Could you host a Christian actor for one night? Saltmine Theatre Company is performing at Elizabeth Woodville School, Deanshanger, on Tuesday October 20, and is seeking accommodation for three females and two males.

Saltmine is a professional touring theatre company inspired by the life and work of Jesus (www.saltminetrust.org.uk) that creates faith motivated arts to tour into churches, theatres and schools, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

Theatre in Education is a key part of what it does, and each year it works with about 300 primary and secondary schools and perform to more than 54,000 students.  We will be touring a production at Elizabeth Woodville School

• Might you be able to host a Christian actor in your home? 

WHEN: Tuesday 20^th October 2026 (1 NIGHT) 

WHO: 3 females, 2 males.  All are Christians in their 20s and 30s, and all have transport to get to host homes* 

WHAT’S REQUESTED: bed for Tuesday night, ‘grab and go’ breakfast on Weds morning. 

*Team don’t have to stay together; people of the same gender could share a room but not a bed please.

As a Christian charity it cannot pay for hospitality but hosts really make an invaluable contribution to Christian ministry in their local area.     

Please call 01384 454800 or email creative@saltmine.org to make an offer and/or find out more.

The SEP is launching a new venture in October with the start of a Saturday Prayer Breakfast.

This will be held at Wolverton House from 9 to10.30am on the 2nd Saturday of each month – beginning October 10^th. £12 for ‘all you can eat and hot drink’.

Wolverton House.

We had a good time (and good food!) when we used the Wolverton House Carvery for our Sports Breakfast in May; so we had the idea to trial a return to this venue again each month for a set time of fellowship and prayer together. Mark the date, and join us if you can…

News of this event and full details of what’s going on across the Partnership in September can be found by downloading the SEP newsletter here.

Stantonbury Ecumenical Partnership is planning to revive the MK Soup Run, feeding the homeless and those in need.

Sharron Marland, SEP Leadership Team joint lay chair, said: “We had to stop this during Covid and have recently been given the go ahead from Milton Keynes Council to begin again.

“I am suggesting, if we have enough volunteers, that we begin at the beginning of October, to run on Monday and Tuesday evenings only, from 5 to 8pm.

“We would need at least four volunteers each evening and last time this ran, the rota ran over a three week period because we had so many helpers, meaning I did it once every three weeks.”

The tasks involved are; maintaining a WhatsApp group, planning rotas, stocking food cupboards, meeting at Christ Church, Stantonbury, to prepare soup, hot chocolate, hot water for tea and coffee, preparing thermos flasks, picking up food from Pret, Greggs, and anywhere that will give us their spare food.

Volunteers would need to use their cars to transport 2 tables and the food and drink to a spot outside Argos and Marks and Spencer’s (or anywhere else in central MK seen as a place where the homeless congregate but not the train station) and returning items to Christ Church.

“If you could find at least 3 hours once every 3 weeks, please get in touch with me, via the SEP’s admin secretary, Helen Eaton, by email at: sburyepadm@gmail.com if you don’t have my contact details.

“I need to know as early as you can please, so that I know this is possible.

“The Soup Run is very rewarding and the people who come for food and drink are, mostly, extremely appreciative of the support. Others are very quiet, pick up food and drink and simply walk off.”

Christ Church, Stantonbury.

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Our next SEP-wide service will be held on at 11am on August 30 at 11am at Christ Church Stantonbury.

The annual SEP Tree Cathedral Service will be held at 3pm on September 20, at the end of Heritage Week.

Cross and Stable are inviting everyone to an afternoon tea on Saturday August 22. Please see the Cross and Stable section in the latest SEP Newsletter for details.  This can be downloaded here.