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The ‘Shine Your Light’ initiative is calling on Christians to unite in towns, villages and cities across the UK in order to take the Gospel message outdoors over the weekend of Saturday 16/Sunday 17 December. Full details at https://www.shineyourlight.org.uk/
The JustMoney Movement’s annual conference will place from 11.00am to 4.00pm on Saturday 18 November at St Barnabas Church, Erdington B23 6SY. The event will include contributions from Bishop Mike Royal (General Secretary, Churches Together in England), Rev Dr Ash Barker (Seedbeds) and Sarah Edwards (Director of the JustMoney Movement). Information and registration via https://justmoney.org.uk/event/conference/.
How many people will you be cooking for this Christmas ? We are looking for experienced Chefs or Cooks to volunteer with us, for one or more shifts, between 24th and 28th December inclusive. You’ll have a team of enthusiastic volunteers to help you. At Birmingham Christmas Shelter we open our doors 24 hours a … Read more
From Churches Together in England Friends of the Holy Land appeal for Gaza The CEO of Friends of the Holy Land, a Christian charity, Brendan Metcalf writes: Just over 1,000 Christians live and worship in Gaza. As the intense bombing began, they were reaching out to their neighbours of all faiths, offering shelter and support. … Read more
This year, its 10th year #Pray24Brum returns to St Philips Cathedral, with the theme: Love God, Love your Neighbour. Over the 19th and 20th of January we shall be joined from Christians from all over the city for 24 hours of prayer celebrating our unity across different traditions. If you are interested in leading … Read more
On 4 October, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis’ new Apostolic Exhortation Laudate Deum (‘Praise God’) was published. The exhortation ‘clarifies and completes’ the Pope’s 2015 Exhortation Laudato si’ in addressing the climate crisis. The exhortation consists of six chapters, which address the global climate crisis, the fragility of nature, the weakness … Read more
Chaplaincy Plus’s Annual Celebration will take place at Mills and Reeve, Colmore Row, Birmingham, at 5.30pm on Tuesday 10 October. You are invited to celebrate the last year and look forward to a new season of vision and growth. Information and registration at https://cbn.chaplaincyplus.org.uk/…/autumncelebration2023/. Come and celebrate with us as we thank God for … Read more
Building on the success of the summit held in October 2022, over 20 senior leaders and representatives of West Midlands Churches participated in a second leaders’ summit on Sunday 1 and Monday 2 October 2023 at the Woodbrooke Centre in Birmingham. At the gathering, the leaders spent significant time in prayer and conversation on issues … Read more
Two years after Pope Francis gave all Catholics the opportunity to make their views known on the mission of the Church in the 21st Century, the first of two international Synod meetings will take place in Rome from next Wednesday, 4 October, on the theme ‘For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission.’ The Synod of … Read more