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‘Birmingham Christmas Shelter is a registered charity entirely funded by donations and run by volunteers to look after the homeless and lonely over the Christmas period, when the majority of services are closed for the holidays. Birmingham Christmas Shelter has raised funds and recruited volunteers each year since 1974 to provide local adults who are … Read more
Volunteer chaplain Gavin Page writes: ‘It’s that time of year again when the Frankfurt Christmas Market returns to Birmingham City Centre. While some may say, ‘it’s too early,’ and others may think ‘it’s too expensive,’ one thing is certain: the Retail Chaplains will be present at the Market. For the seventh consecutive year, United Reformed Church … Read more
29 faith leaders have issued a joint letter expressing their opposition to legalising assisted dying. The intervention comes ahead of the second reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which will be debated in Parliament on Friday (29 November). Signatories to the letter include representatives of the Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and … Read more
A number of special events will take place in Birmingham next week to mark the 50th anniversary of the Birmingham Pub Bombings, which took place on 21 November 1974, killing 21 people and injuring almost 200. The Birmingham Irish Association has organised a day-long workshop at The University of Birmingham Exchange Conference Centre on Wednesday … Read more
COP 29 is the United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 to 22 November 2024. UN Climate Change Conferences (or COPs) take place every year, and are the world’s only multilateral decision-making forum on climate change that brings together almost every country on Earth. Now it is the time to … Read more
Church of England The Church of England’s theme for Advent and Christmas 2024, Follow the Star: Calm and Bright, draws on the world-famous carol, Silent Night: “Silent Night! Holy Night! All is calm, all is bright…” One of the reasons that this carol is so universally loved is the way it invites us into the still … Read more
This year’s Safeguarding Sunday campaign takes place on Sunday 17 November, coinciding with the start of Safeguarding Adults Week (18–22 November). Safeguarding Sunday, an awareness-raising campaign organised by Christian safeguarding charity Thirtyone:eight. Last year, more than 4,000 churches took part in the event, with this year looking to be bigger than ever. Having taken part … Read more