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Fair Trade Fortnight takes place from 25 February – 10 March. Thousands of individuals, companies and places of worship across the UK will come together to celebrate the people who grow our food and produce products in developing countries. Resources are available here.
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Rainbow, the Junior Mission for All (JMA) children’s magazine, will be landing on doorsteps soon with a fresh new look. In this issue there is a spotlight on Syria.The Spring edition is available to download as a PDF here.
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Methodist Summer Fellowship
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The Methodist Summer Fellowship will be on Saturday 3 – Friday 9 August at The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick. This year’s theme is ‘Peacemaking: constructive, challenging and contemplative approaches to engaging with conflict in our lives and beyond.’
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Susanna Wesley Foundation Conference
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The Susanna Wesley Foundation Conference will be held on Wednesday 13 June at Southlands College, University of Roehampton. The theme for the event is ‘Creating compassionate communities of inclusion: enabling and disabling theology.’
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Please pray for peace in Haiti as political and civil unrest continues in Port-au-Prince. You can read updates from the Haiti District of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas here.
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OneSound are running a residential summer school for those aged 11-18 at Dearne Valley Activity Centre, Doncaster from 31 July – 3 August 2019. OneSound invite young musicians to experience singing, workshops, song-writing and worship. Tickets and more information available here.
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Advent Offering – feedback survey
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If you used the Advent Offering 2018 resources, we would love to receive your feedback to help us shape the Advent Offering 2019 and make sure the resources work for you. Responses are required by Friday 1 March, 2019.
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On the radio
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The Invention of Britain
BBC Radio 4, 1.30pm
Sunday, 24 February
New series. Misha Glenny explores the history of British culture and the elements that define the nation, beginning with a look at the union of England and Scotland in 1707.
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The Life Scientific
BBC Radio 4, 9.00am
Tuesday, 26 February
Professor Gwen Adshead is a Forensic Psychotherapist who works with some of the most vilified members of society. She helps violent offenders detained in prisons and NHS hospitals to change their minds.
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On TV
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Songs of Praise
BBC One, 1.15pm
Sunday, 24 February
Aled Jones explores a network of man-made caves under Nottingham, while JB Gill visits a charity that helps people with learning difficulties to develop skills for employment.
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Trans Kids: Why Medicine Matters – Panorama
BBC One, 8.30pm
Monday, 25 February
More young people than ever are coming forward to explore their gender identity, with around 2500 under-18s referred to NHS England’s gender identity clinics for support last year.
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Safe at Last: Inside a Women’s Refuge
Channel 4, 10.00pm
Tuesday, 26 February
Filmed over a year, cameras follow women as they flee from violent partners. Narrated by Julie Walters, this is also the story of a refuge struggling for the money to stay open.
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Video Thursday: Fair Trade Coffee
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Around 125 million people worldwide depend on coffee for their livelihoods. It is the most valuable and widely traded tropical agricultural product and is mainly produced by smallholder farmers. However, many of them are unable to earn a reliable living from the coffee they produce.
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You can find the UK parliamentary business online here. If you want to find out about the Scottish Parliamentary calendar, click here and the timetable for the National Assembly for Wales, click here.
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The Week Ahead is a regular mailing that gives you a heads-up on forthcoming events and opportunities, as well as highlighting new information and resources across the Methodist Church. We cannot know about everything that’s going on, so please do email us if you have any feedback or ideas for items to include.
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