A note to our supporters We hope that you have had a good Christmas and pray that this will be a New Year of blessings, most especially of drawing closer to God amidst the many challenges that face us and our world. The new year is also the start of a new prayer email. Over […]
Readings for this week : Hosea 11:1-11 and Psalm 107:1-9,43 Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23 and Psalm 49:1-12 Colossians 3:1-11 Luke 12:13-21 Verses for meditation: ” So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that […]
CCOW News ‘God saw that it was good’ Ebola After the Cyclones World Fair Trade Day This Week’s Readings CCOW News These are exciting times. We’re planning a follow-up to our 2018 conference on supporting refugees, putting together proposals to network churches around Fair Trade and local environmental action, and preparing more prayer materials […]
In this email Storms and Floods Brexit Short Notes: Faith and Asylum, Immigration Detention, Positive Climate Action, Ebola, Rwanda This Week’s Readings Storms and Floods Our last email focused on Cyclone Idai. Please continue to pray and give for relief and recovery in Mozambique, Malawi & Zimbabwe. Please also pray for people who suffered losses […]
Praying for Refugees Brexit and the Trade Bill Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Short Notes: Peace Sunday, Coming Up This Week’s Readings Praying for Refugees – Saturday On Saturday 26th January, from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm at St Clement’s Church in Oxford, CCOW will be offering ‘A time of reflection and refreshment: Praying […]
Anglican churches continue to serve the people [of the DRC] in all manner of ways and make Jesus known: through education in primary and secondary schools, nursing, dentistry and theological colleges, universities Mothers’ Union groups: Bible study, prayer, care for victims of rape and sexual violence, skills-training outreach including Football for peace initiatives care for […]
What is Ebola? The World Health Organization (WHO) website offers the following Key Facts: Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission. The average EVD case fatality […]
Troubled Waters God’s gifts and our response Nobel Peace Prize Short Note: China and Religion This Week’s Readings Troubled Waters We start this week by praying for the people affected by the earthquake and tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. We remember also the many recovering from recent tropical cyclones and from floods […]
Some briefings Amnesty/Liberty, “Trade Bill briefing for Commons Report Stage” (focus on scrutiny, power to ministers, impact on domestic policy, 4pp) British Medical Association, “Beyond Brexit: International trade and health” (December 2018, 9pp) European Union Committee, House of Lords, “Brexit: the options for trade” (13 December 2016, 77 pp) European Union Committee (International Agreements Subcommittee), […]