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Public Issues Calendar
The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church have traditionally published details of dates on which churches might focus on particular issues. For 2008, through our work together in the Joint Public Issues Team, we have combined to produce a calendar of Sundays on which organisations involved in some way with social justice, offer worship and other resources via a web-link.
We particularly draw attention to an initiative by Church Action on Poverty, Housing Justice and others, in bringing together Poverty Action and Homelessness Sundays in a whole week of action on poverty and homelessness.
The calendar is published early, even though some dates are unconfirmed, so that it may be included in church calendars, diaries and plans. We suggest that congregations select subjects that will interest and challenge, and perhaps where there is expertise available to plan a Sunday service or some other event. We hope people will be able to make a connection with their faith, and prayerfully support particular local or national projects. Some will feel able to make a practical commitment; they will need the church's prayerful support.
The list is not exhaustive; please let us know if you think others should be included by enquiries@jointpublicissues.org.uk
Public Issues Calendar 2008
January
18 - 25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity www.ctbi.org.uk
20 Education Sunday http://www.educationsunday.org
27 Holocaust Memorial Day http://www.holocaustmemorialday.gov.uk
27 World Leprosy Day http://www.leprosymission.org.uk
28 - 3 February Poverty and Homelessness Action Week www.homelessness-Sunday.org.uk
www.church-poverty.org.uk
February
8-10 Weekend of Peace Services
For details contact: Brian Cooper, World Disarmament Campaign, PO Box 28209 Edinburgh EH9 1ZR, tel 0131 447 4004
25 - 9 March Fair Trade Fortnight http://www.fairtrade.org.uk
March
2 Tear Fund Sunday http://www.tearfund.org
7 Women's World Day of Prayer
http://www.wwdp-natcomm.org.uk
April
9 Deir Yasin Day http://www.sabeel.org
May
11-17 Christian Aid Week http://www.christianaid.org.uk
18 Not for Sale Sunday (Churches Alert to Sex Trafficking Across Europe) www.chaste.org.uk
June
8 Environment Sunday http://www.arocha.org.uk
15-21 Refugee Week http://www.refugeeweek.org.uk
22 Windrush 60th Anniversary
July
13 Sea Sunday http://www.missiontoseafarers.org
September
14 Racial Justice Sunday http://www.ctbi.org.uk
21 International Day of Prayer for Peace http://www.overcomingviolence.org
October
5 Disability Sunday http://www.throughtheroof.org/sunday/disabilitysunday.html
19 Healthcare Sunday http://www.healthcaresunday.org.uk
19-26 One World Week http://www.oneworldweek.org
November
9 Remembrance Sunday http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/content/Remembrance-Sunday-508933.shtml
16 International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians http://www.csw.org.uk
16-22 Prisons Week http://www.prisonsweek.org
December
1 World Aids Day http://www.worldaidsday.org
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