Bristol Chaplaincy

While I was walking around the harbourside today for my Harbourside chaplaincy I met who is a street poet. He wrote me a poem about what I do which really depicts my role and the support I offer. Thank you Jonny ✍️🙌🙏🏻

‘An ear on the river’

Here, an ear on the river
offering time to those blown by difficult currents,
carrying a small flame to warm cores,
enquiring, staying, hearing,
going on foot between the boats,
and hopes and broken people,
nursing dreams and persecutions,
fixing leaks and when permitted by the right ear shedding tears.

Here, an ear on the river, bringing the water of listening.

Jonny Heath 18.10.24

Today is world mental health day
Reach out if we can help

HELP NEEDED PLEASE READ
I spent 30mins today sitting and chatting with Sean who you will often find sat by the Prince Street Bridge in Bristol.

When I first met Sean a few months ago he was homeless but had the hope of a flat to live in thanks to a local charity. The good news is that he has now moved into the flat and is no longer homeless, however, he is still facing some significant challenges.

Sean told me today that he is seriously ill and as a result of his illness, his liver is severely damaged. Yesterday he started a 2 month treatment plan and has been told that the tablets he is taking every day are likely to make him feel quite unwell.
Sean also told me that although he had been given a bed, cooker and some other basic furniture for his flat, but that he didn't have any food and was sitting on the floor as he didn't have a sofa.

Today I could help Sean in a small way by buying him a Sausage and Bacon roll and a cup of tea, but there more that we would like to do to help Sean.

We would love to be able to give him a sofa and also take round some groceries to his flat. We are also contacting the local foodbank on his behalf.

We would like to raise some extra funding to be able to help Sean and also others we support in their own situations. We would specifically like to raise funds to be able to buy a Sofa for him.

If you would like to help us to do this you can give through our Just Giving Campaign here - https://justgiving.com/campaign/bristolchaplaincy

Thank you for your support.

If you are looking to learn more about Chaplaincy. We recommend attending the 'Exploring Chaplaincy' course being run by Pioneering Chaplaincy. This course will give you an excellent introduction to chaplaincy. For more information see their website (www.pioneeringchaplaincy.co.uk) or sign up at the link below.

Exploring Chaplaincy Through our training course ‘Exploring Chaplaincy’, you’ll gain an understanding of the modern day ministry of chaplaincy.

The sun is starting to come out, lots of people about, it’s going to be an awesome day at the Bristol Harbour Festival ☀️🙌

The cross on the mast of the barge is looking amazing tonight. A light shining in the harbourside. 🙏🏻

Fantastic vibe at the photo exhibition today. Lots of visitors, lots of conversations and lots of fun. If you’ve not made it down yet it would be great to see you.

Lots of different boats on the water in the Bristol Harbour today. Why don’t you head down to the festival and drop in to see our harbourside photography exhibition 📸🙌🦜

Wowsers, we are loving been moored here for the Harbour Festival. It’s a stunning day ☀️. Why don’t you head down and see the photography exhibition or take some time out in the Wellbeing Hub.

It’s the final count Down for the Harbour festival the chosen photos from the competition are on display if you are planning to visit this weekend call in to the wellbeing hub

Banner and Bunting up this morning and we are now ready for Friday. The photography exhibition and wellbeing HUB is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 10am and 6pm. If you are visiting the Harbour Festival we would love you to come along and say hello.
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Heading to the barge in Temple Quay today for more preparations ahead of next months Bristol Harbour Festival. The barge is open for you to drop in between 11 and 2 today. It would be great to see you. 🙌

Bristol Chaplaincy currently supports many people across 6 existing chaplaincy expressions.

We have at least another 5 opportunities in the immediate pipeline that we are unable to progress due to funding.

We have recently launched a JustGiving Campaign to raise £20,000 so that we can progress the new opportunities and establish new expressions. Please consider partnering with us so that we can help many more people facing challenges in their lives.

Thank you for your support

www.justgiving.com/campaign/bristolchaplaincy

1 week to go until our photography competition closes for entries. Why don’t you head out this weekend around the harbourside and take some photos. More info on our website - www.bristolchaplaincy.co.uk/harbourfestival

Just over 1 week to go until the photography competition closes. Head over to www.bristolchaplaincy.co.uk/harbourfestival for all the information. Lots of time to get involved and have a chance of winning some incredible prizes.

Here we go 🔥🐻, it’s the start of preseason and my 6th season as Club Chaplain. An incredible privilege to play just a small part supporting the players and staff at Bristol Bears. I have a feeling this season is going to be the best yet 💪🔥👊🐻🙏🏻

I’m looking forward to spending time around the Bristol Harbourside tomorrow. Why don’t you head out and take some photos to enter into the Harbour Festival Photography Competition. There are lots of great prizes for you to win and also the opportunity for your photograph to be exhibited during the festival. For more information visit - www.bristolchaplaincy.co.uk/harbourfestival 📸

There is still time to enter our photograph competition and have an opportunity to have your photo chosen to be part of an exhibition during the harbour festival. Head on out to anywhere around the Bristol Harbourside with your camera or phone etc. The theme is “Life around the Harbourside”. We have some great prizes including a £200 cash prize for the winner. For more info and how to enter go to - www.bristolchaplaincy.co.uk/harbourfestival

I took this photo today, not the best, scaffolding doesn’t look great. Could you do any better? 📸

Why not get out and about around the harbourside this weekend and enter our photography competition. We would love some creative and fun pictures to be entered. More info on our website - www.bristolchaplaincy.co.uk/harbourfestival

Lots of prizes up for grabs.

Was great to have the Harbourside photography competition featured on the BBC Radio Bristol breakfast show today.

There is still plenty of time to enter the competition, why don’t you head out around the harbourside and get creative. For more info see our website. You can also listen back to the interview on BBC Sounds, we were on at about 7:45am.

www.bristolchaplaincy.co.uk/harbourfestival

Bristol Chaplaincy and Upper Reaches are running an outreach project at this years Harbour Festival, providing both a wellbeing hub and a photography exhibition on the prayer barge which is being moved to the moorings opposite SS Great Britain.

For info about volunteering see - www.bristolchaplaincy.co.uk/harbourfestivalvolunteers

For info about the photography competition see - www.bristolchaplaincy.co.uk/harbourfestival

If you would like to make a donation to support this project you can do that through our just giving campaign here - www.justgiving.com/campaign/bristolchaplaincy

Thanks for your support
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Do you have a few hours free this weekend? Why not visit the Bristol Harbourside, take some photographs and enter our Harbourside Photography Competition. 📸

You can find more information on our website here - www.bristolchaplaincy.co.uk/harbourfestival

Reflecting on a busy week of significant conversations 🙌🙏🏻

PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 📸

We are excited to be launching a photography competition and are inviting entries from budding photographers in Bristol.

The theme for the competition is “Life around the Harbourside” and we have 4 different categories for you to enter. We will be selecting 50 photographs to be exhibited on the “Upper Reaches Wide-beam barge” during the 2024 Harbour Festival.
For more information visit our website at -

www.bristolchaplaincy.co.uk/harbourfestival