday night. If you are on the list but no longer wish to volunteer, please contact Debbie nightlightchurch@yahoo.com

New Members

New members are always welcome. People must be in good standing with their local church. Is there anyone in your church who would like to be part of Nightlight? Please ask them to contact Matthew Pittam for an informal chat, matthewpittam@yahoo.co.uk. 01926 421 223.

Building Links

We continue to build good links with the Police and local businesses. Viali’s Takeaway have expressed their thanks for all that we are doing and on several occasions have brought over free burgers and chips! At Christmas we sent Christmas cards to the local shops and businesses from NightLight.

The Police continue to call each week and we are soon due to have a series of visits from local councillors who are interested in what the church is doing at NightLight.

Prayer

Please continue to pray for NightLight and especially during these colder months that we may bring Jesus’ love to bless our town at Night

Thank you

Once more may I say a big thank you to all who work at Nightlight. It is a really important ministry that are developing and it would not happen without the hard work of all of you. The greatest thing about Nightlight is that we are all Christians working together. This speaks clearly about the Gospel to all those we meet each week