My Calendar
Events in January 2021
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World Braille Day World Braille Day
04/01/2021
Here's a video (3:30) about how braille came to be devised, created, invented!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Loving God, we give thanks for the ingenuity and determination of Louis Braille
and we ask you help us to notice and respond creatively and generously to our own needs and those of others.
We pray this in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. AMEN
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International Awareness Day for Human Trafficking International Awareness Day for Human Trafficking
08/01/2021
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Martin Luther King Day - 2021 Martin Luther King Day - 2021
18/01/2021
This day falls on the 3rd Monday in January each year!
Here's an excerpt from Martin Luther King's final speech on 3rd April, 1968. The following day he was murdered!
This is a video concerning MLK's vision of what a life's blueprint should look like!
This is the full "I have a dream" speech from 1963.
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Loving God,
We remember with gratitude today the witness of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
and we ask that we have the courage and determination
to follow his example in battling injustice and living the Gospel of love.
Help us to be ever more the community you want us to be.
We pray this in your holy name. AMEN
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International Day of Education International Day of Education
24/01/2021
Do you ever really reflect on education and what it means? Today is a day set aside by the United Nations to focus on that. So have a great day!
Here's a short video(1:30) that you might enjoy watching!
What do you think we can learn from it?
This one is really special too (2:07). As you watch it, try to walk in the shoes of those who are shown.
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Loving God,
all children are born with a curiosity to learn about their world.
Help us to nurture that curiosity so that it never wains.
Where education is denied, inspire and empower leaders and decision makers to make it available.
Where opportunities for education are ignored, touch the hearts of those who ignore it
that they might be inspired afresh to see its relevance.
Help educators to see education as a mission, a vocation, an opportunity to transform lives
And help us never to lose our sense of purpose
to make this world a place of peace and justice where love reigns supreme.
We pray this in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. AMEN
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Holocaust Memorial Day Holocaust Memorial Day
27/01/2021
27th January 1945 was the day Allied Forces liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. Each year we mark this date in memory of those who died in The Holocaust and in the genocides which have happened since.
Below are a set of resources which support this:
Irena Sendler - a remarkable story (3:30) - including a prayer
What is Holocaust Memorial Day (1:27) - a video charting HMD and genocides since The Holocaust.
An animated video of Anne Frank (3:03) - the author of a famous diary.
A multi-faith prayer (1:30) - written collaboratively by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Chief Rabbi and the Chief Iman,
Jacob's story (2:43) - a survivor's recollections
Nazi Boots (5:41) - a survivor's story
A one-minute prayer for HMD (1:00)