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27/04/2020
28/04/2020(1 event)


28/04/2020

This day is set aside to remind all of us of our responsibilities to do all we can to be safe and healthy at our places of work wherever they are!  We all have a role to play:

  • governments are responsible for providing appropriate laws and services - including inspections to ensure compliance;
  • employers  are responsible for ensuring that the working environment is safe and healthy;
  • workers we are responsible to work safely and to protect ourselves and not to endanger others.

CLICK HERE for a 75 second reflection on our own mission statement commitment to safety!

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

Loving God,

who, on the 7th day of creation - demonstrated the importance of rest and appreciation of a job well done,

give us wisdom to know when to work and when to rest;

help us be hardworking and industrious;

while being calm and mindful of the physical and mental health of ourselves and others.

Help us to be safe in our work practices and to appreciate our own worth – as well as those we work with.  

And where difficult conversations need to take place – give us words that will result in just and compassionate outcomes.

We pray this in your holy name.  AMEN
29/04/2020(1 event)


29/04/2020

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

 
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03/05/2020

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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08/05/2020(1 event)


08/05/2020 – 09/05/2020

... for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War.
09/05/2020(1 event)


08/05/2020 – 09/05/2020

... for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War.
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21/05/2020

... for Dialogue and Development
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