Friday 22 March 2013

Passion of Christ

For information about the Passion of Christ 2013 and how to support this year’s production please visit www.soulbythesea.info

Next weekend marks the beginning of a very special and important time for us as believers, as we journey with our Lord through His passion and death and then rejoice on Easter Sunday when we witness to Jesus’ victory over sin and death!

Here at Soul by the Sea we are in the final stages of our preparations to relive the story of Jesus through the Passion of Christ, due to be held at 2:00pm daily from 29th – 31st March on the lawns of St Peter’s Church, Brighton.

Finances:
We would like to sincerely thank you if you have already made a financial contribution towards this year’s event, which we are hosting over three days, free to the public. However, we still need to raise a further £20,000 to cover production costs and this is causing some cash flow challenges, with the event now only a week away! If you are able to help us achieve our target, with a gift of any amount, it would be a fantastic encouragement to know that you have joined in this very practical way. Details of how to give are on our website and also on the attached ‘How to Donate’.

Our most vital prayer needs are:
For fine weather (also good for local businesses who benefit from crowds gathering to the Passion Play);
For all matters apropos health and safety and allied to that, all matters technical;
And most importantly, that the message of Jesus would be heard and received by many who have not yet given their lives to Christ.
Prayer must undergird this all! You can find current prayer requests on our website.

On-site prayer gatherings:
Beginning with Good Friday morning, prayer held from 9-10am on St Peters south lawns.
Following this, should you wish to join, there will also be a Good Friday Walk of Witness which will involve various Churches coming together at the Old Steine.
Again on the 29th, there will be prayer held at 12:30pm and this will repeat daily during the course of the weekend at our on-site prayer tent.

Volunteers: are still needed in variety of ways leading up to and throughout Easter weekend. A Recruitment Form is attached giving more details.

Final challenge: could you encourage all your Christian friends to invite a ‘not-yet Christian’ friend or family member to the Passion of Christ and then arrange to take them out afterwards for a coffee or even a meal? This would enable discussion on what it is they have just witnessed. Material will be available on the Soul by the Sea site to help guide those enquiring about the Christian faith.


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