My Calendar
Week of Nov 30th
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30/11/2020(1 event) Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 
Chemical weapons have been used for centuries. In the 17th century, France and Germany signed an agreement NOT to use poison bullets! In 1899, countries at the Hague Peace Conference declared they would not use projectiles which contained "asphyxiating or deleterious gases". However, during the First World War, over 100,000 humans died and more than 1 million were wounded by the use of gas. In the Second World War, gas was not used in combat but was used in the Holocaust Concentration Camps. In 1997, the Chemical Weapons Convention (proposed in 1993) came into force on 29 April. Its purpose was, “for the sake of all mankind, to exclude completely the possibility of the use of chemical weapons.” And so, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons was set up to monitor this happening. There have undoubtedly been huge successes and OPCW Member States represent about 98% of the global population and landmass, as well as 98% of the worldwide chemical industry. The OPCW was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for what it has done to eliminate chemical weapons. OPCW claim to have eliminated 97% of all chemical weapons. However, throughout the Syrian Civil War (which started in 2011) - and as recently as 2017 - chemical weapons have been used.
A PRAYER FOR TODAY (available as a 1 minute video by clicking HERE) Loving God, we give thanks for the progress made in eliminating chemical weapons. We pray for those who have suffered death or injury because of them. We pray for those who order their use that their hearts might be transformed to seek ways of peace.
We ask this in the name of Jesus, the Prince of Peace. AMEN
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01/12/2020(1 event) World AIDS Day 
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
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02/12/2020(1 event) International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 
"Slavery - that finished ages ago, didn't it?"Well, actually no!DID YOU KNOW?
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.) |
03/12/2020(1 event) International Day of Persons with Disabilities 
A 3 minute video celebrating different abilities! 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 all be empowered to live free from prejudice, persecution or discrimination of any kind. Strengthened by the Holy Spirit, may we work together to do whatever we can to achieve this. AMEN |
04/12/2020
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05/12/2020(2 events) International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development World Soil Day 
Soil erosion - what's so important about that? Find some answers by watching this 2:11 video!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY Creator 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 your holy name. AMEN
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06/12/2020
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