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and East London
In the Diocese of
Editorial and photographs for The
Month should be sent to: themonth@chelmsford.anglican.org
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FORTHCOMING
EVENTS
The MEN’S GROUP from
The Hospital Arms in
Come when you can, stay as long as you like for a chat, a pint and
fellowship.
Suggestions welcome for activities to be planned later in the New Year.
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TOGETHER in
A United Service to mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
has been arranged for Sunday, 22nd January at 3.00pm in
the
All are welcome to share in this worship and opportunity for
fellowship to experience the very modern surroundings of the
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Click here CYO - for prayer matters & latest news - Christian Youth
Outreach exists to share Jesus with young people,
through its work with students and youth groups in
its schools ministry and while serving the churches in
the
CO1 latest news – about the project to open a town centre
meeting point for young people in Colchester and what you can do to help. -
Look out soon
for up to date news on the opening of this exciting venue.
CO1 is the local Christian charity
renovating Holy Trinity Church, near the library in Colchester, into a
youth venue and café for the public. It will be able to host a variety of
events including live music and be used for projects by other youth or
community groups in the town centre. We now have the keys to
Seeking
God’s Blessing for Colchester
Following several meetings,
times of prayer and discussions together we have decided that we continue to
work together under the “Hope in
Please continue to
pray for united a Church in
Praying for your MP. Prayer groups are in place to support the MP from your
constituency.
To pray for Bob Russell, then
contact Richard Smith: richard@colchesterboilerroom.org.uk
If your constituency is
contact Teresa Lasky: admin@colchesterprayernet.co.uk
This is part of a
Street Pastors is a
Christian project with teams working in about 70 towns and cities across
the
The Colchester project has been running since December 2007 and is just one way
in which the churches of Colchester are working together with other partner
organisations to make
We're on the streets in the town centre to offer practical help or just someone
to chat to, so if you're out on the town on a Friday or Saturday night. Come
and say, Hi.
Friends
of Essex Churches – News of the Annual
RIDE & STRIDE Fund Raising Event
The
second Saturday in September (10th) was again used as an opportunity
to become involved with this worthy event to raise funds for the repair and
restoration of churches in Essex & East London.
Your local
organiser for
Result of the Sponsored Ride & Stride in 2011 - Well done to the five cyclists and one walker, together with all
stewards at the church who helped on the day. Thank you very much indeed to all
sponsors for the total of £720.00 raised at St.
Leonard’s to provide grants to repair and restore churches and chapels in
the area of Essex & East London.
The Evangelical
Alliance – latest news and information about the work they do in this
country.
A real opportunity to make a difference to children
in Africa
We seek to show the children the love of
Christ in action; helping them to acquire good quality and safe accommodation,
education, health care and skills training, so
that they can play their part in the future of Uganda.
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USPG supports
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USPG:
Anglicans in World Mission works in direct
partnership with Anglican Churches in over 50 countries, helping to support
vital church work, including healthcare, education, leadership training and
action for social justice.
Plea for
justice in
The Bishop of Harare, in
St Andrew’s congregation, in Bindura, was meeting in its rectory
grounds because an ex-communicated bishop, Dr Norbert Kunonga, has taken charge
of Anglican buildings in the diocese – and banned services from being
held.
Without producing any documentation, the riot police claimed to be acting on
directives that congregations should not gather within a 200 metre radius of an
Anglican church.
The Rt Revd Chad Gandiya, Bishop of Harare and a former USPG desk officer,
reported: ‘Our congregation was harassed by Dr Kunonga’s priest and
two chief police inspectors, buttressed by a truck load of fully-armed riot
police.’
Kunonga, a supporter of President Mugabe, left the Anglican Province of Central
'Priests harassed in the middle of the night'
Bishop Chad said: ‘Several of our priests were harassed in the middle of
the night last week by people claiming to be acting on behalf of Dr Kunonga.
The police seem to believe everything they are told by Dr Kunonga’s
people without checking with the courts.
‘What happened to our human and constitutional right to freedom of religion?
As far as we are concerned… the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe has not yet
made a determination on the matter of our church properties.’
Other denominations have opened their churches for Anglicans to hold services,
but some churches subsequently withdrew their hospitality after receiving
threats. Bishop
The bishop urged his fellow Anglicans to ‘stand firm in the faith’
and called on the Christian community in
The church in
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USPG has welcomed an open
letter sent to the President of Zimbabwe by the Primates of the Anglican
Communion, who met in
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