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Advent Prayer Tags

10/12/201910/12/2019 Mike Anderson

Christmas we’re told is a time of peace and good will to all. Yet, some of us will not be

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Feast of the Immaculate Conception

09/12/201909/12/2019 Mike Anderson

The traditional date for this feast is 8th December but when that falls on a Sunday, the feast is moved

Words of St. Julie

Words of St. Julie – week beginning 9th December, 2019

08/12/201908/12/2019 Mike Anderson

As we enter the second week of Advent – the opening season of the Church Year, here is what St.

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Advent Wellbeing – week 2

08/12/2019 Mike Anderson

Our Advent Wellbeing Countdown Calendar continues. Here’s Day 6: You can catch all 15 of our 30 second reflections by

Sunday Gospel

The Sunday Gospel for 08.12.19

06/12/201906/12/2019 Mike Anderson

In this reading for the Second Sunday in Advent, we hear about John the Baptist – an interesting character! He

Mission Statement Theme

Mission Statement theme for week beginning 09.12.19

06/12/201906/12/2019 Mike Anderson

Our Mission Statement theme this week is about taking care of all of creation. Let’s bow our heads and spend

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Happy New Year!

02/12/201902/12/2019 Mike Anderson

This was how the day began with my wishing Y8 a happy new year in assembly. My cheerful, heartfelt greeting

Advent Wellbeing

Welcome to Day 1 of our Advent Wellbeing Countdown Calendar

02/12/201902/12/2019 Mike Anderson

This is a series of 15 x 30 second invitations to reflection and prayer covering the days in school before

Weekly Prayer Video

Weekly Prayer Video – 2nd December, 2019

30/11/201901/12/2019 Mike Anderson

As we start Advent, we consider a physical feature of the nativity story, a court judgement, one of our former

Sunday Gospel

The Sunday Gospel for 01.12.19

29/11/201929/11/2019 Mike Anderson

In this reading for the First Sunday in Advent, Jesus talks about the importance of being ready! He talks first

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December 2019
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						1 1st Sunday of Advent 01/12/2019 Read more World AIDS Day 01/12/2019 Here's a 2 minute video of useful information! A PRAYER FOR THIS DAY (available HERE as 1 minute video) Loving God, we are mindful this day of our sisters and brothers living with HIV and AIDS. We ask for your healing presence on them especially the children around the world who have been left vulnerable. We stand with those who have been rejected, abandoned or stigmatised by their condition. And we pray for a just distribution of resources in the battle against HIV/AIDS. We pray this in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. AMEN World AIDS Day Read more
2 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 02/12/2019 "Slavery - that finished ages ago, didn't it?" Well, actually no! DID YOU KNOW? An estimated 40.3 million people are in modern slavery, including 24.9 in forced labour and 15.4 million in forced marriage. There are 5.4 victims of modern slavery for every 1,000 people in the world. 1 in 4 victims of modern slavery are children. Out of the 24.9 million people trapped in forced labour, 16 million people are exploited in the private sector such as domestic work, construction or agriculture; 4.8 million people in forced sexual exploitation, and 4 million people in forced labour imposed by state authorities. Women and girls are disproportionately affected by forced labour, accounting for 99% of victims in the commercial sex industry, and 58% in other sectors. A PRAYER FOR TODAY Loving God, who sees the unseen and notices the unnoticed, help each of us to hear the Hidden Voices of those who pray for release from slavery. We pray for those who work to end exploitation and trafficking that they (and we) be strengthened in resolve to free your people. We pray this in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. AMEN (Adapted from prayer by The Rt Revd Dr Alastair Redfern, Chair of The Clewer Initiative.) Read more	3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities 03/12/2019 A 3 minute video celebrating different abilities! Loving God, We pray that throughout the world, people with disabilities may be seen as people with different abilities. May all experience dignity, acceptance of equality and self-sufficiency in their lives. We ask that they be empowered to live free from prejudice, persecution or discrimination of any kind. Help us all, strengthened by the Holy Spirit, to work together to do whatever we can to achieve this. AMEN Read more	4	5 International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development 05/12/2019 International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development Read more World Soil Day 05/12/2019 Soil erosion - what's so important about that? Find some answers by watching this 2:11 video! A PRAYER FOR TODAY Loving God, we thank You for soil, one of creation's wonders that we simply take for granted. Be with those who labour on the land, help us all to make decisions which contribute towards nurturing and preserving it so that the soil will continue to bear fruit that all your children might be fed! We pray this in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. AMEN World Soil Day Read more	6	7 All day: International Civil Aviation Day 07/12/2019All day International Civil Aviation Day Read more	8 2nd Sunday of Advent - which is also Bible Sunday 08/12/2019 Read more Traditional date for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 08/12/2019 Read more
9 Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 2019 09/12/2019 Read more International Anti-Corruption Day 09/12/2019 International Anti-Corruption Day Read more International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime 09/12/2019 International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime Read more	10 Human Rights Day 10/12/2019 Human Rights Day Read more	11 International Mountain Day 11/12/2019 Did you know? So you can see that mountains are incredibly important! However, there are problems our mountains are facing because of climate change: A PRAYER FOR TODAY (available here as a 1 minute video.) Creator God, we pray for those who live on, and rely on, mountains for their livelihood. We pray for courageous leaders who will tackle climate change at their national level. We pledge ourselves to tackle climate change on an individual level by every day decisions that impact the world we share. We give thanks for those who support us as we climb the mountains in our lives. Help us to find and stay on the right path and give us strength to keep going when the going gets tough. We pray this in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. AMEN International Mountain Day Read more	12 International Day of Neutrality 12/12/2019 International Day of Neutrality Read more International Universal Health Coverage Day 12/12/2019 International Universal Health Coverage Day Read more	13	14	15 3rd Sunday of Advent 15/12/2019 Read more
16	17	18 Arabic Language Day 18/12/2019 Arabic Language Day Read more International Migrants Day 18/12/2019 International Migrants Day Read more	19	20 International Human Solidarity Day 20/12/2019 International Human Solidarity Day Read more	21	22 4th Sunday of Advent - which is also a special day of prayer for Expectant Mothers 22/12/2019 Read more
23	24	25 Christmas Day - the Nativity of the Lord 25/12/2019 Read more	26 Boxing Day - the Feast of Saint Stephen 26/12/2019 Read more	27	28	29 Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 29/12/2019 Read more
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