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New grant to support lay discipleship development launched
The United Reformed Church’s Education and Learning Committee is launching a new grant to support lay discipleship development.
Funding for the Discipleship Development Large Grant Award comes from the proceeds from the sale of the Windermere Centre.
Around £5,000 per award per annum is available to recognised groups within the URC which can apply to the newly formed Discipleship Development Fund (DDF) Large Grant Awarding Group (LGAG) via the Revd Jenny Mills, the URC Secretary for Education and Learning.
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Afghanistan – what will the future hold?
It seems that the long-running 20 year military campaign in Afghanistan has come to an abrupt end, along with huge apprehension for what might come next. Those in Afghanistan who have been active in supporting the US/UK backed governments of … Continue reading
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New resources for Season of Creation
The Joint Public Issues Team and Eco-Congregation Scotland have co-produced a variety of resources for the Season of Creation.
Each year, from 1 September to 4 October churches are encouraged to have a focus on the season – also known as Creationtide or Creation Time – with all the joys and responsibilities that being part of God’s creation brings to us.
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Plymouth shooting: We need to dig deep into our faith
The Revd Ruth Whitehead, Moderator of the United Reformed Church’s South Western Synod, offers a reflection and prayer after yesterday’s shooting in Plymouth.
The events in Plymouth on Thursday, which unfolded sometime after 6pm, are still not fully understood, but it seems that a young man shot dead five people and then killed himself.
For this to happen in Devon’s ‘ocean city’ of Plymouth, as it is anywhere, is simply shocking.
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URC in Scotland gains Eco-Congregation award
Oakshaw Trinity Church, in Paisley in the United Reformed Church National Synod of Scotland, has been awarded an Eco-Congregation Scotland Silver Award.
Eco-Congregation Scotland is a movement of Scottish churches, of all denominations and of none, committed to addressing environmental issues through their life and mission.
The Silver award recognises the church’s work and care for creation.
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Dental pioneer Dame Margaret Seward remembered
Dame Margaret Seward, a former Secretary of Richmond Hill St Andrew’s United Reformed Church in Dorset, and pioneer in the British dental sector, has died aged 86.
She was the first Dame within the profession, the first female resident dental house surgeon at The London Hospital, the first woman to be elected to the dentists’ governing body the General Dental Council, its first female president, and the first female to be named Chief Dental Officer for England, and the second woman to be elected President of the British Dental Association.
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COP26: Rise to the moment
The Young Christian Climate Network (YCCN) has embarked on an ambitious relay across the UK to raise the message of climate justice ahead of COP26.
YCNN will carrying the sail of a unique boat it has constructed, inscribed with the message “Rise to the Moment”.
The relay, supported by Christian Aid and many others, kicked off in Cornwall after the G7 Summit in June and is gradually making its way through Great Britain with the aim of reaching Glasgow, the host city of COP26, in November.
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Peckham community shares love of food
Church Related Community Worker (CRCW) Jo Patterson reflects on the past 18 months and shares her insights on the importance of food and how it has brought communities together in Peckham.
We are in a time of dramatic change where we are supposed to let all the restrictions of the past 18 months go and enjoy our “freedom”. While this is easily said, this change of liberty doesn’t mean freedom for everyone and many are nervous and anxious.
Does this mean we have had our time for Coronavirus? Sadly not.
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URC vaccine appeal tops £30,000
Delighted by the response of members of the United Reformed Church (URC) to its “Give Thanks for Your Vaccine” appeal, Commitment for Life provides an update on how the money is being spent.
Since the appeal launched in February, more than £30,000 has been raised through generous donations and distributed to Christian Aid which has been on the ground helping poor and vulnerable communities across the world.
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Help forced labour go out of fashion
Shopping can be something of a minefield these days. On a rather infrequent clothes-shopping trip, I found myself unsure whether the pair of cotton trousers made in China had been manufactured using forced labour of Uyghurs. There is no easy … Continue reading
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