Poetry for the Soul: Sharing Words of Solace and Joy, an online interfaith dialogue event
To celebrate the United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week, Interfaith Glasgow, Cape Town Interfaith Initiative, and the Interfaith Center of New York invite you to join with people of all faiths and none as we share and reflect on poems from diverse cultures, faiths, and wisdom traditions that bring solace and joy.
The program will feature poetry readings from the US, Scotland, and South Africa, as well as small group discussions where participants can share their own favourite poems with neighbours near and far. This event will continue to build the sense of global community which arose from our 2021 World Interfaith Harmony Week collaboration.
You are warmly encouraged to bring along a short poem to share in a small group, although it is equally fine if you would prefer not to!
The program will be held on Zoom. All registered participants will receive the Zoom link and password by email closer to the date.
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity January 18th-25th
This year's Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, based on the theme of ‘We saw the star in the East, and we came to worship him' (Matthew 2:2), takes place from Tuesday 18 January until Tuesday 25 January, with brand new resources available including a Scots Gaelic translation of this year's guide.
Each year ecumenical partners in a different region are asked to prepare the materials.
This year's materials have been prepared by the Middle East Council of Churches. The Christians of the Middle East offer these resources conscious that the world shares many of the travails and much of the difficulties that it experiences, and yearns for a light to lead the way to the Saviour who is the light that overcomes darkness.
Each day, there are readings, reflections, prayers, hymns, reflective questions and actions you can do. The ‘go and do' action ideas for each day are supplied by Christian Aid — linking into the important work they do in the relief of poverty and advocacy of justice.
Presbytery Mission Plan Review Group: Newsletter
Please find attached the latest Newsletter from Glasgow Presbytery dated November 2021 which is an update on the work of the Presbytery Mission Plan Review Group. You can access the Newsletter on the following link
Invitation to Denis Duncan Lecture 2021
We're pleased to announce this year's Denis Duncan Lecture in partnership with the Guild of Health & St Raphael, on Wednesday 24 November 7 - 9pm and we invite you to join us, tell your friends and publicise it through your networks.
Dr Ruth Valerio presents "Losing connection: does the natural world matter for the future health of humanity?"
The lecture is free and will take place over Zoom, with an in-vision BSL interpreter, and will include a time of prayer and space to engage with the lecture through discussions and questions.
One of the aims of the evening is to encourage churches to be hubs for healing for the whole community ... why not gather a group from your church and watch the lecture together as you explore how your church can be a beacon of hope in these dark days?
Use this link to register and for further information, on the Guild of Health website: https://gohealth.org.uk/shop/booking/the-denis-duncan-lecture-2021/
We hope you can join us on 24 November. If you have any questions about this event, please contact us at faithnurture@churchofscotland.org.uk
The Time is Now: Christian Aid & Friends from Glasgow Cathedral
Join Rowan Williams, The Kingdom Choir and more, as we gather for music, prayer and inspiration to work together for climate justice.
Monday the 8th November in Person or Online 7.00pm - 8.30pm
About this event
As the world gathers in Glasgow for COP26, join Christian Aid as we gather for music, prayer and inspiration to work together for a world of climate justice.
Our planet is heating up. This means more extreme climate events, rising sea levels and critical threats to human life. We have the power to stop this climate crisis. The world will be watching as COP26 comes to Glasgow in November. The time is now for urgent action.
With addresses from Dr Rowan Williams, the Young Christian Climate Network, Dr Robert Beckford, young climate activists from Uganda and more, join us, in-person at Glasgow Cathedral or online, in this special event as we stand together with the global community to ensure global leaders respond urgently to the global climate emergency.
With special permission from Sony and the Marvin Gaye estate, the evening will feature a performance of Mercy, Mercy Me by The Kingdom Choir. Written in 1971, long before anyone spoke about climate justice, the song is one of only a few soul songs about the environment and urges us to care for the Earth. Choir member Clinton Jordan has made a new arrangement of the song for a new generation seeking urgent action on climate change.
To register your attendance click the link below.
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