Last year, 37,000 people came back to church on Back to Church Sunday with the prayerful invitation of a friend. This year we will be using the national Back to Church Sunday resources which includes invitations, prayer cards, posters, welcome workshops, service suggestions and other good things to invite and welcome a friend back to church.
If you are intending to take part this year then it is time to order your pack of materials.
Three packs are available:
Pack 1 - The Essential Pack £20
1 A1 poster
2 A3 posters
4 A4 posters
100 invitation/prayer cards
100 gift postcards
Back to Church Sunday 2009 dvd
Please note that the date is printed on the posters but this could easily be covered if it is more convenient for you to have a different Back to Church Sunday. The invitations are undated.
Pack 2 - The Welcome Pack £25
5 fairtrade organic cotton t-shirts
The shirts are burgundy with ‘Welcome’ in yellow print on the front and the Back to Church Sunday logo and pictures printed on the back. They are all the same size. The t-shirt measures 46inches around the chest but are a little stretchy to accommodate any welcome people who come larger than this.
Pack 3 - The Hospitality Pack £10
100g jar Café Direct Instant Coffee
80 Indian Ocean Fairtrade Teabags
100 Traidcraft White Sugar Sticks
5 packets 150g Fairtrade Fairbreak cookies
Only whole packs are able to be ordered; we are unable to split them this year.
The deadline for orders is Wednesday 27th May 2009.
Please let Janet Guy know how many of each pack you would like to order and post a cheque made payable to 'Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance'. Payment must be received with your order.
janet.guy@norwich.anglican.org or 01603 880853
Packs will be available to collect from Diocesan House from the beginning of July. We strongly recommend that you collect as the postage cost is £7.00 per pack! If you are unable to collect in the 2-3 months before the Sunday please add this cost to your order payment.
The Back to Church Sunday website is at www.backtochurch.co.uk.
If you would like any further information please contact Revd Sue Cramp (sbcramp@waitrose.com or 01986 895535) and she will be pleased to help.