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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(2 events)

Traditional date for Feast of St. Joseph the Worker


01/05/2024

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

Prayer to St. Joseph - Patron Saint of Workers

Help us to acknowledge and respect the dignity of all workers.

Help us to learn about and to care about those who

are not fairly rewarded,

not treated justly,

who work in unsafe environments.

 

We pray too for those who do not have the security that comes with work.

 

Guide us in our own work and in the work of justice we are all called to participate in.

Give us strength for the day ahead that we might do the best we can.

 

We pray this in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. AMEN
02/05/2024(2 events)

World Tuna Day


02/05/2024

03/05/2024(2 events)

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.
04/05/2024(2 events)

World Asthma Day


04/05/2024

Let's start with a 30 second prayer for today - just CLICK HERE.

 

So what is ASTHMA, what causes it and what can we do about it? (4:17)

What if someone has an asthma attack?  What should we do?

 

A PRAYER FOR TODAY (available HERE as a one minute video)

Loving God,

 

we hold before you all who are living with asthma - that they will receive appropriate medical support and be able to make the right decisions - day to day - to keep them safe.

We pray for all who support them - family, friends and medical practitioners - that they will always find the strength to be compassionate, patient and understanding.

We pray for wisdom, tenacity and insight for all who are researching causes, treatments and responses - that they will receive appropriate funding and be inspired in their work.

We ask this in your holy name. AMEN
05/05/2024(1 event)