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 has-events author3 mcat_international-days mcat_general day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>1<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>01\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(2 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_01_4008-calendar-4008' class='mc-mc_calendar_4008 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  past-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-71 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4008-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_01_4008-calendar-details-4008' class='calendar open url summary'><div>Global Day of Parents<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_01_4008-calendar-details-4008' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4008-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_01_4008-calendar-details-4008' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">Global Day of Parents<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/06_01_parentsday.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"Global Day of Parents\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/06_01_parentsday.jpg 951w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/06_01_parentsday-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/06_01_parentsday-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p>This day was set up by the United Nations in 2012 and it is designed to appreciate all parents for their <strong>\"selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship.\"\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0Of course, not all parents manage to live up to such high standards all the time.\u00a0 There are plenty of bumps along the road of parenting and some parents struggle and fail.\u00a0 Today though, we are encouraged to focus on the challenge of being a parent.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>A prayer for Global Day of Parents<\/strong><\/span> (<a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/06_01_global-parents-day.mp4\">available here as a video 1:35<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Loving, Creator, parent God \u2013<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>we hold before you now \u2013 all parents.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Being a parent can be exhausting and overwhelming \u2013<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>give all parents the strength and resilience required to meet the challenges.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Being a parent involves making difficult decisions \u2013<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Give all parents wisdom as they consider them \u2013 and peace of mind when they are made.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Being a parent isn\u2019t easy \u2013 and all parents make mistakes,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When this happens, help them to put things right.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>And when parents get older and need looking after,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>May their children do so with patience, kindness and compassion,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>ensuring their parents retain the dignity which comes as being a child of God created in your image!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>We pray this in your holy name. AMEN<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: Global Day of Parents' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/global-day-of-parents\/?mc_id=4008'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_01_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_01_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_01_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_01_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-02' class='mc-events tuesday tue past-day past-date   has-events author3 mcat_general day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>2<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>02\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(1 event)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_02_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_02_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_02_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_02_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-03' class='mc-events wednesday wed past-day past-date   has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>3<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>03\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(2 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_03_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_03_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_03_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_03_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_03_4059-calendar-4059' class='mc-mc_calendar_4059 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  past-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-72 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4059-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_03_4059-calendar-details-4059' class='calendar open url summary'><div>World Bicycle Day<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_03_4059-calendar-details-4059' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4059-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_03_4059-calendar-details-4059' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">World Bicycle Day<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-03T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-03T00:00:00+01:00'>03\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: World Bicycle Day' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/world-bicycle-day\/?mc_id=4059'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-04' class='mc-events thursday thu past-day past-date   has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>4<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>04\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(2 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_04_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_04_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_04_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_04_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_04_4110-calendar-4110' class='mc-mc_calendar_4110 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  past-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-73 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4110-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_04_4110-calendar-details-4110' class='calendar open url summary'><div>International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_04_4110-calendar-details-4110' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4110-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_04_4110-calendar-details-4110' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-04T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-04T00:00:00+01:00'>04\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/international-day-of-innocent-children-victims-of-aggression\/?mc_id=4110'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-05' class='mc-events friday fri past-day past-date   has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>5<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>05\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(3 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_05_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_05_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_05_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_05_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_05_4212-calendar-4212' class='mc-mc_calendar_4212 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  past-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-75 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4212-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_05_4212-calendar-details-4212' class='calendar open url summary'><div>International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_05_4212-calendar-details-4212' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4212-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_05_4212-calendar-details-4212' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-05T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-05T00:00:00+01:00'>05\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/international-day-for-the-fight-against-illegal-unreported-and-unregulated-fishing\/?mc_id=4212'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_05_4161-calendar-4161' class='mc-mc_calendar_4161 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  past-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-74 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4161-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_05_4161-calendar-details-4161' class='calendar open url summary'><div>World Environment Day<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_05_4161-calendar-details-4161' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4161-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_05_4161-calendar-details-4161' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">World Environment Day<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-05T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-05T00:00:00+01:00'>05\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: World Environment Day' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/world-environment-day\/?mc_id=4161'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-06' class='mc-events saturday sat past-day past-date weekend  has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>6<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>06\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(3 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_06_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_06_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_06_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_06_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_06_4314-calendar-4314' class='mc-mc_calendar_4314 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  past-event mc_primary_general recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-77 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4314-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_06_4314-calendar-details-4314' class='calendar open url summary'><div>Anniversary of D-Day landings in WW2<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_06_4314-calendar-details-4314' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4314-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_06_4314-calendar-details-4314' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">Anniversary of D-Day landings in WW2<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-06T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-06T00:00:00+01:00'>06\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: Anniversary of D-Day landings in WW2' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/anniversary-of-d-day-landings-in-ww2\/?mc_id=4314'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_06_4263-calendar-4263' class='mc-mc_calendar_4263 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  past-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-76 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4263-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_06_4263-calendar-details-4263' class='calendar open url summary'><div>Russian Language Day<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_06_4263-calendar-details-4263' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4263-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_06_4263-calendar-details-4263' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">Russian Language Day<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-06T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-06T00:00:00+01:00'>06\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: Russian Language Day' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/russian-language-day\/?mc_id=4263'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-07' class='mc-events sunday sun past-day past-date weekend  has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_heritage-dates mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>7<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>07\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(3 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_07_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_07_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_07_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_07_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_07_15806-calendar-15806' class='mc-mc_calendar_15806 calendar-event mc_heritage-dates mc_no-location  past-event mc_primary_heritage-dates recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-347 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_heritagedates mc_rel_missionstatement'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15806-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_07_15806-calendar-details-15806' class='calendar open url summary'><div>Birthday of Sr Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_07_15806-calendar-details-15806' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15806-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_07_15806-calendar-details-15806' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">Birthday of Sr Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-07T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-07T00:00:00+01:00'>07\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_07_dorothy.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"Birthday of Sr Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_07_dorothy.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_07_dorothy-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_07_dorothy-768x435.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p>Here's a song about the Angel of the Amazon - born on this day in 1931!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yHEHfXcUBe4?start=5\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: Birthday of Sr Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/birthday-of-sr-dorothy-stang-sndden\/?mc_id=15806'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_07_4365-calendar-4365' class='mc-mc_calendar_4365 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  past-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-78 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4365-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_07_4365-calendar-details-4365' class='calendar open url summary'><div>World Food Safety Day<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_07_4365-calendar-details-4365' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4365-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_07_4365-calendar-details-4365' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">World Food Safety Day<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-07T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-07T00:00:00+01:00'>07\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"471\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_07_worldfoodsafetyday.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"World Food Safety Day\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_07_worldfoodsafetyday.jpg 951w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_07_worldfoodsafetyday-300x177.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_07_worldfoodsafetyday-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p>On <strong>World Food Safety Day<\/strong> - don't forget to say thanks to our Catering Staff for all they do to feed us and keep us safe!\u00a0 \u00a0Big shout out to the Food Tech staff, too!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_07_worldfoodday_web.mp4\">HERE'S A PRAYER FOR TODAY (o:40)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Creator God,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>We give thanks today for all who produce, prepare and serve food.\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>We give thanks for their diligence in ensuring that what we eat is safe to eat.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>May they be rewarded fairly and feel appreciated for their efforts and expertise.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>We ask this in your Holy Name. AMEN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: World Food Safety Day' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/world-food-safety-day\/?mc_id=4365'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<!-- End Event Row -->\n<tr class='mc-row'><td id='calendar-2026-06-08' aria-current=\"date\" class='mc-events monday mon current-day   has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>8<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>08\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(2 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_08_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_08_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_08_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_08_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_08_4416-calendar-4416' class='mc-mc_calendar_4416 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-79 today-event mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4416-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_08_4416-calendar-details-4416' class='calendar open url summary'><div>World Oceans Day<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_08_4416-calendar-details-4416' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4416-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_08_4416-calendar-details-4416' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">World Oceans Day<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-08T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-08T00:00:00+01:00'>08\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img src='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/06_08_worldoceansday.jpg' alt='' class='mc-image photo' \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/06_08_worldoceansday.mp4\">Here's a video with some thoughts (1:38) for today<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: World Oceans Day' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/world-oceans-day\/?mc_id=4416'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-09' class='mc-events tuesday tue future-day   has-events author3 mcat_general day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>9<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>09\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(1 event)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_09_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_09_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_09_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_09_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-10' class='mc-events wednesday wed future-day   has-events author3 mcat_general day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>10<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>10\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(1 event)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_10_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_10_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_10_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_10_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-11' class='mc-events thursday thu future-day   has-events author3 mcat_general day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>11<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>11\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(1 event)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_11_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_11_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_11_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_11_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-12' class='mc-events friday fri future-day   has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>12<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>12\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(2 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_12_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_12_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_12_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_12_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_12_4467-calendar-4467' class='mc-mc_calendar_4467 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-80 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4467-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_12_4467-calendar-details-4467' class='calendar open url summary'><div>World Day Against Child Labour<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_12_4467-calendar-details-4467' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4467-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_12_4467-calendar-details-4467' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">World Day Against Child Labour<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-12T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-12T00:00:00+01:00'>12\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: World Day Against Child Labour' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/world-day-against-child-labour\/?mc_id=4467'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-13' class='mc-events saturday sat future-day weekend  has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>13<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>13\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(2 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_13_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_13_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_13_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_13_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_13_4518-calendar-4518' class='mc-mc_calendar_4518 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-81 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4518-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_13_4518-calendar-details-4518' class='calendar open url summary'><div>International Albinism Awareness Day<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_13_4518-calendar-details-4518' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4518-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_13_4518-calendar-details-4518' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">International Albinism Awareness Day<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-13T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-13T00:00:00+01:00'>13\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: International Albinism Awareness Day' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/international-albinism-awareness-day\/?mc_id=4518'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-14' class='mc-events sunday sun future-day weekend  has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>14<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>14\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(2 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_14_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_14_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_14_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_14_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_14_4569-calendar-4569' class='mc-mc_calendar_4569 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-82 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4569-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_14_4569-calendar-details-4569' class='calendar open url summary'><div>World Blood Donor Day<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_14_4569-calendar-details-4569' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4569-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_14_4569-calendar-details-4569' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">World Blood Donor Day<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-14T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-14T00:00:00+01:00'>14\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"471\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_14_blood.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"World Blood Donor Day\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_14_blood.jpg 951w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_14_blood-300x177.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_14_blood-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p>Hello on World Blood Donor Day - here's a video to kick off what blood donation is all about!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-1O4jlEhsxU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here's what happens if you\u00a0 want to donate blood!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FXmkVg8a2Mo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><em><strong>A PRAYER FOR TODAY<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Loving God,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>we give thanks for the wonder that is human blood - with its life giving properties.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>We give thanks, too, for all who donate blood as an act to help others.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>We pray for all who work in blood donation settings and for those who use their skills to ensure donated blood saves lives.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>We ask this in your holy name. AMEN<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: World Blood Donor Day' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/world-blood-donor-day\/?mc_id=4569'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<!-- End Event Row -->\n<tr class='mc-row'><td id='calendar-2026-06-15' class='mc-events monday mon future-day   has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>15<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>15\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(2 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_15_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_15_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_15_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_15_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_15_4620-calendar-4620' class='mc-mc_calendar_4620 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-83 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4620-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_15_4620-calendar-details-4620' class='calendar open url summary'><div>World Elder Abuse Awareness Day<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_15_4620-calendar-details-4620' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4620-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_15_4620-calendar-details-4620' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">World Elder Abuse Awareness Day<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-15T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-15T00:00:00+01:00'>15\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_15-elderabuse.png\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"World Elder Abuse Awareness Day\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_15-elderabuse.png 952w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_15-elderabuse-300x170.png 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_15-elderabuse-768x435.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>Elder Abuse - what's that?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5100\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_15_worldelderabuseposter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_15_worldelderabuseposter.jpg 960w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_15_worldelderabuseposter-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_15_worldelderabuseposter-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_15_worldelderabuseposter-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some thoughts on Elder Abuse:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YCQuEXoQSPk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>A PRAYER FOR TODAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>God, who loves beyond measure,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>On this day we hold before you the older members of society.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>May we rejoice in their wisdom and appreciate their life experience.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Help us to be vigilant to abuse of older people.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Help us never to look away, to ignore or to forget.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>And where we suspect abuse in any form - cause us to act.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>We ask this in your Holy Name.\u00a0 \u00a0Amen.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day\/?mc_id=4620'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-16' class='mc-events tuesday tue future-day   has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>16<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>16\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(2 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_16_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_16_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_16_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_16_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_16_4671-calendar-4671' class='mc-mc_calendar_4671 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-84 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4671-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_16_4671-calendar-details-4671' class='calendar open url summary'><div>International Day of Family Remittances<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_16_4671-calendar-details-4671' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4671-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_16_4671-calendar-details-4671' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">International Day of Family Remittances<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-16T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-16T00:00:00+01:00'>16\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: International Day of Family Remittances' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/international-day-of-family-remittances\/?mc_id=4671'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-17' class='mc-events wednesday wed future-day   has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>17<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>17\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(2 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_17_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_17_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_17_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_17_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_17_4722-calendar-4722' class='mc-mc_calendar_4722 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-85 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4722-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_17_4722-calendar-details-4722' class='calendar open url summary'><div>World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_17_4722-calendar-details-4722' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4722-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_17_4722-calendar-details-4722' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-17T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-17T00:00:00+01:00'>17\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p>A starter:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IWgSxDCea8Y\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/world-day-to-combat-desertification-and-drought\/?mc_id=4722'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-18' class='mc-events thursday thu future-day   has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>18<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>18\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(2 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_18_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_18_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_18_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_18_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_18_4773-calendar-4773' class='mc-mc_calendar_4773 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-86 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4773-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_18_4773-calendar-details-4773' class='calendar open url summary'><div>Sustainable Gastronomy Day<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_18_4773-calendar-details-4773' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4773-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_18_4773-calendar-details-4773' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">Sustainable Gastronomy Day<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-18T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-18T00:00:00+01:00'>18\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: Sustainable Gastronomy Day' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/sustainable-gastronomy-day\/?mc_id=4773'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-19' class='mc-events friday fri future-day   has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>19<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>19\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(2 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_19_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_19_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_19_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_19_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_19_4824-calendar-4824' class='mc-mc_calendar_4824 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-87 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4824-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_19_4824-calendar-details-4824' class='calendar open url summary'><div>International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_19_4824-calendar-details-4824' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4824-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_19_4824-calendar-details-4824' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-19T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-19T00:00:00+01:00'>19\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/international-day-for-the-elimination-of-sexual-violence-in-conflict\/?mc_id=4824'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-20' class='mc-events saturday sat future-day weekend  has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>20<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>20\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(2 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_20_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_20_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_20_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_20_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_20_4875-calendar-4875' class='mc-mc_calendar_4875 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-88 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4875-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_20_4875-calendar-details-4875' class='calendar open url summary'><div>World Refugee Day<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_20_4875-calendar-details-4875' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4875-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_20_4875-calendar-details-4875' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">World Refugee Day<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-20T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-20T00:00:00+01:00'>20\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: World Refugee Day' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/world-refugee-day\/?mc_id=4875'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-21' class='mc-events sunday sun future-day weekend  has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>21<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>21\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(4 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_21_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_21_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_21_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_21_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_21_4977-calendar-4977' class='mc-mc_calendar_4977 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-90 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4977-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_21_4977-calendar-details-4977' class='calendar open url summary'><div>International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_21_4977-calendar-details-4977' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4977-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_21_4977-calendar-details-4977' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-21T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-21T00:00:00+01:00'>21\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/international-day-of-the-celebration-of-the-solstice\/?mc_id=4977'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_21_4926-calendar-4926' class='mc-mc_calendar_4926 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-89 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_4926-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_21_4926-calendar-details-4926' class='calendar open url summary'><div>International Day of Yoga<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_21_4926-calendar-details-4926' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_4926-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_21_4926-calendar-details-4926' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">International Day of Yoga<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-21T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-21T00:00:00+01:00'>21\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: International Day of Yoga' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/international-day-of-yoga\/?mc_id=4926'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_21_10683-calendar-10683' class='mc-mc_calendar_10683 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-244 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_10683-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_21_10683-calendar-details-10683' class='calendar open url summary'><div>World Music Day<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_21_10683-calendar-details-10683' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_10683-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_21_10683-calendar-details-10683' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">World Music Day<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-21T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-21T00:00:00+01:00'>21\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: World Music Day' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/world-music-day\/?mc_id=10683'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<!-- End Event Row -->\n<tr class='mc-row'><td id='calendar-2026-06-22' class='mc-events monday mon future-day   has-events author3 mcat_general day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>22<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>22\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(1 event)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_22_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_22_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_22_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_22_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-23' class='mc-events tuesday tue future-day   has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>23<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>23\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(3 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_23_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_23_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_23_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_23_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_23_5079-calendar-5079' class='mc-mc_calendar_5079 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-92 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_5079-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_23_5079-calendar-details-5079' class='calendar open url summary'><div>International Widows' Day<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_23_5079-calendar-details-5079' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_5079-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_23_5079-calendar-details-5079' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">International Widows' Day<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-23T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-23T00:00:00+01:00'>23\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: International Widows&#039; Day' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/international-widows-day\/?mc_id=5079'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_23_5028-calendar-5028' class='mc-mc_calendar_5028 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-91 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_5028-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_23_5028-calendar-details-5028' class='calendar open url summary'><div>United Nations Public Service Day<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_23_5028-calendar-details-5028' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_5028-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_23_5028-calendar-details-5028' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">United Nations Public Service Day<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-23T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-23T00:00:00+01:00'>23\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: United Nations Public Service Day' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/united-nations-public-service-day\/?mc_id=5028'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-24' class='mc-events wednesday wed future-day   has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_liturgical-events day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>24<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>24\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(2 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_24_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_24_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_24_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_24_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_24_10577-calendar-10577' class='mc-mc_calendar_10577 calendar-event mc_liturgical-events mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_liturgical-events recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-239 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_liturgicalevents'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_10577-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_24_10577-calendar-details-10577' class='calendar open url summary'><div>Nativity of John the Baptist<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_24_10577-calendar-details-10577' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_10577-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_24_10577-calendar-details-10577' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">Nativity of John the Baptist<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-24T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-24T00:00:00+01:00'>24\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: Nativity of John the Baptist' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/nativity-of-john-the-baptist\/?mc_id=10577'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-25' class='mc-events thursday thu future-day   has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>25<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>25\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(2 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_25_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_25_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_25_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_25_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_25_5130-calendar-5130' class='mc-mc_calendar_5130 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-93 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_5130-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_25_5130-calendar-details-5130' class='calendar open url summary'><div>Day of the Seafarer<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_25_5130-calendar-details-5130' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_5130-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_25_5130-calendar-details-5130' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">Day of the Seafarer<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-25T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-25T00:00:00+01:00'>25\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: Day of the Seafarer' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/day-of-the-seafarer\/?mc_id=5130'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-26' class='mc-events friday fri future-day   has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>26<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>26\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(3 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_26_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_26_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_26_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_26_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_26_5181-calendar-5181' class='mc-mc_calendar_5181 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-94 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_5181-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_26_5181-calendar-details-5181' class='calendar open url summary'><div>International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_26_5181-calendar-details-5181' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_5181-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_26_5181-calendar-details-5181' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-26T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-26T00:00:00+01:00'>26\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/international-day-against-drug-abuse-and-illicit-trafficking\/?mc_id=5181'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_26_5232-calendar-5232' class='mc-mc_calendar_5232 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-95 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_5232-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_26_5232-calendar-details-5232' class='calendar open url summary'><div>United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_26_5232-calendar-details-5232' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_5232-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_26_5232-calendar-details-5232' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-26T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-26T00:00:00+01:00'>26\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/united-nations-international-day-in-support-of-victims-of-torture\/?mc_id=5232'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-27' class='mc-events saturday sat future-day weekend  has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_heritage-dates mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>27<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>27\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(3 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_27_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_27_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_27_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_27_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_27_13838-calendar-13838' class='mc-mc_calendar_13838 calendar-event mc_heritage-dates mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_heritage-dates recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-296 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_heritagedates'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_13838-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_27_13838-calendar-details-13838' class='calendar open url summary'><div>Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_27_13838-calendar-details-13838' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_13838-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_27_13838-calendar-details-13838' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-27T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-27T00:00:00+01:00'>27\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/06_27_OLPH-e1584369659153.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/06_27_OLPH-e1584369659153.jpg 951w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/06_27_OLPH-e1584369659153-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/06_27_OLPH-e1584369659153-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p>We have a beautiful copy of the Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help - sometimes call Our Lady of Perpetual Succour.\u00a0 <strong><em>(Succour is an old word for help which doesn't get used much nowadays.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Our-Lady-of-Perpetual-Succour-ws.mp4\">Here's a video (3:35) relating its history and significance<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/feast-of-our-lady-of-perpetual-help\/?mc_id=13838'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_27_5283-calendar-5283' class='mc-mc_calendar_5283 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-96 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_5283-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_27_5283-calendar-details-5283' class='calendar open url summary'><div>Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_27_5283-calendar-details-5283' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_5283-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_27_5283-calendar-details-5283' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-27T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-27T00:00:00+01:00'>27\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/micro-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-day\/?mc_id=5283'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-28' class='mc-events sunday sun future-day weekend  has-events author3 mcat_general day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>28<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>28\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(1 event)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_28_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_28_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_28_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_28_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<!-- End Event Row -->\n<tr class='mc-row'><td id='calendar-2026-06-29' class='mc-events monday mon future-day   has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days mcat_liturgical-events day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>29<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>29\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(3 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_29_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_29_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_29_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_29_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_29_5334-calendar-5334' class='mc-mc_calendar_5334 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-97 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_5334-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_29_5334-calendar-details-5334' class='calendar open url summary'><div>International Day of the Tropics<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_29_5334-calendar-details-5334' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_5334-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_29_5334-calendar-details-5334' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">International Day of the Tropics<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-29T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-29T00:00:00+01:00'>29\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: International Day of the Tropics' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/international-day-of-the-tropics\/?mc_id=5334'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_29_5385-calendar-5385' class='mc-mc_calendar_5385 calendar-event mc_liturgical-events mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_liturgical-events recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-98 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_liturgicalevents'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_5385-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_29_5385-calendar-details-5385' class='calendar open url summary'><div>Traditional date for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_29_5385-calendar-details-5385' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_5385-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_29_5385-calendar-details-5385' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">Traditional date for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-29T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-29T00:00:00+01:00'>29\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_29_peterandpaul.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"Traditional date for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_29_peterandpaul.jpg 953w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_29_peterandpaul-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_29_peterandpaul-768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p>One of the great feast days of the Church year!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/210629.mp4\">HERE'S A REFLECTION FOR TODAY!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: Traditional date for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/traditional-date-for-the-feast-of-saints-peter-and-paul\/?mc_id=5385'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td id='calendar-2026-06-30' class='mc-events tuesday tue future-day   has-events author3 mcat_general mcat_international-days day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'>\n\t<span class='mc-date'><span aria-hidden='true' class='mc-day-number'>30<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text mc-day-date'>30\/06\/2026<\/span><span class=\"event-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#9679;&#9679;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><span class=\"mc-list-details event-count\">(3 events)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><article id='mc_calendar_30_15755-calendar-15755' class='mc-mc_calendar_15755 calendar-event mc_general mc_no-location  on-now mc_primary_general recurring mc-4-weeks mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-346 mc-events multidate mc-event mc_rel_general'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_30_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='calendar open url summary'><div>June is PRIDE month<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_30_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_15755-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_30_15755-calendar-details-15755' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">June is PRIDE month<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'>  <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00'>01\/06\/2026<\/span> <span class='date-separator'> &ndash; <\/span> <span class=\"event-time dtend\">30\/06\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"June is PRIDE month\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride.jpg 941w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_junepride-768x436.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>June is PRIDE MONTH<\/strong> - the time of year when many countries around the world, including the UK, celebrate and continue to push for LGBT+ rights.<\/p>\n<p>We're probably all familiar with Pride marches, celebrations that can attract millions of people at a time, and the rainbow gay pride flag, but how, where, and when did Pride begin? What does it stand for today?<\/p>\n<p>And while this is a month specially devoted to celebrating LGBT+ identity - it's an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the truly diverse nature of God's creation and our own identity as a human being made in the image of God.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/identity_prayer_01.mp4\">HERE'S A SHORT PRAYER FOR THIS (and every) MONTH<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>When is Pride?<\/h3>\n<p>In most countries, June is the official Pride month, but some marches and celebrations are held in July and, occasionally, August.<\/p>\n<p>Pride is not to be confused with LGBT+ history month, which is celebrated in February in the UK - to coincide with celebrations of the abolition of <strong>Section 28<\/strong> in 2003.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Section 28<\/strong> was a law that prohibited the \"<em>promotion of homosexuality<\/em>\" and hindered education about homosexuality in schools.\u00a0 \u00a0It was introduced by Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government in 1988 and repealed by Tony Blair's Labour in 2003 (<em>after an earlier, unsuccessful attempt to do so in 2000<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>Why is it held in June?<\/h3>\n<p>Pride is held in June to mark the anniversary of the<strong> Stonewall riots<\/strong>, a series of protests that occurred in New York city after police attempted to raid the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar, in the early hours of June 28, 1969.\u00a0 \u00a0You can read about Marsha P. Johnson, one of the leading activists at that time, at Station 1 of the Peace Garden! <a href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06_june_pride_marsha.mp4\">(CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MARSHA.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The confrontation sparked a gay rights uprising that grew year on year - including in other American cities and abroad - with each passing anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The Stonewall Inn is now a designated US national monument, and New York city police issued an apology in June 2019 for its officers' actions back in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>The movement also spawned the British charity\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonewall.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stonewall<\/a>, which was founded in 1989 to lobby for equal rights for LGBT+ people.<\/p>\n<h3>Pride today<\/h3>\n<p>Pride celebrations today often take the form of large, colourful marches through city centres.\u00a0 Although it is a celebration of LGBT+ people, non-LGBT+ people who believe in equality (<em>sometimes referred to as allies<\/em>) are usually welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the world's largest Pride marches are held in New York city and San Francisco in the US, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Madrid in Spain, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, London in the UK, Tel Aviv in Israel and Mexico City in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rainbow flags, as a symbol of gay rights and the LGBTQ community's diversity, are commonplace at Pride marches and one such flag flies in our Peace Garden during this month!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: June is PRIDE month' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/june-is-pride-month\/?mc_id=15755'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_30_5436-calendar-5436' class='mc-mc_calendar_5436 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-99 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_5436-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_30_5436-calendar-details-5436' class='calendar open url summary'><div>International Asteroid Day<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_30_5436-calendar-details-5436' class='details has-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_5436-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_30_5436-calendar-details-5436' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">International Asteroid Day<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-30T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-30T00:00:00+01:00'>30\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"211\" src=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/06_30_asteroid.png\" class=\"mc-image photo landscape wp-post-image\" alt=\"International Asteroid Day\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/06_30_asteroid.png 504w, http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/06_30_asteroid-300x126.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class='longdesc description'><p><strong>Asteroid Day<\/strong> is a day focused on raising awareness about the dangers of asteroids which threaten the entire planet.<\/p>\n<p>You start reflecting on this through a three minute video here:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RMh4eeh79bs\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RMh4eeh79bs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here's a bit more actual information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G0NhCzeebjI\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G0NhCzeebjI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><em><strong>A PRAYER FOR TODAY<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Loving God,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>we give thanks for all of creation.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Give us wisdom as we get to grips<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>with the dangers of asteroids.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Help decision makers and researchers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>as they try to keep us safe.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>We pray this in your Holy Name. AMEN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: International Asteroid Day' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/international-asteroid-day\/?mc_id=5436'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article><article id='mc_calendar_30_5487-calendar-5487' class='mc-mc_calendar_5487 calendar-event mc_international-days mc_no-location  future-event mc_primary_international-days recurring mc-24-hours mc-start-00-00 ungrouped mc-event-100 mc-events mc-event mc_rel_internationaldays'><header>\t<h3 class='event-title summary' id='mc_5487-title-my-calendar'><button type='button'  aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='mc_calendar_30_5487-calendar-details-5487' class='calendar open url summary'><div>International Day of Parliamentarism<\/div><\/button><\/h3>\n<\/header><div id='mc_calendar_30_5487-calendar-details-5487' class='details no-image single-details'  aria-labelledby='mc_5487-title-my-calendar'>\n\t<button type='button' aria-controls='mc_calendar_30_5487-calendar-details-5487' class='mc-toggle close'><span class='dashicons dashicons-dismiss' aria-hidden='true'><\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t<h4 class=\"mc-title\">International Day of Parliamentarism<\/h4>\n\t\r\n\t<div class='time-block'>\r\n\t\t<span class='mc-icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/span>\r\n\t\t<p><span class=\"time-wrapper\"> <span class='event-time'> <\/span>  <\/span><br \/><span class=\"date-wrapper\"><span class='mc-start-date dtstart' title='2026-06-30T00:00:00+01:00' content='2026-06-30T00:00:00+01:00'>30\/06\/2026<\/span>  <\/span><\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"sharing\">\t<p class='mc-details'><a aria-label='Read more: International Day of Parliamentarism' href='http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/mc-events\/international-day-of-parliamentarism\/?mc_id=5487'>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><!--end .details--><\/article>\n<\/td>\n<td class='no-events wednesday wed future-day  nextmonth no-events day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'><span class='mc-date no-events'><span aria-hidden='true'>1<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>01\/07\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class='no-events thursday thu future-day  nextmonth no-events day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'><span class='mc-date no-events'><span aria-hidden='true'>2<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>02\/07\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class='no-events friday fri future-day  nextmonth no-events day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'><span class='mc-date no-events'><span aria-hidden='true'>3<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>03\/07\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class='no-events saturday sat future-day weekend nextmonth no-events day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'><span class='mc-date no-events'><span aria-hidden='true'>4<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>04\/07\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class='no-events sunday sun future-day weekend nextmonth no-events day-with-date'><div class='mc-date-container'><span class='mc-date no-events'><span aria-hidden='true'>5<\/span><span class='screen-reader-text'>05\/07\/2026<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<!-- End Event Row -->\n\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div><!-- .mc-content -->\n<nav class=\"my-calendar-navigation\" aria-label=\"Calendar (bottom)\">\n<div class=\"mc_bottomnav my-calendar-footer\"><div class=\"category-key no-icons\"><h2 class=\"maybe-hide\">Event Categories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"cat_general\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"mc-navigation-button\" id=\"mc_cat_1-my-calendar\" data-href=\"http:\/\/chaplaincy.stjulies.org.uk\/index.php\/my-calendar\/?mcat=1\" ><span class=\"category-color-sample no-icon\" style=\"background:#ffffcc;\"> &nbsp; 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