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Friday, 14 October 2016 13:47
Church streaming scheme a success
More than 40,000 people from all over the world tuned in to watch Anglican church services in the last year as part of an initiative to open up worship via social media. Many types of liturgy,…
Friday, 14 October 2016 13:45
Day of prayer - tomorrow!
What is God’s plan in uncertainty? He wants His people to stand together and pray. As we pray and praise, situations change. This is a crucial time for the UK: a time of tension, pressure and…
Friday, 14 October 2016 13:43
Prisons Week: 9 - 15 October
For forty years, Prisons Week has prepared prayer literature to enable Christians to pray for the needs of all those affected by prisons: prisoners and their families, victims of crime and their communities, those working in…
Friday, 14 October 2016 13:42
Street Pastors National Prayer Month
After several successful years of running a Street Pastors Network National Prayer Week, this year the Street Pastors’ national prayer coordinator has named October a 24/7 National Prayer Month. The prayer theme is ‘Thy kingdom come,…
Friday, 14 October 2016 13:40
UK parliament condemns Russia over Aleppo
The House of Commons held a three-hour emergency debate on Tuesday on the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Aleppo and Syria. An emergency debate is usually called at short notice about an urgent internal matter, so it…
Friday, 14 October 2016 13:38
Church of England v freemasons
Freemason William Wilson was buried in a churchyard in Cumbria in 2012. His niece asked the Church of England for permission to have the freemasons’ square and compass emblem put on her uncle's stone. The church…