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.
Peoples March Saturday 6th November
Glasgow congregations are encouraged to take part in the Global Day of Action and mass mobilisation in a Peoples March on the 6th November in Glasgow and around the world.
If you are able to come to Glasgow for a rally which will gather in Kelvingrove Park at 11.30 am and will parade through the city streets, arriving in Glasgow Green at 3pm. Faith and belief communities will play a specific part of this rally and we are keen to get as many congregations as possible to consider being there.
Details of the rally and how to sign up to be there are available on the Church of Scotland website. If you are hoping to come along and have any questions, please email Martin Johnstone (cop26office@glasgowchurches.org.uk). That way we can seek to ensure that you are kept informed of further details as they emerge
Community Memorial Service
A special community memorial service is being held in Cambuslang to remember all those who have died during the COVID-19 pandemic.
People of faith and none are encouraged to attend Cambuslang Parish Church on Sunday the 31st of October at 3pm to pay their respects to those whose deaths were linked to the disease and other causes.
The names of loved ones who passed away between now and March last year will be read out during prayers and written on a special “Remembering Banner”.
The lockdown from March last year saw the closure of churches and restrictions on gatherings of all kinds, including funerals and during that time, many of us lost loved ones but did not have the opportunity to say goodbye to them in the way we wanted to or were unable to hold the type of funerals that they hoped to have due to lockdown restrictions
Invitations to the service has been extended to the wider community allowing those who may want to remember anyone who died of any cause during this time.
If anyone would like their friend or relative’s name mentioned during the service, which will be streamed on the church’s Facebook page, they should contact the church office at 0141 642 9271 or email office@cambuslangparishchurch.org.uk
COP26 Special Supplement
Life and Work have produced a FREE four-page COP26 Special Supplement available now at https://www.lifeandwork.org/resources/cop26-special-supplement. There are lots of links in the publication to enable congregations to engage before, during and after COP26.
In addition, the November issue of the magazine published today has a focus on COP26 and Remembrance. Anyone that is not a subscriber and interested in this particular issue can purchase a single print or digital copy at https://www.lifeandwork.org/subscribe.
We trust you find this information useful.
Best wishes
Life and Work Team
Strategic Planning: Pioneer Intro Course
The Pioneer Intro course is a short (6 evening) course which will open up the whole area of Church Planting and Pioneering to you. The course will run on 6 Wednesdays from 7.30-9.30pm at the Renfield Church Centre, Bath Street. The course will start on Wednesday 20th October. (We will run the course again in January and April 2022)
The course will cover:
1.Changing world, changing church
2.Rediscovering mission
3.Engaging with faith in contemporary Scotland
4.What kind of church?
5.Building a discipleship culture
6.Leadership – where next?
We are looking for three types of people - pioneers - those who are wanting to have a go at starting something new; Permission Givers - those who will act as supporters and enablers to the new; Policy Makers - those on the committees who will be asking “how can we make Pioneering a normal part of church life?”.
We would love little teams of up to 3/4 per congregation to come along, although individuals will also be welcome. If that is you then sign up for the course on the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/glasgow-presbyterys-pioneer-intro-tickets-161302176151
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