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- All in the month of APRIL The spread of Coronavirus The great Raphael William Wordsworth – the ‘Church of England pantheist’ The Hubble Space Telescope Gen Z ** Editor: We continue our column that looks at memorable dates in the month (this time, APRIL) down the years. Here is a range from which to pick...Looking at your Community (all articles) for April 2020
- The following list of witnesses may help you put all those references in order…. Mary Magdalene Mark 16:9-11; John 20:10-18 Other women at the tomb Matthew 28:8-10 Peter in Jerusalem Luke 24:34; 1 Corinthians 15:5 The two travellers on the road Mark 16:12,13 10 disciples behind closed doors Mark 16:14; Luke 24:36-43; John 20:19-25 11...12 April – Jesus’ appearances after His Resurrection
- Sports and fitness activities are to be championed as part of plans by the Church of England to reach more people with the message of the Christian faith and promote the wellbeing of communities. Seven dioceses across the country in areas such as Birmingham, Gloucestershire, Kent, Lancashire, Norfolk and Surrey, are to take part in...Church of England backs sports ministry
- How do you make sense of the Resurrection? Dead men don’t rise, so why believe that this particular dead man did rise? At the end of St Luke’s Gospel we read that: “they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement” (Luke 24.4). This is highly significant. The Gospels do not show us...12 April – Why Easter will never go away
- Two competitions aimed at helping local churches to support people in housing need – from advocacy and advice for vulnerable tenants to ‘micro-housing’ schemes on church land – have been launched by the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Commission on Housing, Church and Community. The Project Lab competition, run in partnership with the Cinnamon Network, will identify...Competitions launched for church projects tackling housing crisis
- A Gospel to give away at Easter A prayer for communities affected by flooding Orchards – easier than you might think! Reflected Faith: the role of the Sacristan Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi is seeking political asylum in France. How does your church help the community? Day of prayer for England’s social housing estates Scripture Union...Looking at your Church (all articles) for April 2020
- Zeno of Verona (d. 371) should be the patron saint of all ministers who suspect that the more things change, the more they remain the same. For instance: ethnic diversity…church-planting… teaching…. concern for the poor… women’s ministry in the church… sound like modern-day Christian concerns? Not a bit of it – this was the life...12 April – Zeno of Verona: the more things change….
- Why did Jesus die? From the Vicar Psalm 22: Why have you forsaken me? Who moved the stone? Giving and receiving A Display of Power Servanthood Passionflower ** Editor: The Revd Canon Paul Hardingham considers sacrificial love. Why did Jesus die? ‘God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died,...Looking at God (all articles) for April 2020
- In the month of Christ’s ultimate sacrifice of Himself for us, the martyrdoms of Carpus, Papylus and Agathonice are well worth remembering. What they said as they died could be said by the many thousands of Christians who are facing persecution all over the world today. Carpus, Papylus and Agathonice lived in Pergamum (Asia Minor)...13 April – Carpus, Papylus and Agathonice: martyrs of the Early Church
- Changes to the legal aid system have left some of the most vulnerable groups in society without access to the justice system, the General Synod was recently told. Members voted to back a motion recognising legal aid as an ‘essential public service’ that needs to be preserved ‘for the benefit of the nation.’ The Synod...Legal aid an ‘essential service’ – Synod votes
- When 800 non-Christians were interviewed about reading a Bible, those aged 18-50 wanted a quality, magazine version of a gospel. So, HOPE Together and Biblica have joined forces to publish Mark’s Gospel in a stunning image-filled format that makes a great Easter gift. Dr Rachel Jordan-Wolfe, assistant director of HOPE Together, took the lead in...A Gospel to give away at Easter
- ‘God proved His love on the Cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died, it was God saying to the world, ‘I love you.’’(Billy Graham). God showed His love for us, when Jesus dealt with the problem of our sin on the cross. ‘He himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so...Why did Jesus die?