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Found 7 resource(s) in 'Looking at your Church', for May 2024.
Looking at the Church (all articles) for May 2024
DailyHope is on the line – again! Time to pray for your church wardens Christian Aid Week – 12th – 18th May THY KINGDOM COME – 9th to 19th May 2024 Prayer for Schools Fortnight – 6th to 20th May The rewilding plan turning churchyards into ‘living sanctuaries’ ** Editor: By the Revd Peter Crumpler,... (1666 words)DailyHope is on the line – again!
A free telephone line that provides spiritual support for older people has been relaunched. The DailyHope telephone line serves many people in later life unable to participate in person with church life in the community, either in the long term, or temporarily due to sickness or medical treatment. It was launched during the Covid pandemic.... (353 words)Time to pray for your church wardens
O Eternal God… enlighten with Thy Grace the Wardens of this church, and so rule their minds and guide their counsels, that in all things they may seek Thy Holy Will… Amen. O Lord, …we beseech Thee to bless all who, …give themselves to the service of their fellow worshipers. Endue them with wisdom, patience... (309 words)Christian Aid Week – 12th – 18th May
Christian Aid is urging its supporters to ‘push back against poverty this Christian Aid Week’ by bearing in mind the coming General Election. The charity says that people hoping to represent us in the next UK Parliament will soon be on our doorsteps, vying for our vote. Christian Aid says that these would-be MPs will:... (144 words)THY KINGDOM COME – 9th to 19th May 2024
This year more than a million Christians worldwide will be joining in long-distance prayer between Ascension Day to Pentecost (9th – 19th May). What started in 2016 with the Archbishops of Canterbury and York inviting the CofE to pray, has grown into an annual international and ecumenical call to 11 days of specific prayer that... (203 words)Prayer for Schools Fortnight – 6th to 20th May
Our local schools are busy places, and draw in many people, especially students, teachers, governors, parents, caterers, and school grounds support services. These people need our prayer, as they face many daily challenges. And so it was that four years ago a network made up of Churches Together England, CARE, Youth for Christ, Scripture Union,... (208 words)The rewilding plan turning churchyards into ‘living sanctuaries’
How can we encourage new life in our churchyards this year? The Bishop of Norwich, the Right Revd Graham Usher, recently called for “land action plans” to be developed to encourage and enhance biodiversity across the estates owned by the C of E. The bishop urged that churchyards should be rewilded to become “places for... (211 words)
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