Monthly Archives: May 2010

Two members of our staff were recently commended by Merseyside Police for their longstanding contribution to youth engagement in the North Liverpool area. Matthew Moreton and Sheila McCormack received awards for “Outstanding Support and Engagement with Young People” at an annual awards ceremony held by Merseyside Police’s Youth Engagement Unit on 19th May.

Dave Sim, from the Youth Engagement Unit, said;

“The award recognises the excellent work being done by both Sheila and Matt, who have provided mentoring, support and activities for young people in and around Anfield, over a number of years.”

Sheila, the Community Development Officer at Liverpool Lighthouse, and Matthew, who runs our Youth Connect programme, have both been heavily involved with various outreach projects. Speaking about the award, Matthew said; “It was a great privilege for the work of the Youth Connect team to be acknowledged by this award. The project works with many young people and is helping to change their lives, in turn making a massive difference to the local community.”

We are pleased to announce that Liverpool Lighthouse has become one of only 40 other organisations across Liverpool to achieve the matrix Standard. This is a nationally recognised quality mark which is open to organisations that deliver advice or guidance on learning and work. It aims to ensure that all of the information made available to service users is of the highest standard. Other Liverpool organisations which hold the matrix Standard accreditation include Merseytravel and Train 2000.

In order to achieve the accreditation, our staff have been working hard to ensure that visitors and service users can easily access comprehensive information about the various services and events which take place at Liverpool Lighthouse. Furthermore, in the hope that we will continue to develop and grow through constant interaction with visitors, service users and the local community, we have now placed a suggestion box in reception and encourage people to give us their feedback on all aspects of Liverpool Lighthouse.

Marie McConville, Senior Manager of Education, Training and Compliance, said,

“We are delighted to have achieved the matrix Standard. This means that our Learners, Clients, Funders and Partners can all be assured that the information, advice and guidance services provided at Liverpool Lighthouse meet the highest standard.”

We hope that the work we have done to achieve the accreditation will not only make accessing information easier for current Liverpool Lighthouse visitors but will also encourage potential clients and partners to work with us in the future.
For more information on the matrix Standard, you can visit
www.matrixstandard.com

1300 Church leaders and members are joining together for mass prayer in the wake of the General and Local Elections at Liverpool Cathedral on Monday 10th May. Liverpool Cathedral, the largest cathedral in Europe, hosts the truly multicultural musical prayer ‘Heal Our Land’, an interactive prayer musical that focuses on the healing of broken Britain. The UK premier of this production couldn’t come at a more pertinent time as the country prepares to place its future in the political hands of a potential new government.

The musical written by USA’s Jimmy and Carol Owens has been adapted by British singer-songwriters to focus its spiritual prayer on the UK. A 110-strong choir from 15 churches across Merseyside will perform alongside the Heal Our Land Choir from London to an audience of invited local politicians, council leaders, business men and women and church members and leaders.

The event that is part of a two week festival that began with a week of prayer on 2nd May, has been brought to Liverpool Cathedral by Merseyside Christian group Together For The Harvest (TFH). TFH Chair John Manwell says of the forthcoming event “This is a world first. An international Church in one city working together representing all nations and calling on God to Heal Our Land”

The Christian event is attracting leaders from many different denominations including Baptist, Methodist and Church of England to name but a few.

Music and dance performances by African, Indian, Chinese, Spanish, South American and British performers will continue to prove that Liverpool is living up to its 2008 title of Capital of Culture.

The main event at Liverpool Cathedral will be followed by a week of Evangelistic activities where many Merseyside Churches will be conducting their own outreach events. John Manwell says “Merseyside and North West regional churches have embraced this opportunity to unite cultures. This is highlighted by a planned free ‘Cultural Extravaganza’ to be held in Newsham Park on 15th May. Here live worship music and activities will create a festival atmosphere for the young and old from all cultures. It really is a sign of God moving in our City as we enter this new season.”

Tickets are available from Liverpool Cathedral Bookshop (0151) 7096271 www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk or from Premier Radio 08456 525252 www.premier.org.uk/events

For further information about Heal Our Land, Liverpool visit www.healourlanduk.com