National adviser to support catholic Church of England parishes; Church failing to prepare people for suffering; Churches receive half million pound boost to repairs; ‘Troubled families’ highlighted; Scotland delays same-sex marriage legal decision; What’s in A Name? A report on Equal Marriage
National adviser to support catholic Church of England parishes
Christian Today – A new post is being developed to help and support catholic Church of England parishes. The role of National Adviser in Catholic Evangelism will be combined with the role of Vicar of St Matthew’s, Carver Street, in Sheffield. The post is the result of discussions between the Bishop of Sheffield, the Bishop of Beverley and Church Army. It will be supported financially by several Catholic charities.
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/national.adviser.to.support.catholic.church.of.england.parishes/30298.htm
Church failing to prepare people for suffering
Christians need to be ready for suffering, the former Bishop of Chester has said. Bishop Michael Baughen was addressing this year’s Keswick Convention in the Lake District. He said the Church was not preparing people for the inevitability of suffering.
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/church.failing.to.prepare.people.for.suffering/30300.htm
Churches receive half million pound boost to repairs
The National Churches Trust handed out more than half a million pounds in grants to churches across the UK last month
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/churches.receive.half.million.pound.boost.to.repairs/30293.htm
‘Troubled families’ highlighted
Government adviser Louise Casey says the chaotic histories of thousands of “troubled families” need to be addressed to help them turn their lives around.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18881046
Scotland delays same-sex marriage legal decision
Announcement on whether to introduce legislation expected this month but more time is needed to get details right, says official. The Scottish government has postponed a decision on whether to legislate to make it the first part of the UK to allow same-sex marriage.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jul/17/scotland-decision-same-sex-marriage?newsfeed=true
What’s in A Name? A report on ,
The Policy Exchange think tank has published a report entitled What’s In A Name? Is there a case for equal marriage? The synopsis reads: The Government’s proposals to introduce civil marriage for same-sex couples have provoked controversy and a wide-scale…
http://policyexchange.org.uk/publications/category/item/what-s-in-a-name-is-there-a-case-for-equal-marriage