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29/04/2024(1 event)

International Dance Day


29/04/2024

This is a lovely day to celebrate!  Humans seem to have a universal desire to dance.  It happens across all societies and it was wonderful in 2019 that we had our own flashmob dance in the Peace Garden to mark this event.   Here it is!

Here's another flashmob of joy!

 And here's a wonderful song - I HOPE YOU DANCE:

 

A PRAYER FOR TODAY (available here as a 1:00 video)

Creator God,

we thank you for the beauty of dance.

Help us to leap with your joy,

to stretch with your passion,

to balance with your strength

as we express our thoughts and emotions.

May our dancing always be a spirit-filled,

life-giving expression of our humanity.

 

We pray this in your holy name. AMEN

 

30/04/2024(1 event)
01/05/2024
02/05/2024(1 event)

World Tuna Day


02/05/2024

03/05/2024(1 event)

World Press Freedom Day


03/05/2024

Why should we care about press freedom?  (1:13)

So, how are things around the world? This video (3:2) compares the freedom of the press.  What do you think of where the UK is ranked?

 

 

A PRAYER FOR TODAY (available here as a 1:00 video)

Loving God,

We give thanks for journalists who investigate, inform and celebrate.

 

Strengthen and direct all who write what many read,
and speak where many listen.

May they be courageous in confronting evil and injustice:
and understanding and compassionate of human weakness;
seeking always to convey not just aspects of truth but the whole truth.

May they act with honesty and integrity,

And feel protected and empowered to challenge oppression in all its forms.

 

We ask this in your holy name!

 

St Julie: pray for us, protect us and bless us.

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08/05/2024(2 events)

Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation ...


08/05/2024 09/05/2024

... for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War.

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day


08/05/2024

Sp, what are the basic principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (2:22)?

 

Here are 5 great facts about the movement! (0:55)

09/05/2024(1 event)

Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation ...


08/05/2024 09/05/2024

... for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War.

10/05/2024
11/05/2024
12/05/2024
13/05/2024(1 event)

Feast of St. Julie (anniversary of her beatification in 1906)


13/05/2024

On this special day, do CLICK HERE for a short (3:52) video reflecting on the 'What If' moments of the life of St. Julie.

14/05/2024
15/05/2024(1 event)

International Day of Families


15/05/2024

16/05/2024(2 events)

International Day of Light


16/05/2024

17/05/2024(3 events)

"Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon


17/05/2024

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day


17/05/2024

Why not catch up on the boxset of The Julie Show on this day!

 

18/05/2024
19/05/2024
20/05/2024(1 event)

World Bee Day


20/05/2024

21/05/2024(1 event)

World Day for Cultural Diversity ...


21/05/2024

... for Dialogue and Development

22/05/2024(1 event)

International Day for Biological Diversity


22/05/2024

23/05/2024(1 event)

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula


23/05/2024

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27/05/2024
28/05/2024
29/05/2024(1 event)

International Day of UN Peacekeepers


29/05/2024

30/05/2024
31/05/2024(1 event)

World No-Tobacco Day


31/05/2024

01/06/2024(1 event)

Global Day of Parents


01/06/2024

This day was set up by the United Nations in 2012 and it is designed to appreciate all parents for their "selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship."   Of course, not all parents manage to live up to such high standards all the time.  There are plenty of bumps along the road of parenting and some parents struggle and fail.  Today though, we are encouraged to focus on the challenge of being a parent.

A prayer for Global Day of Parents (available here as a video 1:35)

Loving, Creator, parent God –

we hold before you now – all parents.

 

Being a parent can be exhausting and overwhelming –

give all parents the strength and resilience required to meet the challenges.

 

Being a parent involves making difficult decisions –

Give all parents wisdom as they consider them – and peace of mind when they are made.

 

Being a parent isn’t easy – and all parents make mistakes,

When this happens, help them to put things right.

 

And when parents get older and need looking after,

May their children do so with patience, kindness and compassion,

ensuring their parents retain the dignity which comes as being a child of God created in your image!

 

We pray this in your holy name. AMEN

02/06/2024