Following on from the May 2025 Festival ...

If you've been interested by anything you've seen or heard during the May Festival and would like to find out more about Jesus and what it means to be a Christian, why not come to any or all of the following events? 

Mini- Alpha Course   
Dates: Tuesdays - 10th, 17th, 24th June 2025
Time: 7.30-9pm
Venue: St. Andrew's Church Hall
Cost: free but please book your place by emailing starmayfestival@gmail.com

The Mini-Alpha Course offers three sessions looking at Who is Jesus? Why did Jesus die? and How can I have faith? Each session starts with refreshments, followed by a 25 minute video and an opportunity to think through these important questions together. No prior knowledge is needed, just the desire to explore with others.  

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The 'Big' Discussions
Dates: Saturday 21st June & 19th July 2025
Time: 10-11.15am
Venue: St. Andrew's Church Hall
Cost: free but please book your place by emailing starmayfestival@gmail.com

The 'Big' Discussions are thoughtful opportunities to consider what being a Christian means when faced with some of the difficult questions facing us today. 

On 21st June we will be asking 'Is Assisted death ever right for a Christian?' Our discussion will have input from Chris Yule, a former solicitor who was Chief Crown Prosecutor for Suffolk until 2005, and currently Reader Emeritus at St Andrew's on the Ministry Team. There will be an opportunity for us to explore this difficult question with others in smaller groups. The session will finish with coffee and cake.

On 19th July we will be asking the question 'Refugees in the UK: crisis or opportunity?' Our discussion will have input from Alan Cutting, who brings a wealth of experience from his work in international aid and development, and his current role in welcoming refugees to Ipswich, as well as offering the space for us to explore this question from a Christian perspective in smaller groups. The session will finish with coffee and cake.

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