Anglican world marks 350 years of the Book of Common Prayer; Bishop Speaks Out For The Poor And Reconciliation; 10000 youth called to prayer day; ‘Vote for marriage’ flyers to every Glasgow house; Tim Hughes, Ben Cantelon and Shane Claiborne lined up for Scottish festival
Anglican world marks 350 years of the Book of Common Prayer
ACNS – A service of Evensong from the 1662 volume at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London celebrated 350 years of the Book of Common Prayer
http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2012/5/2/ACNS5098
Bishop Speaks Out For The Poor And Reconciliation
ACNS – The Rt Rev Justin Welby, Bishop of Durham, called for the Church to stand up for the world’s poor, when he addressed the Anglican Alliance for Development at Bishopthorpe, York, in a keynote speech called ‘Good News for the Poor – at home and in the wider world’.
http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2012/5/1/Bishop-Speaks-Out-For-The-Poor-And-Reconciliation
10000 youth called to prayer day
Christian Today – Urban Saints and Soul Survivor are among the organisations getting behind a campaign to mobilise 10000 young Christians in praying for the nation
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/10000.youth.called.to.prayer.day/29791.htm
‘Vote for marriage’ flyers to every Glasgow house
Christian Institute – Every home in Glasgow will receive a “vote for marriage” leaflet this week, urging voters to quiz local council candidates on the issue of redefining marriage. Campaign group, Scotland for Marriage, has produced more than 300,000 of the leaflets – enough for every household in the city – and the flyers will be delivered this week. The leaflets show why redefining marriage is an issue relevant to the powers of local councils, and asks voters to find out where candidates stand on the issue. Cardinal Keith O’Brien backs the leaflet, alongside the incoming Moderator of the Glasgow Presbytery of the Church of Scotland, Rev Howard Hudson. Also supporting the leaflet are Bashir Maan, Muslim community leader and former Glasgow City Councillor, and Ann Allen formerly of the Church of Scotland’s Board of Social Responsibility. Two weeks ago, the Council of Glasgow Imams released a statement urging all Muslims in Scotland not to vote for any candidate that supports gay marriage.
http://www.christian.org.uk/news/vote-for-marriage-flyers-to-every-glasgow-house/
Tim Hughes, Ben Cantelon and Shane Claiborne lined up for Scottish festival
Christian Today – A fab line up has been announced for Scotland’s newest music festival. Revolution Music Fest is taking place on 28 July on the site of CLAN Gathering in St Andrews, which is being held a day later. Speakers and acts confirmed for Revolution include the Rend Collective Experiment, Worship Central with Tim Hughes and Ben Cantelon, Steph McLeod, and Shane Claiborne. More than 3,000 people from churches across Scotland and beyond are expected to descend upon the small Scottish town for the festival. The main stage is being sponsored by Tearfund, while Open Doors is sponsoring Stage 2
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/tim.hughes.ben.cantelon.and.shane.claiborne.lined.up.for.scottish.festival/29782.htm