Choral Evensong Weds 14th December – BBC Radio 4 pm

Chapel of Worksop College with the Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

Faith Gallery – A Brazilian Anglican Parish’s initiative in art

The Anglican Parish of Christ the King in the City of God in Rio de Janeiro has joined forces with international mural artist Joel Bergner to produce three murals for its boundary walls.

Anglican international commission concludes in Korea

The Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity, Faith and Order met in Seoul, Republic of Korea 2 to 9 December 2011.

Child protection agency urges Polish church to confront clerical abuse claims

The head of Poland's largest child protection agency has urged the Roman Catholic church to respond to growing complaints of sexual abuse by its priests.

X Factor culture fuelled the UK riots, says Iain Duncan Smith

He warns riots will reoccur unless structural reforms are made to communities and families

Child abuse rates ‘have not declined’

Child maltreatment has not declined in spite of numerous policy initiatives to tackle the problem, research claims.

Lavish presents ruining Christmas, warns childhood tsar Reg Bailey

Parents should spend less on presents for their children because commercialisation is ruining Christmas, according to David Cameron’s top adviser on childhood.

More Carols

In Limerick and Belfast Cathedrals

Wrestling with Santa

Does Santa Claus innoculate children from religion? Can the cultural myth and the Gospel message co-exist in a way that makes sense?


Durban 1 – Last minute deal on climate change at Durban talks

After gruelling negotiations in the South African city last week, world governments have come to an agreement on climate change.

Durban 2 – Christian Aid looks to EU to lead climate negotiations

Christian Aid is looking to the European Union to make the difference at climate talks in Durban - report on Saturday.

Akinola supports Nigerian anti-Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Archbishop Peter Akinola, retired Anglican Primate of the Church of Nigeria, has enthusiastically endorsed Nigeria’s anti-gay bill

Judicial review of NI adoption laws

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission will take the Executive to court today over its failure to extend adoption rights to same sex and unmarried couples.

Family life: Spike in divorces linked to recession

The number of couples divorcing 70-446 jumped 4.9 per cent last year, its highest in nearly a decade.

Family life: The £9billion cost of Britain’s 120,000 problem families

Problem families are each costing the taxpayer an astonishing £75,000 every year, new figures reveal as David Cameron prepares to announce new sanctions against unruly families.

Worship on the web

70-441 Links to services currently available on the web

RSCM Quarterly December 2011

Church Music Quarterly (CMQ) is the RSCM magazine, published in March, June, September and December of each year. It is available exclusively to Members and Friends of the RSCM.

Tuesday, 13th December

A QUOTE, A TEXT AND A PRAYER…OR TWO

Monday, 12th December

A QUOTE, A TEXT AND A PRAYER…OR TWO

Durban talks need leadership not politicking, says church leader

As the United Nations climate change conference (COP17) draws to a close in Durban, South Africa, the United Church of Canada’s Moderator, Mardi Tindal, writes in her daily blog that “the longing to see more leadership than politics runs deep here.”

Out of Africa: ‘Traditional’ Anglicans split

A break between Rwanda and USA based wings underscores the difficulty of shifting denominational power across cultures and continents.

Living Worship – A short course in music and worship

Living Worship looks at aspects of church music in a wider context than simply playing the organ or singing in a choir.  Now in its 7th year, Living Worship has something to offer to everyone - musicians,  clergy, other worship leaders, etc. - anyone who has an interest or involvement in music of worship.

Everything must be done for ‘those not yet here’

The problem for the church as Lutheran bishop Mike Rinehart sees it is that
“Decisions are made for the benefit of those inside rather than those outside the church.”

USA – Reaching out for a more vital Episcopal Church

Is the new Bishop of Washington, the Right Rev. Mariann Budde the woman to save the Episcopal Church?

Syria’s Christians ‘caught in the crossfire’

The situation for Syria's Christians is worsening amid anti-regime protests, Open Doors USA has warned.

Violence forces Samaritan’s Purse to withdraw from South Sudan refugee camp

Samaritan’s Purse has evacuated its staff from a refugee camp in northern South Sudan due to escalating violence in the region.

Special concert for Bronte Music Club

Belfast Community Gospel Choir (BCGC) is hosting an evening of praise this Saturday at the Bronte Music Club, Banbridge.

The subject of all serious prayer is to urge God to give justice

An Excerpt from "The Collected Sermons of Walter Brueggemann"

Billy Graham looking forward to Christmas with family after hospital stay

Evangelist Billy Graham returned to his home in Montreat, North Carolina, on Tuesday afternoon following a six-day stay at nearby Mission Hospital in Asheville.

U.S. and Cuban church leaders seek normalized relations

Church leaders from ecumenical councils in the U.S. and Cuba wrapped up a five-day meeting in Havana on 2 December with a call for "normalized relations" between the two countries.