TALK OF THE TOWNEND: You Are Beautiful (if a little out of tune) AUGUST 2010
Richard looks at the furore surrounding auto-tune on X-Factor, and how the celebrity culture is giving young people a distorted view of the world.
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New Volunteers Scheme with Label of Love, HULL AUGUST 2010
Label of Love are a Christian youth and schools ministry, based in Hull, who are taking the gospel into the heart of our society in a relevant and exciting way....and they want YOU to be a part of it!!
Darren Clarkson from Label of Love explains more
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Gap Year Placements in Northallerton AUGUST 2010
Our great friends at New Life Baptist Church in Northallerton are recruiting Year Out Trainees for 2010-2011. Several people from Urban Saints groups have gone through their well regarded progamme and have moved on through this training into further ministry opportunities. Do you know anyone who might be interested in joining Baz, Vicky and the team for the year?
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Click here for the New Life website
Interested? Contact Vicky Thompson for more information
 
URBAN SAINTS MENTORING TRAINING DAY in TEES VALLEY AUGUST 2010
The brand new series of Urban Saints Training Conferences will be visiting the Oakwood Centre, home of Tees Valley Community Church on Saturday 2nd October. The 2010 theme is mentoring for children and young people, and the training is in partnership with the Sophia Network. Remember, Energize groups get 3 FREE places on the training day.
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ReDefine: Sheffield AUGUST 2010
Urban Saints, in partnership with churches in Sheffield, have launched a pioneering new year-long discipleship and training programme called REDEFINE. This is a leadership training academy for teenagers from all over Sheffield and beyond who are hungry to be defined by God and thirsty to redefine a city!
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Contact Rich Townend for more details about Redefine
 
Team News JULY 2010
Our Regional Support Worker, Linda Sharp, will be leaving us at the end of the July to take on a new role with CareNet, a Christian charity that networks with medical professionals.

But Linda is not the only person to be moving on in the coming months. Rob Saggs from our Regional Streering Group is moving with his wife Janette from Hull to a church in Maldon in Essex. And Crusader stalwart Carole Lead will be moving from her home in Ampleforth to a new life in Suffolk where she will be closer to her grand-children. We'll miss you all guys, and hope God blesses you in everything that lies ahead!

We will inform you shortly as to the appointment of a new Regional Support Worker. Watch this space!
Read some of Linda's highlights in her role
 
Raise money for Urban Saints by shopping online JULY 2010
It’s been a tough year for Urban Saints, as like all charities we are feeling the pinch. We are incredibly grateful to all of our financial supporters, but are constantly on the lookout for new ways of raising money. One such way you can help is by doing your online shopping through Easy Fundraising.
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Easy Fundraiding website
 
The ReBuild Experience JULY 2010
We're really excited about next year's 'ReBuild' mission trip. The 2010 experience was amazing but don't take our word for it - hear it from those who were there!
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Youth Pastor Job in Hull JULY 2010
New Life Church in Hull are on the hunt for a new Youth Pastor. Urban Saints have been connected with New Life for the last five years, and the band from the church has played at several of our events including SPREE North in 2009.

New Life Church in Hull is a vibrant and growing city church of 500 gathered from a membership across East Yorkshire, meeting in four locations, with more locations being planted each year. New Life is a Pentecostal, Spirit filled Church with a passion to see God’s power and presence impact thousands across the region, nation and world.

They are looking for a Youth Pastor to oversee and run the growing youth work, currently organised into three different groups consisting of around 60 aged 12-18. The salary is £15,000.

Job description and person specification
New Life Hull website
Send your CV to Jarrod Cooper at New Life
 
The Headingley Fund MAY 2010
Apply for a small grant from our Headingley Fund to enable young people and unwaged leaders the ability to pay for training, events and residentials through Urban Saints this summer.
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