Pray for Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway areas (all week)

• Give thanks for Precious Gems on Zoom, for those who go along and those who will come in future
• Ask God to show us how to help churches to welcome and include children with learning disabilities and autism and their families in church communities

Thrive in ’25 Fundraiser update

Thank you to all who have continued to donate, many on a regular basis and the current total raised this year so far is £12,249.42.

It is essential that we raise this money so PAS can continue to operate effectively so we are very grateful for the continued support of individuals.

It is also encouraging for PAS when local groups and  individuals are also willing to organise events or think of small ways of raising money to support us.

Recently the.

• The Friendship Club and Following Jesus group, Kirkintilloch, enjoyed doing a sponsored walk.  We are very grateful for the £1757.70 they have donated.
• The Celebration group at Deeside held a Tartan Tea and raised £1080
• Brightons Friends of Jesus group held a fundraising puppet show and raised £490.10. With thanks also to The People’s Puppets for giving their time to support this event.

To see some photographs of the events follow this link. https://www.prospectsacrossscotland.org.uk/sdm_downloads/fundraising-events-spring-2025/

Maybe you or your group could consider running an event or doing a simpler idea like filling Smartie tubes with coins or something similar. We would love to hear from you if you can.  All donations small and large are appreciated.

Pray for Highlands area, Orkney and Shetland (all week)

• Pray that leaders, helpers and friends support and learn more about Jesus through each other’s gifts at the Inverness group
• Pray that the teaching and interactive games would be Spirit led at the Dingwall group so that each person would live more by Jesus’ love and God’s grace
• Give thanks for the leaders and helpers at the Lerwick Friends of Jesus group and pray for their upholding as they serve in the group

Our Stories Booklet

We are grateful to the ‘Bishop Radford Trust’ for providing the funding to produce this  booklet and pray you are encouraged when your read it.

In this booklet you will be able to read about 12 people with learning disabilities from around Scotland – all unique and special with gifts and talents to share to build up the church and to encourage others.

The booklet is available for free to download from our website here of if you would like a paper copy or further information, please contact admin@prospectsacrossscotland.org.uk

We will ask you to pay for P&P if you would like the booklet sent to you.

Pray for Aberdeen and Moray area (all week)

• Pray for Footprints in Buckie as they grow together enjoying spiritual and social time with each other
• Give thanks that the Lighthouse group in Buckie do shine like their name to tell people about Jesus, the true light of the world
• Pray for God’s protection and love on the members of the Celebration group who face health challenges and those about to move into new care settings

Job Advert – Management Co-ordinator

Prospects Across Scotland

Management Co-ordinator

Home based (with travel across Scotland)

18 hours per week

Salary: £16,848 per annum (initial 1-year fixed term contract)

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Management Co-ordinator to play a key role in developing our work. Working closely with the Board of Trustees, staff and volunteers, you will be responsible for the effective day to day management of the charity and take a lead role in fundraising. You will also be responsible for supporting the existing church-based and Zoom groups, speaking at celebrations, church services and meetings. As such, you will be fully committed to our Christian beliefs and help us deliver a distinctly Christian service which will include praying for, and with, volunteers and our community. Therefore, under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, these roles have an occupational requirement to be a Christian.

A self-starter, you will show initiative, be a strong communicator and have excellent presentation and interpersonal skills. You will be also highly motivated and enthusiastic and show strong leadership, fundraising and organisational skills.

Whilst being part of a small team you will be predominantly working alone. You will be computer literate and a car driver, and be expected to travel throughout Scotland,

To apply please download our application pack.   Completed application forms to be returned to  admin@prospectsacrossscotland.org.uk by the closing date.

If you would like an informal chat about this post, please contact ivy.blair@prospectsacrossscotland.org,uk to arrange.

Closing date: Friday 20th June

Interview Date: Tuesday 8^th July in Burntisland area

If you are invited for interview, you will also be invited to a short informal Zoom meeting with some people with learning disabilities on Thursday 3^rd July.  

This post is subject to a PVG check.

Pray for Angus, Perth and Kinross areas (all week)

• Pray for the health of the leaders of All Friends Together group as their numbers increase and that they feel upheld in the Lord’s strength
• Thank God for the people who are contributing their faith story to our new booklet ‘Our Stories’

Pray for Fife area (all week)

• Give thanks for the Burntisland group as they seek God’s leading and guiding as they go forward
• Give thanks for the parents and support workers who go to WoW group in Kennoway and their willingness to get more involved
• Pray for the Dunfermline group leaders and helpers as they tirelessly use their time and gifts to ensure the friends who come along hear about Jesus

Pray for PAS (all week)

• Pray individually for the Trustees and ask God for a treasurer to join them
• Ask God to bless all funders and donors and for the ongoing work of applying for more funding to support the work of PAS
• Pray for all PAS speakers as they travel and give talks to churches and groups
• Pray for Trish and Ivy, PAS safeguarding officers, and the policies to keep vulnerable people safe from harm
• Ask God for someone to help manage the social media for PAS

New training opportunities

We wanted to update you about upcoming training sessions with Prospects Across Scotland.  We work with churches to encourage, inspire and resources them welcome people with learning disabilities and autism, so that they can know Jesus and be valued members of local congregations.

Both sessions are online and open to everyone in Scottish churches – from leaders to volunteers. Please feel free to share as widely as possible. It’s essential that anyone interested books a ticket, but if cost is a barrier to anyone, please email Hilary at hilary.lacroix@prospectsacrossscotland.org.uk and she will arrange a no-questions-asked discount. We want our training to be available to as many people as possible. All our training includes detailed training notes and resources for you to use. We also offer a discount to anyone booking two sessions.

On Monday  May 19^th 7-9pm we are running ‘Communities of Belonging – Worship for All’, tickets cost £10.  

For further details please see our Events section.

Autism in the Church Family will be running again on Monday May 26^th 7-9pm, tickets cost £15.

For further details please see our Events section.

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions. We are also most happy to come and offer training in-person to your church or group or to give a talk about the work of Prospects Across Scotland. We can also offer Zoom training just to a group in your church should that be more appropriate, as well as bespoke sessions, perhaps for Continuing Professional Development, or to consider specific situations. We are very much here to be of service to the local church.